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Part
II of Montana Gold we located some of the members of our group of Fremont County
young men who headed for Virginia City, Montana gold mines to
find their fortunes.
We learned a few came home to Fremont County and a few moved
on to Colorado, and a few are still unaccounted for.
Just to refresh our memories ......
Except from Part I.... |
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Most all of the neighbors on Walnut Creek in Fremont County,
IA, were gathered at the Chambers' farm, on the West side of
Singleton's Grove to bid good-bye to the boys going to the mines in
Virginia City, Montana. The small party of nine consisted of:
Harlow C Chambers, William A. Chambers, Jonathan Welty, John W.
Singleton, E. B. Gray, Andrew Johnson, Henry Clem, Samuel Clem, and Israel Clem. |
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A Update on the life of Henry Clem
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BURIAL SERVICES OVER BODY OF
HENRY CLEM
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Henry Clem, one of the pioneers of this section passed away at his
home at 717 Mercker Street Saturday afternoon at 4:35 o'clock. Death
resulted from complication of trouble with dropsy. The deceased was
78 years of age and has resided in this community since the year
1895.
The funeral service was held at the residence
Monday afternoon following which the body was taken on train for
Shenandoah, IA for interment by the side of his wife who died
several years ago. The service was in charge of Dr. C B Steele |
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Shenandoah Sentinel, Shenandoah, Iowa
1 April 1918 |
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HENRY CLEM DIES IN COLORADO
Early Settler
in Walnut Township Was 77 Years Old
Henry Clem, one
of the early settlers in Walnut Township died Sunday afternoon at
this home in Ft. Morgan, Colorado. The body will arrive here
tomorrow morning and funeral services will be held at the home of L
G Scott, former representative, six miles northwest of Shenandoah,
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock new time. Rev. Peter Jacobs,
pastor of the Methodist Church at Randolph will have charge of the
services.
Mr. Clem was
about 77 years of age and had been in feeble health for some time.
His wife died a year or so ago and he brought the body here for
burial at that time and then remained here for several weeks
visiting relatives and old friends.
He leaves nine
living children as follows: Bartlett Clem, Samuel Clem, Wiggins,
Colorado; Hiram Clem, Ft. Morgan, Colo.; Mrs. J I Scott, Ft. Morgan;
Mrs. Belle Wright, Loveland, Colo.; Mrs. Bessie Jacobsen, Montrose,
Colo.; Mrs. Effie Moore, Ft. Morgan; Dow Clem, Wiggins, Colo.; Will
Clem, Ft. Morgan; Mrs. Elmira Whittaker, Ft. Morgan.
Mrs. I G Scott
is a cousin of the deceased and the nearest relative residing in
this part of the country. |
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Residence of Henry Clem, 1856 |
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Monroe Township, Fremont County,
Iowa 1856 State Census
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Bartlett male age 40 born
Ohio
Mary female age 40 born
Ohio
Henry
male age 18 born Ohio
Lydia female age 15 born
Ohio
Isabel female age 13 born
Indiana
John male age 11 born
Indiana
James male age 8 born
Indiana
Aaron male age ? born
Indiana |
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Shenandoah Sentinel, Shenandoah, Iowa
3 April 1918 |
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Henry Clem Funeral Today
The funeral of
Henry Clem will take place this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock instead of
yesterday afternoon as announced in Monday's paper. It will be held
at the home of Ike Scott and the body will be laid to rest in the
Singleton Cemetery. |
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Shenandoah Sentinel, Shenandoah, Iowa
18 April 1918 |
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Henry Clem
Henry Clem
was born in Warren County, Indiana, 10 September 1840 and died at
his home in Fort Morgan Colorado, Saturday, March 30. He had passed
the seventy-seventh milestone to the journey of life. When a boy of
fifteen his parents moved to Fremont County living in Walnut
Township until about twenty-three years ago when he settled in Fort
Morgan, Colo. When he came in 1855 this portion of the state was
sparsely settled. The pioneers of that day were a hardy folk. It
took a rugged constitution to withstand hardships of that age.
Those events, which transpired in the lifetime of Mr. Clem, were of
such a marvelous character. The narration of those facts reads more
like ancient fiction. There are but a few of these early pioneers
left whose activities extend back to a period of sixty years or
more.
September
26, 1861 he and Emily A. Ripley were united in marriage. This
companionship continued unbroken for more than fifty years. It was
in December 1915 that the wife passed away. Eleven children were
born to them one of whom died in infancy. Thirty-eight
grandchildren and eight great0great grandchildren mourn his loss.
Mr. Clem
was on of the stalwart men of those pioneer days. He numbered many
friends among the early settlers. He was greatly beloved by all who
knew him. He has been a sufferer for several years failing rapidly
after the death of his wife. For the past seven months he had been
bedfast. He was a patient sufferer.
Mr. Clem
was one of a family of seven children, three of whom are still
living, Mrs. Mary Lowe, Ovanio, Mont., Samuel Clem, Missoult, Mont,
and Isreal Clem, Gilpen, Colo.
The sons are
Bart, Fremont Utah, High and Will, Fort Morgan, Colo., Sam and Dow,
Wiggins, Colo. and the five daughters are, Mrs. Nancy Scott, Mrs.
Belle Wright, Mrs. Bessie Jacobson, Mrs. Effie Moore, Fort Morgan,
Colo, and Mrs. Myra Whittaker, Snyder, Colo.
Funeral
services were held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Scott, nine
miles southeast of Randolph, Wednesday afternoon at 2:30, conducted
by the Rev. Peter Jacobs, pastor of the Methodist Church at
Randolph, Ia, assisted by the Rev. M. M. Cable, pastor of the
Methodist Church at Clarinda. A quartet sang several appropriate
old time hymns. Interment was in Singleton Cemetery.
Those in
attendance from a distance were the sons, High, Dow, Will; the
daughters Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Jacobson, Mrs. Moore, a nephew E. E.
Morris, Wiggins, Colo., and a brother-in-law H. D. Ripley, Fort
Morgan, Colo. |
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