Ellen J. Black Gilchrist

			      News Item
  
  A little more than  a year ago  the remains of John  D. Gilchrist were  
  brought back from Nebraska for interment. It is a sad duty this week to 
  record the  death of  his  wife at  her  home near  Ashland, Nebraska,  
  December 20, 1895. The father and mother  are now both gone, leaving a  
  family of five children the oldest of whom is sixteen years. They were  
  both formerly from this community and the news of Mrs. Gilchrist's death 
  will bring sadness to many  hearts. An obituary taken  from one of the  
  Saunders county Nebraska papers appears in this issue.

  North English Record
  


                                 Obituary
                                            
  Ellen J. Black  was born August  23, 1855,  died at her  home in Green  
  precinct, Saunders county, Nebraska aged 40 years 4 months and 3 days. 
  May 1, 1877 she was united in  marriage to John D. Gilchrist, at North  
  English, Iowa. In  1880 she  moved with  her husband  to Nebraska. For  
  nearly a year Mrs Gilchrist suffered with consumption. Last summer was  
  spent in the mountains of Colorado in the hope of to find health but to 
  no avail. She returned and sank rapidly. She hoped to live long enough  
  to settle up her affairs so as to leave her estate in the best possible 
  shape for her children but the grim messenger did not wait for this hope 
  to be realized. She had advertised a  sale of her personal property to  
  take place on the 23rd past, but did  not live to carry out this plan. 
  Her husband preceded her to the world of spirits about one year and nine 
  months. She leaves five  children, all of whom  are minors, the oldest  
  being about  16 years  of age  and  the youngest  only six.  Two other  
  children have died.  Mrs. Gilchrist was  a devout  follower of Christ,  
  whom she chose as her Saviour and Guide, when she was sixteen years of 
  age. She found  her denominational home  in the  Christian church. The  
  funeral was held at New Hope Church Sunday forenoon. It was the largest 
  funeral ever held at that church. Rev. C. A. Huyck, of Ashland conducted 
  the services. the burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery. 
  
  Saunders County, Nebraska paper.   
  Typed 1995 by Lyman Morrison