Mrs. Sarah Cullen departed this life in this city on Wednesday, and the remains were interred in Chestnut Street Cemetery Thursday afternoon, the funeral taking place from the residence of Mrs. Wm. Cullen.

     Miss Sarah Brainard when quite a young woman moved to Apalachicola from Connecticut, and on August 24, 1843 at Apalachicola she wedded Mr. P. W. Cullen.  Since moving to Apalachicola she was a continuous resident.  In fact, she never left the city.  The first and only railroad train she ever saw was a few years ago when the Apalachicola Northern ran its first train to this city.  When Mrs. Cullen moved to Apalachicola every thing here was bustle and life.  River steamers loaded with cotton, were arriving constantly, and the bay contained many sailing vessels loading cotton for European ports.

     For a number of years, Mrs. Cullen taught a private school in Apalachicola, and there are many “grown ups” in Apalachicola who recall with pleasure the days they spent in Mrs. Cullen’s school room.

     For one of her age, Mrs. Cullen possessed a remarkable memory.  She could recall the names of many citizens who have long since passed over to the other side, and her descriptions of the early days of Apalachicola when cotton was King and when Indians infested the woods of the river and made war on the white settlers was very vivid, and told with a directness that was pleasant to the listener.

     Up to a few years ago Mrs. Cullen was very active for one of her age.  A bad fall, however, incapacitated her, and of late she has been wheeled around in a rolling chair.

     Mrs. Cullen is survived by a number of relatives in Connecticut and in Apalachicola.
 

(Tribune Established 1881.  Herald Established ??.  Consolidated 1885)
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