Tracey, Catherine Alice Nesbit

TRACEY, NESBIT

Posted By: Lorelei Rusco (email)
Date: 11/22/2011 at 10:51:42

Tracey, Catherine Alice Nesbit –
Catherine Alice Nesbit was born in LaSalle, Ill. August 2, 1873, and moved with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Nesbit to Adams, County, Iowa in 1875. She was married to Geo Tracey of Christmas Day 1891 in Lenox, Iowa and moved to a farm in Taylor county, where they resided until 1901, when they moved to Adams county, four miles south of Corning, which has since been the family home.

Mrs. Tracey was the mother of eight children, five boys and three girls, all of whom are living. They are James, Hugh, Francis, Arthur and Miss Mildred, living at home; George of Milestone, Sask. Canada; Mrs. John McEniry, Lenox; Mrs. Joe Curry of Massena. Besides her immediate family, Mrs. Tracey leaves four grandchildren, Glen, Elizabeth and Geraldine McEniry and Mary Belle Curry; four brothers, Ed Newbit of Omaha; Charles of Corning; and Frank and George of Streator, Ill. Beside her relatives Mrs. Tracey leaves many good friends who will miss and mourn the loss of this good lady.

Relatives from a distance who attended the funeral were Mrs. John Murphy, a sister of Mr. Tracey, and his brother James Tracey, also the following nieces of Mr. Tracey: Misses Mary and Laura Tracey of Dubuque; and Mrs. James Greenwood of Dubuque; Ed Nesbit and wife of Omaha; and Frank Nesbit of Streator, Ill.

Funeral services were held at St. Patrick's Catholic church in Corning Monday morning, January 16th, at 10:00 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Father M. J. Powers, and interment was made in Calvary cemetery.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday January 26, 1928