Wilson - Sarah Ermentrout
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 19 October 1900
Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 9:30 a.m., occurred the death of Sarah C. Wilson, wife of J. W. Wilson, aged 65 years, 11 months and 23 days. A postmortem examination revealed the direct cause of her death to have been a malignant growth of the liver, although causes for other severe acute ailments were discovered for many years.
The funeral services were held in the M. E. Church and were conducted by Rev. A. J. Alexander, of Center Presbyterian Church of Crawfordsville, of which congregation the deceased had been a member for about six years. The burial took place at the Peterson Cemetery.
A husband, James Wilson, a daughter, Mrs. Dr. L. L. Brown, with whom she was living at the time of her death, a sister, Mrs. Betty Davis, of Clark’s Hill, two brothers, Allen and William Ermentrout, of Illinois, three grandchildren and two great grandchildren mourn her loss. With her husband, James Wilson, not many residents of this part of the county were more widely known and respected. They had lived for many years on what is known as the Wilson farm, one mile and a half south of here, and were among the oldest residents. - thanks muches "S" for this one
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 26 October 1900
Sarah E. Ermentrout Wilson, daughter of Daniel and Prudence Ermentrout, was born Oct. 23, 1836, passed from her earthly life Oct. 16, 1900, and her remains were interred Thursday, Oct. 18, 1900, at the Peterson Cemetery, at the age of 63 years, 11 months and 23 days. Her parents were pioneer settlers in this county in 1834.
August 4, 1854, she was married to James W. Wilson, to whom were born five daughters and one son, the son and three daughters dying in infancy, another daughter, Elizabeth Gray, dying at the age of 30 years.
The survivors are her husband, one daughter, Mrs. Jennie M. Brown, three grandchildren, two great grandchildren, one sister and two brothers.
Mrs. Wilson joined the Presbyterian Church early in life and during later years was a devoted member of Center Presbyterian Church at Crawfordsville, Ind. she was the prime mover in the organization of the memorable Fairview Sunday school, out of which grew the noted Kirkpatrick Church, which stands as a monument for goodly influence beyond estimation in the beautiful village of Kirkpatrick.
No day was too cold, no weather too stormy, no night too dark to prevent her, in her health, from lending her aid to this society that she fostered and affiliated with. She was a liberal contributor to all Christian benevolent societies and to foreign missions.
To know her one must have been intimately acquainted with her. She was not pretentious, not a fluent talker, not a personal leader, but her power lay in strong convictions, and she carried many splendid trophies off by quietly putting her words and thoughts in the mouths of others, and stood in the background and with a smile of contentment saw her tactics win.
She was in many ways in a class by herself. Gentle, kind, firm, she had a deep seated sympathy, loved the candid, hated the hypocrite, and courted favor, for favor’s sake, with no one; was devoted ever to her children, church and home. Her place will long be missed at Kirkpatrick Church, where her funeral services were conducted Thursday, Oct. 18, 1900, by Rev. A. J. Alexander, of Center Presbyterian Church, Crawfordsville, Ind., assisted by A. J. Bowers, of White Church, Rev. T. C. Shanklin, of Linden, Rev. J. J. Claypool, of Romney, Rev. Joseph Cooper, of Darlington, and Rev. W. S. Bryant, of Clark’s Hill. The pall bearers were: Hon. Silas Peterson, of Potato Creek; Hon. Wm Dicks, of Kirkpatrick; John Peterson, of Darlington; W. Z. McBee, of Kirkpatrick, Wm F. Fraley, of Linden; and H. M. Harter, of Crawfordsville.
The remains were viewed at the residence and the casket was not opened at the church. The services, conducted by Rev. A. J. Alexander, will long be remembered in the community. The sermon on the subject, “I Am the Resurrection and the Life,” was listened to with profound attention.
Her last illness commenced about two weeks prior to death, but she had been failing since spring. A post mortem examination revealed that the direct cause of her death was cancer of the liver and other sources of acute pains from which she had patiently and quietly suffered for years. Calmly and painlessly she passed to her reward. All that true neighbors and friends could do was done, all that medical skill could do was done, but His will must be done. Such was the life of mother Wilson, as she was intimately called.