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- Newspaper Article - Thursday, October 14, 1886 Pulaski Democrat - Pulaski, New York - Albion Cross Roads - We were sorry to learn that her little friend, Jessie Filkins, had departed this life. Her winning ways endeared her to all and of her it could be truly said, "none knew her but to love her." While her parents mourn their loss, they have one more attraction to allure them to a higher life.
Newspaper Obituary - Thursday, October 21, 1886 Pulaski Democrat - Pulaski, New York - Died - In this village, October 6, 1886, Jessie Filkins, only daughter of Deloss and Florence Filkins, aged twelve years.
Newspaper Obituary - Thursday, October 21, 1886 Pulaski Democrat - Pulaski, New York - Died - In Pulaski, October 6th, Miss Jessie Filkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Delos Filkins, aged 12 years. Jessie was a most promising and beautiful girl. She had early developed those traits of character that had won the confidence and love of all who knew her, both among her associates and those of riper years, and her early fall has cast a saddened gloom over many hearts, but especially it has fallen with crushing weight upon the hearts of the parents. Jessie was an only child, twice before had the father and mother been called to follow a child to the grave, and they had fondly hoped and anticipated that this, the last one, could be spared to them as a comfort and joy in coming years, but in this they have been disappointed and are now left stricken and alone to mourn the loss of their entire family. But they are not without comfort in that their loved ones are safe in heaven. Jessie gave the most comforting assurance that she was a child of God. She had been for many years a faithful Sunday school scholar and accustomed to prayer and after she was taken ill she declared the Bible to be read daily and showed a great love for it until her death. Her funeral was attended by a large concourse of people who wept on her bier and followed her with loving hearts to the grave, thus showing that even a child by a noble life may win the affections of the people. We miss her at the Sunday school and she will be greatly missed at home, that we believe that we shall meet her again, "where all tears are wiped away, and the inhabitants never say they are sick." May the sorrowing parents find grace to sustain in this sad bereavement and finally be permitted to meet their family in Heaven. S. E Brown.
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1874 - 1886 (12 years)