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From: "Jean Dalrymple" <>
Subject: [KYBOURBO-L] Obit of Mrs Susan MOnson
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 16:33:29 -0700

With the compliments of the Cynthiana Democrat, Cynthiana, Harrison County,
Kentucky.
LOG CABIN, Tuesday September 5th 1916

Mrs. Susan Monson, a well known and highly esteemed woman and widow of the
late Elijah Monson, who died in 19111, passed away at 12:55 o'clock Sunday
morning at the home ofher son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. B. W.
Monson, of Indian Creek, after about two months illness of infirmities
incident to old age.
Mrs. Monson was formerly Miss Susan Hurley (Turley), daughter of the late
John and Susan Turley, formerly a prominent couple of Nicholas county, and
was born near Hooktown on Feby. 9, 1836. She had therefore passed her 80th
year.
Her father, who was a native of Bourbon county, died in 1875, and her
mother, a native of Harrison, died in 1883, they settled in Nicholas about
100 years ago.
She married Mr. Elijah Monson on March 4, 1858, the surviving children by
this union being Mr. I. N. Monson, oof Cynthiana, Mrs. Lou Evans, Mrs. Ben
W. Monson, Mrs Lafe Maffett, Mr. Jas. L. Monson, Mrs. R. F. Scott, all of
this county. Mrs. Sal-- Pendicord, of bourbon, Mrs. Edna Smith, of this
county, Messers William and James Turley, of Nicholas County.
Mrs Monson was for many years a member of the Indian Creek Baptist Church
and was a devout member being a woman of fine Christian charaeter and many
admirable qualities.
The funeral services, conducted by Rev. S. H. Bargess, were held at the
Indian Creek Baptist Church yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and burial
occurred at Battle Grove cemetery. The pall bearers were Messers Luther R.
Ammerman, IO. B. Patterson, J. W. Smith, H. f. Maffett, R. W. Rankin, and J.
Arch Bailey.

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