CLINKENBEARD, Mace 1847 - 1915

CLINKENBEARD, CLINKINBEARD, BALDWIN, WEBB, LEPPO, JULIAN

Posted By: Richard K Thompson (email)
Date: 8/31/2010 at 21:01:27

Original posting by Richard K Thompson --

Fairfield Daily Journal
Wednesday April 7, 1915

MACE CLINKENBEARD DIED LAST NIGHT

Mace CLINKINBEARD (sic. CLINKENBEARD), one of the best known residents of Jefferson county, passed away at his home in this city Tuesday evening at six o'clock. Mr. CLINKENBEARD was nearly sixty-eight years of age and had been in poor health for more than two years and had been under the care of a nurse for the past three months.

The funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m., Thursday from the First Methodist church and will be conducted by the pastor, Dr. A. H. Lathrop. Interment will be in Evergreen cemetery.

Mace CLINKENBEARD was the son of Job and Jane CLINKENBEARD and was born at Libertyville, August 24th, 1847, On October 22, 1865 he was married to Miss Elzada BALDWIN at Keosauqua who with eight children and a number of grandchildren survive him. The daughters are:

Mrs. C. W. WEBB, Mrs. C. W. LEPPO, Mrs. Roy RAYMOND, Mrs. W. H. JULIAN and Miss Pauline. The sons are Emory, Leslie M., and Forrest.

Mr. and Mrs. CLINKENBEARD reared their family near Libertyville and in November, 1905, moved to Fairfield where they have resided since. For over thirty years he had been a faithful member of the Methodist church and was a man of most exemplary character and kind disposition. He had been a member of Masonic orders for about twenty years and took an active part in the Order of Eastern Star in which he served as Worthy Patron. He had a wide circle of friends who will mourn his loss.

* Transcribed for genealogy purposes. I am not related to the person(s) mentioned.

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Added by Admin, December 2020 --

"Jefferson County Republican"
Fairfield, Iowa
Thursday, April 8, 1915.
Front Page, Column 2

MACE CLINKENBEARD DIED TUESDAY EVENING

Mace CLINKENBEARD passed away at his home on West Washington street Tuesday evening after an illness extending over several months.

Mr. CLINKENBEARD, who was the son of Job and Jane CLINKENBEARD was born at Libertyville August 24, 1847. He was united in marriage with Miss Elzada BALDWIN at Keosauqua October 22, 1868.

He is survived by his wife, eight children and a number of grandchildren. The children are: Emery, Leslie E., Mrs. C. W. WEBB, Mrs. C. W. LEPPO, Mrs. Roy RAYMOND, Mrs. Ella JULIAN, Miss Pauline and Forrest.

The funeral services are to be held from the Methodist church this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, conducted by the Rev. Mr. Lathrop. Interment will be made in the Evergreen cemetery.

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*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I have no relation to the person(s) mentioned.

SPECIAL TRANSCRIBER NOTE (by RKT): Mace, his wife Elzada, and a son Forrest V. are buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Iowa in 2nd.076. There is a large, single monument for Mace and Elzada, and a separate monument for Forrest. Whether by accident or design, the surname engraved on both of these monuments is "CLINKINBEARD".