Newport, Mrs Jessie 1876 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. ************************************************ File contributed for use by: Deb Haines ddhaines@gmail.com October 23, 2006, 12:54 am Morris Herald, July 21, 1876 Died – On Tuesday of last week, Mrs. Jessie Newport died at the residence of her son A. R. Newport, in the town of Mazon. Mrs. Newport was one of the oldest settlers of Grundy county. Thirty-three years ago, she with her husband came to this county and settled upon the farm where she died. She was 84 years of age when she died, and had always been a strong robust woman. Only the Sunday before her death she visited her daughter, Mrs. Gorham, which was the last time she was out of the house. She was buried on Friday. File at: http://grundycountyil.org/obits/newportja.txt File size: 1.1 Kb