Emma Mittan
Jan. 29, 1826-Dec. 13, 1904
Niles Republican II, 15 Dec 1904, (from Wm. Brackett)
One Of The First Settlers Mrs. J. W. Mittan, Who Died Yesterday, Came to Niles in Wagon in 1837
Mrs. J. W. Mittan who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Stella Loane, yesterday afternoon, was one of Niles’ oldest citizens, having come to this town in 1837. Mrs. Mittan was born in Ypsilanti, Mich., in January, 1826, and with her father, Ezra Derby, made the trip to Niles eleven years later in a covered wagon. Mr. Derby left her in charge of his sister, Mrs. Jacob Messenger, and his brother, Owen Derby. Mrs. Mittan was married in 1847, the ceremony being performed in the house now occupied by Bascom Parker at Fourth and Main streets. She was the mother of eight children of whom six are living. Those who survive are Mrs. Josey Bickford of Niles, John and Charles Mittan of Toldeo, Mrs. Stella Loane of Niles, Mrs. Frank Allen of Muncie, Ind., and Robert Mittan of Minit, N. D. Since the death of her husband in 1900, Mrs. Mittan has resided with Mrs. Loane, and has always been a resident of Niles and vicinity since first coming here. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at the house, the Rev. A. T. Ferguson officiating. The remains will be interred at Silver Brook.
Note: DOB and DOD from Michigan Death Record for Emma Francis Mittan