The Havensville (KS) Review, Thursday, June 18, 1914

OBITUARY

Minerva Jane Littleton was born March 12, 1825, in Fleming county, Ky., and died at the home of Robert Bell in Havensville, Kansas, June 9, 1914, age 89 years, 2 months and 28 days.

She was married to John D. Newman of Fleming county, Ky.; in 1840, who died February 16, 1861.

To this union were born seven children, four sons and three daughters, Alex. F. and Mrs. Geo. Pope, of Holton; Harriet, who died in infancy; Samuel, who died in 1902; John S., Havensville; Elias, who died in 1904; and Mrs. Laura Marsh, of Peabody, Kans.

In 1863 she was united in marriage to R. J. Henderson, of Fleming county, Ky., who came with her to Jackson county, Kans., in 1867. To this union were born three children, who have preceded her to the life beyond. In 1900, she with her husband moved to the state of Oregon, where Mr. Henderson died in 1905.

In the same year she returned to Kansas. September 28, 1907, she was married to M. C. Coates, of this place, who died in November 1912.

Grandma Coates lived to see the fourth generation born, having thirty-five grandchildren, twenty-three great grandchildren, and seven great great grandchildren, and a host of relatives and friends to mourn her death.

She was converted at an early age and united with the Methodist church. After moving to Oregon she changed her membership to the Baptist church and lived a faithful member until her death.

Mrs. Coates had an unusually strong constitution, having traveled a great deal in her life from Kentucky to Kansas to California two different trips and in the seventy-fifth year of her life she made an overland trip in a prairie schooner from Kansas to Oregon; then in her eightieth year she returned to Kansas and was in remarkable good health until a few months before her death.

The funeral was held at the Christian church, conducted by Rev. P. A. Schenks, of Onaga, who took his text from John 11:26 --' Andwhosoever liveth and believeth in me, shall never die. Believest thou this.: She was then laid to rest in the Havensville cemetery to await the final resurrection morn.