Chase County Kansas Obituaries 1863 - 2002

Pressnall, Martha Bales

Martha Bales Pressnall, wife of Jeremiah Pressnall (deceased) and daughter of Nathan and Jemima Bales, was born in Surrey County, North Carolina. Twelfth month 23d, 1823, moved with parents and settled near Westfield Indiana in 1832, and was married in 1841. In 1864 removed to LeGrand, Iowa; in 1867 settled in Chase County, Kansas; died Second month 7th, 1896, at her daughter's Jennie Jones, in LaJunta Colorado after many months of suffering--eighteen months speechless; yet through it all she mainifested the same love, patience, endurance and Christian faith that characterized a long and useful life, leaving the ever-comforting assurance to her three daughters and one remaining son that "All is Well" Note: Martha is buried in the Old Quaker Cemetery in Chase County.

American Friend, May 28, 1896

Chase County Death Notices and Obituaries, compiled and abstracted from the Chase County Courant and Chase County Leader Newspapers
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