Ruth (Clanton) Clark (1901)

CLANTON, CLARK, ROGERS, TUSHUA

Posted By: Kent Transier
Date: 10/12/2007 at 15:37:01

Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
January 10, 1901
Page 1

Death of Grandma Clark

Grandma Clark, widow of Caleb Clark died at her home in the southwest part of town at 9 a.m. to-day. Mrs. Clark was one of the pioneer settlers of Madison county having resided here since the spring of 1846.
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Winterset Reporter
Winterset, Iowa
January 10, 1901
Page 3

Grandma Clark, Dead

After an illness of about two weeks Mrs. Ruth Clark died at the home of her son Frank Clark, in the southwest part of town this Thursday morning at 8 o’clock.

The deceased is 82 years of age and came to this county from Missouri in 1846, being one of the oldest residents of the county. She is the mother of fourteen children, those surviving her being Rufus, Joshua, Denny, Joel and Frank Clark and Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Tusha, besides numerous grandchildren. Her husband died six years ago.

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Winterset News
Winterset, Iowa
January 11, 1901

Death of Ruth Clark

Ruth Clark, wife of Caleb Clark, the pioneer settler of Madison county, died at the home of her son, Frank Clark, Thursday morning at half past nine o’clock. Mrs. Clark was nearly eighty-three years old, and had lived continuously in the house in which she died since the early settlement of the county. She and her husband were the first settlers in Madison county, coming from Missouri. Her husband died about seven years ago. The funeral will occur at the Church of Christ this afternoon.

Transcriber's Note: Burial in the Winterset Cemetery

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