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| Name |
Caroline Cook |
| Gender |
Female |
| Person ID |
I59963 |
Cecilie Family |
| Last Modified |
12 Feb 2008 |
| Family |
Elisha Bibbins, b. 9 Jun 1823, Warsaw NY (Genesee Co)  d. 22 Nov 1875, Bedford MI (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage |
1851 |
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| Family ID |
F24867 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
22 Feb 2009 |
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| Notes |
| Census: Woodstock, Lenawee County, MI 1850 | | Joel Russ | | | (indexed incorrectly as "Rugh"] | | Mary Russ | 26 | born NY | Mary is the sister of Caroline Cook | | Caroline Bibbins | 21 | born NY | |
| Caroline Cook |
(The following obituary of Mrs Caroline Bibbins was printed in a 1904 edition of the report of the Detroit Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. I have copies of several other obits from these publications including that of Rev Elijah and his father Rev Samuel. - Charlie Bibbins)
"Caroline Cook was born in Cattaraugus County, NY April 26, 1829 and died in Ypsilanti, Mich, Oct 9, 1904. Left an orphan at an early age, her young girlhood was spent with several families of this word and a few others are unclear on my copy. In 1849 she came to Lenawee County in this state to live with an older sister. During the next year she was blessedly converted and in 1851 was happily united in marriage with the Rev. Elisha Bibbins under whose ministry she had been led into christian and life. Twenty four years of arduous service in the ministry followed, sixteen years in the Wesleyan Methodist and eight in the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Sister Bibbins was a faithful servant of God. Domestic duties had not permitted to absorb her entire time. She delighted to engage in the work of the church and many souls were led into the religion or encouraged in the conflict of life by her sweet sympathy and unselfish devotion to their welfare. She diligently studied the work and read it through by course seven times.
Being persuaded through the Bible of her high privileges in she trusted in God for entire sanctification and became a shining witness of the fullness of grace. About the end of August, last year Sister Bibbins suffered a stroke of paralysis. In her afflictions she exhibited much patience and was richly sustained by faith and } into rest. Funeral services were held at the home of her son Wednesday morning Oct 12, 1904 and the remains were taken to Romulus, Mich, and interred by the side of her husband, Rev Geo[ of Milan, officiating."
(I also found her listed as Caroline Bibbins in the 1850 Cambridge MI census. I don't know how to reconcile this with the obituary although it is plausible that she and Elijah were engaged at that time and she was so excited about the upcoming marriage that she gave her future surname to the census taker. Elijah's obit in this publication did not mention her much less their marriage date.) |
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