Sarah Ann Neve, *

SARAH NEVE WAS BORN NEAR HULL, ENGLAND SEPTEMBER 22, 1844 AND DIED AT THE HOME OF HER DAUGHTER IN ARNOLD, NEBRASKA AUGUST 2, 1922, AGED 77 YEARS, 10 MONTHS, AND 10 DAYS.

WHEN A GIRL OF 10 YEARS HER PARENTS CAME TO AMERICA. THE TRIP WAS A STORMY VOYAGE OF NINE WEEKS ON A SAILING VESSEL. HER PARENTS SETTLED ON A FARM NEAR LYNDON, WISCONSIN WHERE SHE GREW TO WOMANHOOD

ON DECEMBER 25, 1862 OCCURED THE MARRIAGE OF MISS SARAH NEVE TO WILLIAM SIMPSON. MR. SIMPSON WAS CALLED TO THE COLORS DURING THE CIVIL WAR, LEAVING HIS SMALL FAMILY TO SUFFER THE HARDSHIPS OF REAL FRONTIER LIFE.

TO THIS UNION, SIX SONS AND ONE DAUGHTER WAS BORN; GEORGE W., JULIAN F., LEWIS E., DELBERT E., HERBERT H., EVALYN MARRS., AND CLARENCE G. SIMPSON. IN 1888 THE FAMILY CAME TO CUSTER COUNTY AND THE FOLLOWING YEAR SETTELED ON THE HOMESTEAD IN LOGAN COUNTY.

SHORTLY AFTER THE DEATH OF MR. SIMPSON IN 1891, MRS. SIMPSON MOVED FROM THE FARM TO ARNOLD, NEBRASKA. HERE SHE LIVED MAKING HER CONTRIBUTION TO THE CHURCH AND COMMUNITY. SHE WAS ALWAYS HELPFUL AND EFFICIENT IN THE PRESENCE OF SICKNESS. DURING THE LAST YEARS SHE HAS MADE HER HOME WITH HER CHILDREN. THE LAST HOUR CAME WHILE STAYING WITH HER DAUGHTER MRS. EVALYN MARRS. WHILE SHE HAD BEEN FAILING FOR SOME MONTHS THE END CAME QUITE SUDDENLY.

IN HER EARLY MARRIED LIFE SHE UNITED WITH THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. ON COMING TO NEBRASKA, SHE UNITED WITH THE ARNOLD BAPTIST CHURCH WHERE SHE REMAINED FAITHFUL TO THE TIME OF HER DEPARTURE.

SHE LEAVES TO SURVIVE HER, ONE SISTER MRS. ELIZABETH WELLS (NEVE) OF MAUSTON, WISCONSIN, SIX OF SEVEN CHILDREN, DELBERT HAVING DIED AT THE AGE OF 16 FROM A HUNTING ACCIDENT, A NUMBER OF GRANDCHILDREN, AND MANY OTHER, RELATIVES, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS.

SOURCE - NEWSPAPERS.COM - ARNOLD SENTINEL
PJF - 03/22/2024