Charles Clossen Fenlon 1834 - 1913

FENLON, STEDMAN, BOLLMAN, WATERS, GREENFIELD, SEAMAN, ALLAR

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Obituary: The Clinton Daily Advertiser 55th Year Vol. XXXX No. 99 Tuesday August 5, 1913 p. 1 The death of Charles C. Fenlon, an old-time employe of the Chicago & Northwestern railroad, occured at 4:30 o'clock this morning at his home on Eleventh avenue, heart disease causing the death of the aged Clintonite. Mr. Fenlon was born, March 6th, 1834, in Conodega county, N.Y. He retired from active business life in 1888, and since then has made his home in Clinton, taking care of several farms which he owned in this county. For many years Mr. Fenlon was Northwestern stock yards and ice house foreman in Clinton, which position his son, C.E. Fenlon, now holds. Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Phila J. Fenlon, one son, C.E. Fenlon, a daughter, Mrs. Maude Fenlon Bollman of Rockford, Ill., a brother, W.W. Fenlon of this city, and three sisters, Mrs. S.C. Seaman of Clinton and Mrs. J.C. Aller and Mrs. Adelaide Greenfield of New York City. The funeral will probably be held Thursday afternoon.

The Clinton Herald Vol. XLIV No. 186 Tuesday August 5, 1913 Tuesday p. 5 C.C. Fenlon, one of Clinton's best known citizens, died Tuesday morning at 4:30 o'clock, at the family home, corner Eleventh aveue and Fifth street, after a long illness of heart disease. He had felt the oncoming of the troubles for months but rallied many times, his latest seizure becoming serious during the past two weeks, in his passing is marked the going of one of the earlier residents of the city, a man whose integrity and worth was recognized by all who met him. He was a native of Onandaigua, Ontario county, N.Y., born March 6, 1834. After reaching manhood he came west in 1852 and entered the employ of the construction company building the Galena & Chicago Union railroad, which at that time was completed as far as Turner Junction. The following year he went to Chicago and entered the train service of the company, and continued on that line of road until 1864 when he came to Clinton. He was a conductor on the Chicago & Northwestern mail and express for nine years, and ran from Clinton to Boone until October 1, 1874, when he resigned this postition and took active management of the stockyards here, having had an interest in them since they were moved from Fulton and located here. When he left the railroad he was one of the employes having the longest connection with the corporation from Chicago to Omaha. October 1, 1888, Mr. Fenlon retired from active life, and had since devoted his time to looking after private interests in the city and on the farm which he purchased west of town. His success in life was due to his own efforts and was attained in quiet, steadfast pursuance of stright forward business methods. Mr. Fenlon was a member of the Cleveland lodge of Free Masons in Chicago, never losing fealty to the old lodge. One of his pleasures was to recall the activities of earlier days, when as a young man he was conductor on the train that carried the First Illinois regiment on the way to service in the 60's, and after the war was over, he was in charge of a train that carried Grant and his staff to a big celebration held at Galena. July 4, 1858, he was married to Miss L.W. Steadman from Jefferson county, N.Y. To them were born two children, Charles and Maude, now Mrs. Madue Fenlon Bollman. Mrs. Fenlon died in 1888, and several years later he married her sister, Mrs. Phila J. Waters, who with Mr. Fenlon's son and daughter, is left to mourn his death. There is also a brother, W.W. Fenlon, and three sisters, Mrs. Adelaide Greenfield of New York City, Mrs. S.C. Seaman and Mrs. Judson Allar, the two latter of Clinton. Funeral services will be held at the late home, Thursday.

Source: Cresco Plain Dealer Aug. 22, 1913, P-7, C-3

C. C. Fenlon, 80 years old, a pio­neer Northwestern employe and own­er of several farms in the county, died oi heart disease at Clinton. He was the father of Maude Fenlon Bollman of Rockford, Ill., a noted singer.

Transcriber’s Note: Find a Grave shows he was born March 26, 1834 and died Aug. 5, 1913. He is buried in Springdale Cemetery.