Oliver - Rebecca
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, 14 January 1888
Mrs. Rebecca Oliver died at her home on east Jefferson street last Monday morning from the effects of an abdominal tumor with which she has been suffering for years. The deceased was 65 years old and leaves a large family. The funeral was postponed until the arriveal of her sons who live in Kentucky and California.
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, 21 January 1888
Mrs. Rebecca Oliver, the wife of Wm. H. Oliver, who died after a brief illness on Monday, Jan 9, inst., at their residence on Jefferson street, was well known during the war for her loyalty to the old flag. The family lived near Cleveland, Tennessee, during the war, and Mr. Oliver, her husband being one of the few loyal Southern men of that section, enlisted in a Tennessee Union Regiment. He left his wife and six children, the oldest being about fifteen years of age. Mrs. Oliver took care of her children as best she could, with the small aid she received from the husbands wages of thirteen dollars a month, and besides was a regular attendant at the hospitals at Cleveland, and devoted much time to nursing the sick and wounded Union soldiers who, during the war were left at that place - the court house being converted into a hospital. It was certainly a test of loyalty to endure what Mrs. Oliver endured in the enemy's country. To be a loyal woman in Tennessee, during the war required more than the ordinary nerve and bravery characteristic of the Southern lady, to be surrounded every day by enemies, threatened with fire and bloodshed, and still stand firm to the old flag is certainly a noble record, and worthy of all honor. Many a Northern wife and mother thought that her sacrifice was great as she gave up husband or son to go forth and do battle for the country, but few of them had to endure the sacrifices and brave the dangers that Mrs. Rebecca Oliver passed through during those dark days. Her husband has been a physical wreck since the war, and she has had the constant care and nursing of him from the date of his discharge until she was prostrated, broken down by the weight of her years of faithful devotion to duty, and passed away to the other side where she will receive the priceless reward of a crown of glory.
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, 21 January 1888
The funeral of Mrs. Rebecca Oliver occurred at 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon from the Christian church. Rev. J.P. Ewing officiating. The remains were in a most excellent state of preservation and spoke well for the skill of the undertaker in charge. They had been preserved for a week waiting for the return of the sons from California. The only relatives of the deceased present, was one son and a granddaughter. - thanks to Kim H for these