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MRS. LYMAN TRUMBULL
(Julia Maria Jayne)
Julia Maria Jayne Trumbull was born in Springfield,
Illinois, June 3, 1824, <strong>the</strong> eldest child <strong>of</strong> Dr. Gershom and
Sibyl (Slater) Jayne. Her fa<strong>the</strong>r practiced medicine in
New York until 1820, when he came to Illinois down <strong>the</strong>
Ohio river in a flat-boat. He spent about six months in
sou<strong>the</strong>rn Illinois before permanently locating in Springfield,
Illinois, <strong>the</strong>n known as Calhoun.
Mrs. Trumbull was educated at Monticello Seminary,
She was a bridesmaid <strong>of</strong> Mrs. Abraham
Godfrey, Illinois.
Lincoln before her marriage to Lyman Trumbull <strong>of</strong> Belleville,
Illinois, June 21, 1843, at <strong>the</strong> age <strong>of</strong> nineteen. A
wedding journey was taken to Mr. Trumbull's old home
in Connecticut, and <strong>the</strong>n to Mrs. Trumbull's relatives
at Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
In 1846, on pr<strong>of</strong>ession <strong>of</strong> faith, she united with <strong>the</strong>
First Presbyterian church <strong>of</strong> Springfield, Illinois, and
afterwards, by letter, with churches <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> same denomination
at Belleville and Alton, where she, at different
periods, resided.
Mrs. Trumbull was <strong>the</strong> mo<strong>the</strong>r <strong>of</strong> six boys, three <strong>of</strong>
whom, <strong>the</strong> first, third and fifth, preceded her in death.
On Sunday morning, August 16, 1868, Mrs. Trumbull
died at her home in Washington, D. C. Mrs. Trumbull
was qualified in every way to be <strong>the</strong> wife <strong>of</strong> Lyman
Trumbull. She was a true wife, a devoted mo<strong>the</strong>r, a
sincere christian, a noble woman.
Funeral services were conducted by Reverend Frederick
H. Wines at <strong>the</strong> home <strong>of</strong> her bro<strong>the</strong>r, Dr. William
Jayne, in Springfield, on August 20, 1868. Burial was
made in Oak Ridge Cemetery.