STEUBEN REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1901, page 1, column 5

ELIZA C. (RATHBUN) HUNTER, 02 Feb 1827 - 26 May 1901

   Mrs. Eliza C. Hunter was born Feb. 2nd, 1827, married to John A. 
Hunter, Sept. 12, 1847, and died May 26, 1901.
   She came to Orland in 1863 and has since made her home in this 
vicinity.  She left her home Friday morning to visit her daughter, 
Mrs. Wm. Cleveland, four miles east.  Not feeling as well the next 
morning, kept her bed, but visited with neighbors during the day, 
and not until late Saturday evening did they think her seriously 
ill.  They summoned medical aid about midnight, but all efforts to 
restore her were fruitless, and she passed away before the morning 
came.  Her work had been well done, a devoted wife, and indulgent 
mother and a constant friend.  The husband she leaves will mourn 
because his home is empty; the children, of which there were three, 
will mourn because their counselor and guide is no more; her friends 
will mourn because her friendship was as lasting and abiding as life 
itself.  Though, by nature of a retiring disposition, yet her home 
influence has, at all times, been keenly felt.  She leaves a legacy 
to her children that kings might covet; the influence of a pure well 
spent life; a home that is a model of beauty, a much better monument 
than any made of granite.  Funeral, Tuesday, May 28, 1901, at the 
residence of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Parker.  Rev. Ratzell preached 
a very appropriate sermon.  She was then laid away in Green Lawn 
cemetery and we seem to hear her saying, "Here, safely in heaven, 
I'm waiting for you."

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

   Eliza C. (Rathbun) Hunter, 02 Feb 1827 - 26 May 1901, married 
John A. Hunter, 04 Feb 1827 - 07 Nov 1906, son of Robert and Abigal 
(England) Hunter. 
   Dgtr:  Mary Calista (Hunter) Cleveland, 1849 - 1923, on 05 Oct 
1863, married William C. Cleveland, 1842 - 1910.  Buried at 
Jamestown Cemetery.
   Dgtr:  Belle (Hunter) Parker, 07 Aug 1850 - Mar 1904, on 12 Nov 
1868, married Frank D. Parker, 10 Jul 1848 - 18 Dec 1932. She was 
his 1st wife and they are buried at Greenlawn Cemetery.  His parents 
were Matthew and Ismena Parker who are buried at Jackson Prairie 
Cemetery. 
   Son:   Frank P. Hunter, 1852 - 1916, on 24 Dec 1874, married Eva 
Beach (no dates in cemetery book).  They are buried at Greenlawn 
Cemetery.
"Cemeteries of Steuben County, Indiana, 1990" by Audree Siebel 
Lewis, Vol. I, pages 359, 942, 943; Vol. II, pages 1399, 1300, 1402.
"History of Steuben County, IN - 1885", page 508, biography of John 
A. Hunter.

Submitted by:  Mona Hilden-Beckwith
e-mail:  hilbeck123@att.net