Histories

Hudson Star & Times, March 20, 1903

Mrs. George Martin died at her home on Hudson Prairie last Friday, March 13, 1903. The announcement was a great shock to the many friends. She had been ailing for the past five months, yet none but herself and her husband knew the character of the disease. She suffered more than anybody knew, but was so patient and uncomplaining that even her near relatives did not know what she was passing through. It was no secret, however, to her husband. He was in the doctor's confidence, as well as hers, and like herself he hoped against hope that it might not be as bad with her as it appeared. Both looked on the briht side of things and bore themselves cheerfully; nor did they abandon hope until the inevitable was near at hand. Even then there was no break in the patience and serenity of the sufferer. Instead she seized a pencil and wrote in the fly leaf of her Bible:

"One sweely solemn thought
Comes to me o'er and o'er,
I'm nearer my home today
Than ere I've been before."

She was born at Seneca, N.Y., May 22, 1836, the second daughter of Hiram and Mercy Ansley; came to Hudson in 1857 and four years thereafter was married to the husband who now mourns her death. Two children were born them but both preceded the mother to the better land.

Besides her husband, two brothers, Langdon Ansley of this city, and Clinton of St.Paul, Minn., and two sisters, Mrs. J.J. Hitt of Chicago and Mrs. A.F. Fulton of Hudson survive her.

Mrs. Martin was greatly respected and much beloved. Her hold upon the confidence of her neighbors was as strong, as their esteem for her was genuine. It is rare that one is so sincerely mourned. The rich and poor and those who had served in her home and on the farm mingled their tears in mutual grief at her grave. They share each other's sense of loss and also each other's pride in having known her as their friend.

She was a wise, good and faithful wife, a Christian lady, a tpe of that woman of whom the Bible speaks as having a price above rubies. Her ruling motive in life was loyalty to her Savior. She loved Him, she toiled cheerfully in His vineyard, and trusted Him for everything. Hence she was true to all and false to none, kind to everybody and generous with her means. Her last hours were spent in tender councils and in prayer for her church and her friends.

The funeral services were held at the house, Sunday afternoon, March 15, 1903. Interment was made at the old cemetery, in the family lot on the hill. Not only the large gathering that followed to the grave but hundres of others extend sympathy to the sorrowing husband and relatives.