"Danielsville Monitor, 28 Apr 1899 Felicia, daughter of Mr. James and Mrs. M. H. Jaenkins, died of fever Nov. 4th 1989, aged about 30 years. Felicia was a pure, noble Christian, and has passed over the cold stream and joined the might host, the redeemed of the Lord. She united with the Methodist Church when young, but later joined the Mission Baptist church at Union, Madison county, of which she was a consistent member and devoted Christian at the time of her death--ripe for the harvest when the Angel of Death came to bid her to the promised land, the great beyond, that spirit world where the redeemed of the Lord are at rest and joy. Eternally blessed are they who trust in the Lord and do His righteous will. Oh, that glory world, the New Jerusalem, where there is no pain, no sorrow, no anguish of souls on account of sin! Oh, that sweet peace and happiness is her reward for trusting Jesus' name. She remarked to a friend: "My! oh, hard, hard, how hard! You know I have had a hard time in this world, but it is all right. Now I am on my death bed and I want you to advise me what to do. There's Garnett, poor boy, I fear is crippled for life, and my poor little babe. Poor little things@ No one will be willing to take them to raise after I am gone, in their condition." She was advised not to think of her children; that they would be cared for; to have no uneasiness about the, but try to get well and raise them herself. She remarked: "If it is the Lord's will I am willing to get well; but I feel that I will never get over all this. I know God is good; He will do what is best; I am resigned to His will." Felicia being scorched with fever, racked with pain and great agony of mind, seemed to realize her condition in this world and was able to speak of her relation to this world and the world to come. Perfectly composed for a short space of time and realizing her situation, filled with the love of God and being ripe for the harvest, a foretaste of heaven seemed to cheer her. All was done for her recovery to raise her children. Garnett is all right and a manly, bright boy. Felicia had a long siege of fever and it seemed that she would recover, as her fever left her, but in a very weak and frail condition, perfectly helpless. She pined away and died of a broken heart apparently. She is at rest--that sweet rest of eternal joy--surrounded by the holy angels, where there is no anguish of soul on account of the sins of this earth. A Friend Additional Comments: Transcriber's note: From the marriage records of Madison County, Felicia Jenkins married Richard Lee Ware, 05 Dec 1886. On the 1900 Madison Co. Census, 11 year old Garnett was living with his uncle, Ian A. Jenkins." Source: USGenWeb Archives by: Christine Crumley - Brown http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00013.html#0003050 July 6, 2006
