Etha Belle MCLEOD

1863 - 1943  (80 years)

• Name	Etha Belle MCLEOD
  Born	21 Mar 1863	Marion Co. Mo.
  Gender	Female
  Died	3 Jul 1943	Urbana, Illinois
  Buried	Macomb, Ill.
  Person ID	I88	Josh E. Taylor Jr. Tree
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	John Bell Tilden MCLEOD,   b. 27 Feb 1834, Newtown (Stevens City), Frederick Co. Va ,   d. 21 Dec 1906, Marion Co. Mo.  (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Caroline M. CARSON,   b. 22 Sep 1841, Marion Co. Mo. ,   d. 8 May 1865, Marion Co. Mo.  (Age 23 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	1 Feb 1859	Marion Co. Mo.
  Family ID	F59	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Sherman BATTSON,   b. 6 Jan 1860, Dawn Dark, Ohio ,   d. 15 May 1944, Urbana, Illinois  (Age 84 years)
  Married	24 Dec 1885	Palmyra, Mo.   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Nellie BATTSON,   b. 23 Oct 1886, Marion Co. Mo. ,   d. 6 Nov 1983, Urbana, Illinois  (Age 97 years)  [natural]   2. Frank McLeod BATTSON,   b. 1 Aug 1888, Marion Co., Mo. ,   d. 3 Aug 1951, Seattle, King Co., Washington  (Age 63 years)  [natural]   3. Paul BATTSON,   b. 2 Dec 1890, Marion Co., Mo.  [natural]   4. Bessie BATTSON,   b. 16 Feb 1896, Marion Co., Mo. ,   d. 9 Nov 1978, California  (Age 82 years)  [natural]   5. Gladys Donzella BATTSON,   b. 18 Feb 1904, Marion Co., Mo. ,   d. 19 Mar 1919  (Age 15 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F64	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  I remember Aunt Etha from early childhood. She was a very quiet person, and I was much more fascinated by her husband.--LKL Her daughter Nelle Walker remembers being sent to the McLeod farm during summers when she was a child. She believed that this was to relieve the strain on her mother and on the family budget. At the McLeod farm, Nelle's younger half-aunts Grace, Mabel, and Eleanor were young teenagers and formed a bond with Nelle that remained strong. "Funeral Services for Mrs J.S. Battson "Mrs J.S. Battson passed away in Champaign-Urbana, Ill on July 3rd, 1943. "Funeral services for her were held at 2 p.m. July 5, at the Williams funeral home in Colchester, Ill, the pastor of the Methodist church officiating. Burial was in the family plot in the cemetery of Macomb, Ill. "Mrs Battson was born near Palmyra, Mo., on March 21 1863, the eldest daughter of John Bell and Caroline Carson McLeod. "She was married to John S. Battson ib Dec 24, 1885, and celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in the Palmyra Methodist Church on Dec 24, 1935, among a large concourse of relatives and friends. "She is survived by her husband and four children: Frank M. of Hobart, Wash.; Paul [of] Modesto, Calif.; Mrs Bess Breedon of Willowbrook, Calif.;, and Mrs. Ernest D. Walker of Urbana, Ill. One daughter, Gladys, preceded her mother in death and is buried at Macomb. "Mrs. Batson also leaves 17 grandchildren and many neices [sic] and nephews and the following brothers and sisters: H.M. McLeod, J.J. McLeod and Mrs. J.B. Taylor of Palmyra, Robt. L. McLeod of Independence, Mo., Mrs. L.A. Harris, Kalispell Mont; Miss Mabel McLeod and Mrs. George Imbler of Kirksville, Mo. Her oldest brother, the late Lorenzo McLeod having passed away 2 years ago. "Seven of Mrs Battson's grandsons are in the armed service of U.S. and three are in defense work. "Mrs. Battson was a woman of exemplary character, beloved by all who knew her and her friends were many." -- Palmyra Spectator, undated.

  
  

• Sources

  [S63] IGI, Church of the Latter Day Saints. [S119] Palmyra Spectator Obituary.