Talbot - Elizabeth Hart
Source: Crawfordsville Journal, Nov 23, 1894
Mrs. Elizabeth Talbot died at her residence two miles so. of the city, Wed. at 11 p.m. She was b.ornin Fayette Co, Ky near Moreland's old tavern on the 11th day of July 1813 and was consequently in her 82nd year at the time of her death. She was a dau. of John HARP and in her 18th year was marr. to Courtney Talbot of Bourbon Co, Ky. She was the mother of 13 children, 9 of whom survive her. Besides these 9 children, she leaves surviving her 29 grandchildren and has had 20 great gr, 17 of whom are living. Mrs. Talbot was a woman of rare qualities of heart and mind. During all her life her home was the abode of genuine hospitality. Few things pleased her more than an opportunity to entertain her friends and make them happy and no one whom misfortune had rendered needy, was ever turned away from her door without such assistance she was able to render. Her domestic life was happy and was made so by her good judgment and her faithful discharge of every duty it fell to her lot to perform. She was greatly attached to her children, and toiled unceasingly to promote their happiness. The last words she ever uttered were, "God bless all my children!" She was greatly skilled in domestic matters and it was one of her delights to compete at our fairs with her children and grch. for premiums in the household display. If she beat them she treated it as a rare joke and if she was beaten she was delighted at the success of her offspring in what she regarded as essential to a happy home life-the housewife's thorough knowledge of all domestic affairs. Mrs. T. never became a member of any Church, but she always had a veneration for faithful ministers of the gospel, and a tender regard for the religious opinions of others. She believed in good works rather than forms and ceremony and her life was an exemplification of her religious belief. It is sweet to her relatives and descendants to know that she bears with her into the great hereafter the love of all who enjoyed her acquaintance, and to believe that God will bestow on her the same tender love that she bestowed on others. The funeral will be from the residence, two mi. so. of the city on Sun at 2 o'clock p.m. Services by Dr. JF Tuttle. Interment at Masonic Cemetery - typed by kbz
NOTE: her tombstone entry on findagrave says maiden name Harp vs. Hart but there is no proof there - no connections to parents, etc.
Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal Tuesday, 27 November 1894
The funeral of Grandmother Talbot on Sunday last was one of the most beautiful burial services ever witnessed in the county. It was stated in her obituary notice that she was greatly attached to her children, and it was appropriate that her four sons, Nicholas, Henry, Joseph W. and D. W. Talbot, and two of her oldest grandsons, Joseph C. and Schuyler C. Kennedy, should bear her to her last resting place and deposit her mortal remains amidst the evergreens and flowers, with which her grave was lined. Four of her granddaughters, Ora Kennedy, Ethel Talbot and Hettie and Maggie Wheat, went before the coffin bearing the flowers which had been sent by friends from Kentucky and elsewhere. The services at the home, by Drs. Tuttle and Tucker, were not only tender and consoling, but appropriate to the subject. Dr. Tuttle read from the scriptures the beautiful description of the good housewife, as in all things a faithful delineation of the life and character of the deceased. The singing was by William M. White, Arthur A. McCain and Misses Mary Campbell and Fannie Binford. The long procession that followed her remains to the cemetery attests the whole community’s love for Grandmother Talbot. -s
Source: Crawfordsville Review 24 Nov 1894 p 1
Wednesday night at 11 o’clock, Mrs. Elizabeth Talbot, aged 83 years died at her home 2 miles south of this city on the Terre Haute Road. The cause of her death being old age. She was married in Fayette County, Kentucky and moved here in 1863 where she has since resided. She had always borne a kind and loving disposition and hosts of friends are left to mourn the loss of Grandma Talbot. At the time of her death she had 29 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren and has for years competed with them in cooking. She has taken many prizes on her superior cooking at our county fairs and was still an active competitor in that line even up to the time of her death. The funeral was held at the home at 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon conducted by Dr. Joseph F. Tuttle and the remains were laid to rest in the Masonic Cemetery. Mrs. Talbot was the mother-in-law of Hon. PS Kennedy of this city. – kbz –