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Title: Annie [?], Rockaway, U.S.A. to Mrs Staveley, Ballymoney
ID81
CollectionIrish Emigration Database
FileAnnie/2
Year1906
SenderStaveley, Annie
Sender Genderfemale
Sender Occupationunknown
Sender Religionunknown
OriginRockaway, New Jersey?, USA
DestinationBallymoney, Co. Antrim, N. Ireland
RecipientMrs Staveley
Recipient Genderfemale
Relationshipdaughter-mother
SourceD 1835/27/4/1: Deposited by Greer, Hamilton & Gailey, Solicitors
ArchiveThe Public Record Office, N. Ireland
Doc. No.9908073
Date18/5/1906
Partial Date
Doc. TypeEMG
LogDocument added by LT, 13:08:99.
Word Count873
Genre
Note
TranscriptROCKAWAY
6 PM
MAY
18
1906
N.J. [New Jersey?])

BALLYMONEY
7.45 AM
MAY 28 06

Mrs. Stavely
Ballyboyland House
Ballymoney
Co. Antrim
Ireland.

[newspaper cutting]
OBITUARY. 1906

MRS. SAMUEL TIPPETT.
The funeral services of Mrs. Kathleen
King McFarland, wife of Samuel Tippett,
were held at her late home, Hoagland
avenue, on the 14th inst. Rev. Thomas
A. Reeves, her pastor, officiated, assisted
by Rev. F. A. Mason, pastor of the
M. E. Church. A tender and beautiful
ceremony preceded the funeral service in
the baptism beside the casket of the
mother of her infant daughter, Gwendolyn
Stavely, born May 4th.
Mrs. Tippett was twenty six years of
age. She was married to Samuel Tippett
October 2, 1902 In October, 1903,
they lost their infant son, Samuel
McFarland Tippett.
Mrs. Tippett's death resulted from
gastritis, after a brief but severe illness.
She had been a member of the Presbyterian
Church for seven years, and she
was an active worker in the benevolent
society of the King's Daughters, members
of which society attended the funeral.
Her early death is deeply regretted
by a large circle of loving relatives
and friends.
[end of newspaper cutting]


please
pass slips Rockaway
around May 18th 1906


Dearest Mother & Sisters
How deeply you
will sympathize with us
in our sore bereavement
we never know. Our darling
Kathleen died of Gastritis
one week ago today leaving
a dear little baby girl, it
was born on the 4th She
had suffered everything with
her stomach these past
nine months, nothing seemed
to do her any good, the Drs [Doctors?]
said it was owing to her
condition and that after
the baby came she would
be all right, but her system
was so weakened that when
the fever connected with it
was checked she did not
seem to have the recuperative
power, and just sank. It was
a terrible shock to us all
then the Dr. for everything
connected with her confinement
was most satisfactory
and we believed though weak
she was doing nicely everything
that love and medicinal skill
could do was done, she had
three Drs. [Doctors?] and two nurses, and
some stand [?]
[?] the time, but all was of
no avail, it is just terrible
she had anticipated this
arrival with more than
ordinary pleasure they going
so much over the loss of the
other one this seemed to be all
that was needed to make their
happiness complete oh: it is so
sad, to think that she must have
everything to live for should be
taken and so many noteworthy
ones left but God knows best
His providences are often
mysteries, her poor Husband
is inconsolable, in the face
of his troubles answers seems
as nothing and yet I cannot
tell you what it means to us
we are just heartbroken just
two short weeks today since we
welcomed with joy the little
stranger believing it would be
the beginning of better health
for its mother, now she has gone
never to return, their beautiful
home has all been dismantled
and closed up and Sam has
returned to live at his Mother
taking the Baby with him
and all leaves such a blank
to us, for we were so united
though she was married she
was our [constant?] care, though
living in separate houses we
were as one family we were
constantly together and all
our interests were in common
living so near we could signal
to catch others Sam too was one
of us in every day. The Baby is
small, but bright and healthy
looking, it seems to have taken
all its mother's strength and
her bright eyes she sent for
me as soon as she was able
after its birth to take me she had
called her Baby "Gwendolyn
Staveley" she had the last
name as a little surprise for
me she knew it would please
me she said, the first had
been her choice long ago, the
name took something [?]
& we think Gwendolyn Tippet
is very pretty. I trust she may be
spared, she will be such a
comfort to her father we are
[?] find about & to being
at is grand-mother Tippetts we
know it will receive the tenderest
of care there and will be well
done for, it is natural Sam
would wish to be with her own
people, and where he is that is
the place for his Baby. They have
a large house with lovely grounds
and he returned the Servant they
had to be its nurse she came see
it after us as we like being quite
friendly with the family and
their house is quite near, right
opposite the School house so
[childs?] can pop in any time
Certainly if sympathy could
[?] our [sorrow?] we [never?] had
[short?] in a marked degree nothing
that has happened in years has
caused such profound sympathy
the whole town and neighbourhood
mourned with us, they were both
so much liked and seem so
rightly respected, the employers of
the foundry sent a beautiful
floral piece and the [wreaths?] were
sent down the afternoon of the funeral
one of the pieces (sic) was a pall bearer
and their [wives?] each sent some
lovely flowers the "King's Daughters"
also and there was no cash to
private contributions, she was
as if in a [?] Baby was baptized
by the size of the casket
before the funeral services. Miss
McCarroll and Miss Chancellor were
here for the funeral but owing to
sickness Mary could not. The
shock of the Telegram [laying?] there
now no hope, the hurry to get out
here and then to find that she
was gone was too much for her
and she had one of her turns
of the heart, [Jesus?] came out
that evening and [staid?] [stayed?]
till Tuesday we had lovely services and
[Northbeen?] was laid in a lovely
spot along with her baby her
casket and everything about her
was white. I have tried tell you
all the details knowing how
much you will be interested, To
us it all seems like a terrible
dream but alas, is now true
I hope all are well with
you and that dear Mathew is
keeping in her usual, please give
my love to Aunt Moore & all the
others and ask them to accept
this letter for all I cannot write
more and accept a full share
for yourself from
your sorrowing Daughter
Annie