Mahoning County OhArchives Obituaries.....Neff, Elizabeth "Betsey" Nee Kline July 6, 1877 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jennifer L. Neff ffen@zoominternet.net May 21, 2006, 6:04 pm Mahoning Dispatch, Fri, 13 July 1877 NEFF, Elizabeth nee KLINE [Mrs. John Neff] 30 Sep 1797 - 6 July 1877 79y 9m 6d Died at the residence of her son, in Canfield Township on Saturday morning, July 7, 1877, of chronic diarrhea, Mrs. Elizabeth Neff, wife of the late John Neff, in the 80th year of her age. Mrs. Neff has always enjoyed excellent health until within the past month or two, and been capable of caring for herself during her long and useful life, with the exception of the last two weeks. She was one of the pioneer residents of this county, and resided in Canfield about 60 years. She came to this county when only six years of age, with her parents, from Northampton Co., Pa., who settled on a farm in Youngstown 73 years ago. Her remains were followed to the Canfield German Reform Cemetery on last Sunday, by a very large concourse of relatives, friends and acquaintances. Burial: Old North Cemetery, Row 9 Location: 1 mile N of the Canfield Village Green SR 46 / US 62 on right (E) side of road. Canfield, Mahoning Co. OH 44406 Additional Comments: Comments Jennifer Neff, 2005: Mahoning Dispatch made its first publication on May 4, 1877 and Betsey died on July 7, 1877; therefore her obituary is one of the earliest in the Dispatch and is also one of the earliest in existence for the Neff family. I chose to use the Mahoning County Probate Court Death Record for Elizabeth Kline Neff's date of death. Her date of birth is calculated from date of death and age given at time of death. Probate Record for Neff, Elizabeth Died 6 July 1877 Age of 79y 9m 6d The Probate Record does need a major correction. A line that says “Occupation - Spinster” is incorrect. It should read “Widow”. Further explanation: The date of death and age at date of death varies within Canfield Township Cemetery and Death Records, Mahoning County, Ohio, 1983 p 8 says that she died on 7 July 1877 age of 79y 1m 6d p 96 says that she died on 6 July 1877 age of 79y 9m 6d - this matches Probate Record Her obituary states that she died on 7 July 1877. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ohfiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb