Louisa Brinton, the daughter of John and Eva Horner, was born near Hanover, Pa., Feb. 18, 1850. She was the youngest child of a family of ten.
In the spring of 1855, John Horner and wife with their family of eight children emigrated from York county Pennsylvania to Illinois, traveling by steamboat from Pittsburgh to Sharp’s Landing where they landed on the twenty-first of April, after a voyage of just two weeks to a day, and were met by friends who had previously come out from the east. In the fall of the same year (1855) settlement was made by the family on a quarter section of unimproved timbered land, situated in Pleasant township, two miles north east of Summum.
Young men of today can have but a faint idea of the amount of hard work it required to clear that land of heavy timber, dense thickets of under brush and partly decayed logs before any farming could be done. But the work of clearing the land ready for the plow, by no means ended the hardships to be undergone, for there remained the inconvenience of farming amid fields full of stumps for many years to come; and as all kinds of live stock were permitted to run at large, it was necessary to enclose cultivated ground with good substantial rail fences, which required a great deal of rail splitting.
The deceased was married to Edward D. Brinton, April 13, 1870, to which union were born nine children.
She united with the Dutch Reformed church of Summum, Ill., when a young girl, later transferring her membership to the Vermont M. E. church in 1907 under the pastorate of Rev. Cady. She was true to her faith in her Savior to the very last.
Mrs. Brinton had endeared herself to a large circle of friends and acquaintances by her kindly and self sacrificing disposition. She was a faithful and loving wife and mother and devoted to her family. From the home circle she will be greatly missed.
About three years ago she began to decline in health and a week ago last Thursday night she was stricken and while everything was done for her that could be done that medical skill and loving hands could do, nevertheless on Thursday night, May 8, 1930 at eleven o’clock her spirit took its flight to enter that heavenly home prepared for her. Her age was 80 years, 2 months and 20 days.
She leaves to mourn her departure, seven children, namely: Mrs. W. M. Brinton, of Abingdon, Ill.; Mrs. B. B. Pontious, Mrs. Roy Mullen and Milton M., of Adair, Ill.; Geo. E. of Industry, Ill.; Mrs. Edwin Carter, of Peoria, Ill. and Belle at home.
Her husband preceded her in death May 16, 1905, also one son, John H., August 18, 1909 and one daughter, Sarah Ann who died in infancy. She also leaves eight grandchildren besides a large circle of relatives, friends and acquaintances.
The funeral services were conducted by Rev. M. D. Tremains from the M. E. church, Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Interment in the Vermont cemetery. — Vermont Union.
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Mrs. Louisa Brinton, aged 80, a long time resident of Vermont, died at her home in that village Thursday night from a heart attack.
She is survived by five daughters and two sons.
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