Elisha Battle and Rev. Josiah Battle (newspaper obit for children, 1820)
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Elisha Battle and Rev. Josiah Battle (newspaper obit for children, 1820)
I am hopeful someone can tell me who the families were of the children mentioned below in a very sad obituary?
November 17, 1820: Star Newspaper, NC: Communication [but location not given]: "DIED: On Friday Last, HARDY HARRIS BATTLE, son of the late JOSIAH BATTLE of this county, aged ten years. [And] In Powelton, Geo., on the 25th ultimo, MARTHA JANE BATTLE, infant daughter of the Rev. ELISHA BATTLE of that place, aged three years. Both of these subjects, a few weeks ago, were healthy and promising children, the delight and comfort of their parents, whose joys are now turned into mourning. The former was taken with an inflammation of the lungs, of unusual violence; and though every effort was made for his relief by his physician, the symptoms held out for more than 20 days, during the great part of which time the feelings of his friends were suspended between hopes and fears. The latter was supposed to be an inflammation of the brain, which though short, was violent and excruciating, affording but little opportunity for the exertion of medical skill, but for the time no effort was spared. She died on the 5th day after the attack. For parents to be thus bereft of a child, at this lovely age, is affecting beyond measure – But there is a source of comfort, for says our Saviour, suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not – of such is the kingdom of heaven. In viewing an infant traveling through the vale of death, how many precious thoughts present themselves. Jesus has a large family of children, united by the ties of love; he has in a particular manner manifested his love to them – and he has all the power – has the keys of death and hell. Has he not told them he would not forsake them? Has he not laid down his life for them? Says the weeping mother, how glad would I have been to have borne their pain – Jesus did carry our sins and bear our sorrows. He knows, and will do, what is best – with this belief we may extract honey from the gall – comfort from our afflictions. The plant is safely sheltered before the storm to come.”
As an aside, I am a descendant of Elisha BATTLE [m. Eliz Ruth Sumner] but he is not of this generation; and of Josiah Davis BATTLE, but of course he wasn't born until 1811.
Any help appreciated. Best, Virginia Sanders-Mylius
November 17, 1820: Star Newspaper, NC: Communication [but location not given]: "DIED: On Friday Last, HARDY HARRIS BATTLE, son of the late JOSIAH BATTLE of this county, aged ten years. [And] In Powelton, Geo., on the 25th ultimo, MARTHA JANE BATTLE, infant daughter of the Rev. ELISHA BATTLE of that place, aged three years. Both of these subjects, a few weeks ago, were healthy and promising children, the delight and comfort of their parents, whose joys are now turned into mourning. The former was taken with an inflammation of the lungs, of unusual violence; and though every effort was made for his relief by his physician, the symptoms held out for more than 20 days, during the great part of which time the feelings of his friends were suspended between hopes and fears. The latter was supposed to be an inflammation of the brain, which though short, was violent and excruciating, affording but little opportunity for the exertion of medical skill, but for the time no effort was spared. She died on the 5th day after the attack. For parents to be thus bereft of a child, at this lovely age, is affecting beyond measure – But there is a source of comfort, for says our Saviour, suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not – of such is the kingdom of heaven. In viewing an infant traveling through the vale of death, how many precious thoughts present themselves. Jesus has a large family of children, united by the ties of love; he has in a particular manner manifested his love to them – and he has all the power – has the keys of death and hell. Has he not told them he would not forsake them? Has he not laid down his life for them? Says the weeping mother, how glad would I have been to have borne their pain – Jesus did carry our sins and bear our sorrows. He knows, and will do, what is best – with this belief we may extract honey from the gall – comfort from our afflictions. The plant is safely sheltered before the storm to come.”
As an aside, I am a descendant of Elisha BATTLE [m. Eliz Ruth Sumner] but he is not of this generation; and of Josiah Davis BATTLE, but of course he wasn't born until 1811.
Any help appreciated. Best, Virginia Sanders-Mylius