Steuben-Republican           June 1926

Mrs. Frank G. Salisbury
Barbara Ellen Pocock   January 30, 1857--June 18, 1926
        On Thursday evening, June 18, 1926, the gates of eternal life opened to
admit one of God's gentlewomen, a wife, a mother and a friend, from the
full enjoyment of a life of peace, love and contentment she passed on
leaving a husband, four children and twelve grandchildren, and a host of
friends.  Barbarba Ellen Salisbury, daughter of Levi and Barbara Pocock,
was born in Tuscararus County, Ohio, January 30, 1857.  she lost her mother
when she was six years old, after a few years when a mere girl, she assumed
the role of mother and home keeper for her father and a family of four
brothers and a sister.  She was married to Frank G. Salisbury, February 28,
1879, in their home in Geneva, Nebraska, where their son was born, coming
back to Indiana in 1883, they bought a farm 3 and 1/2 miles east of Orland,
where their three daughters were born.  For several years they lived at
Orland and Shady Nook, Lake Gage. 
        She was a member of the congregational Church of Orland, and served
several years as Chaplain of Orland Chapter of Eastern Star.  She often
spoke how happy she was in their new home, northwest of Orland.  There in
the first serious illness of her life she passed away, aged 69 years 4
months and 18 days.  At her bedside were her husband and four children,
Earl C., of Bluffton, Indiana; Geneva Fashbaugh, of Saranac, Michigan;
Irene, of St. Petersburg Florida; and Winifred, of Washington, D.C.   She
was a mother and a wife whose supreme care was family, an ideal neighbor
and friend. 
        Funeral services were held at the late home near Orland, on Monday, June
21, conducted by Rev. C.C. Mitchell, pastor of the Congregational Church of
Hudson, Michigan, assisted by Rev. Walfred Lindstrom, of Pleasant Lake. 
Burial in Greenlawn Cemetery, Orland.

Submitted by J.A. Childers