Margaret Eagle
Date 2007/10/27 6:57:15 | Topic: Obituaries
| [b]Mrs. Margaret Eagle[/b]
1836-1910
Mrs. Margaret Eagle, widow of David Eagle, who died a little more than a year ago, died Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Abby Allen of near Peniel. She was about 75 years of age, and was a firm and faithful Christian, being a staunch member of the M. E. Church South, and faithful worker for her Master for many years. Mrs. Eagle was buried Friday near Peniel by Undertaker H. C. Cottle.
Mrs. Eagle was twice married, first to Joe Rader who was killed during the Civil War, leaving a son, John Rader, who is now living in Nebraska, and a daughter, who is now Mrs. Arminta Eagle, having married her stepfather's brother.
Her children by her second husband are Dennie and Herbert Eagle, who live at Parkersburg; Bun Eagle who lives near Peniel, and Charley Eagle. A daughter, Jennie, died some years ago, and her other daughter, Mrs. Abby Allen, with whom she lived at the time of her death.
Mrs. Eagle was a sister of A. M. and W. S. Cottle of Reedy, Price Cottle and Mrs. Nannie Fouty of Peniel and Mike Cottle of Ohio; also Charles, D. S. and J. D. Cottle and Mrs. Virginia Whitman, deceased.
The killing of Mrs. Eagle's first husband, Joe Rader, in Civil War times, makes a sad and painful story. Mr. Rader was living on his farm at Buffalo on the head of Mill Creek and was not enlisted in the Army. He was suspected of giving food to the Rebels. A number of Union scouts came to his house an asked for something to eat. He told them they could have dinner if they would wait until his wife prepared it, as he never turned anyone hungry from his door, whether friend or foe. They waited some little distance from the house. After dinner was prepared they would not come to the house to eat it, but had Mr. Rader bring it to them in a basket. After they had eaten the dinner and chatted a while, Mr. Rader took his basket and started to go home, they all raised their muskets and shot him dead.
[i](Submitted by Garnette Warren Camp)
The Reedy News; September 23, 1910[/i]
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