CLARISSA S. (CLARK) CULVER

CLARK, CULVER, KIRBY, CROWLEY

Posted By: Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert (email)
Date: 1/10/2002 at 16:38:36

Leon Reporter
June 30, l895

CLARISSA S. CLARK was born in Hartsville,
Steuben County, New York,
March 23, l840, and died near LeRoy, in
Garden Grove Township, Decatur
County, Iowa, June l4, l895.

Her early life was lived near the famous
Alfred Baptist College and she
was a strick adherent to the faith, but never
united with any church.
Deceased was married to SYLVANUS CULVER of
Tompkins County, November l6,
l857, at Andover, Allegany County. Their
family consisted of a son who
died at the age of 8 months, LAFAYETTE,
CORNELIA E., wife of JOHN KIRBY,
RUDOLPH, an adopted son and EDMUND E., now l7
years of age and six
grandchildren. MRS. JACOB CROWLEY, of
Woodburn, Iowa, a sister and
another sister in the east survive her.

MR. and MRS. CULVER removed to Scott County,
Iowa, l863, and to this
place in l872. They rented land for some
years, kept a great many cows,
raised good horses and were uncommonly
successful in general farming.
The good wife's butter was eagerly sought and
was as noted as the
"Orange County" of New York, used to be.
Three years ago, they sold
their detached farms and bought the old home
of the late A.G. BUFFUM for
so many years, a place where peace and plenty
had an abode.
They have helped to improve the country and
by habits of industry and
economy made money and friends. Their home
was a hospitable one.
Although not strong the mind dominated the
body so our neighbor
performed a great amount of labor and was
always ready to help others,
especially in sickness, where she will be
missed so much.

Her memory will be held dear by others than
her own, and it is a great
satisfaction to her husband that so much
respect was shown at the
funeral. Rev. Dunn of the M.E. Church of
LeRoy and Derby, conducted
services at the residence on Saturday
morning, in the midst of a
sympathetic company and tenderly she was laid
away in the beautiful
cemetery at Garden Grove.

--D.

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