Mrs. Elias
Adams, nee Louise E. Barber, was born in Boston, Ont., March 8th,
1832. Her parents, Moses and Nancy Barber, were among the oldest
members of the Boston Baptist church. She was the eleventh of twelve
children and early in life was led to accept Christ as her Savior.
At the age of thirteen she was
baptized by the Rev. S. McConnell, and united with the church, and
became from that time an active worker.
On November 8th, 1849, she was
married by the Rev. J. Vanloon to Ransome [K]. Collver, eldest son of
John Mark Collver, whose father was one of early settlers in Norfolk
County, and whose great-grandfather came over on the Pilgrim ship the
Mayflower.
After their marriage, she with
her husband moved on the farm near Bloomsburg. Shortly afterwards her
husband professed conversion and was baptized at Waterford by the Rev.
A. Slaght, and with her letter from Boston they joined the Waterford
church, and later united with the Bloomsburg church, it being nearer
their home.
By this union three children
were born, one only surviving, J. Seymour Collver, now living on the
old farm near Bloomsburg.
On July 29th, 1878, her
husband was removed by death.
In June, 1881, she was married
to Elias Adams, moving with him to Aylmer, and joining the Baptist
church there. Of this church she has been a faithful, consistent and
true member for nearly 34 years.
After a brief illness, she
passed away on March 7th to be with the Lord.
Her pastor, Rev. Thos. J.
Mitchell, preached her funeral sermon from II. Tim. iv.: 7-8: "A
retrospect and a prospect," after which the remains were taken to
Waterford and interred in the cemetery there. She is survived by her
son, J. Seymour Collver and family.
She will be missed by a large
circle of friends and they will often wish to look into her bright
face and desire "the touch of the vanished hand and the sound of
the voice that is still."
