“From the Muscatine Evening Journal, Wed Jan 22, 1896 – Died in Seattle, Washington, Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Harris-Hull. Born Nov 7, 1824(possibly 1821)in Buckingham county, Virginia, on the plantation called “Snow Cliff” then owned by her father Benj. Harris, who was a native of Albemarle county of the same state. The mother’s maiden name was Elisabeth P Ware, a native of Goochland county. Mrs Hull’s family removed to Hillsboro, Highland county, Ohio in 1825 and from thence to Newton, Jasper county, Ill in 1837, where she married Alexander Wm Hull in May, 1845, and lived in Vincenaes, Ind until October 1849, whence to Keokuk, Iowa until 1851, then to Muscatine where her daughter Carrie was born in June of that same year. Her husband dying in January, 1856, she continued residing in Muscatine until 1863 when she removed to Chicago and from thence in 1893, she came with her daughter, Mrs. John Fairbank to Seattle.
Mrs. Hull was possessed of a fine mind and character; well read and being of gracious presence of person, endeared herself to all with whom she came in contact. During the later years of her stay in Chicago she was an earnest worker and one of the promoters of the Reformed Episcopal church, her endeavors being highly appreciated by the Bishops Cummings and Cheney and also by Bishop Fallows. She will be especially remembered by the young men who constituted her family while in Muscatine with great affection, and her loss will be felt by all those who looked upon her as a kind and affectionate friend, who was always in sympathy with them in all their trials and tribulations. The world does not furnish many like her, in greatness of heart and nobility of soul, being the grandest friend that one ever had, is the testimony of the writer.”

Source:  Muscatine Evening Journal, Jan 22, 1896, Posted By: Bonnie Fairbank Date: 10/25/2011