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Surnames: Brooks, Kimbrough, Mendenhall, Hollcraft
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Source: Unknown newspaper, probably Winchester
OBITUARY
BROOKS
Susannah Brooks was born in the State of North Carolina, on the 19th day of March, A.D.
1803 and died July 24, 1891, being at the time of her death 88 years, 4 months and 5 days
old. She removed with her parents, Jeremiah and Sarah (Mendenhall) Kimbrough, to Clinton
county, Ohio, about the year 1812, where she remained until the fall of 1837, when she
removed to Randolph county, Indiana. She never moved but once after coming to this
county, having lived over forty-seven years in the same house where she died. She was
married to Robert Hollcraft, August 21, 1826. This union was blessed with three sons, the
eldest living in Iowa, the second in Kansas, and the third in California. She was left a
widow in 1832. She was married the second time to Thomas Brooks, March 29, 1836. By this
union there were four children, two daughters and two sons, one son dying in infancy. The
two daughters live in Nebraska. Her youngest son has always lived on the farm with and
near by her,!
and was the only one of her children that was permitted to view her last moments on
earth. Her sickness was of short duration, only being about sixteen hours. She had been
out of doors attending to something, and came in and combed her head and was putting on
some of her clothing, when she took a severe pain in the head, and caused her to call for
help. Her stepdaughter, who has lived with her a number of years, went to her assistance.
All was done that could be for her until death came to her relief. She died without a
struggle and passed into the Great Beyond as she lived here - in peace and quietitude.
She never united with any branch of the Christian church, but lived religious every day.
Funeral services were held at the Buena Vista church, and the services conducted by J.W.
Riley of the M.E. church, text 25th verse of the 37th Psalm. After services she was laid
to rest by the side of her late husband, Thomas Brooks, who died January 25 [28], 1868.
The long, rough road is ended,
Her weary feet have pressed;
How rough to her weak footsteps,
Perhaps we never guessed.
But, with the weary journey,
She’ll be no more distressed.
The face we bend and softly kiss,
Bears no impress but that of bliss.
We gaze at her dear features.
Within the casket bound,
And think that she is dwelling,
Where changeless peace is found.
That there no painful parting,
Her living heart will wound;
And weeping for her “loved and gone,”
We gather strength to walk alone.