Charlotte Newman Talbot's Obituary

I love old newspapers!  I found the obituary of my great great grandmother, Charlotte Newman Talbot on the internet.   Click here to see the Article in Deseret News Jan 21, 1893 about her death. The obituary is in the middle column about half-way down the page.

Her obituary give insight to what a hard life she and her husband must have had.  She must have been an invalid most of her life, as it says she suffered of paralysis for over 40 years.  She was apparently in poor health at the time of her baptism.  Their journey here to Utah must have been a hardship if she was in the same condition at that time.  She and her husband also moved to many different places before settling in Panguitch.  Her husband was one of the pioneers who walked over the mountain in the snow to Parowan to obtain food for the people of Panguitch in 1864.  That must have been hard for him to leave her and his children, knowing his wife couldn't really provide without him.  For her complete life's story see blog entry Charlotte Emily Newman Talbot, Grandmother of Isabel Church .

Here is the content of the newspaper article about her death:  

TALBOT - at Panguitch, Garfield County, Dec 15, 1892 of paralysis.  Charlotte Newman, wife of William Talbot, aged 67 years, 9 months and 5 days.  Sister Talbot was born March 10, 1825, in Hampshire County, England.  Was the daughter of Henry and Mary Ann Newman.  She was married to William Talbot in England, October 12, 1850.  She joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints , in November 1850, being at the time an invalid, and was carried to the water’s edge to receive the ordinance of baptism.  She came to America in company with her husband, in 1855, arriving in Salt Lake City in November of that year, and resided in Utah ever since.  She has been a sufferer for the past 40 years of paralysis, but quietly passed away.  She was the mother of seven children, five of whom survive her.  Her early life was spent in hardships of many kinds incidental to the settlement of our Territory.  Those ones were trying ones for the Saints generally, and Sister Talbot with her husband, shared all the trials, hardships, and persecutions of the people without a murmur.  She has done much work for her ancestors in the temple at St. George, and lived and died in full faith of the Gospel.  She was an estimable lady and beloved by all who knew her.  A large circle of friends, as well as her aged husband, three sons and two daughters will greatly miss her.  Her remains were laid to rest Sunday December 18, 1892.