Mrs. Lucy Chizum, died at the residence of her son-in-law,
S. L. Woodbeck, in this city, on Wednesday morning, January 21 [1891],
of paralysis, aged 81 years, 8 months and 2 days.  The funeral
services were held in the Christian church at 1:30 Thursday, Elder
J. N. Lester officiating, followed by interment in Floral Hill
cemetery.
 
Lucy Matthews was born near Lexington, Kentucky, May 18, 1809.  At an
early age she removed to Ohio and was married to John Chizum, by whom
she was the mother of five children.  Shortly after the birth of the
youngest child the husband and father went down the river to cut
cordwood near New Orleans, where wages were good.  He never returned,
but a relative who went with him came back and reported his death.  In
Clinton county, Indiana, in 1852, she was married to James Chizum, a
brother of her first husband.  They had no children and he died in
1862, since which time she remained a widow.  She came to Hoopeston
about ten years ago, and for the last five years has made her home
with her son-in-law, Squire L. Woodbeck.  She was the victim of a
stroke of paralysis two years ago, another a year ago, and the third
two months ago, and the fourth and last a week before her death.
 
She joined the Christian church at the age of 22.  She was baptized by
Elder John Longley at Flat Rock church in Rush County, Indiana, and
has remained a consistent Christian ever since.
 
She leaves one brother [Grief Mathews] in Grant county, Indiana, a son
[Henry] in Iowa, a daughter [Elizabeth Chilcott] in Colorado and a
daughter [Member Woodbeck] in Hoopeston.
 
source: unknown newspaper of Hoopeston, IL
Located by Kathi Haymond.
 
Surviving brother would be Grief Mathews
son in Iowa would be Henry 
daughter in Colorado would be Elizabeth Chilcott
daughter  in Hoopeston would be Member Woodbeck

Cemetery/burial index records show
CHIZUM, LIZZIE
Date of Death  1/23/1891
Cemetery  FLORAL HILL
 
CHIZUM, LUCY
Date of Death  8/3/1901
Cemetery  FLORAL HILL  
FLORAL HILL 1MI.N.OF HOOPESTON [Vermilion Co IL] 
HOOPESTON-N RHODES,STEVE CEM: 217-283-6311