Individual Details

Sarah Lemmon was born in Westmoreland Co., Pa., Feb. 13, 1844, died March 16, 1912, aged 68 years, 1 month and 3 days. She was married to Simeon Shelly, Dec. 15, 1864 at Fairfield, Iowa. To them were born six children, three sons, who were all at her bedside at the time of her death. In 1886 with their family, they came to Dawson Co., Neb., and located on a farm west of Gothenburg which has since been their home. She united with the Presbyterian church some thirty six years ago and upon coming to Gothenburg she united with the Methodist church. She was a loving wife, a kind tender and affectionate mother, a good neighbor, always sympathizing with the sick, the suffering and the afflicted, and always had the confidence and esteem of those who knew her. She suffered severely during the last few months of her life, but was uncomplaining and patient, and was frequently heard to say she was ready to go then the Lord was willing, and often when her body was racked with the most severe pain she would open her eyes and say " I just wanted to tell you how good the Lord Jesus is." Funeral services were held Tuesday at the home by Rev. C. C. Wilson and interment made in Grand View Cemetery beside her husband who preceded her to the heavenly home fifteen years ago. Gothenburg Independent, Thursday, March 21, 1912, Page 1, Col. 3. Grand View Cemetery Gothenburg Nebraska. Book, Compiled by Patricia A. Flatten, May 2003; Updated by Harold E. Clark, June 2012.

Birth	13 Feb 1844	Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania
Marriage	15 Dec 1864	Jefferson Co., Iowa - Simeon Shelly
Death	16 Mar 1912	Gothenburg, Dawson Co., Nebraska
Alt name		Sade Lemmon
Burial		Grand View Cemetery, Gothenburg, Dawson Co., Nebraska

Spouse	Simeon Shelly (1839 - 1896)
Child	Frank Robert Shelley (1866 - 1936)
Child	Elizabeth Florence Shelly (1870 - )
Child	Millie Elenora Shelly (1872 - )
Child	James S. Shelly (1877 - )
Child	Margaret Ethel Shelly (1881 - )
Child	Harry A. Shelly (1884 - )

Father	Robert Smith Lemmon (1810 - 1895)
Mother	Sarah Hice (1816 - 1895)
Sibling	Mary Jane Lemmon (1839 - 1915)
Sibling	Elizabeth Lemmon (1841 - 1908)
Sibling	Milly E. Lemmon (1846 - 1877)
Sibling	Margaret A. Lemmon (1849 - 1913)
Sibling	John Hice Lemmon (1851 - 1852)
Sibling	James "Henry" Lemmon (1853 - 1926)
Sibling	George Hice Lemmon (1856 - 1948)
Sibling	Thomas Hanna Lemmon (1858 - 1934)