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Subject: Oh-Allen Co. Obituary (Meily)
Date: 12 Jan 2006 21:29:55 -0000


Allen County OhArchives Obituaries.....Meily, Catherine June 13, 1906
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Lima Daily News, June 14, 1906
"
VENERABLE PIONEER LIMA RESIDENT DEAD
Mrs. Catherine Meily Died Last Night at her Home at 557 West Spring Street.
Most Venerable Pioneer Resident of Lima – Surrounded by Relatives at Her Death.

As the clock was striking the hour of nine last night the death angel visited
at 573 west Spring street, when Mrs. Catherine Fisher Meily peacefully passed
away.

Mrs. Meily was one of the oldest and most honored pioneer residents in the
city. She was possessed of a strong mind, and during her lifetime had met
some of the most prominent men in the country, and with them has conversed on
the great topics of the day. She was noted for her wonderful memory and her
ability in discussing the important questions. Until of late the deceased has
been in good physical health, although 86 years of age. Early the past winter
her health began failing until about two months ago she took to her room at
the home of her daughter, where she died last night. Sweetly and peacefully
she passed into the death slumbers surrounded by the immediate relatives.

Deceased, relict of the late John H. Meily, was born July 25, 1820, at
Franklin county, Pennsylvania. Five years after her marriage together with
her husband she moved to this city from Mansfield. At that time Lima was but
a village, and since then has prospered until it became the booming city that
it now is. The place chosen for their home is now a business block, where the
Meily block now stands on north Main street. The home in which the pioneer
resident formerly resided is now occupied by a son George Meily, on west
Spring street.

She was the mother of nine children, the eldest now deceased, becoming one of
the best known women in America, as Olivia Meily Brice, wife of the late
Senator Calvin S. Brice. The second child, Luther M., was also distinguished
in his day, and became Adjutant General of Ohio, after a local political
career which made him probate judge of this county. The third child was Mrs.
Eliza Freeman, still a resident of this city, and these three pioneer children
came here with their parents in 1844. Born to the union as Allen county
children were Ringgold, former postmaster, and George Henry, both of this
city; Frances Josephine, wife of Col. W. P. Orr, of Piqua, who has been
constantly at the bedside of the deceased; Mrs. Harriet Amelia Motter, wife of
Attorney I. S. Motter, with whom deceased has made her home; Mary Vanda Irwin,
of Port Huron, Mich., and Sarah Elizabeth, who died at the age of 24 years.

Mrs. Meily came from the stoic German parentage and during her early residence
here became one of the charter members of St. Paul’s Lutheran church, during
which time the services were held in the old frame building on Union street.
She was very active in the church work at that time, and it is believed is the
only surviving one of the band who gave Lutheranism its birth in Allen
county. She was indeed very active and did much good with her work along that
line.

Immediately after arriving in this city the family began to prosper, and the
late John H. Meily was clerk of Allen county, besides becoming prominent in
the manufacturing world of this city. At his death he left considerable
property to his family. Besides the Union block on the northeast corner of
the square he left considerable other property.

The funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at three o’clock, at the
late residence, with Rev. Bosart officiating. The services are to held Monday
in order that relatives of the deceased may have time to get here in time to
attend the services."


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Maiden Name: Fisher

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