CLARK, Mary "Lucinda" (Short) 1837-1931

CLARK, SHORT, CHENEY, DODGE, DOUGLAS, SWEET

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 8/15/2006 at 10:42:24

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MRS. LUCINDA CLARK
EARLY MITCHELL CO.
SETTLER, IS DEAD

OSAGE, IOWA -- The funeral of Mrs. Lucinda Clark, age 94 years, who died Tuesday at her home in Lincoln township, will be conducted Thursday afternoon. Rev. N. C. Drier of the Congregational church will have charge.

Mrs. Clark came to Mitchell county in 1858 from New York state. Her husband, James H. Clark, died 15 years ago. Seven of her 14 children survive, with a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

[Waterloo Daily Courier, Oct. 7, 1931]
(Credit: S. Bell)

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MARY LUCINDA SHORT CLARK

Mary Lucinda Short was born at Stockholm, St. Lawrence county, N.Y., on July 21, 1837 and passed away at her old home Tuesday, October 6, at the age of 94 years 5 months and 23 days, after an illness which confined her to her bed for almost half a year.

When she was 11 years old her father passed away. In 1863 she moved with her mother to Illinois.

In 1856 she was united in marriage to James H. Clark, and in the spring of 1858 they moved to Mitchell county, Iowa, by covered wagon. Here they homesteaded and enjoyed the fascination and rigors of pioneer life. Her husband passed away on October 22, 1916, at the age of 91 years.

Mrs. Clark was one of the charter members of the little group that organized the Stillwater Congregational Church in East Lincoln many years ago.

To this union 14 children were born seven of whom survive their mother's passing: Mrs. Mary Cheney, of Orchard; Edwin A. of Osage; Mrs. Elsie Dodge, of Orchard; Mrs. Lizzie Douglas, of Bellflower, California; Dennis Clark, of Orchard; and Mrs. Amy Sweet, of Upton, Wyoming.

One son Robert L. preceded his mother in death twelve days. There are also twenty-four grandchildren, fifty-three great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Services were held in the home of Dennis Clark, where the mother made her home, and interment was
in the Orchard cemetery on Thursday afternoon, October 8, 1931, at 2 o'clock, Rev. Nelson C. Drier of the Osage Congregational church in charge.

[Mitchell County Press and Osage News
October 14, 1931]
(Credit: M. O'Cconnor)

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Mrs. Lucinda Clark
Died At Son's Home
Near Orchard Tues.

Mrs. Lucinda Clark, one of the eldest residents of the county, passed away at the home of her son, Dennis, who lives three and a half miles east of Orchard. Mrs. Clark suffered a stroke of paralysis in the spring, from which she never recovered.

The family is doubly bereaved, as it was only a week ago that Robert, a son of Mrs. Clark died.

Funeral srevices are to be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Dennis Clark home in the charge of Reverend Nelson C. Drier. Burial will be made in the Orchard Cemetery.

[Mitchell County Press, Wednesday, October 7, 1931]

(Credit: S. Bell)

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NOTES:

1920 United States Federal Census:
Name: Lucinda M. Clark
Birth: abt 1838
Residence: Mitchell, Iowa