Lillie Mae (Buxton) Hutchings (1877 - 1908)

Born Nov 1877 in Newton County, Missouri

Ancestors

Wife of Noel Alexander Hutchings — married 22 Nov 1899 in Newtonia Township, Newton, Missouri

Descendants

Died 4 Jun 1908 at age 30 in Franklin Township, Newton, Missouri

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Biography

Lillie "Lily" Mae Buxton was born in November 1877 in Newton County, Missouri. She is the daughter of an unknown father and Eliza Jane Buxton. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Lillie Mae Buxton married Noel Alexander Hutchings on November 22, 1899 at the home of the her grandfather John Buxton, south of Newtonia Township, Newton, Missouri, Elder S.M. Skaggs officiating. The couple soon moved to a farm near Neosho, Newton, Missouri. ^{[5] [6]}

In a November 23, 1899, newspaper Wedding Announcement, it was stated, "-- Hutchens - Buxton Wedding -- Married on yesterday, November 22, 1899, at 4 P.M. at the home of the bride's grandfather, John Buxton, south of Newtonia, Miss Lilly Buxton to Mr. Noel Hutchens, also of near Newtonia, Eld. S.M. Skaggs officiating. The attendants were Mr. Fayette DePriest and Miss Mary Buxton. The bride is a sweet and loving dispositioned girl and will make her new home a happy one for to her husband. She was attired in light blue trimmed in white and looks very pretty. The groom is an upright young man of high morals, well fitted to make his bride's life a happy one. A fine supper was partaken of by about thirty guest. The young couple will go to house-keeping soon on a farm near Neosho. The NEWS joins the many friends of the newly wedded pair in extending congratulations." ^{[7] [8]}

The 1900 Federal Census, taken June 27th, listed Lillie as living with her husband Noel and her mother-in-law Kiturah A. "Winnie" Gunn Dry Hutchings in Newtonia Township, Newton, Missouri. ^[9]

In a June 12, 1908, newspaper Obituary, it was stated, "-- Rocky Comfort Items -- Last Thursday morning about nine o'clock, Mrs. Noel Hutchens, who lived on the old Garner farm 1-1/2 miles west and 1/2 mile south of Newstead, hung herself. Mrs. Hutchens had sent two of her children to the field to carry some water to Mr. Hutchens who was plowing corn. The upstairs of their house was not completed and it was over a rafter that she tied five strands of binder twine and then preceded to take her life, by tying the twine around her neck and jumping off either a sack of peas or a stove. Interment was made Friday. ^[10][11]

On Oliver's prairie where I did dwell there lives a girl I love so well.

She stole from me my heart away and then with me she would not stay.

Written by Noel Alexander Hutchings ^[12]

Lillie passed away on June 4, 1908 in near Newstead in Franklin Township, Newton, Missouri at age 30. She was buried on June 5, 1908 in Dice Cemetery in Fairview, Newton, Missouri. ^{[13] [14]}

Sources

1. ↑ Nina Oetting, firsthand knowledge
2. ↑ Entered by Stephen Fritz, secondhand knowledge, Thursday, May 7, 2015.
3. ↑ ancestry.com - Family Trees - Hutchings Family Tree - data found under Lillie Mae Buxton
4. ↑ John L. Hutchings, firsthand knowledge
5. ↑ findagrave.com - Dice Cemetery, Fairview, Newton, Missouri - data found under Noel Alexander Hutchings
6. ↑ ancestry.com - Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 - data found under Lilly May Buxton
7. ↑ Newton County News, dated 23 Nov 1899 - data found under Miss Lilly Buxton
8. ↑ John L. Hutchings, firsthand knowledge
9. ↑ ancestry.com - 1900 United States Federal Census - data found under Lelly M. Hutchings
10. ↑ Pineville Democrat - Friday, June 12, 1908 - data was found under Mrs. Noel Hutchens
11. ↑ John L. Hutchings, firsthand knowledge
12. ↑ John L. Hutchings, firsthand knowledge
13. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13394077/lily-mae-hutchings: accessed 17 January 2023), memorial page for Lily Mae Buxton Hutchings (Nov 1878–4 Jun 1908), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13394077, citing Dice Cemetery, Fairview, Newton County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Deborah Black Phenix (contributor 47178917).
14. ↑ John L. Hutchings, firsthand knowledge