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MRS. ELIZABETH J. MOSSGROVE, widow of the late Wm. Mossgrove, entered into rest, after prolonged suffering, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Emma C. Kilgore, on Saturday evening, Jan. 13, 1889, aged 81 years. Mrs. Mossgrove was of Quaker descent, and was a daughter of Thomas Johnson of Smithfield and was born in that village in 1808. She was noted in her girlhood days for the beauty of her personal appearance and lovely and sweet disposition, which made her the favorite and belle of the village in the pioneer days of the past, when the charming modesty of the Quaker maiden was the sweetest adornment of womanhood. SHe was married to Wm. Mossgrove in 1831 and removed to this city in 1847, when they established the U. S. hotel, and managed it successfully until the death of her husband twenty years ago, when she retired from the seclusion of home, surrounded by the loving and devoted care of her daughters. She was a woman of great integrity of character and strong in her personal friendship; a devoted christian wife and mother, and her home was her kingdom. She was stricken with paralysis about two weeks ago, and although surrounded by the best medical skill and the care of her devoted children, she sank gradually away to rest, to awake in the glorious dawn of immorality. Her children who survive her are: Oliver P., attorney at law; J. Ross, proprietor of the U. S. hotel; Caroline, wife of the late B. F. Lacey; Emma C., wife of the late Daniel Kilgore and Elizabeth, wife of Col. O. T. Beard of Poughkeepsie, N. Y. They have lost mother, companion and friend--she is not dead, but sleepeth, and only waits to welcome them after the trials and burdens of the day to the eternal city of the blest. Burial services were held from the residence of Mrs. Kilgore, corner of Fourth and Logan street, on Monday afternoon at two o'clock, Rev. O. V. Stewart and Rev. Dr. Ledyard officiating in an impressive manner. After these solemn services the casket, covered with flowers was borne by gentle hands and accompanied by relatives and friends was laid to rest in the beautiful city of our dead.. The Ohio Press; Steubenville, Friday, January 18, 1889  Return to the Obituary Index
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