In memorium to my parents Eugene Scarlett & Lovilia Wilson :Sources
In memorium to my parents Eugene Scarlett & Lovilia Wilson :
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2. He served as the Rector of the parish at Somersetshire, England, and joined the Quakers in 1657. In 1661, he refused to take the oath of obedience to the Church of England; he was arrested and jailed. Thomas spent nine years in Ilchester jail, until his death in 1670. He was beheaded.A Quaker meeting of 7 or 800 people at his orchard was once broken into by five ministers from nearby parishes, leading a mob armed with heavy implements: Three weeks later he was arrested at a meeting. "We had our clothes torn, some spat upon our heads, others threw cow dung, sticks, dabs of earth at us, and afterwards our Friends that spoke were haled and pulled down from their places. Therefore, as you are set to do justice upon offenders, so I desire that you will make inquiry after such of them as were guilty of that tumult, and let the innocent enjoy their freedom"(The above was quoted from Braithwaite, William Charles, "The Beginnings of Quakerism", Cambridge University Press, 1955, p. 386-7; and also appears in Besse, "Sufferings: A Collection of the Sufferings of the People Called Quakers" 1650-1689, published originally in London, 1753.).
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4. State Line Democrat Wed. 24 March 1909 Page 1, col. 4., She was of rugged stock & with her husband settled on a farm near Bear Creek in the pioneer days of Iowa history. She loved to walk and this habit attributed to her splendid physical condition.
5. Marriage Records Appanoose Co., IA, Bk 21-Pg 127.
6. State Line Democrat Wed. 24 March 1909 Page 1, col. 4., She was of rugged stock & with her husband settled on a farm near Bear Creek in the pioneer days of Iowa history. She loved to walk and this habit attributed to her splendid physical condition.
7. Macon County Missouri Obituaries 1904-1920, The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Vestal was held at Antioch Church yesterday afternoon, conducted by Rev. W. R. Skinner, of Macon. Mrs. Vestal was born in Indiana and came to Missouri in early girlhood. Her death occurred at the home of her daughter Mrs. Ella Melfred in Cincinnati, Iowa. The body was brought to Macon Wednesday evening.The deceased left eight children only four of whom could attend the funeral. She has a member of relatives in Macon county and was a member of the Baptist Church. At the time of her death she was 87 years, 7 months, and five days old.
8. Centerville Daily Iowegian and Citizen- Wed., Sept. 25, 1918, Was Tuesday Afternoon at Home in Cincinnati.The death of Mrs. Elizabeth Vestal, a long time resident of Cincinnati vicinity, occurred Tuesday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Milford. She was 87 years, 7 months, and 6 days of age, born February 18, 1831.Short funeral services will be held from the Milford home in Cincinnati this afternoon, and the body taken to Beiver, Mo., for burial, beside the husband.
9. Centerville Journal- Centerville, Iowa, Thursday, October 3, 1918, Mrs. Elizabeth Vestal of Cincinnati died at the home of her daughter Mrs. James Milford, Sept. 24, 1918. Deceased was a widow, her husband having died several years ago. At the time of her death Mrs. Vestal was 87 years of age. The funeral was held at Cincinnati and burial at Macon, Mo. the old family home..
10. Marriage from Macon Co. marriage Book A, page 150.
11. Macon County Missouri Obituaries 1904-1920, The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Vestal was held at Antioch Church yesterday afternoon, conducted by Rev. W. R. Skinner, of Macon. Mrs. Vestal was born in Indiana and came to Missouri in early girlhood. Her death occurred at the home of her daughter Mrs. Ella Melfred in Cincinnati, Iowa. The body was brought to Macon Wednesday evening.The deceased left eight children only four of whom could attend the funeral. She has a member of relatives in Macon county and was a member of the Baptist Church. At the time of her death she was 87 years, 7 months, and five days old.
12. Centerville Daily Iowegian and Citizen- Wed., Sept. 25, 1918, Was Tuesday Afternoon at Home in Cincinnati.The death of Mrs. Elizabeth Vestal, a long time resident of Cincinnati vicinity, occurred Tuesday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Milford. She was 87 years, 7 months, and 6 days of age, born February 18, 1831.Short funeral services will be held from the Milford home in Cincinnati this afternoon, and the body taken to Beiver, Mo., for burial, beside the husband.
13. Centerville Journal- Centerville, Iowa, Thursday, October 3, 1918, Mrs. Elizabeth Vestal of Cincinnati died at the home of her daughter Mrs. James Milford, Sept. 24, 1918. Deceased was a widow, her husband having died several years ago. At the time of her death Mrs. Vestal was 87 years of age. The funeral was held at Cincinnati and burial at Macon, Mo. the old family home..
14. He served as the Rector of the parish at Somersetshire, England, and joined the Quakers in 1657. In 1661, he refused to take the oath of obedience to the Church of England; he was arrested and jailed. Thomas spent nine years in Ilchester jail, until his death in 1670. He was beheaded.A Quaker meeting of 7 or 800 people at his orchard was once broken into by five ministers from nearby parishes, leading a mob armed with heavy implements: Three weeks later he was arrested at a meeting. "We had our clothes torn, some spat upon our heads, others threw cow dung, sticks, dabs of earth at us, and afterwards our Friends that spoke were haled and pulled down from their places. Therefore, as you are set to do justice upon offenders, so I desire that you will make inquiry after such of them as were guilty of that tumult, and let the innocent enjoy their freedom"(The above was quoted from Braithwaite, William Charles, "The Beginnings of Quakerism", Cambridge University Press, 1955, p. 386-7; and also appears in Besse, "Sufferings: A Collection of the Sufferings of the People Called Quakers" 1650-1689, published originally in London, 1753.).
15. Marriage Records Van Buren Co., IA, Henry Tp., Bk F-Pg 20.
16. Marriage Records Appanoose Co., IA, Bk 21-Pg 127.
17. Marriage Records Van Buren Co., IA, Henry Tp., Bk F-Pg 20.
18. Book 2 page 132, Shelby Co., Ind. (1830-1836 Marriages).
19. Marriage from Macon Co. marriage Book A, page 150.
20. Wayne County, Kentucky Marriages and Vital Records 1801-1860. Vol.2 Marriages "K-Z" Compiled and published by June Baldwin Bork 1973.
21. Macon County Missouri Obituaries 1904-1920, The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Vestal was held at Antioch Church yesterday afternoon, conducted by Rev. W. R. Skinner, of Macon. Mrs. Vestal was born in Indiana and came to Missouri in early girlhood. Her death occurred at the home of her daughter Mrs. Ella Melfred in Cincinnati, Iowa. The body was brought to Macon Wednesday evening.The deceased left eight children only four of whom could attend the funeral. She has a member of relatives in Macon county and was a member of the Baptist Church. At the time of her death she was 87 years, 7 months, and five days old.
22. Centerville Daily Iowegian and Citizen- Wed., Sept. 25, 1918, Was Tuesday Afternoon at Home in Cincinnati.The death of Mrs. Elizabeth Vestal, a long time resident of Cincinnati vicinity, occurred Tuesday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Milford. She was 87 years, 7 months, and 6 days of age, born February 18, 1831.Short funeral services will be held from the Milford home in Cincinnati this afternoon, and the body taken to Beiver, Mo., for burial, beside the husband.
23. Centerville Journal- Centerville, Iowa, Thursday, October 3, 1918, Mrs. Elizabeth Vestal of Cincinnati died at the home of her daughter Mrs. James Milford, Sept. 24, 1918. Deceased was a widow, her husband having died several years ago. At the time of her death Mrs. Vestal was 87 years of age. The funeral was held at Cincinnati and burial at Macon, Mo. the old family home..
24. Wayne County, Kentucky Marriages and Vital Records 1801-1860. Vol.2 Marriages "K-Z" Compiled and published by June Baldwin Bork 1973.