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AUNT LYDIA RAGHFORD DIFSLydia A. Forsythe, daughter ofI'homas and Lucinda Poraytho was toorii in Brown county, Oliio, Jan. 1. 1842, and when a- small child came with her parents to Pike county, 111., near Glgsville at which place they resided for some six years when they came further west and located in Aplt; panoose county, Iowa. Nov. 12, 1854.On Feb. 5, 1855, she was united in marriage to Alexander Ratchford and to this union five children wore born, two sons and three daughters. One son John Thomas and one daughter Hannah died in infancy; the other son Tlios. G. died Sept. 22, 1911; Mrs. Alta Proba'sco and Mrs. William Horn sprvive.Early in life Aunt Lydia wa^con-verted and united with the Hilltown Christian church, later she changed her membership and united wath the Missionary Baptist church at Coats-vllle. Mo., at which .place she remained a faithful and devoted member.Mrs. Ratchford with her companion entered from the government a farm two and one-half miles northwest of Coatsville sixty-five years ago; here they cleared away the forest and cultivated the soil and raised their family, enduring many ihardsbips Incidental to pioneer life. On this same farm Aunt Lj^iir departed this life, Saturday evening, Sept. 24, at 11:00 p. m. at the ripe old ago of 79 yeara, 8 months and 24 days.The near relatives that survive are the two daughters, twenty-nine grand children, thirty-eight great grand children, and four brothers, Abraham, Wayne and- Cyphus of Moulton and Jefferson of Dean, Iowa.Aunt Lydia's friends can only be numbered by her acquaintances, truly she lived' long and well. It is said perfection in human character is a very difficult thing to obtain but the noble life lived by our mother and sister was a great step towards it.Funeral services wejie held at the Hilltown church Tuesday, at 12:00 in.. conducted by Rev. Child's, after which the body was placed in the Hilltown cemetery by. the side of her companion who proceeded Her about nineteen years ago.Six of the 'grandsons acted as pallbearers.The attendance was exceedingly large and services were held in the church grove.A, Friendi
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Moulton Weekly Tribune
Moulton, Iowa, US
Fri, Sep 30, 1921
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