Ruth A. Wilkinson
June 9, 1812-February 11, 1877
Niles Mirror, Wednesday, February 14, 1877, page 4, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library
Mrs. L.F. Wilkinson who has been suffering for several months from cancer of the superior maxillary bone, died at her residence on Sunday morning last. She was born June 9th, 1812, in Chester co., Penn., came to Michigan in 1857, moved to Niles in 1861. Mrs Wilkinson was the centre of a large circle of acquaintances both here and in her native State. She was an affectionate wife and mother, a kind neighbor and a consistent Christian.
Her suffering was intense from the first, but through all she was patient and gently, fearful of expressing anything that seemed like a murmer. Her place in the social and family circle can never be filled and her pleasant countenance will long be missed in the congregation where she was a faithful worshiper.
