Gilbert - Sarah Morgan - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

Dr. D. N. Morgan’s family was called to Terre Haute this morning by the death of Mrs. Joseph Gilbert. Mrs. Gilbert’s hundreds of friends in this city will be shocked and grieved to hear of her death. The following is an abbreviated obituary notice from the Terre Haute Express:

Mrs. Joseph Gilbert died suddenly yesterday at 3 o’clock. She had suffered much from an attack of pleuro-pneumonia which was developed only last Monday. The severe pain had abated somewhat and there was little premonition of the fatal, terrible blow which fell so suddenly upon the stricken family. Mrs. Gilbert had awakened from sleep or unconsciousness but with such perceptible change for the worse that her daughter hurriedly summoned help, but before it could come she had passed away. There was but one feeling as it became known that this good woman was taken from her family and friends—a mingled feeling of personal loss and deep, inexpressible sympathy for those so suddenly smitten by anguish and affliction.

Sarah Morgan Gilbert, who was born April 20, 1839, was the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel B. Morgan, of Crawfordsville, Ind., and the only surviving of Dr. Morgan’s family is now Dr. D. N. Morgan. She completed her education at Glendale and was married in September, 1862, to Mr. Joseph Gilbert. Her married life has been spent at the beautiful place on Fruit Ridge Avenue, a scene of rural beauty which has been a source of pleasure to so many through the kindness and hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert, who placed their grounds at the disposal of all. Five children were born, one of them to die in early infancy, and those surviving are Sarah Morgan, Helen Louise, wife of Mr. Robert Gillum, Curtis and Margaret, wife of Clarence Elliot of Laramie, Wyoming.

Mrs. Gilbert had found lately that deep and quiet happiness which comes to the fond mother from the happiness of her own children and had been much absorbed by her two baby grandchildren and had just passed ten days with her daughters and their little ones. She had made preparations for a journey with Mrs. Clarence Elliott to the latter’s home in Laramie and had she been well would have departed last Tuesday for a visit to her daughter’s new home.