Minerva Lake married Simon Overturf on July 28, 1848. They had lived on adjoining farms as children. Minerva, who had been born in Licking County, Ohio, on January 13, 1830, was the daughter of Jessie W. Lake Sr. (1802-1884) and Elizabeth Ann English (1803-1880).
In 1866, Simon and Minerva moved from Ohio to Knox County, Illinois, where they had friends and relatives.
When Simon was 60 and Minerva was 57, they decided to move to Nebraska. They took up residence on a farm east of Elk Creek, Nebraska [the exact location is unknown], which remained their home until Minerva's death.
On the morning of June 11, 1904, Minerva was stricken with paralysis and she died on the evening of June 20, 1904. She was 74 years old. Funeral services were held at the home, conducted by Rev. A.S. Reeves of the Long Branch Baptist Church, and the remains were laid to rest in Mt. Zion Cemetery.
In 1866, Simon and Minerva moved from Ohio to Knox County, Illinois, where they had friends and relatives.
When Simon was 60 and Minerva was 57, they decided to move to Nebraska. They took up residence on a farm east of Elk Creek, Nebraska [the exact location is unknown], which remained their home until Minerva's death.
On the morning of June 11, 1904, Minerva was stricken with paralysis and she died on the evening of June 20, 1904. She was 74 years old. Funeral services were held at the home, conducted by Rev. A.S. Reeves of the Long Branch Baptist Church, and the remains were laid to rest in Mt. Zion Cemetery.
Minerva Lake married Simon Overturf on July 28, 1848. They had lived on adjoining farms as children. Minerva, who had been born in Licking County, Ohio, on January 13, 1830, was the daughter of Jessie W. Lake Sr. (1802-1884) and Elizabeth Ann English (1803-1880).
In 1866, Simon and Minerva moved from Ohio to Knox County, Illinois, where they had friends and relatives.
When Simon was 60 and Minerva was 57, they decided to move to Nebraska. They took up residence on a farm east of Elk Creek, Nebraska [the exact location is unknown], which remained their home until Minerva's death.
On the morning of June 11, 1904, Minerva was stricken with paralysis and she died on the evening of June 20, 1904. She was 74 years old. Funeral services were held at the home, conducted by Rev. A.S. Reeves of the Long Branch Baptist Church, and the remains were laid to rest in Mt. Zion Cemetery.
In 1866, Simon and Minerva moved from Ohio to Knox County, Illinois, where they had friends and relatives.
When Simon was 60 and Minerva was 57, they decided to move to Nebraska. They took up residence on a farm east of Elk Creek, Nebraska [the exact location is unknown], which remained their home until Minerva's death.
On the morning of June 11, 1904, Minerva was stricken with paralysis and she died on the evening of June 20, 1904. She was 74 years old. Funeral services were held at the home, conducted by Rev. A.S. Reeves of the Long Branch Baptist Church, and the remains were laid to rest in Mt. Zion Cemetery.
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