Partch, Lucy (Barnum) 1823-1896
PARTCH, PARCH, BARNUM
Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 2/2/2021 at 11:20:48
Source: Decorah Republican Jan. 16, 1896 P 3 C 3
Death Claims Old Settlers.
Mrs. James Parch, who came to Clayton Co. with her husband in 1848, died on the 6th inst. She was one of the founders of the Universalist church of Elkader.----
Admin. notes:
- Correct surname spelling is PARTCH.
- The obituary of her husband James Thompson Partch (1817 - 1899) names her as Lucy Barnum who pre-deceased him 1/5/1896.
- Burial is in East Side cemetery, Elkader----- -----
Added by Reid R. Johnson 4/9/2022:
Elkader Register, Fri., 10 Jan. 1896.
With the dawn of the day Sunday morning, Jan. 5th, 1896, the spirit of life departed from Mrs. James Partch and she was at rest from all suffering. For the past few months she has realized that the end was near and prayed that she might be relieved. When the end came she passed peacefully away, having made her arrangements.
Lucy Barnum was born Oct. 25th, 1823, at Monkton, Addison County, Vt., the daughter of Russell E. Barnum, whose father, Ebenezer Barnum, served as a soldier in the Revolution. At the age of eight years she with her parents went to Pennsylvania, where she received her education. August 23rd, 1839, she was united to James Partch at Conneaut, Crawford County, Pa. In 1848 Mr. and Mrs. Partch came to Clayton County, settling on a farm in Farmersburg twp. About 1856 they came to Elkader where they have since resided. While no children were born to them, yet they have reared and made a home for many, giving them tender care and love.
Aunt Lucy Partch, as she was called by old and young for many years, was one of the founders of the Universalist church of this place, and she was a consistent and devoted member. She has said that she "could not rest in this life if she had to believe that any poor soul was to suffer eternal punishment." That saying was a true index of her life. She worked for others, a leader in temperance work, in the W.T.C.U., in the Sunday school. She had charity for all. Love was her creed and she lived up to it and died by it. Her house was for many years the Elkader home of judges and attorneys of our courts. Judge Fellows did a courteous act in adjourning court for a couple hours that he with others might attend her burial. Most appropriate was the last song of the choir at her funeral; "Forevermore, remember me by what I have done."
The funeral, Tuesday afternoon, from the Universalist church was largely attended. Rev. Henry Gillespie, of Strawberry Point, preaching an appropriate sermon. The pall bearers were J. O. Crosby, R. E. Price, F. D. Bayless, Marshall Bachtell, S. C. Clark and Chas Ruegnitz.
Her aged husband and one brother, Elihu Barnum, of Kansas, are the nearest relatives that survive the deceased. Her departure comes with telling force upon uncle Jim, as Mr. Partch is familiarly called. His companion of nearly fifty-seven years, the prop upon whom he leaned all this time, has gone. Through all her illness it was "James" alone that could properly serve her. To him in his sorrow our sympathy goes out, and we can only console him with the thought that the parting is only for a short time and the reunion will be in a place where there will be no parting, and sorrow never comes.
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