Braden - Mary Elston
Source: Crawfordsville Journal Feb 25, 1898 -
Mrs. Mary S. Braden died last Friday at midnight in her home on East Main Street. Mrs. Braden had been in poor health for some months but had rallied and improving until a few days ago. Friday she began failing rapidly and her relatives were summoned, being present when the end came. Mrs. Braden was a daughter of Major and Mrs. Isaac Elston, pioneer residents of Crawfordsville. She was married in Sept 1862 to Mr. H. S. Braden who survives her. Three sisters, Mrs. Lewis Wallace, Mrs. AH Blair of Indianapolis and Mrs. HS Lane, and a brother, Col. IC Lane are living. Two brothers, James and Frank Elston and two sisters, Sylvia Elston and Mrs. Eva Smith are dead. At an early age, Mrs. Braden united with the Methodist Episcopal Church and continued through life as a devoted communicant of that denomination. Not only was she consistent in her duties to the church but she carried her religion into her everyday life where her many acts of charity and kindness betokened that she highest esteemed the creed of good deeds and works. Possessed of a brilliant mind and a kindly heart she attracted herself a circle of warm and enduring friends with whom her memory still leaves lives as a most pleasant one. - transcribed by kbz