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Tarrant County TXGenWebMariah Traylor
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Traylor departed this life June 7th 1858 [Arlington, Tarrant Co.
Texas]. She was born in Bourbon County Ky. March 11th 1799, dau.
of James and Elizabeth Aikman; married 1818 in Indiana; professed
religion 1822; united with the Presbyterian Church. Moved to
Arkansas 1839 where she connected with the Methodist Church in
consequence of not being convenient to the Presbyterians. Soon
after she informed her friends by letter that she found religion
just as good in the Methodist as in the Presbyterian Church.
Removed to Texas in fall of 1854 and again united with the
Methodist Church..... Calm and in her right mind, she bid adieu to
her family and friends, gave them a parting kiss and her Seraph
winged spirit ascended on high where love immortal is known.
During a protracted illness of seven weeks she manifested an
entire calmness and perfect resignation which astonished friends
and puzzled skeptics. She left eight children, all members of the
church, and a bereft husband, who still survives to fill for a
time his station in life. He is a steward and a class leader in
our church, and a superintendent of a sabbath school. We deeply
sympathize with the bereaved who mourn her loss; yet we know that
our loss is her eternal gain, for she rests from her labor and her
works do follow her. /s/ W. S. South
[Obituary from unknown paper, is pasted in the family Bible of Washington Traylor/Mariah Aikman, now owned by a descendant living in South Carolina. Mariah was the first to be buried in Ford Cemetery on what was originally Traylor property. Submitted by Peggy Thompsen]
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