Obituary Mrs. Harriet I. Nowlin   Waxahachie Enterprise - Jan. 27, 1888 Mrs. Harriet I. Nowlin died Sunday morning, Jan. 22, 1888, at her home in Waxahachie, after a long illness. She was born Nov. 30, 1827 in Henry County, Tenn., and married Payton Nowlin Sept. 11, 1845 in Green County, Missouri. They came to Waxahachie in 1861. One son preceded her in death and she is survived by her husband and seven children. We would point the bereaved ones to the Comforter who is to abide with us forever. Abstracted from History of Ellis County compiled by Mrs. A. L. Feltenberger and the Rebecca Boyce Chapter DAR. Mrs. Harriet Nowlin Waxahachie Enterprise, Jan. 27, 1888 Mrs. Nowlin died at her Waxahachie home Sunday morning Jan. 22, 1888, after a long illness. She was born Nov. 30, 1827 in Henry Co. Tenn., and married Payton Nowlin Sept. 11, 1845 in Green Co. Missouri. They moved to Waxahachie in 1861, where in 1885 she was baptised  and joined the Christian Church. "She leaves her husband and seven children - one son having preceded her in death. [Note - One trait that Barbara Knox had was that she saw herself as "editor in chief" and felt that it was her duty to rewrite certain items before it goes to print. That unfortunately included obituaries and other historical documents. She thought that her version sounded better, never thinking of the consequences that it would mislead other researchers. The above pair of obituaries is likely to be an example of her work. I highly doubt that two obituaries appeared the same issue of the newspaper. I suggest that you always consult the source to get a true copy of the original obituary. - Rob Yoder]   Copyright © 1999-2016, Ellis County TXGenWeb. All Rights Reserved. This page was last modified: Thursday, 01-Jul-2021 13:20:56 MDT