Mary Jane Stuart Nesbitt
The Payette Independent
Thursday, September 10, 1925
Old Pioneer Passes
Mrs. J. F. Nesbitt passed away at the ranch home near New Plymouth, Friday evening, September 4th at 5:45 p. m., following a short illness of five days.
Mary Jane Stuart was born February 3, 1857, at Canton, Illinois. After five years she moved with her parents to Humphreys, Missouri, where she made her home for eighteen years. While there she received her common school and normal training and followed the teaching profession for four years.
She came to Idaho in1880, staging from Kelton, Utah, to Falks Store where an uncle, William Stuart, lived. She continued her teaching and taught for a term of fourteen months in Jerusalem, near Horseshoe Bend, and the following year a term at Emmett.
August 20, 1882 she was united in marriage to John Franklin Nesbitt. They made their home at the present Nesbitt ranch, east of New Plymouth. To this union were born seven children: John W. of Goldberg, Oregon; George F. and Milton S. of New Plymouth; Oscar died in infancy; Elmer H. of Gross, Idaho; Iva M. and Clarence S. of New Plymouth.
Besides the above left to mourn her loss, are her husband, J. F. Nesbitt, a sister, Mrs. Lizzie Beyers, of Deeth, Nevada, and a brother, W. S. Stuart of New Plymouth.
The funeral services were held at the Episcopal Church in Payette conducted by the Reverend Thomas Ashworth. The Rebekahs had charge of the services at the grave.
Card of Thanks
We extend our thanks to the friends, neighbors and fraternal orders for their kind assistance and beautiful floral offerings during the illness and death of our beloved wife and mother. Mr. and Mrs. George F. Nesbitt, Mr. and Mrs. Milton S. Nesbitt, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer H. Nesbitt, Iven M. Nesbitt, Clarence S. Nesbitt
Payette Enterprise (Thursday, September 10, 1925)
PAYETTE VALLEY PIONEER PASSES
Mrs. J. F Nesbitt, one of the early pioneers of the Payette valley, passed away at the ranch home on the Payette river near New Plymouth last Friday evening, Sept. 4, at 5:45 p.m. following a short illness of but five days. The news of her sudden death brought sadness to a host of friends of the Nesbitt family, and particularly those who have known Mrs. Nesbitt best and have had the pleasure of meeting her in her own home where hospitality and the real spirit of pioneer friendship seemed to be her greatest pleasure. The writer is one among many others who can testify from personal experience to the kind treatment and generous hospitality extended while in the Nesbitt home. Mrs. Nesbitt was kind and good to all deserving people with whom she came in contact. From the early days she acquired the spirit of thrift and good management. She was a helper in the home, devoted to her family, a kind wife and loving mother. She will be keenly missed, not only in her own home, but by many others whom she had kindly treated an befriended in time of need.
Mary Jane Stewart was born Feb. 3, 1857, at Canton, Ill., and when five years of age moved with her parents to Humphreys, Mo., where she made her home for 18 years. While there she received a common school and normal training and for four years followed teaching.
She came to Idaho in 1880, staging from Kelton, Utah, to Falks Store, where she made her home with an uncle, William Stewart. She continued teaching and taught for a term of 14 months in Jerusalem, near Horseshoe Bend, and the following year one term at Emmett.
On August 20, 1882, she was united in marriage to John Franklin Nesbitt who at the time owned the present Nesbitt ranch near New Plymouth and where they have since made their home except for a short time they resided in Payette. To this union were born seven children: George F. and Milton S. of New Plymouth; Oscar who died in infancy; Elmer H. of Gross; Iva M. and Clarence S. of New Plymouth. besides the above left to mourn their loss are a husband, J. F. Nesbitt, a sister, Mrs. Lizzie Beyers, of Deeth, Neb., and a brother, W. S. Stewart, of New Plymouth.
Funeral services were held at the Episcopal church in Payette Monday conducted by Rev. Thos. Ashworth, where a large crowd gathered to pay their last tribute of respect, and where many beautiful floral offerings spoke in terms of highest regard for the departed one. The Rebekah lodge, of which the deceased was a member, took charge of the services at the grave in Riverside cemetery.
