CLELAND, James Madison

CLELAND, CARMAN, STRAW

Posted By: Connie Cotterill Schumaker (email)
Date: 12/31/2002 at 20:22:17

Source:
_HAMBURG REPORTER_, November 21, 1935
in the "Riverton News Notes" section, unpaged.

JAMES CLELAND OBITUARY
James Madison Cleland was born in Meigs county, Ohio, May 3, 1843 and entered into rest November 17, 1935, at his home in
Riverton, Ia. at the age of 92 years, 6 months, and 14 days. He entered the Civil War in the year 1861, serving until the end of the
war, coming west shortly after and located near Hamburg.

He was united in marriage to Rebecca Carman in 1885 at Onawa, Ia. Mr. and Mrs. Cleland returned to Fremont county, making
their home near Hamburg, later moving to Riverton, where since had been his home. To this union five children were born, namely
Charles H., who died in infancy, Victor S. who died in the soldiers training camp near Des Moines in 1918, Clarence E., a volunteer
in the Rainbow Division of the late war, and who died January 1, 1932. Two other children, Arthur F. and Mrs. Blanche Straw, both
of Riverton, survive, his wife having died October 28, 1932.

Funeral service were held at the home in Riverton, Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 19, conducted by Rev. J. D. Payne, pastor of the M..E.
church in Riverton. Mrs. Wm. Stubbs and Mrs. Leslie Johnson sang the beautiful hymns of "Beautiful Garden of Prayer" and "Ivory
Palaces". Pall bearers were Logan Chaney, Elmer Roberts, W. Stubbs, M. E. Cupp, Mike Livingston and Charles Ryan. Interment
was made in the Riverton cemetery.