This post was contributed to the Crawford County Chapter of OGS by Kristina Stearley as part of the Florence Siefert Scrapbook in 2010.
The scrapbook is compiled from undated, unidentified newspaper clippings involving events in the lives of Crawford County citizens living in or having connections to New Washington, Tiro, Shelby, Sulphur Springs, Chatfield, Bucyrus, Ashland, Mansfield, and other areas. Only minimal spelling or punctuation corrections were made. Unreadable areas are shown by underlines, dots &/or question marks. This collection has been scanned, “optical character recognized” (OCR’d), proofed, then coded for HTML by volunteers of the Crawford County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society. Since the copies are not of the best quality errors may have been made. Please contact us if you find corrections needing to be made or can verify any missing dates which could be added.
Caroline Matilda Ovens died at her home near Tiro, April 10, 1893, of heart and dropsical complication, aged 62 years, 1 month and 6 days. The subject of this sketch was a daughter of Israel and Hannah Millard Irwin and was born in Chester county, Pa., March 4,1831, moved with her parents to Crawford county, Ohio, in the spring of 1835. She was united in marriage to James Ovens of Auburn Tp., January 4, 1855. This union was blessed with two sons and two daughters all of whom survive her. There was a life shadow cast on this happy wife by the rude hand of an assassin, June 4, 1862. She was left a widow with her 4 children–the daughters aged 6 and 4, and the sons 2. Her life was devoted to the welfare of her children whom she guarded with tender care. She was a devoted Christian having united with the Lutheran church at Oakland over forty years ago. Her affliction lasted nearly a year during the last few months of which she was unable to walk. Her tender care for her family was reciprocated by her children who did everything within their power to relieve her suffering. She left four children, two sisters, one brother and many friends to keep her in sweet remembrance. Funeral services were held at the Lutheran church at Tiro, discourse by Rev. Gaff from the 86th Psalm and 5th verse. Interment at Oakland cemetery.
