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Minutes of South Kansas Conference of the Methodst Episcopal Church Mar 1878

Source: Minutes of the Fifth Session, of the SOUTH KANSAS CONFERENCE, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, held at Garnett, Kansas, March 1878.

Report of Committee on Memories, by A K Johnson, Chairman.
Furnished by Kim Baker, Topeka, Kansas.

Sarah C Muth, wife of Rev H K Multh was born in Harrison Co Ind, Oct 4th, 1836. She professed religion in early life; was married to her now bereaved husband Dec 26th, 1856. For nearly 20 years she trod the path of life with her husband in all varied relations, its trials and its joys, sharing its burdens and duties as a helpmate indeed. All this time, as the faithful wife of an intinerant minister; she never detained her husband from an appointment. During her last illness she spoke frequently of her approaching dissolution, and expressed a desire to depart and be with Christ. She arranged for her funeral services as far as possible, requesting Rev W A Dotson to preach her funeral sermon from Prov 27, 1. As she neared the close, she rejoiced much in God her Savior, and when near the river's bank, she saw the smiling Redeemer waiting to receive her. She thus fell asleep in Jesus on the 21st of December last, aged 41 years, 2 months, and 17 days. So past away a faithful Christian -- a good wife -- a kind neighbor -- and a tender and affectionate mother.

Additional Comments from William Boggess:

Sarah Catherine Flora was one of four girls, and the third know of seven children of Rev John Flora and Amanda Lentz's union, married day following her brother Wolney Pulaski's wedding Christmas Day.
See: http://files.usgwarchives.org/in/bartholomew/bios/flora207gbs.txt

Sarah was mother to at least five Indiana born children ranging from 19 to 10 years of age at her death. She lost her mother in Jan 1862, her father Oct 1876. Surviving besides her husband, were, one brother in Kansas, two in Colorado, and two sisters in Missouri.
http://files.usgwarchives.org/ks/franklin/obits/m/muthflor362ob.txt

• Married: 26 DEC 1856 in Bartholemew County, Indiana ⁷

1. William J. K. Muth b: ABT 1858 in Haw Creek, Bartholomew County, Indiana
2. Homer R.E. or P.E. Muth b: ABT APR 1860
3. H. J. M. Muth b: ABT 1862 in Indiana
4. Jennie C. Muth b: ABT 1864 in Indiana
5. A. L. W. Muth b: ABT 1867 in Indiana

1. Abbrev: Census Record
   Title: Census Record
   Page: 1850 Census: Harrison County, Indiana, e.d. 45, page 445, 4 October
2. Abbrev: RootsWeb World Connect Project
   Title: RootsWeb World Connect Project
   Text: Title: Fremont, New Hampshire, Town Report 1893
   Author: Vital Statistics, Births, Marriages & Deaths registered
   Quality: 2
   Page: Redford/Gray, contact Kathy Martineau (kpmartineau@aol.com)
3. Abbrev: Census Record
   Title: Census Record
   Page: 1880 Census: Osage Mission, Neosho County, Kansas, e.d. 171, page 16D, lines 2-4, D 143, F 145, 19 & 21 June 1880
4. Abbrev: William Samuel Boggess (billboggess@webtv.net), Flora and Boggess families
   Title: Hough & Martin family material and pictures from family, gathered and passed down through the years, in possession of and shared by Jane Hough, Hough.j@hotmail.com. David and Sarah Boggess' family information provided by Ree Jarrett and David Houchin of Clarksburg.
   
   
   Quality: 2
5. Abbrev: Census Record
   Title: Census Record
   Page: 1860 Census: Haw Creek, Bartholomew County, Indiana, page 48, lines 29-32, D 341, F 339, 29 June
6. Abbrev: Census Record
   Title: Census Record
   Page: 1870 Census: Centropolis, Franklin County, Kansas, page 26, lines 26-32, D 198, F 198, no date
7. Abbrev: Flora Family Tree
   Title: Flora Family Tree, self published by William S. Boggess, Naples, Florida (billboggess@webtv.net)a (billboggess@webtv.net)a (billboggess@webtv.net).