Boungs - Deliah McCafferty
Source:
Crawfordsville Star, 16 Feb 1888 p 8
On
the 12th of January the good people of this community were called to attend the
funeral of one of Montogmery County’s oldest citizens, Mrs. Deliah Boungs. Mrs. Boungs lacked but a few days of being 75
years of age. She was born Jan 19, 1814 in Fayette County, Ohio; emigrated with
her parents in the spring of 1820 to Indiana and settled on Fall Creek, two
miles from what was then the village now the city of Indianapolis. At that time
the Capitol City contained about a half dozen log cabins with one store and one
inn. After remaining two years near Indianapolis, she with the rest of her
father’s family, moved to Montgomery County, settled on what is known as the
old McCafferty farm where the Crawfordsville and Shannondale Pike crosses
Walnut Creek. At that time there was but one house in the city of Crawfordsville.
Deliah McCafferty was married to Thomas Boungs in December 1833 who died
December 3rd, 1885. The fruit of their union was 11 children, 7 of whom survive their parents and six of
whom were permitted to be with their mother during her last illness. She was a
kind and affectionate mother, one who never forgot the wants or wishes of her
family or friends one that was loved, honored, and respected by all who knew
her. One by one the grave closes over the grand old pioneer fathers and mothers
of this beautiful land of ours.