Mary (Patterson) TENERIFF SULLIVAN

SULLIVAN, PATTERSON, TENERIFF, CROWL, RYAN

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 6/30/2009 at 09:46:54

Correctionville News
Correctionville, Iowa
September 25, 1913

ROMANTIC NOTE IN OBITUARY OF MRS. SULLIVAN

An interesting tinge of romance is noted in the obituary of Mrs. Mary Sullivan, who was buried here last Thursday. Her death took place in an Omaha hospital, following an operation for appendicitis and complicated troubles. The home of the deceased was on a farm southeast of Anthon, and curiously enough it was in this same house that she was twice married, first to Capt. Peter Teneriff, a seafaring man, of Boston. When Mary Patterson came from her birthplace in County Cork, Ireland, at the age of 18 years, in 1884, she stopped in Boston to visit her sister and there met and became engaged to Captain Teneriff, of the ship Tecumseh. She then came on west to visit her parents, Mr .and Mrs. Henry Patterson, who lived on the John Sullivan farm, southeast of Anthon. When she was 20 years of age, Captain Teneriff came out here and was married to Mrs. Patterson in the Sullivan farm house, and she accompanied him back to Boston. Four years after their marriage, Captain Teneriff, together with his crew, lost his life in a collision with another ship. He left besides his widow, one son, known to Correctionville people as Bert Patterson. Mrs. Teneriff and child came to live with her parents and two years later married at the age of 26 years, John Sullivan, owner of the farm where her parents lived. He was at that time 52 years of age. To them were born three sons, all living, John, aged 19; Peter, aged 17, and William, aged 12 years. She was a woman of admirable qualities, and in her home life and church work she was always unselfish, loving and helpful. Her husband, now 72 years of age, feels the loss keenly, for he had depended upon her almost wholly for many years. His sorrow at her bier was almost overwhelming.

Mrs. Sullivan leaves, also, her father, Henry Patterson, of Correctionville; brother, Henry Patterson, Jr. of southeast of Anthon; two sisters, Mrs. O.F. Crowl, of Correctionville, and Mrs. Edward Ryan of Clarion, Ia.

The funeral was held here last Thursday, conducted by Rev. Mr. Cathcart of Danbury. Interment was in the local cemetery. The services were largely attended both by people from here and from Anthon. For the many kindnesses shown them, the Sullivan family and other relatives wish to express their gratitude through The News.

[sister of Mrs. Edward Ryan (Rebecca Patterson) of Clarion, Iowa]