Pernina Catherine (McElroy) Rich (1847 - 1917)

Born 11 Mar 1847 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

Wife of Edward C. Rich — married 20 Jul 1870 in DeSoto, Mississippi, United States

Descendants

Died 22 Feb 1917 at age 69 in Flatonia, Fayette, Texas, United States

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Biography

Burial

Colony Cemetery, Fayette County, Texas, USA ^[1]

Obituary

Mrs E. C. Rich
Died, at her home, eight miles northwest of Flatonia, Texas, on Thursday, February 22nd, 1917, Mrs. Katie Rich, wife of Mr. E. C. Rich. She had lingered some ten days with pneumonia when the summons came.

She was born March 11, 1847, in Alabama, but moved while quite young to the state of Mississippi, where, on July 20, 1870, she was united in the holy bonds of matrimony to Mr. E. C. Rich. They moved to Texas in the next year, and settled near Flatonia, which they have made their home ever since.

She united with the Baptist Church in 1867 and has given her life faithfully and unreservedly to her Master.

She was the mother of ten children, but only two survived her. They are Mrs. Fannie Hannegan and Mrs. J. A. Gray, who was at her bedside when she passed away. We say "passed away," but we in reality mean that she had just begun to live. Death to us is but taking the body from our sight and the soul goes to God who gave it. Mrs. Rich had been a child of the King for fifty long years and we have never known her to take one step out of her pathway to heaven.

She was a good, kind mother, often sacrificing for the happiness of her children, and for this she was rewarded by having them give their lives to the Master early in life, she was equally kind and true to her husband, never forgetting the vow "to keep him in sickness and health" and always be willing and ready to do anything for his comfort and happiness.

In the last days of her illness she was given every advantage of medical treatment, every possible comfort and care, but to no avail.

Rev. J. H. Hardy of Waelder conducted the funeral services, which were beautiful and touching. A host of friends followed her to her last resting place in the Colony cemetery, where her burial took place at 3:30 o'clock p.m. Thursday, February 22nd, 1917.

She is gone, but not forgotten. Her son, J. A. Gray.

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 June 2019), memorial page for Catherine Pernina “Katie” McElroy Rich (11 Mar 1847–22 Feb 1917), Find A Grave: Memorial #82476088, citing Colony Cemetery, Fayette County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Donald Rich (contributor 47237248) .

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GD-C9L : 14 December 2017), Catharine Mc Elroy in entry for Bailey Mc Elroy, 1860.

• "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2ZK-4P9 : 10 February 2018), Edward Rich and Pennie C. Mc Elroy, 20 Jul 1870; citing De Soto,Mississippi; FHL microfilm 895,692.

• "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFNH-1H2 : accessed 08 Feb 2014), Kathrine C. Rich in household of Ed. C. Rich, Precinct 6, Fayette, Texas, United States; citing sheet 171D, family 1, NARA microfilm publication T9-1303

• "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3GQ-YVZ : accessed 08 Feb 2014), Pernina C Rich in household of Edward C Rich, Justice Precinct 6, Fayette, Texas, United States; citing sheet , family 6, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241635.

• "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M2MF-1JT : accessed 08 Feb 2014), Catherine Rich in household of Edward C Rich, Justice Precinct 6, Fayette, Texas, United States; citing sheet , family 8, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1375565.

• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K34V-VR3 : 13 March 2018), Katie Rich, 22 Feb 1917; citing certificate number 4638, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,051,855.