Davidella (Golladay) Lake
Wife of George Lake
Davidella apparently had a good sense of humor. This is
demonstrated in a letter where Davidella noted that one of her male cousins wasn't as good
looking as she was, but followed up with:
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"Pardon my vanity, Uncle Sam, I say
it only in jest, for Pa Pa says until the blacksmith hammers down my
nose, I will always look like Uncle Fred's old sweetheart Mila Hegerty.
No accounting for tastes."
Davidella Golladay, 21 Mar 1859 |
In the autumn of 1859, Davidella took a trip on a train with friends
to the Mississippi state fair.
Davidella's letter from Jackson in 1859
When Davidella was almost eighteen years old, she took to trip to
New York and other Northern states. While the start of the Civil War was only
months away, there is no mention of any tensions in her
letter.
Davidella's letter from Niagara Falls
in 1860
Davidella was married George Lake in Golladay Hall in Grenada and she lived
there until she died suddenly of a heart attack at age 48.
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Besides rare intelligence and
business accomplishments, she was a sincere Christian woman, having in
1875 gave her heart to God, and from that time she never forgot her
obligations to the Methodist Church, or refused allegiance to Christ,
her Savior
The Grenada Sentinel (February 14, 1891) |
Davidella's ornate grave in the Odd Fellows cemetery in Grenada
This page last updated on
December 10, 2006 |