Randolph County, Indiana
Obituaries
The Winchester JournalDeath makes no distinction in its summons to the undiscovered country, young and old both fall before its decree. So was it in the case of Mary Lykens of Washington township, who died at the old homestead on the 18th inst., at the advanced age of 81 years the seventh day of this month.
Feb. 2, 1887
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LYKENS.
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She came with her husband from Fayette county, Virginia, her native State, to this county for permanent settlement in 1850, settling on what is known to everybody as the old Lykens farm, which has been kept in the family since its first entry as government land by Andrew Lykens.
She was a woman of remarkable bodily vigor as well as of mental activity. Her trip to Indiana from Virginia with her brother, all the way on horseback, both going and coming, known to so many older citizens of this county, shows what was her courage and endurance in her earlier womanhood. She maintained this vigor with but little improvement up to her last sickness, supposed to have been neuralgia of the heart, which brought the fatal stroke, her husband preceeding her by the short space of seven years.
Mother Lykens had some children, all of whom are dead but three, Phillip, Adrew and Peter. The funeral services were in charge of Rev. N. T. Butts, at Mt. Zion church, after which she was laid away to rest in the cemetery of that church.
Considering the weather, the attendance was large.
Contributed by Andrea Long
Note from Andrea: (Adrew was how it was spelled in the obit, this obit was cut out of the paper in a collection of obits and date hand written on the paper, it does not jive with the reference of death in the obit.)
A Randolph County Area NewspaperLYKINS, Anna (Johnson), wf/o Jones b. Surrey Co. N.C. Aug. 10, 1803 dl/o Wm. and Sarah Johnson. On Oct. 28, 1824 she m. Jonas Lykins and came to R.C. shortly afler. She joined the Wesleyan M.E. Church 35 yrs ago. Came to Wayne Co. in 1812. She d. Feb. 9, 1892 ae 88y 5m 29d. She had 5 children; surv. are lhe husband, 1 son and 2 dts, 6 gr-children and 5 gr-gr-children. Fun. by Isaac Johnson, bur. Founlain Pk. Cem.
1892
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Contributed by Sandra Mumah
A Randolph County Area NewspaperAndrew, s/o Herod and Mary, b. June 3, 1834 in Fayette Co. Va-d. Nov. 3, 1888 ae 54y. Came to R.C. in 1850. He m. Emily Wells in 1857 the d/o Jacob Lasley. He was bur. in the Mt. Zion Cem. His mother, Mary A. d. Jan. 18, 1887 (See her obit).
1888
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Contributed by Sandra Mumah
A Randolph County Area NewspaperJonas, b. in W.Va. Apr. 23, 1798; moved lo R.C. in 1821. He m. Annie Johnson of Wayne Co. (see above obil.) 2 dts, Mrs. Sarah Campbell and David Lykins of Colorado, No death dale d. posl 1892.
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Contributed by Sandra Mumah
A Randolph County Area NewspaperLYKINS, Mary A., wid/o Herod Lykins. Came with her hus. to the wild of the Wesl in 1835, from Fayelle Co. Va. They were one of the pioneers of this counly. They relurned lo Va, and returned to R. Co. in 1850. She left Va. in 1841. Died Jan. 18, 1887 ae 81y 11d. Bur. Mt. Zion Cem.
1887
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Contributed by Sandra Mumah