Death of a Mother-In-Law

Vitals: Various Articles from The Cecil Whig, Elkton, 1883: Cecil Co., MD

Transcribed and contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Cyndie Enfinger

*****Saturday, August 4, 1883*****

Death of Mrs. Littoway. Mrs. Littoway, and aged citizen of Earlville, in the First district, died at the residence of her son-in-law, Wm. Duhamel, in that town, on Monday last. Mrs. Littoway some time ago had a fall, from the effects of which she never fully recovered.

Mrs. Littoway was an aunt of Mr. E. Brown, of this town and a sister of the late Michael Realley. She was 84 years of age. Her first husband was Wm. Marcus, by whom she had two sons James, who resides in Elk Neck, and Hyland L. who resides on the Groome farm near this town, and one daughter (Elizabeth J. Marcus), now deceased who married Andrew Biddle, of North East. Her second husband was Jacob Biddle, deceased and by him she had four children – Edward now residing in North East, John a grocery merchant in Philadelphia, Ann Eliza now deceased who married Wm. Price, of Warrick and Mary wife of Wm. Duhamel, of Earlville, at whose house she died. Her third husband was Louis Littoway, of Bethel, in this county whom she survived. She had no children by the last marriage. Deceased was an estimable christian lady a member of Bethel M. E. Church, an excellent mother, and a kind friend. Her funeral, took place at Bethel on Wednesday, was largely attended.

(editor's note: Elizabeth and Andrew named their sixth child Hyland, after Elizabeth's brother.)