The Waterloo Republican Thursday November Dec 1 1892
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Mrs Durfee died Sunday morning, Nov 27 aged 82 years 3 months and 20 days, 
and was buried in the cemetery at New Design on Tuesday Nov 29. Mrs Durfee 
was of Eastern parentage who traced their way from Massachusetts to Ohio to 
Illinois, and were pioneers in Monroe. Mrs Durfee was Miss Carlisle before her 
marriage, and was a relative of Ex-speaker Carlisle.
 
The Waterloo Republican, Thursday Dec 15, 1892
Durfee
 The month of November and the early part of December have been especially 
fatal to our older people. There cannot be any immediate cause assigned to the 
unusual mortality in our midst, as we have no diseases of an epidemic form. When, 
however, a person has passed the four score mark in life's journey we may at any 
time expect a summons from an all wise Providence to the bourne from which no 
traveler returns.
 Mrs. Durfee, whose maiden name was Carlisle, a distant relative of the Carlisles of 
Kentucky, was born near Marietta, Ohio, on the 7th day of August, 1810. She received 
for those early days a liberal education and while teaching school she was married to 
Alexander H. Durfee, with whom about 1886 she removed from Ohio to Monroe County, 
Illinois, where he had selected a home. The village of Burksville Station is located on the 
Alexander Durfee farm. Mrs. Durfee left her surviving the following ! children, viz: 
Joanna, wife of Harrison G. Owen, Sophia A., wife of Paul C. Brey, Rhoda, wife of J.W. 
Drury, Caroline, wife of William T. Demint, Frank Durfee; all residing in Monroe county; 
and George Durfee, residing in St. Louis, Mo. and 26 grandchildren, and 5 great grand 
children.
 She died on the 27th day of November, 1892, without a struggle, quietly and peacefully 
as she had lived, sincerely beloved by all her children and highly respected by all who 
enjoyed her acquaintance for so many years. She attained the hale old age of 82 years, 
3 months and 20 days, and was buried by the side of her husband in the New Design 
cemetery, one of the oldest in the State of Illinois. The funeral was attended by many of 
her old friends and acquaintances.

Submitted by Barbara Coakley
Dallas TX