Published in The Rochester News-Sentinel
Friday, June 29, 1906
Another of the benevolent, Christian and noble mothers of Rochester died Friday morning in the person of Mrs. M. L. [Ellen L. ROWLEY] ESSICK, who has been ill and bedfast since April 5. The physicians who treated her disagree in regard to the disease from which she suffered, but during her illness she grew weaker day by day until death relieved her from her suffering. Everything that medical aid could do was looked after and Mrs. Essick was under the constant care of a trained nurse for many weeks previous to her death.
Ellen L. Rowley Essick was born at Bryan, Ohio, November 13, 1842, the daughter of
Mrs. Rachel ROWLEY, her father having died a few weeks previous to her birth. While still an infant she and her mother moved from Bryan to Angola, Indiana, and there resided with James ROWLEY, a brother of Mrs. Essick. He cared for all the children, he being the oldest of the family, looking after their education, and wants in general. In the spring of 1858 James married and moved to Manhattan, Kansas, and the mother and daughter accompanied him to that place, and made their home with him.
On October 31, 1858, Ellen L. Rowley was united in marriage with Michael L. ESSICK at Manhattan, Kansas While Mr. & Mrs. Essick resided at Manhattan, two sons were born to them, both of whom died when they were quite young. During those years, Mr. Essick left his wife and little babies at home and served in the Union forces in the Civil war, and proofs of Mrs. Essick's patriotism were shown in her every day struggles to keep the wolf from the door and her children from starvation and freezing. One incident which is now related with much pride by her husband, is that one day during the cold January of 1864, Mrs. Essick found herself and two children would be frozen unless she procured wood, and taking a pony, rode nine miles to a little town and there traded a government blue coat Mr. Essick had left at home, for a load of wood and made arrangements for it to be delivered to her home that afternoon.
In the year of 1865 Mr. & Mrs. Essick moved to Rochester and have since resided here.
Here they became the parents of three children, but two of whom now survive the mother -- Vivian [ESSICK], who lives just west of Rochester and Samuel [ESSICK] who is still at home.
During the years Mrs. Essick has resided in Rochester she has been a most useful, kind, charitable woman. All of the years she has been a member of the Presbyterian church, and always took an active interest in the church work. Another organization she has been a leading worker in is the Woman's Relief Corps, serving many years as president, and always endeavoring to do something for the benefit of the society. When the University Association was organized Mrs. Essick became a member and at the Association's meetings she has read some very interesting and praiseworthy papers, which were flatteringly received by the Association members. Although Mrs. Essick's education in her childhood had been neglected owing to the death of her father and other misfortunes to the family, she made the best of opportunities and became a good composer and public talker, and many times has delighted Rochester audiences. She has also been a member of the Woman's Club and was active in the work of that society.
About two years ago Mrs. Essick was appointed by Judge Harry BERNETHA as a member of the Fulton County Board of Charities and Corrections. She served as secretary of the Board until now, and was the principal factor in bringing about needed reforms.
To her family, friends and the community she was all that could possibly be desired. Her love for her family was devout and worshipful, firm and steadfast to her friends and a humanitarian to all the world. In her long life hers was more than the common fate of womanhood in the trials and vicissitudes she encountered. Having long been a sufferer she had learned the lessons of charity; her life service has been for the amelioration of others in distress. None that knew her can but attest her loving kindness, purity of life and nobleness of character, all of which will long be cherished in the hearts of those from whom she has departed.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obits/Biogs
1905-1907
by Wendell C. Tombaugh
Friday, June 29, 1906
Another of the benevolent, Christian and noble mothers of Rochester died Friday morning in the person of Mrs. M. L. [Ellen L. ROWLEY] ESSICK, who has been ill and bedfast since April 5. The physicians who treated her disagree in regard to the disease from which she suffered, but during her illness she grew weaker day by day until death relieved her from her suffering. Everything that medical aid could do was looked after and Mrs. Essick was under the constant care of a trained nurse for many weeks previous to her death.
Ellen L. Rowley Essick was born at Bryan, Ohio, November 13, 1842, the daughter of
Mrs. Rachel ROWLEY, her father having died a few weeks previous to her birth. While still an infant she and her mother moved from Bryan to Angola, Indiana, and there resided with James ROWLEY, a brother of Mrs. Essick. He cared for all the children, he being the oldest of the family, looking after their education, and wants in general. In the spring of 1858 James married and moved to Manhattan, Kansas, and the mother and daughter accompanied him to that place, and made their home with him.
On October 31, 1858, Ellen L. Rowley was united in marriage with Michael L. ESSICK at Manhattan, Kansas While Mr. & Mrs. Essick resided at Manhattan, two sons were born to them, both of whom died when they were quite young. During those years, Mr. Essick left his wife and little babies at home and served in the Union forces in the Civil war, and proofs of Mrs. Essick's patriotism were shown in her every day struggles to keep the wolf from the door and her children from starvation and freezing. One incident which is now related with much pride by her husband, is that one day during the cold January of 1864, Mrs. Essick found herself and two children would be frozen unless she procured wood, and taking a pony, rode nine miles to a little town and there traded a government blue coat Mr. Essick had left at home, for a load of wood and made arrangements for it to be delivered to her home that afternoon.
In the year of 1865 Mr. & Mrs. Essick moved to Rochester and have since resided here.
Here they became the parents of three children, but two of whom now survive the mother -- Vivian [ESSICK], who lives just west of Rochester and Samuel [ESSICK] who is still at home.
During the years Mrs. Essick has resided in Rochester she has been a most useful, kind, charitable woman. All of the years she has been a member of the Presbyterian church, and always took an active interest in the church work. Another organization she has been a leading worker in is the Woman's Relief Corps, serving many years as president, and always endeavoring to do something for the benefit of the society. When the University Association was organized Mrs. Essick became a member and at the Association's meetings she has read some very interesting and praiseworthy papers, which were flatteringly received by the Association members. Although Mrs. Essick's education in her childhood had been neglected owing to the death of her father and other misfortunes to the family, she made the best of opportunities and became a good composer and public talker, and many times has delighted Rochester audiences. She has also been a member of the Woman's Club and was active in the work of that society.
About two years ago Mrs. Essick was appointed by Judge Harry BERNETHA as a member of the Fulton County Board of Charities and Corrections. She served as secretary of the Board until now, and was the principal factor in bringing about needed reforms.
To her family, friends and the community she was all that could possibly be desired. Her love for her family was devout and worshipful, firm and steadfast to her friends and a humanitarian to all the world. In her long life hers was more than the common fate of womanhood in the trials and vicissitudes she encountered. Having long been a sufferer she had learned the lessons of charity; her life service has been for the amelioration of others in distress. None that knew her can but attest her loving kindness, purity of life and nobleness of character, all of which will long be cherished in the hearts of those from whom she has departed.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obits/Biogs
1905-1907
by Wendell C. Tombaugh
Published in The Rochester News-Sentinel
Friday, June 29, 1906
Another of the benevolent, Christian and noble mothers of Rochester died Friday morning in the person of Mrs. M. L. [Ellen L. ROWLEY] ESSICK, who has been ill and bedfast since April 5. The physicians who treated her disagree in regard to the disease from which she suffered, but during her illness she grew weaker day by day until death relieved her from her suffering. Everything that medical aid could do was looked after and Mrs. Essick was under the constant care of a trained nurse for many weeks previous to her death.
Ellen L. Rowley Essick was born at Bryan, Ohio, November 13, 1842, the daughter of
Mrs. Rachel ROWLEY, her father having died a few weeks previous to her birth. While still an infant she and her mother moved from Bryan to Angola, Indiana, and there resided with James ROWLEY, a brother of Mrs. Essick. He cared for all the children, he being the oldest of the family, looking after their education, and wants in general. In the spring of 1858 James married and moved to Manhattan, Kansas, and the mother and daughter accompanied him to that place, and made their home with him.
On October 31, 1858, Ellen L. Rowley was united in marriage with Michael L. ESSICK at Manhattan, Kansas While Mr. & Mrs. Essick resided at Manhattan, two sons were born to them, both of whom died when they were quite young. During those years, Mr. Essick left his wife and little babies at home and served in the Union forces in the Civil war, and proofs of Mrs. Essick's patriotism were shown in her every day struggles to keep the wolf from the door and her children from starvation and freezing. One incident which is now related with much pride by her husband, is that one day during the cold January of 1864, Mrs. Essick found herself and two children would be frozen unless she procured wood, and taking a pony, rode nine miles to a little town and there traded a government blue coat Mr. Essick had left at home, for a load of wood and made arrangements for it to be delivered to her home that afternoon.
In the year of 1865 Mr. & Mrs. Essick moved to Rochester and have since resided here.
Here they became the parents of three children, but two of whom now survive the mother -- Vivian [ESSICK], who lives just west of Rochester and Samuel [ESSICK] who is still at home.
During the years Mrs. Essick has resided in Rochester she has been a most useful, kind, charitable woman. All of the years she has been a member of the Presbyterian church, and always took an active interest in the church work. Another organization she has been a leading worker in is the Woman's Relief Corps, serving many years as president, and always endeavoring to do something for the benefit of the society. When the University Association was organized Mrs. Essick became a member and at the Association's meetings she has read some very interesting and praiseworthy papers, which were flatteringly received by the Association members. Although Mrs. Essick's education in her childhood had been neglected owing to the death of her father and other misfortunes to the family, she made the best of opportunities and became a good composer and public talker, and many times has delighted Rochester audiences. She has also been a member of the Woman's Club and was active in the work of that society.
About two years ago Mrs. Essick was appointed by Judge Harry BERNETHA as a member of the Fulton County Board of Charities and Corrections. She served as secretary of the Board until now, and was the principal factor in bringing about needed reforms.
To her family, friends and the community she was all that could possibly be desired. Her love for her family was devout and worshipful, firm and steadfast to her friends and a humanitarian to all the world. In her long life hers was more than the common fate of womanhood in the trials and vicissitudes she encountered. Having long been a sufferer she had learned the lessons of charity; her life service has been for the amelioration of others in distress. None that knew her can but attest her loving kindness, purity of life and nobleness of character, all of which will long be cherished in the hearts of those from whom she has departed.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obits/Biogs
1905-1907
by Wendell C. Tombaugh
Friday, June 29, 1906
Another of the benevolent, Christian and noble mothers of Rochester died Friday morning in the person of Mrs. M. L. [Ellen L. ROWLEY] ESSICK, who has been ill and bedfast since April 5. The physicians who treated her disagree in regard to the disease from which she suffered, but during her illness she grew weaker day by day until death relieved her from her suffering. Everything that medical aid could do was looked after and Mrs. Essick was under the constant care of a trained nurse for many weeks previous to her death.
Ellen L. Rowley Essick was born at Bryan, Ohio, November 13, 1842, the daughter of
Mrs. Rachel ROWLEY, her father having died a few weeks previous to her birth. While still an infant she and her mother moved from Bryan to Angola, Indiana, and there resided with James ROWLEY, a brother of Mrs. Essick. He cared for all the children, he being the oldest of the family, looking after their education, and wants in general. In the spring of 1858 James married and moved to Manhattan, Kansas, and the mother and daughter accompanied him to that place, and made their home with him.
On October 31, 1858, Ellen L. Rowley was united in marriage with Michael L. ESSICK at Manhattan, Kansas While Mr. & Mrs. Essick resided at Manhattan, two sons were born to them, both of whom died when they were quite young. During those years, Mr. Essick left his wife and little babies at home and served in the Union forces in the Civil war, and proofs of Mrs. Essick's patriotism were shown in her every day struggles to keep the wolf from the door and her children from starvation and freezing. One incident which is now related with much pride by her husband, is that one day during the cold January of 1864, Mrs. Essick found herself and two children would be frozen unless she procured wood, and taking a pony, rode nine miles to a little town and there traded a government blue coat Mr. Essick had left at home, for a load of wood and made arrangements for it to be delivered to her home that afternoon.
In the year of 1865 Mr. & Mrs. Essick moved to Rochester and have since resided here.
Here they became the parents of three children, but two of whom now survive the mother -- Vivian [ESSICK], who lives just west of Rochester and Samuel [ESSICK] who is still at home.
During the years Mrs. Essick has resided in Rochester she has been a most useful, kind, charitable woman. All of the years she has been a member of the Presbyterian church, and always took an active interest in the church work. Another organization she has been a leading worker in is the Woman's Relief Corps, serving many years as president, and always endeavoring to do something for the benefit of the society. When the University Association was organized Mrs. Essick became a member and at the Association's meetings she has read some very interesting and praiseworthy papers, which were flatteringly received by the Association members. Although Mrs. Essick's education in her childhood had been neglected owing to the death of her father and other misfortunes to the family, she made the best of opportunities and became a good composer and public talker, and many times has delighted Rochester audiences. She has also been a member of the Woman's Club and was active in the work of that society.
About two years ago Mrs. Essick was appointed by Judge Harry BERNETHA as a member of the Fulton County Board of Charities and Corrections. She served as secretary of the Board until now, and was the principal factor in bringing about needed reforms.
To her family, friends and the community she was all that could possibly be desired. Her love for her family was devout and worshipful, firm and steadfast to her friends and a humanitarian to all the world. In her long life hers was more than the common fate of womanhood in the trials and vicissitudes she encountered. Having long been a sufferer she had learned the lessons of charity; her life service has been for the amelioration of others in distress. None that knew her can but attest her loving kindness, purity of life and nobleness of character, all of which will long be cherished in the hearts of those from whom she has departed.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obits/Biogs
1905-1907
by Wendell C. Tombaugh
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