Micheltree - Rebekah Britts - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

Rebekah Ann Britts was born in Botetourt county, Virginia, April 9, 1827, and died at the home of her son, David Micheltree, southeast of New Ross, February 28, 1910, at the mature age of 82 years 10 months and 19 days.  At the age of four years she removed with her parents to Indiana and they settled four miles southwest of Ladoga on racoon creek, and there were then very few settlers in this part of the country.  In 1848 she was married to George W. Micheltree, and went to housekeeping in Crawfordsville, but a year later they moved to Ladoga.  In 1865 they moved to the farm southwest of New Ross, where she spent the remainder of her life.  To their union were born five children, three daughters and two sons, of whom only one son, David L. survives here.  Her husband preceded her in death a number of years ago.  She united with the Methodist Episcopal church in 1856 and always attended church and hearing got so bad she could not hear the words of her minister and for several years she has been unable to hear anything spoken to her.  She leaves two brothers, one son, and seven grandchildren, three great grandchildren, besides a number of other relatives and friends to mourn her departure.  The funeral services were conducted at the house Wednesday forenoon at 10 o'clock, and the remains were laid to rest in their last resting place in the cemetery in Ladoga.

Note: Spelling etched in the tombstone Mitcheltree – Kim H