Gertrude Bennett was born on 29. Jan. 1839 at Fort Hamilton, Kings County, New York. She married
John Gedney Conover, son of
John Van Brunt Conover and
Hannah Dennis, on 27. Dec. 1866. Gertrude Bennett died on 2. Feb. 1907 at Bristol Twp., Kendall County, Illinois, at age 68. Mrs. Gertrude Conover Passes Away Suddenly Saturday Morning
Many friends in Bristol Township and other parts of Kendall county were shocked, Saturday morning, to hear of the sudden death of Mrs. Gertrude Conover at the home in Bristol. Mrs. Conover was taken ill Thursday, and the affliction rapidly developed into pneumonia. She was very all day Thursday, but Friday there seemed be a slight alleviation of the suffering and hope were entertained for her recovery. Complications with heart trouble developed and Saturday morning the death angel came to call the aged mother to her eternal rest, where she met her husband, the late John G. Conover, who passed away December 29, 1893. The funeral services were were held at the Yorkville Baptist Church of which the deceased has been a faithful member since January, 1896, and were conducted by Pastor Parker. Internment was in Oak Gove Cemetery, Bristol, in the family lot.
Gertude Bennett was born near Fort Hamilton, Long Island, New York, January 29, 1889, and was in her sixty eight year at the time of her
death. She was married to John G. Conover on December 27, 1866, and with him came to Illinois, where they settled in Bristol Township. To this union were born eight children -- two sons and six daughters, of whom six are living -- Jennie, Clemence, Grace, John, Gertrude and Marion; James and Catherine passed away a while still in infancy.
The death has left a void in a well know family of Kendall County. The young ladies and one son who remain to remember the love of a kind and affectionate mother have the sympathy of a wide circle of friends, not alone near home, but in many other towns where their influence has been felt. The sudden taking away of the mother is sincerely regretted, but she has gone to a brighter home -- gone to be with her husband and little ones who preceded her, and where she will be eternally happy to greet those who are left behind. She was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery, Bristol Twp., Kendall County, Illinois.