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Sanborn Cuttings

CUTTINGS, KNAPP

Posted By: Rebecca Foster (email)
Date: 9/16/2014 at 12:00:29

OBITUARY

CUTTINGS

Sanborn Cuttings passed away at his home about a mile northwest of LeClaire, at 8:30 o’clock Thursday evening after a severe illness from complications resulting from la grippe.

Mr. Cuttings was born at Haverhill, N. H., June 10, 1841. He was the son of Elizabeth Sanborn and Chester Cuttings.He came west in 1854 with his parents and four brothers and located in Rock Island in 1854. After a short residence there he went to Howard county, Ia. AT the age of 20 years he was smitten with the gold fever and crossed the plains to California, where he spent seven years prospecting, after which he returned to Iowa and was married Sept. 18, 1871, to Mary E. Shaw at Princeton, Iowa. Five children were born to this union; two of whom survive, Mrs. Elmer Knapp and Mrs. Alfred Knapp, both of LeClaire, and four grandchildren. He is also survived by his wife.

Mr. Cuttings had been a resident of Scott county for 40 years. One brother, Henry Cuttings, of Tennessee, survives and was present during his last illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon with interment in LeClaire cemetery.

Source: The Davenport Democrat and Leader, Davenport, Ia., 23 Jun 1911, p. 15.

OBITUARY
CUTTINGS

At 8:30 o’clock last evening at his home about a mile northwest of LeClaire, occurred the death of Sanborn Cutting, after a lingering illness of complication of disease resulting from an attach of grip. Deceased was born at Haverhill, New Hampshire, June 10, 1841, son of Chester and Elizabeth Sanborn Cutting. Came west with his parents and four brothers in 1854 locating in Rock Island, Ill., going from there to Howard county, Iowa , in 1856. When a boy of 20 years he went to California crossing the plains by wagon and spent 7 years in the gold fields, prospecting, returning to Iowa he was married to Mary Louisa Shaw at Princeton, Ia., Sept 1871. To this union five children were born of whom two survive, Mesdames E. E. and A. J. Knapp of LeClaire together with the widow and a brother, Henry of Tennessee, also four grandchildren.

Mr. Cutting has been a resident of Scott county, forty continuous years. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

Source: The Daily Times, Davenport, Ia., 23 Jun 1911, p. 6.

LECLAIRE

The funeral of Sanborn Cuttings was held Saturday afternoon from the late home, Rev. B. S. Bailey conducted the services, assisted by a choir composed of Mesdames Clark and Rathmann and Miss Anna Laird and Jas. P. Suiter. Burial took place in Princeton cemetery, the following relatives and old friends acting as pallbearers, E. E. Knapp, A. J. Knapp, Henry Cuttings, Chas, Stringham and Chas. Stringham, Jr., of Lyons, Ia. And Dr. John Knox of Princeton. The funeral was largely attended by relatives and old friends. Henry Cuttings brother of the deceased, departed Monday for his home in Tennessee.

Source: The Davenport Democrat and Leader, Davenport, Ia., 27 Jun 1911.

*Additional details: 1885 Iowa State Census LeClaire Scott County, Cutting Sanborn Head 43 Riverhand,
Lola wife 38 Keeping house, Stringham Wm stepson 22 Laborer, Charles stepson 19 Laborer, Cutting Lorena daughter 12 none, Gracie daughter 1 none. As shown by the 1885 Iowa State Census one of Sanborn’s jobs was a riverhand and later he became a day laborer. Source of facts unknown.


 

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