- Fairfield Ledger
Thursday Sept. 12, 1872Pg. 3 Col 6
ELLIOTT. - Mrs. Emma Estella, wife of Rev. John N. Elliott, and daughter of Dr. Wesley J. Green, of Richwoods, Jefferson Co., Iowa, was born in that place, December 29th, 1847, and died in her fathers house on Sabbath evening, September 1st, 1872, aged 24 years, 3 months and 2 days.
In early life she made a profession of religion, and joined the M. E. Church. August 21st, 1869, she was married to her late husband (sic. Rev. John Nelson Elliott, who died just a few days after Emma died, on Sept. 5, 1872). In fulfilling the duties of a minister's wife, she proved herself to be a faithful, affectionate and devoted woman, winning the confidence and esteem of all, by her mild and attractive spirit. Her health for some time has been slender, and a little while before her final attack she had several turns of severe hemorrhage of the lungs. A very severe attack took place on the Sabbath previous to her death. On the Sabbath of her death she had, with her husband, and at their joint request, partaken of the Holy Sacrament administered to them by Rev. S. H. Thomas. During the service Mr. and Mrs. Elliott were lying in adjoining rooms, it not being thought expedient to make any further change in their locations on account of their great weakness. Soon after the service she walked into her husband's room of her own accord, took an affectionate leave of him, gave him a parting kiss, and expressed her conviction that the would not be long separated, the one from the other. The returning to her own room, she was suddenly seized with another attack of hemorrhage. She was only able to call heartily for help, and speedily choking from the flow of blood, in a few minutes she was a corpse. Her funeral was attended by many sympathizing friends, who followed her remains on Monday afternoon to the family burial ground in Richwoods, where her body waits the resurrection.
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