SLIGH, MRS J E 30 MARCH 1890
| Name: | Mary Louise Sligh |
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| Birth Date: | 4 Apr 1846 |
| Birth Place: | Louisiana, United States of America |
| Death Date: | 30 Mar 1890 |
| Death Place: | Nogal, Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States of America |
| Cemetery: | Nogal Cemetery |
| Burial or Cremation Place: | Nogal, Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States of America |
| Has Bio?: | Y |
| URL: | https://www.findagrave.com/mem… |
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Results for your Search by Grantee: SLIGH J E For official copies of documents, please visit the County office. Type Grantee Rec Book Page # Filed Grantor Instrument Description Doc# AGREE SLIGH J E 1 B 113 2 18800608 DAVIS GEORGE W 18800528 WHITE OAKS MINING DISTRICT 188010113 1 ELLIS B H 188010113 1 HOMESTAKE LODE PART AKA 188010113 1 JERRELL W L 188010113 1 LEONARD IRA E 188010113 1 SLIGH J E 188010113 1 SOUTH HOMESTAKE 188010113 1 WILSON JOHN E 188010113 DEED SLIGH J E 1 B 319 2 18801227 LA MINA DE LAS CRUCES VIEJOS 18801227 188010319 1 VEGA JOSE M 188010319 DEED SLIGH J E 1 B 636 2 18810709 BLAKE FLETCHER A 18810709 NOGAL MINING DISTRICT 188110636 1 BUSTAMANTO 188110636 1 GOLEDN EAGLE 188110636 1 VERA CRUZ 188110636 1 WASHOE 188110636 DEED SLIGH J E 1 C 94 2 18810725 BLAKE FLETCHER A 18801022 188110094 1 BUSTAMENTE MINE 188110094 1 GOLDEN EAGLE MINE 188110094 1 VERA CRUZ MINE 188110094 1 WASHOE MINE 188110094 DEED SLIGH J E 1 C 232 1 18811013 BELL THOMAS H 18801211 188110232 1 DELAWARE 188110232 QCD SLIGH J E 1 C 233 1 18811013 BONITO 18811008 188110233 1 DELAWARE 188110233 1 JEWETT D J M A 188110233 QCD SLIGH J E 1 C 234 1 18811013 BONITO 18811001 NOGAL DISTRICT 188110234
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PLEASE NOTE: NO HEADSTONE EVER FOUND FOR THIS LADY. ONE OF MANY UNMARKED GRAVES IN THIS SMALL CEMETERY
Wife of James E. Sligh – On the 1880 Census she lived at White Oaks with her husband and 2 children, George, 14 yrs. old and Emma, 12 yrs. old. Mary was 34 yrs. of age on the census.
Lincoln County Leader – April 1890
Saturday, April 5, 1890
SAD DEATH
Mrs. J. E. Sligh Suicides
Death is Nature’s chief abhorrence – it is dreaded alike by Christian and Pagan, for, philosophies as we may, the future state is to all of us as a sealed book, which we read through the lids by the eyes of faith or of unbelief. But in every case the presence of Death appalls the beholder. If it be a child that is stricken, it’s little hands and soft hair inspires in the looker-on wonder what the flower was given for and so quickly taken away. If it be an aged father or mother, the bereft feel that life on this shore had lost it’s most endearing charms. Yet all bide their time and exhibit no haste to experience the realities beyond, to peer into the unseen.
Occasionally, through dementia, or from having burdens placed upon their innocent backs which they feel they are unable to carry, take the life which God gave them and risk all rather than suffer longer. In such cases, the presence of the corpse freezes the blood of friends and kindred, and oftentimes sorrow, dipped in sympathy too late stirred, crowds the heart and “the better angels of man’s nature” feel their strings weakening and seemingly disposed to surrender. But bye and bye the veil is lifted and the hand of Providence can be seen in the dispensation. Truly “God works in a mysterious way His wonder to perform”.
Last Sabbath our people were shocked when the intelligence was flashed upon them that Mrs. J. E. Sligh had, sometime on Saturday night, in her room and home at Nogal, taken her own life, the agency being chloroform. Her husband went to his residence Sunday morning and entering his chamber there found his wife lying across the bed with none of her clothes removed from her person save her corset. He touched her, and horror of horrors, she was dead, and he stood alone in the presence of the ever living God and the dead form of her who had been his true, tender, affectionate, and indulgent partner during the best years of his life. Messengers were at once sent hither for a casket and to the San Andreas, where the son and daughter, George Sligh and Emma Shannanhouse were. The bereft children at Nogal Monday forenoon and Mrs. S. was laid to rest Monday afternoon.
A Coroner’s inquest was held before burial, and the verdict was: “Came to her death by an overdose of chloroform administered by herself”.
The deceased lived several years in White Oaks, during which term not a derogatory word was ever lisped against her. She was exceptional in amiability and generous to prodigality in emergent causes of suffering. Her death fell as a personal blow on the hearts of those who knew her best.
Despite the strained relations so long and openly maintained between Mr. Sligh and the writer we cannot help feeling sympathy for him now that he is so loaded, burdened with cares not devisable and which cannot be laid down in life. We do not gloat, but could easier join tears in the flood with his – tears in memory of the tired one who voluntarily laid down to rest; tears for him whose heart will never be able to purge the memory of the universally lamented partner for so many years of his joys and sorrows, ups and downs, hopes and fears. Vale