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Rachel Margaret Gilleland Roark

Birth	:	30 Nov 1835 Mount Pleasant, Miller County, Missouri, USA
Death	:	17 Jan 1916 Olean, Miller County, Missouri, USA
Burial	:	Acacia Memorial Park, Modesto, Stanislaus County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.6481080, -120.9836610
Description	:	Daughter of Samuel S. and Mary B. (Welborn) Gilleland, second wife of Benjamin Downing Roark, married November 24, 1853, Miller County, Missouri. Unknown Newspaper, January 1916 Rachel Margaret Gilleland was born Nov. 30, 1835 and was married to B.D. Roark in the year 1853. Aunt Rachel, as she was called by all who knew and loved her, was the mother of eleven children, seven sons and four daughters. These children have all grown to man- and womanhood except the second child, a little girl, who was called to that home above, there to await the coming of the dear... Read More	Daughter of Samuel S. and Mary B. (Welborn) Gilleland, second wife of Benjamin Downing Roark, married November 24, 1853, Miller County, Missouri. Unknown Newspaper, January 1916 Rachel Margaret Gilleland was born Nov. 30, 1835 and was married to B.D. Roark in the year 1853. Aunt Rachel, as she was called by all who knew and loved her, was the mother of eleven children, seven sons and four daughters. These children have all grown to man- and womanhood except the second child, a little girl, who was called to that home above, there to await the coming of the dear mother, who has at last gone to meet her. Aunt Rachel joined the Baptist Church about fifty-seven or fifty-eight years ago and has always lived a consecrated and devoted Christian life since. On Tuesday, January 11th she was taken ill with pneumonia and on Monday night at 10:30 o'clock, she died. Her husband and all her children were with her during her sickness and death except one son (Benny) who lives in Texas and one daughter (Mrs. G.M. Rea) who was sick. The writer well remembers the time when she and her companion went down into the Liquid Grove and were buried in Baptism and raised to walk in newness of life. On Wednesday January 19th the body was conveyed to the Olean Baptist Church where funeral services were conducted by Rev. Hensley, after which the body was taken to the beautiful cemetery on the old farm where she was born and there she was buried the second time to await the second raising and then if we are worthy we with our dear mother will walk the golden streets where we will meet all our loved ones who have loved and served the Lord. (part of the text is missing here) …Kansas City Kansas, James W. of Kansas City, Mo., Mrs. G.M. Rea of Enon, Mo., Benjamin M. of Johntown, Texas, Samuel G. of the old home place, Mrs. Mary Gray, now residing with her father, Mrs. Clemmie Keeisley of near High Point, Mo., Walter A. of Olean and Willie T., on a farm near the old home. All the children except Benjamin M. and Mrs. Rea, were at home during the last days of their mothers illness, and all of them at the deathbed, except Willie who had gone home intending to return if called, but at the last, death came silently and swiftly so that there was not time to have called him. The deceased was one of the most devoted Christian women who has ever lived in this community, having been converted while yet a young woman and uniting with the Baptist Church and living her life as a member and worker in the Master's vineyard, most of the time worshiping with Green Ridge Church of which she was a member at the time of her death. Her most earnest prayer was that she might see all her children converted to Christ, and she lived to see that, and to help and counsel them for many years after. All who knew her loved her and were proud to call her friend and many there are who will bless her memory for the sweet words of council and comfort they heard from her lips. She was always on the outlook for something to do for others, especially the little ones in the family and neighborhood, and never let pass a chance to do something to help them, whether a word of solace or some material thing. She was taken sick on Tuesday, January 11th, with pneumonia, being ill only six days. Her mind was clear up to the very hour of her death, and her last spoken words were of the comfort of her aged husband with whom she had lived and labored so long. All through the day Monday, when asked if she wanted anything, she would say, "I want to go to sleep and never wake up", and this was granted her, her death being as peacefully quiet and easy as an infant dropping off to sleep. The long life she has lived here in the community as a Christian woman and mother will never be forgotten by anyone who knew her, and the influence for good she has left behind will be felt always. The remains were laid to rest in the I.O.O.F. cemetery at Olean, on the farm where she was born and raised, within two miles of where she had lived most of her life. A remarkable record. Another remarkable record is, this is the first death to be recorded in this immediate family for about fifty-seven years. -------------------------

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Rachel Margaret Gilleland Roark's memorial is located at: Acacia Memorial Park, Modesto, Stanislaus County, USA.
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Rachel Margaret Gilleland Roark death on 17 Jan 1916 in Olean, Miller County, Missouri, USA
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Latitude: 37.6481080
Longitude: -120.9836610

Family Members:

Parent

Samuel S. Gilleland

(1802 - 1884)

Mary B. Welborn Gilleland

(1807 - 1873)

Spouse

Benjamin Downing Roark

(1835 - 1928)

Siblings

John Thomas Gilleland

(1832 - 1920)

Sarah Elizabeth Gilleland Starling

(1834 - 1913)

Children

James Wesley Roark

(1861 - 1924)

Rachel Martha Roark Rea

(1865 - 1916)

Samuel Green Roark

(1869 - 1947)

Mary Jane Roark Gray

(1872 - 1929)

Clemency Elizabeth Roark Kneisly

(1874 - 1959)

Flowers:

Left by Anonymous on 14 Aug 2003

Left by Anonymous on 30 May 2006

Left by Anonymous on 10 Aug 2010

Left by Anonymous on 25 Apr 2018

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