Claude Emerson Krug, II

Other Events:

• Obituary: newspaper unknown

Notes:

Obituary:

Claude E. Krug, II
(September 28, 1936 - June 12, 2014)
Claude E. Krug, II, 77, of Silver Springs, FL, died Thursday, June 12, 2014 at his home.
He was born September 28, 1936 in Dayton, OH. He moved to Silver Springs from Pleasant Hill, OH in 1984. Mr. Krug retired after 12 years of being owner and operator of Forest Electric. He has been a member of (IBEW) since 1955 International Brother Hood of Electrical Workers Local 82, a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, a life time member of the NRA, and a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church of Ocala.
He is survived by his wife Joan Krug of Silver Springs, FL, son Karl E. Krug of Silver Springs, FL, daughter Kellie L. Krug, two brothers Terry L. Krug of Centerville, OH, and Rex A. Krug of Silver Springs, FL, five grandchildren, and six great grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his son Keith A. Krug.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Seventh Day Adventist Church of Ocala. [Florida Cremation Society]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living
2. Keith Alan Krug was born on 28 Mar 1961 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States; died on 5 Sep 1998 in Marion County, Florida, United States; was buried on 7 Sep 1998 in Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida, United States.
3. Living

Notes:

OBITUARY
Claude E. Krug, age 62 of 286 Waldorf, Dayton, died Tuesday morning Good Samaritan Hospital. The owner of Krug Electric and 44 years in the wholesale electric sales for Duellman Electric and Martin Electric. He was a member of the Englewood Lions and the Breakfast Optimists in Dayton. Survived by his wife, Dorothy; 3 sons, Claude Jr., of Dayton; Terry of Oakwood; Rex, at home; 2 brothers Walter and Charles of West Milton; 5 grandchildren. Services Friday 10:00 AM Roy H. Miller Funeral Home, west Milton. Burial Fairview cemetery. Friends may call 3-5 and 6-9 Thursday. in lieu of flowers donations may be made to the United Methodist Church of Englewood. [Dayton Daily News]

Claude married Dorothy Frances Lackey on 9 Jul 1932 in Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States. Dorothy (daughter of Dr. Burt LaFetra Lackey and Ada Frances Clark) was born on 9 May 1907 in Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States; died on 28 Aug 1989 in Silver Springs, Marion County, Florida, United States; was buried on 1 Sep 1989 in Englewood, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Occupation: Teacher at Northmont Schools
• Religion: a member Forest United Methodist Church, Silver Springs, FL
• Census: 1910, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States; as Dorothy Lackey, daughter, in the household of Bert L. Lackey; Address:
  20 Home Avenue
• Census: 1920, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States; as Dorothy Lackey, daughter, in the household of Burt Lackey; Address:
  20 Home Avenue
• Residence: 1922, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States; Address:
  20 Home Avenue
• Census: 1930, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States; as Dorothy F. Lackey, daughter, teacher, in the household of Burt L. Lackey; Address:
  20 Home Avenue
• Obituary: 29 Aug 1989; Dayton Daily News (Dayton, Ohio), 29 August 1989

Notes:

Obituary:

Dorothy F. Krug, 82, of Silver Springs, Fla., formerly of Pleasant Hill, died Monday, Aug. 28, 1989 in Silver Springs. She was born May 9, 1907 in Xenia to the late Bert and Ada Frances Clark Lackey. She was married to Claude Krug who preceded her in death in 1970.
Survivors include three sons, Terry Krug of Pleasant Hill, Claude Krug of Silver Springs, Fl. and Rex Krug of Clearwater, Fl.; two sisters, Mrs. Harry Hormell (Helen) of Dayton and Mary Pipher of Xenia; one brother, Robert Lackey of Oklahoma; seven grandchildren; six great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one brother.
She was a member of the Forest United Methodist Church in Silver Springs, Fl. and she retired from teaching for Northmont City Schools in 1972.
Funeral services will be Friday at 10 a.m. at the Jackson Funeral Home, 1 S. Main St., Pleasant Hill. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Englewood. Visitation will be Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Other Events:

• Religion: Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States; a member of First Reformed Church
• Census: 1880, Spring Valley, Greene County, Ohio, United States; as Bertie Lackey, son, in the household of Enos Lackey
• Census: 1900, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States; as Burt L. Lackey, Dentist; Address:
  West Main Street
• Occupation: 1902, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States; Dentist; Address:
  22 Steele Building
• Residence: 1902, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States; Address:
  20 Home Avenue
• Census: 1910, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States; as Bert L. Lackey, dentist, head of household; Address:
  20 Home Avenue
• Newspaper: 8 Jun 1912; The Gallipolis Daily Tribune (Gallipolis, Ohio) 8 June 1912, p1
• Residence: 1915, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States; as a Dentist; Address:
  20 Home Avenue
• Census: 1920, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States; as Burt Lackey, dentist, head of household; Address:
  20 Home Avenue
• Residence: 1922, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States; Address:
  20 Home Avenue
• Census: 1930, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States; as Burt L. Lackey, dentist, head of household; Address:
  20 Home Avenue
• Correspondence: 1 Feb 1934; letter to his daughter Helen
• Residence: 1935, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States; Address:
  20 Home Avenue
• Correspondence: 12 Jul 1937; letter to Harry and Helen Hormell
• Correspondence: 30 Dec 1937; letter to daughter Helen Hormell
• Census: 1940, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States; as Burt L. Lackey, dentist, head of household, same residence in 1935; Address:
  20 Home Avenue
• Correspondence: 20 Apr 1944; letter to Harry and Helen Hormell
• Correspondence: 14 Jul 1944; letter to Harry and Helen Hormell
• Correspondence: 27 Aug 1951; letter to daughter Helen
• Will: 26 Sep 1956, Greene County, Ohio, United States
• Obituary: 17 Oct 1960; Dayton Daily News (Dayton, Ohio) 17 October 1960, p11
• Obituary: 17 Oct 1960; Xenia Daily Gazette (Xenia, Ohio) 17 October 1960, p2
• Probate: 27 Oct 1960, Greene County, Ohio, United States
• Newspaper: 13 Jun 1970; Xenia Daily Gazette (Xenia, Ohio), 13 JUne 1970, p4

Notes:

Burt L. Lackey, D. D. S.
.....Dr. Burt L. Lackey, dental surgeon at Xenia, was born in the vicinity of Oakland, in Clinton county, this state, June 15, 1872, son of Enos Ellsworth and Laura (Sellars) Lackey, both of whom were born and reared in the neighboring county of Warren and the latter of whom is still living, now making her home at Xenia.
.....Enos Ellsworth Lackey was born on September 30, 1844, a son of Enos Lackey and wife, pioneers of Warren county, the former of whom was born in 1802 and who were the parents of fourteen children. Reared in Warren county, Enos E. Lackey later made his home for a while in Clinton county and in 1873 moved to the village of New Burlington, on the Green-Clinton county line and was there engaged in the general lumber business the rest of his life, operating a saw-mill and dealing in lumber, timber and logs and also engaged as a building contractor, his death occurring there on January 9, 1903. Mr. Lackey was a Republican and for years rendered service as a member of the local school board. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, as is his widow, and at the time of his death was a member of the official board of the same. To him and his wife were born three sons, of whom Doctor Lackey is the youngest, the others being Walter Lackey, of New Burlington, a farmer, and Raymond L. Lackey, who was engaged in the grocery business at New Burlington and who died on September 1, 1907.
.....Upon completing the course in the New Burlington high school Burt L. Lackey began teaching school and for three years thereafter was the teacher of the school in the Buck Run district in Clinton county. He matriculated at the Ohio College of Dentistry and was graduated from that institution with the class of 1896. Thus equipped for the practice of his profession, Doctor Lackey returned to his home at New Burlington and opened an office there, continuing in practice at that place for eighteen months, at the end of which time, in January, 1898, he located at Xenia, where he ever since has been engaged in practice, with present offices in the Steele building. Preparatory to his marriage in 1902, Doctor Lackey built a house at 20 Home avenue, Xenia, where he is still living.
.....Doctor Lackey has been twice married. On September 10, 1902, he was united in marriage to Ada Frances Clark, who was born and reared in Gallia county, this state, and who for nine years prior to her marriage had been engaged as a special teacher at the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home at Xenia. To that union were born three children, Clark, born on December 10, 1903; Dorothy, May 9, 1907, and Helen, January 1, 1911. The mother of these children died on March 27, 1914, and on June 30, 1915, Doctor Lackey married Jessella Beebe, who was born at Kingman, Kansas, and who was reared at Elwood Indiana, in which latter city her father, John W. Beebe, is still living. [Source: Michael A. Broadstone, "History of Greene County, Ohio: its people, industries and institutions", Indianapolis, B.F. Bowen, 1918, pg. 654, 6550]




Newspaper:

—Dr. B. L. Lackey and wife of Xenia, Prof. R. B Ewing and wife of Carlisle, O., were here in attendance upon the funeral services of the late Mr. Amos Clark and will remain the guests of Auditor and Mrs. Clark until Monday Mrs. Amos Clark is also the guest of Auditor and Mrs. Clark and will be for sometime. Mr. Will Marshall of Columbus, who was down to the funeral, returned home today.

Census:

Also listed in the 1920 census with this family is Clyde Fair, roomer, age 17, single

Correspondence:
Xenia, O. 2/1/34
My dear Girl,
—Greetings in His name. You surely did take our breath away with your sudden announcement.
—It is nothing more than we could expect. It is the natural consequence when two people learn to love each other you are both old enough to decide and to feel the responsibility you are taking upon Yourselves. It is proper that you should at your age. God gave woman to man to be a helpmate. You will find that in Gen. 2: 18. I am sure that you realize how important it is to establish a home according to the teaching of god’s Word. You will find many passages in the Word showing the proper relationship between husband and wife and of responsibility of each to the other. I trust that Mother & I have been faithful in giving you the proper instructions along these lines. It has been hard on us to se eyou growing older and getting away from the old roof here. I felt a great responsibility on me when you (a Mere babe) was left without a mother. I shed many tears over you. I have always been glad though that you could have such a good step mother to love your and help guide your foot steps. The tears flow agin and I think of giving you into the hands of another, not that we mis-trust Harry in any way, for he is already like a son to us. You have been a dutiful daughter and I know that you will be a dutiful wife. I certainly can congratulate Harry in winning your love. Do not think that your pathway through life will be all roses, but remember that God will guide you over the stoney and thorny pathway if He permits it to be such. This life here is only of short duration, and the hard and trying ordeals here endured by His grace, will help us to enjoy the glory over there.
—We will try to make things work out for your wedding in the way you wish them. We can not go to great expense but we know that you do not wish that. It can be made nice and a happy occasion without excessive expenses. We can talk over the various arrangements when we see yu.
—I think that I will write to Clark & Leota today and possibly send your letter so they can be making their arrangements to attend if it is possible for them to do so. He operation might be in the way.
—I hardly know just what you mean by getting out two bonds. I may have to wait till I see you. They are of different denominations, fifty and one hundred.
—We haven’t told Bobby. Mother thinks it might be hard for him trying to keep it secret. She did not mean that she thought he would tell it, but that it might be a burden for him to keep it so long. We will be looking for your Sat. P.M.
—God bless you and keep you centered in His will. We pray for you each day and are anxious that you trust and obey Him. That is the only way to be happy and contented.
Loads & loads of love
Day


Correspondence:

Xenia, O. July 12/37
My Dear Harry & Helen,
Greetings in His name. We certainly did enjoy your letter rec’d last Thursday. You certainly did get around & see your relatives on that trip into Maine. I wish I could have been with you I would have enjoyed so much meeting all those cousins I have read your letter over several times until I have all the cousins fixed in my mind pretty well now, as well as where they live. I knew that you would enjoy going up there and meeting them. I had heard so much about them from Grandpa & Grandma Clark but of course that was 30 years ago or more. The thing that puzzles me in that the old home at Winterport should burn down 30 or 40 years ago and not hear about it. The letter written to Clark Feb. 20 1927 by Ed Clark states that his brother Fred lived on the old home farm at that time. What has become of Fred and his brother Brad. I believe Clark said that Ed Clark died some few years ago. They were the sons of Uncle Augustus Clark. We have a picture taken years ago at the home place when grandpa & Grandma Clark were visiting there. It has the three brothers in it and the families of Uncle Steve & Augustus in it. I have intended to hunt tha picture and look at it again since getting your letter but haven’t got around to it. Bobby & I did take the atlas, find the map of maine and look up all the places you visited. I would like to see a road map of Maine. It would be easier to find them & be easier to understand the relative positions on that kind of map. I see by the atlas that Winterport only had about 1000 inhabitants and Auburn about 2000. It must have been quite thrilling to drive right up to Ward’s house and enquire for them. They are such good friends of Clark & Leota and I know that they were glad to meet you and have a visit with you. I never met Mrs. Ward either, but I spend a whole day with Mr. Ward the first time I visited Clark & Leota at Mt. Airy. He, Clark, Leota & I went down to Blowing Rock one day sight seeing. I found him to be quite a fine gentleman but rather quiet. We will be glad to see the pictures yu took when you get them developed. Coz. Addie must be quite an interesting person. I know you must have had quite a nice visit with her, her son & family. I have been wondering why she did not mention her brother Maurice living at Winterport. It must be a quaint old place judging from the picture you sent. I presume it looked odd to you to see the houses & barns built so close and connected by a shed. Their winters are very long and severe & they have lots of snow. In speaking of the old home place, you remember the water color picture of it that hung in Grandpa Clarke’s home & Aunt Maimie got for one of your children after Grandma’s death. It is over at Dorothy & Claudes. Your mother had it painted here by Mrs. Collins & gave it to Grandpa for Xmas 1901. It was the Xmas before we were married. I went home with her for Xmas & I carried that picture with us. I always thought it was such a pretty picture. We have a picture of Coz. Addies daughter Sara taken when she graduated from High school. I saw it among the pictures just a short time ago. She was a very pretty girl. I am wondering if you have written to Clark & Leota since you were up in Maine. I think that I will send your letter to them for they will be interested in your trip. We haven’t heard from them for two or three weeks. Leota wasn’t well at that time and they were trying to find out the cause of her ailment. Mary E. has finally gotten back home. She was gone four weeks. They came over just before supper time last evening. I wish that you could see the baby. He walks everyplace now. He is such a tiny little fellow to walk. Prudomes have fences in a portion of the back yard for Philip and a white rabbit. Philip was a year old last March, but he hasn’t been walking very long. Mary E. took the baby over there & put him in the pen with Philip & the rabbit they had quite a fine time chasing the rabbit. I wish you could see the kitchen & bath room since Mother & Bobby have painted in there. They have gotten to be real artists. I believe they are going to put one more coat on the upper part of the kitchen. I looks very nice now but another coat will make it look still better. The paint underneath the paper was so very dark. I think it would have looked “OK” if they had painted over the paper.
Mother says that she is going to work at a tailoring job this week. She is goin to alter the white suit & see if she can make it fit me. She thinks that she can do it “OK”. It surely is a nice suit such nice goods. I surely am grateful to you dear ones for it and will be so glad to wear it this hot weather when it is made to fit me.
—I presume that Dorothy has written you about their “smash up” two weeks ago. They got their car last Thursday. It would be hard to tell it had been torn up so badly. I could no tell it. Dorothy & Mary E. saw a wreck last Friday evening, at the junction of 40 & 48, from Jim & Hazel’s window. It made them so nervous again. Dorothy thought at first it might be Claude coming home from sales meeting. Well, I must close here . God bless & keep you both.
Lovingly Dad
P.S. I will send Coz. Addies letter back.
It is strange that you had not seen all the pictures we sent to you. It must have been the ones taken in NC. the last time we were there. The ones of Bobby & Nora F. was taken when they were here Xmas.

Correspondence:

Xenia, O Dec 30/37
My dear Helen,
—I do not know what made me so forgetful. I wrote to you this morning and forgot about your birthday. We have been speaking about it lately. I said a day or two ago that New Years day doesn't seem right when you are not home to celebrate your birthday with us.
—Well, my dear, it is hard to believe that you will be 27 years old. It does not seem so long since that New Years morning that you arrived in our home. Your Mother & I were so glad you came to us and we have never been disappointed for you have always brought us such joy. I will never forget your third birthday. Your mother and I left for Pittsburgh a few minutes before the New Year and your birthday came in. We hated to be away on your birthday but arrangements had been made for us to go at that time so we left. We left a gray sweater to be given to you. How we did miss you dear children while we were away and how anxious we were to get back to you at the end of the month. Just a few short weeks and Mother left us and I can say that you dear children have meant so much to me since that time. You were the baby and she hated to have to leave you right in your tender years. She must be anxiously waiting for us on the other side and we must keep these facts in our minds as we go through this life. My best goes out in peace and gratitude to our blessed Lord Jesus for His sacrifices, which makes it possible to meet these dear once again.
—Pray that we will all be ready when the summons comes. It may be soon.
God bless you, my dear one,
Love in abundance,
Affectionately
Dad


Correspondence:

Thursday A.M. 4/20/44
My Dear Harry & Helen,
—Greetings in His name. We were indeed very glad to get your letter day before yesterday telling us about Helen's condition. Also yesterday morning a letter came from Dorothy telling us of the nature of the operation as contained in a letter to them. We are so glad for the information, especially since the information is encouraging. I suppose that you are thinking about this being the 20th and about the happy event eleven months ago today. This little one sure is a prize possession. She is such a healthy, happy little one and is so affectionate. We are enjoying her and Jon so much. Jon was so happy & busy when I left, carrying his cases out in front and placing them by the maple tree to be gathered up today. H, Bob and I went down to U. B. after school yesterday to do some cleaning up for Aunt Lou. She ask us Sunday if Bob couldn't come down some time and clean the garden off so she could have it plowed and sowed in grass. Jon & I went with him and mowed the lawn, Jon helped some as best he could. He was such a nice boy. Bob found some little baby rabbits in the leaves. He was so interested in them. He is to go to Dayton tomorrow afternoon and Dorothy is to meet him and take him out to spend Sat. with the boys and they will all come over Sunday.
—Last week Aunt Lou had an attack with her heart and she is having to be very quiet. She says that she can do is to get something for her to eat. She is all alone. Minnie has not returned. I do not think that she expects her to stay with her when she does return. Bernie & Emma McKay are very good to her Emma has been looking after the furnace.
— I fired it & Bob carried out the ashes before we left. She says that she is so cold. I suppose her circulation is very poor. She said that she thought she would come to Xenia today for she had heard from Carl Marshall that things are ready for her to sign papers etc.
—Mother & I went to the funeral of Max Barnard yesterday. afternoon at Neeld's Parlor. He died very suddenly Sat. evening. I had an appointment to fill his teeth at 1:30 P.M. Monday, I wondered why he didn't come and didn't know why till I picked up the Gazette at home and saw the notice of his death. He was in the office Thursday P.M. and made the appointment. He was engaged to Martha Beam. It seemed that most of the Beam family were at the funeral. It was a very large funeral. He was a member of Flenners Church in Dayton and he preached the funeral sermon.
— Bob says that he expects to have to go to Cincinnati by the 19th of May for a physical examination. He & Clarence Schardt went to Dayton day before yesterday to see if they could enlist in the Navy but they found that they couldn't and would have to come under the draft. He thinks that he will not have very much time after commencement before he will have to go.
— Jno Pramer is down at Camp Breckenridge in Kentucky now. I imagine that they have given up trying to get him ready to go out into combat service again. Bill Earnest is in England and is so home sick. Fred Harrison & Ralph Lucas, Jr. are in Calif. ready to be shipped out. Bill Harrison is in camp in Virginia. He may go soon. His wife was down to see him over the week end. I did not get this finished this A. M. It is now almost 5 o'clock & I will finish it & get it in the mail as I go home. Mother had both of the children down for their nap when I left at noon. They are both good sleepers. Jon slept all the time we were gone to the funeral yesterday p.m. and we had to wake him to get him ready to go with Bob & me. I do hope that you are continuing to improve. God bless you both. Much love.
Dad

Correspondence:

Friday eve July 14/44
My dear Harry & Helen,
—Your good letter arrived yesterday A.M. I thought I would get a letter off to you yesterday P.M. but did not get to it. Mother said that I would have to do the writing if you get a letter for she is sewing on your dress every chance she has. She said it as she promised Jon she would bake a cake & send him for his birthday & she just thought since supper that his birthday is next Monday, so she mixed up a cake & got it in the oven before she washed the dishes. She says that she does not know how good it will be but it will be a cake. She just said that you left a bottle of milk. She said that she will send the bottle when she sends the dress. Leota & children went out to her folks yesterday A.M. Howard came for them. Viva told me a few minutes ago that they are to be out there Sunday & if any mail comes for her that they will take it out. They were down there to supper Tuesday evening. Ruby was there too. We took Nora F. to Dayton Tuesday A.M. & got the tooth out. I got them their teeth filled & cleaned on Monday. They are to come in the first of the week. I have the dentures about done. I will fit them in & she says that they will go over to C & D's for 2 days & by that time I can tell if they need some trimming or grinding.
—John Pramer & Florence Haines are to be married tomorrow. He is home on a furlough till the 22d. Mrs. P. was in the office this afternoon. She doesn't like it so well. We have had 3 letters from Bob since Sunday. One went to Mt. Airy & back. He has been to church the last two Sundays. He says the services there at the rifle range are fine. He says "the chaplain is swell & he preaches the things you folks have taught me for 18 years." He said that the service last Sunday was a communion service. He says that he was shocked when he read about LeRoy Scherry's death in the Gazette. He said that he wanted us to include him when we expressed our sympathy to Mr & Mrs Scherry. He said he could not forget how nice Mr. Scherry was to him before he left. He says in his last letter that he has finally run on to someone from Xenia. His name is Shumaker and he worked for Chenoweth. His wife lives on S. Detroit. Bob said that she was going down there next Sunday. Mother went up to see his wife yesterday morning and she found out that she had started the day before. She may be able to see her when she returns. I bought Bob another money belt yesterday & we are going to send it to him. He had his money belt & money stolen. In the letter he wrote a week ago he says that it will be 3 or 4 weeks before he will get a furlough and get home. I do hope that he gets a furlough & gets home. Arthur Miller at the P. Office told me this A.M. that his boy did not get a furlough after he got through his boat training down there. Hattie Erwin told me Monday that Jno. Loveless is in the East ready to be sent out & that Richard in England is to be married to an English girl. Russell Metty has already married an English girl. We were so glad that you got home for the week. We sure enjoyed having you with us and we will be looking for you again next month. Mary E. came home in the night last night. She says that she will be in again Sat. night. We have seen so little of her since we returned home. I saw her on the way home to lunch as she was going into town. Mother just now showed me how nicely she has the cake packed in a box. I hope it carries OK.
God bless you all,
Much love to all
Dad

Correspondence:

Mon. Aug. 27, '51
Dear Helen,
—It was a real surprise to learn of your having to go to the hospital. We pledge ourselves to stand with you in prayer.
—My confidence in our wonderful Savior is growing stronger everyday. Why Not! When He has promised to "never, never leave us or forsake us."
—When M. E. called this A.M. I could hear the happy voices of Joyce & Marilyn. I'm sure Joyce will be a blessing to the Piphers as well as visa versa.
—This little tract expresses my sentiments better than I could word them. Dear, I'm sure the Lord will bring your thru this trial victorious in Him.
"For we are His workmanship created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God before ordained that we should walk in them." Eph. 2:10
—Turned out a big wash today as I didn't wash last wk. Hung in the attic as well as out doors.
—Trust Dorothy will keep us posted as to yourself. I forgot to ask her yesterday.
Loads of love,
Mother
My dear Helen,
—Here is saying "Amen" to what Mother has written. We sure are standing by you in prayer for your speedy recovery. It was a surprise and a shock to us to learn of your going to the hospital for an operation.
Much, much love,
Dad

Obituary:

Dr. Lackey, Dentist for over 50 years, Succumbs
Dr. Burt L. Lackey, 88, of 20 Home Ave., a practising Xenia dentist for more than 50 years, was stricken while attending services at the First Reformed Church Sunday morning. The Xenia Fire Division Emergency Squad removed him to Greene Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Death was believed caused by a heart attack suffered soon after the start of services.
Dr. Lackey was born June 15, 1872, in Clinton County, the son of Enos and Laura Sellers Lackey. His first marriage was to Miss Ada Clark, whose death occurred in April 1914. In June of 1915, he married Miss Jessella Beebe, who survives.
Dr. Lackey was graduated from the Cincinnati Dental College and maintained an office here in the Home Federal Building, maintaining his procedure to the last. He was a long-life member of the First Reformed Church.
Surviving besides his widow and three daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Krug of Dayton, Mrs. Helen Hormell of Englewood, and Mrs. Mary E. Pipher of Xenia; two sons, Robert E. of Xenia and A. Clark Lackey of Mt. Airy, N.C., 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be conducted Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Neeld Funeral Home, 106 W. Market St., by Rev. Russell Mayer of the First Reformed Church, with burial in Woodland Cemetery here.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.

Obituary:

Xenia Dentist Dies at Church
Xenia, Oct. 17—Dr. Burt L. Lackey, 88, a dentist here since 1915, died of a heart attack yesterday while attending services at First Reformed church.
Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Neeld Funeral home. Burial will be in Woodland cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow.
A native of Clinton county, Dr. Lackey was graduated from Cincinnati Dental college in 1900. He had lived here most of his life.
Survivors include his wife, Jessella; two sons, A. Clark of Mr. Airy, N.C., and Robert of Xenia, and three daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Krug of Dayton, Mrs. Helen Hormell of Englewood and Mrs. Mary E. Pipher of Xenia.

Burt married Ada Frances Clark on 10 Sep 1902 in Gallia County, Ohio, United States. Ada (daughter of Amos Clark and Harriett Frances Riggs) was born on 7 Nov 1871 in Raccoon Island, Gallia County, Ohio, United States; died on 28 Mar 1914 in Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States; was buried on 30 Mar 1914 in Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Education: Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio, United States; Address:
  National Normal University
• Education: Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio, United States; Address:
  Ohio Wesleyan University
• Correspondence: 18 Jun; letter to Burt LaFetra Lackey
• Religion: Methodist
• Census: 1880, Clay Township, Gallia County, Ohio, United States; as Ada F. Clark, daughter, in the household of Amos Clark
• Occupation: Between 1893 and 1902, Xenia Township, Greene County, Ohio, United States; Teacher; Address:
  Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home
• Residence: 1902, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States; Address:
  20 Home Avenue
• Census: 1910, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States; as Ada F. Lackey, wife, 2 children/2 living, in the household of Bert L. Lackey; Address:
  20 Home Avenue
• Beneficiary: 20 Sep 1911; in the will of her father, Amos Clark, as Ada F. Lackey
• Newspaper: 8 Jun 1912; The Gallipolis Daily Tribune (Gallipolis, Ohio), 8 June 1912, p1
• Obituary: 27 Mar 1914; The Gallipolis Bulletin (Gallipolis, Ohio)
• Obituary: 2 Apr 1914; The Gallipolis Daily Tribune (Gallipolis, Ohio) 2 April 1914, p1
• Probate: 19 Mar 1919, Greene County, Ohio, United States

Notes:

Education:
National Normal University was a teacher's college in Lebanon, Ohio. It opened in 1855 as Southwestern Normal School and took the name National Normal University in 1870.

Correspondence:
Monday Morning
My dear Burt,
—How does that sound? I felt so mean last night after going up stairs. You asked me if I couldn't let you know about Mrs. Young's party tonight, and I seemed to think you ought to telephone me. Now I am going to surprise you by writing you a note this morning. I was just as mean as I could be last night, but I did not mean anything. i think you are spoiling me by always giving up to me, but then it is nice to be teated that way. I guess Mrs. young is going to entertain the teachers tonight. I am very sorry for I would so much rather spend the evening with you than with those people. Just think it will only be one more week that I get to see you at all. Max is not coming, I had letter from him this morning. I wrote Lulu Phillips, she may not be at home now, but I will hear from her right away if she is in Harveysburg. I do not think Miss Patterson will go in to Mrs. Fultons tomorrow night. I am two notes ahead of you so now I am going to let you write some.
Yours, Ada
June 18th
—Miss Hubbell just received a letter from Mr. P. he can not get off to take that trip Thursday, so I suppose we will all have to give it ___. I hope you have not written to your uncle.
—To His Most August Majesty Burt LaFetra Lackey, Dr. of Dental Science
Steele Building, Xenia, Ohio
Greetings. We "The Home Gang" beg leave to inform you, that the seven o'clock car Northward will bear us to the city, where we will escort you to the Home of Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Fulton.
Vidie Eyler Leona Evans
Ada F. Clarke Her roommate

Newspaper:

Dr. B. L. Lackey and wife of Xenia, Prof. R. B Ewing and wife of Carlisle, O., were here in attendance upon the funeral services of the late Mr. Amos Clark and will remain the guests of Auditor and Mrs. Clark until Monday Mrs. Amos Clark is also the guest of Auditor and Mrs. Clark and will be for sometime. Mr. Will Marshall of Columbus, who was down to the funeral, returned home today.

Obituary:

A GOOD WOMAN
Passed Away at Xenia, Ohio, After Long Illness.
The following account of the death of a well-known Gallia County, girl is taken from the Xenia Daily Republican of Friday March 27, 1914:
A beautiful life, full of love and tender devotion to her home and little children, came to a close today in the death of Mrs. Ada Clark Lackey, wife of Dr. Bert L. Lackey, well known dentist, who passed away at her home 20 Home Avenue, twenty minutes after ten, Friday morning. Mrs. Lackey had lain in an unconscious condition for hours preceding the end and death came peacefully and quietly. Cancer, which became apparent November 7 a year ago, was the immediate cause of death and during the weary months when she was confined to her home, Mrs. Lackey displayed a beautiful Christian fortitude bearing her sufferings without a murmur, except for her little ones, from whom death would separate her. Her husband and children have the sympathy of her scores of friends in their great bereavement.
Ada Clark Lackey was born November 7, 1871, at Raccoon Island, Gallia county, and was a daughter of Hon. Amos Clark, at one time a member of the State Board of Equalization, and a prominent retired farmer, broker and merchant of that place. Mr. Clark died at the Lackey home in this city, June 4, 1912. Her mother passed away when Mrs. Lackey was but three years of age, but a step-mother gave her and her brother and sister all of the tender care of a mother. She survives and lies in Gallipolis, Ohio.
Mrs. Lackey finished her education at Lebanon National Normal institute and at Ohio Wesleyan university at Delaware, where she took a special art course. For a time she taught penmanship in the public schools of Manchester and in 1891 came to Xenia where she was appointed instructor in penmanship and bookkeeping at the O. S. & S. O. Home, which position she held for nine years. It was here that she met Dr. L. B. Lackey, and their marriage was solemnized September 10, 1902. They went to housekeeping within a short time in a newly built home on Home avenue, where they had lived ever since. Mrs. Lackey leaves her husband and three little children, Clark, Dorothy and Helen, the youngest of whom is only three years of age.
Mrs. Lackey united with the Clay Chapel Methodist church at Raccoon Island when but 11 years of age, and retained her membership there until she came to Xenia when she joined the First Methodist church. She was a true Christian mother, and the interests of her little family were always first in her mind. She was greatly beloved and admired in her circle of friends.
Mrs. Lackey's sister, Mrs. J. B. Ewing, had been with her several weeks preceding her death, and with her brother, J. S. Clark who had frequently visited her during her illness was at her bedside when death came. They are the only surviving members of her immediate family.
Funeral services will be held at the home Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock and will be in charge of the Rev. Charles W. Sullivan, of the First Methodist church. Burial will be made at Woodland cemetery. [Source: Original newspaper clipping: The Gallipolis Bulletin, March 27, 1914]

Obituary:

THE LATE MRS. LACKEY.
A Beautiful Christian Life Ended at Xenia Friday
A beautiful life, full of love and tender devotion to her home and little children, came to a close today in the death of Mrs. Ada Clark Lackey, wife of Dr. Burt L. Lackey, well known dentist, who passed away at her home Friday morning. Mrs. Lackey had lain in an unconscious condition for hours preceding the end and death came peacefully and quietly. Sarcoma, which became apparent November 7 a year ago, was the immediate cause of death.
Ada Clark Lackey was born November 7, 1871, at Raccoon Island, Gallia County, and was a daughter of the Hon. Amos Clark, at one time a member of the State Board of Equalization.
Mrs. Lackey finished her education at Lebanon National Normal institute and at Ohio Wesleyan university at Delaware, where she took a special art course. For a time she taught penmanship in the public schools of Manchester and in 1891 came to Xenia where she was appointed instructor in penmanship and bookkeeping at the O. S. and S. O. Home, which position she held for nine years. It was here that she met Dr. L. B. Lackey, and their marriage was solemnized September 10, 1902. She leaves her husband and three little children, Clark, Dorothy and Helen, the youngest of whom is only three years of age.
Mrs. Lackey united with the Clay Chapel Methodist church at Raccoon Island when but 11 years of age.
Mrs. Lackey's sister, Mrs. J. B. Ewing, has been with her several weeks preceding her death, and with her brother, J. S. Clark, who had frequently visited her during her illness was at her bedside when death came. They are the only surviving members of her immediate family.
Burial will be made at Woodland cemetery — Xenia Exchange

Died:


OBITUARY
A GOOD WOMAN
—Passed Away at Xenia, Ohio, After Long Illness.
The following account of the death of a well-known Gallia County, girl is taken from the Xenia Daily Republican of Friday March 27, 1914:
—A beautiful life, full of love and tender devotion to her home and little children, came to a close today in the death of Mrs. Ada Clark Lackey, wife of Dr. Bert L. Lackey, well known dentist, who passed away at her home 20 Home Avenue, twenty minutes after ten, Friday morning. Mrs. Lackey had lain in an unconscious condition for hours preceding the end and death came peacefully and quietly. Cancer, which became apparent November 7 a year ago, was the immediate cause of death and during the weary months when she was confined to her home, Mrs. Lackey displayed a beautiful Christian fortitude bearing her sufferings without a murmur, except for her little ones, from whom death would separate her. Her husband and children have the sympathy of her scores of friends in their great bereavement.
—Ada Clark Lackey was born November 7, 1871, at Raccoon Island, Gallia county, and was a daughter of Hon. Amos Clark, at one time a member of the State Board of Equalization, and a prominent retired farmer, broker and merchant of that place. Mr. Clark died at the Lackey home in this city, June 4, 1912. Her mother passed away when Mrs. Lackey was but three years of age, but a step-mother gave her and her brother and sister all of the tender care of a mother. She survives and lies in Gallipolis, Ohio.
—Mrs. Lackey finished her education at Lebanon National Normal institute and at Ohio Wesleyan university at Delaware, where she took a special art course. For a time she taught penmanship in the public schools of Manchester and in 1891 came to Xenia where she was appointed instructor in penmanship and bookkeeping at the O. S. & S. O. Home, which position she held for nine years. It was here that she met Dr. L. B. Lackey, and their marriage was solemnized September 10, 1902. They went to housekeeping within a short time in a newly built home on Home avenue, where they had lived ever since. Mrs. Lackey leaves her husband and three little children, Clark, Dorothy and Helen, the youngest of whom is only three years of age.
—Mrs. Lackey united with the Clay Chapel Methodist church at Raccoon Island when but 11 years of age, and retained her membership there until she came to Xenia when she joined the First Methodist church. She was a true Christian mother, and the interests of her little family were always first in her mind. She was greatly beloved and admired in her circle of friends.
—Mrs. Lackey's sister, Mrs. J. B. Ewing, had been with her several weeks preceding her death, and with her brother, J. S. Clark who had frequently visited her during her illness was at her bedside when death came. They are the only surviving members of her immediate family.
—Funeral services will be held at the home Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock and will be in charge of the Rev. Charles W. Sullivan, of the First Methodist church. Burial will be made at Woodland cemetery. [Source: Original newspaper clipping: The Gallipolis Bulletin, March 27, 1914]

Notes:

Met at the Old Soldiers and Sailors Home in Xenia.

Other Events:

• Name: Enos Ellsworth Lackey
• Census: 1850, Clear Creek Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States; as Elsworth Lackey, in the household of Enos Lackey
• Census: 1860, Clear Creek Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States; as Ellsworth Lackey in the household of Enos Lackey
• Census: 1870, Turtlecreek Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States; as Ellsworth Lackey, farm laborer, head of household
• Census: 1880, Spring Valley, Greene County, Ohio, United States; as Enos Lackey, sawyer, head of household
• Occupation: 1880; owned a saw mill
• Newspaper: 11 May 1882; The Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), 11 May 1882, p5
• Newspaper: 3 Sep 1891; The Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), 3 September 1891, p1
• Census: 1900, New Burlington, Clinton County, Ohio, United States; as Ellsworth Lackey, head of household
• Obituary: 15 Jan 1903; Newspaper Article, 15 January 1903, p5

Notes:

His name in some records is listed as Ellsworth E. Lackey and in other records as Enos Ellsworth Lackey. He went by Ellsworth.

Birth:
near Pekin

Newspaper:

~page 5
The Courts,
May Term
New Suits.
6479. J. B. Owens vs. Ellsworth Lackey. Note. Amount claimed $120.55 with interest from Oct. 20 1871.

Newspaper:

~page 1
The attention of our wide-awake, ambitious young men and young women who are seeking the best means of "getting ahead" in the world is invited to the annoucement of the old reliable Miami Commercial College, Dayton, Ohio, of which Mr. A. D. Wils has been principal for the last twenty-five years. Among our own citizens who have taken Mr. Wilt's course are Messrs. Frank B. Lewis, Wm. Lewis, Ellsworth Lackey, A. S. Mountford and W. B. Forman.

Obituary:

Grew To Manhood In Warren County.
The death of Mr. Ellsworth Lackey of New Burlington, occurred a the home of his son in Xenia on Friday of last week. He had been in failing health for some months from anaemia and after making a trip to Xenia on Tuesday of last week pneumonia developed and death resulted speedily. Mr. Lackey was born near Pekin in this county, September 30, 1844, where he grew to manhood. He was married September 26, 1867, to Miss Laura Sellers of the same vicinity. A portion of their married life was spent in Wayne township near Corwin but for twenty-five years he had been engaged in the lumber business at New Burlington where he owned a saw mill. He was a member of the M. E. church there and a substantial, progressive citizen. Three sons were born to this union all of whom are married. Mrs. Lackey also survives her husband. The deceased was well known to many Warren county people.
Burial Monday from the M. E. church at New Burlington.

Died:

OBITUARY
Grew To Manhood In Warren County.
—The death of Mr. Ellsworth Lackey of New Burlington, occurred a the home of his son in Xenia on Friday of last week. He had been in failing health for some months from anaemia and after making a trip to Xenia on Tuesday of last week pneumonia developed and death resulted speedily. Mr. Lackey was born near Pekin in this county, September 30, 1844, where he grew to manhood. He was married September 26, 1867, to Miss Laura Sellers of the same vicinity. A portion of their married life was spent in Wayne township near Corwin but for twenty-five years he had been engaged in the lumber business at New Burlington where he owned a saw mill. He was a member of the M. E. church there and a substantial, progressive citizen. Three sons were born to this union all of whom are married. Mrs. Lackey also survives her husband. The deceased was well known to many Warren county people.
—Burial Monday from the M. E. church at New Burlington.
(The Western Star 15 January 1903, page 5)

Ellsworth married Laura Emma Sellers on 26 Sep 1867 in Springboro, Warren County, Ohio, United States. Laura (daughter of Ferdinand Sellers and Rebecca Hormell) was born on 20 Mar 1848 in Merrittstown, Warren County, Ohio, United States; died on 29 Oct 1924 in Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States; was buried on 1 Nov 1924 in New Burlington, Clinton County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Religion: Methodist Episcopal Church
• Census: 1850, Clear Creek Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States; as Laura E. Sellers, in the household of Ferdinand Sellers
• Census: 1860, Chester Township, Clinton County, Ohio, United States; as Laura E. Sellers, in the household of Fred Sellers
• Census: 1870, Turtlecreek Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States; as Laura Lackey, in the household of Ellsworth Lackey
• Census: 1880, Spring Valley, Greene County, Ohio, United States; as Laura Lackey, wife, in the household of Enos Lackey
• Census: 1900, New Burlington, Clinton County, Ohio, United States; as Laura E. Lackey, wife, 3 chidren/3 living, in the household of Ellsworth Lackey
• Census: 1910, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States; as Laura Lackey, mother, widow, 3 children/2 living, own income, in the household of son Burt Lackey; Address:
  20 Home Avenue
• Census: 1920, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States; as Laura S. Lackey, widow, head of household; Address:
  Manhattan Apts., 95 N. Detroit Street
• Correspondence: 31 Aug 1920; letter to Helen
• Residence: 1922, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States; Address:
  102 North Detroit
• Obituary: 30 Oct 1924; Dayton Daily News (Dayton, Ohio) 30 October 1924, p11

Notes:

Correspondence:

Dear little Helen,
—I was very glad to get your letter. Yes I think Charles Cummings is a mate for Charles Batteford in size any way. I am so glad the you are having such a good time. So nice that you could go and enjoy the country next week you will have to get down to studying.
—Your papa brought Mary up yesterday morning and she stayed all day with me we had a fine time. She took a long nap in the morning also one in the afternoon was just as gold. I gave her some custard when she ate her dinner and when she was eating a lunch in the afternoon of rice, she pointed out to the Ice chest & wanted custard. I asked her if that was what she wanted & she nodded her head and said yes in her way. When her papa came to take her home she said at first she did not want to go but changed her mind when he was ready to start. I must close this and get to my ironing with much love to you both. Also to Uncle Walter & Aunt Lou.
Your loving Grandma
I think everything is going along fine if you and Dorothy are away for a time.

Obituary:

Xenia, Oct. 30. — Mrs. Laura Lackey, widow of E. E. Lackey, died at the home of her son, Dr. Burt L. Lackey, Home Ave., aat 9 o'clock last night. She had been ill several months and recently her condition became critical. Funeral services will be announced later.

Notes:

Married:

NEWSPAPER: The Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), 3 October 1867, p5
Marriages.
Lackey-Sellers-On Thursday, Sept. 26th, at the Parsonage in Springboro, by Rev. Geo. W. Kelley, Mar. Ellsworth Lackey and Miss Laura Sellers.

Other Events:

• Religion: Active in the Methodist Episcopal Church
• Census: 1850, Frankfort, Waldo County, Maine, United States; as Amos Clark, in the household of Prudence Clark
• Census: 1860, Clay Township, Gallia County, Ohio, United States; as Amos Clark, clerk, in the household of Joshua Clark
• Military: 13 Aug 1861; enlisted in Co. I, 36th Ohio Infantry as 1st Sergeant
• Military: 4 Mar 1862; was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant Co. G, 36th Ohio Infantry during the Civil War
• Military: 17 Mar 1863, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, United States; was discharged from the military
• Newspaper: 4 Jul 1867; Gallipolis Journal (Gallipolis, Ohio), 11 July 1867, p2
• Newspaper: 4 Feb 1869; Gallipolis Journal (Gallipolis, Ohio), 4 February 1869, p3
• Census: 1870, Clay Township, Gallia County, Ohio, United States; as Amos Clark, Steam Boat Clerk, head of household
• Census: 1880, Clay Township, Gallia County, Ohio, United States; as Amos Clark, Produce Speculator, head of household
• Newspaper: 18 Nov 1880; Gallipolis Journal (Gallipolis, Ohio), 18 November 1880, p3
• History / Bio: 1882; History of Gallia County (Chicago and Todelo: H. H. Hardesty & Co., 1882), p27
• Physical Description: 21 Aug 1885; height 5' 11", dark complexion, black hair, brown eyes
• Military Pension: 21 Aug 1885, Eureka, Gallia County, Ohio, United States; filed a Declaration for Original Invalid Pension
• Census: 1890, Clay Township, Gallia County, Ohio, United States; as Amos Clark. Lieut, Company G, 36 Ohio Infantry
• History / Bio: 1898; History of the Rebuplican Party of Ohio (Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1898), p294
• Census: 1900, Clay Township, Gallia County, Ohio, United States; as Amos Clark, farmer, head of household
• Census: 1910, Clay Township, Gallia County, Ohio, United States; as Amos Clark, farmer, head of household
• Will: 20 Sep 1911, Gallia County, Ohio, United States
• Obituary: 4 Jun 1912; The Gallipolis Daily Tribune (Gallipolis, Ohio) 4 June 1912, p1
• Obituary: 5 Jun 1912; Gallipolis Daily Tribune (Gallipolis, Ohio) 5 June 1912 p1
• Obituary: 5 Jun 1912; Newspaper unknown - original clipping
• Obituary: 6 Jun 1912; Xenia Daily Gazette (Xenia, Ohio), 6 June 1912, p5
• Probate: 24 Jun 1912, Gallia County, Ohio, United States; Address:
  Probate Court

Notes:

Military:

Civil War Service
Amos Clark enlisted in the Civil War on August 13, 1861 as 1st Sergeant in Company I, 36th Ohio Infantry. Amos was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant March 4, 1862 and mustered to company "G" 36th Ohio Infantry. In June 1862 while on a forced march to Jackson River Depot (about 200 miles) and near Meadow Bluff, Virginia he contracted chronic diarrhea and fever. The weather was inclement and they were without tents. By permission of General George Crook he was taken to Gauley Hospital, later transferred to Gallipolis Hospital, and granted leave of absence for treatment of stomach and liver trouble. After about two months he was able to join his regiment. Amos Clark was discharged March 17, 1863. September 3, 1885 Amos filed a Declaration for Invalid Pension, Application 548.698 Certificate 338.465. After the death of Amos his widow Sarah filed for a Widow's Pension,. Application 988.262, Certificate 745.319

Newspaper:

Notice.
Lost Note for $1000.00, drawn by Jacob Rigs, in favor of Amos Clark, and bearing date of April 26th, 1867, payable in sixty days from date. All persons are notified not to trade for said note as payment has been stopped.
Amos Clark
July 4 '67

Newspaper:

Court.—The Spring Term of the Court of Common Pleas will begin, in this city, March 8th. The following are the Jurors selected...
Grand Jurors... Listed among the names is Amos Clark, Clay and Jesse Ingels, Gallipolis.

Newspaper:

Five coal and produce boats, belonging to Graham, Riggs & Clark, left Monday in tow of the Thomas Means, for the South. Amos Clark and Ed. Riggs accompany them.

History / Bio:

AMOS CLARK—has been married twice. His first wife, Frances H., daughter of James and Mary Riggs, was married to him June 2, 1863, and died Nov. 24, 1874. She was the mother of three children: Mamie Laura, born July 23, 1864; James Stephen, Mar. 8, 1869; Ada Frances, Nov. 7, 1871. His second wife, Mrs. Sallie B. Harper, was married to him in Gallipolis, Ohio, Oct. 19, 1881. She was born in Gallia county, Ohio, Oct. 24, 1851, and is the daughter of Jesse and Mary A. (Waddell) Ingels. Her father came to this county in 1826. Her mother was born here in 1830. Mr. Clark is a resident of Clay township, and settled in this county in 1859. He was born in Frankfort, Maine, Dec. 8, 1839, and his parents, Stephen and Prudence M. (Martin) Clark, now deceased, were residents of Waldo county, Maine. He entered the late war July, 1861, and was appointed orderly sergeant of Company I, 36th O. V. I. He was commissioned second lieutenant of Company G, 36th O. V. I., in Mar. 1862, resigned April, 1863, on account of disability. Occupation, farming. Address, Eureka, Gallia county, Ohio.

Census:

Special Schedule - Surviving Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines
Amos Clark. Lieut, Company G, 36 Ohio Infantry
Enlistment: 13 Aug 1861
Discharge: 26 July 1865
Length of Service: 1y 4m
Post Office: Raccoon Island, Ohio
Disability: liver disease, chronic diarhea

History / Bio:

Amos Clark, of Raccoon Island, Gallia County, has for many years been one of the most active Republicans in Ohio, giving to his party the benefits of a keen mentality, an energetic nature and an unswerving fidelity to its principles, believing them to be for the best of interests and future prosperity of the nation. In 1889 Mr. Clark was elected a member of the board of equalization of Ohio from the eighth senatorial district, over W. S. Thorniley, his Democratic opponent. The board meets every ten years to equalize the value of counties and cities of this state. Ever since 1864, when he voted for Abraham Lincoln, Mr. Clark has supported and worked for the principles of the Republican party, and today no man in the county has a wider influence than he or is more closely identified with the inside workings of that organization. He has frequently been the committeeman for his neighborhood, has served on the county committee, and as a delegate he has been in some of the most noted state conventions, among which may be mentioned the one in which William McKinley was nominated the first time for governor of Ohio. In attending the congressional and senatorial conventions Mr. Clark has always taken an active part, and in county politics he has figured as a most potent factor.
The Clarks of today are descendants of a good old New England family, the male members of which were in early times adherents of the Whig party, the father of our subject, Stephen Clark, being an old-line Whig, who lived and died in Maine, where he reared five sons, four of whom took part in the Civil war. J. M. Clark, at present in the pension department at Washington, District of Columbia, at one time lived in Gallia county, but later moved to Danville, Illinois.
He was a lieutenant of Company I, Thirty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the war. The three other brothers of our subject were Stephen, Henry and Augustus.
At the age of nineteen, Amos Clark came to Gallia county, and for one winter taught school, the following year engaging in boating on the river, in which vocation he continued until the outbreak of the war, when he returned home and enlisted in 1861, in the three-year service, his regiment, the Thirty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, being assigned to duty with the Army of West Virginia and the Army of the Potomac, and participated in the battles of Antietam and South Mountain, together with numerous others, till February, 1863, the regiment was transferred to Tennessee and became a part of the Army of the Cumberland, and where Mr. Clark remained until his term of service expired, when he was honorably discharged, and, as his health had become seriously impaired, he returned home. He subsequently located at Chambersburg, Gallia county, Ohio, and with his brother, J. M., engaged in the mercantile business for the next five years, when Mr. Clark once more embarked in his former business, buying and selling produce, which he boated down the river to Vicksburg, and he also built up a coal trade along the river, his southern headquarters being Vicksburg, and this vocation he carried on successfully up to within a few years, when he retired from active life, and is now residing on a large farm near Raccoon Island on the Ohio river. He has been a member of the Gallia County Soldiers' Relief Commission ever since it was organized, and he is affiliated with the Masonic fraternity, the Knights of Pythias, and D. L. Martin Post, Grand Army of the Republic, of which he is one of the organizers and was its first commander.
In 1863 Mr. Clark was married to Miss Fannie Riggs, and of this union three children were born namely: James S., who is now in Montana; Mamie L., the wife of R. B. Ewing, of Gallipolis, Ohio; and Ada, who is a teacher in the Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home, at Xenia, Ohio. Mr. Clark's second marriage too place in 1881, when he was united to Mrs. E. L. Harper. Our subject is in favor of a McKinley tariff, Blaine's idea of reciprocity, and sound money, is a good Republican and a loyal American, and is one of the most highly respected citizens in southern Ohio.
Left Maine by sea and traveled to New Orleans, then from there to Ohio. He clerked in brother Joshua's store until the War. All five brothers were in Civil War.

Will:

Will:
I, Amos Clark of Gallia County, Ohio being of sound and disposing mind and memory do make, publish and declare this as and for my last will and testament, that is to say: First - I will and direct that all just debts existing against me at the time of my decease may be settled. Second - I give and bequeath to my wife Sallie V. Clark, all my household goods of every nature and character absolutely. And I also give, bequeath and devise to my said wife Sallie V. Clark the one third (1/3) part of all my property both personal and real of every nature and character wheresoever situate absolutely and in fee simple. Third - I give, bequeath and devise all my property not heretofore disposed of, both personal and real, of every nature and character wheresoever situate to my three children, Mamie L. Ewing, James S. Clark and Ada F. Lackey, to each, the full on third (1/3) part thereof absolutely and in fee simple. Fourth - I hereby will and direct that the several devisees and bequests, devised and bequeathed in this my last will be charged and subject to the following provisions to wit: If at the time of my decease, any one or all of said legatees or devisees named therein, be indebted to me for money to them loaned, or by me paid for them as surety, or after my decease any one or all of them become indebted to my estate on account of monies paid out of my estate by reason of any being surety for any one or all of them, or by reason of the failure on the part of either of them to pay his note or obligation, of which I may be a co-maker with either of them, and for the payment of which I am responsible only as surety, then and in such event, the share and portion of my estate bequeathed and devised to such legatee or devisee by this will shall be charged with such indebtedness to my estate from said legatee or devisee and the same shall become a lien on the share and portion of my estate so bequeathed and devised to such legatee or devisee - And unless such legatee or devisee pay off said indebtedness and save my estate harmless therefrom then his or her share and portion under this will shall be sold by my executors to pay such indebtedness, my executors paying any surplus after paying such indebtedness to said legatee on devisee. I hereby revoke all former wills by me made. I hereby nominate and appoint Jasper C. Ingels and my son, James S. Clark sole executors of this my last will and testament to serve without being required to give bond for the performance of their duties hereunder. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand at Gallipolis, Ohio this 20th day of September A.D. 1911
Amos Clark
Signed by the said Amos Clark who at the same time published and declared the same as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us, who in his presence and in the presence of each other and at his request have hereto subscribed our names as witnesses.
Robert M. Switzer, Gallipolis, O.
Alvin O. Dickey, Gallipolis, O.

Obituary:

AMOS CLARK DEAD
Prominent Gallia County Citizen Passed Away at Xenia
Auditor James S. Clark received the sad news, this morning, that had been foreshadowed in these columns, of the death of his father at the home of his daughter Mrs. Ada Lackey of Xenia, O.
It is thought that the body will reach here Wednesday evening, when Undertaker Wetherholt will have charge, but further details of the funeral and burial cannot be given at this time, being undetermined.
Mr. Clark was born at Winterport, Maine, 72 years ago the 8th of last December.
He came to New Orleans when only 19 years of age, and followed the river up to Chambersburg, and later he and brother Joshua went to merchandizing together and running the wharfboat.
Later on he bought a farm and became a farmer prominent as such and later on formed a partnership with Capt. William Graham and Jacob Riggs, under the firm name of Graham, Clark & Riggs, and boated produce south for perhaps 30 years and bought up large quantities of fruit, running into immense transactions some years. A year ago he sold his farm to John Sanders and has done nothing since but try to recuperate his failing health which began several years ago, but in the last two years particularly so. Last fall he went to Florida and spent his winter at St. Petersburg with his wife, they only arriving North recently, and going immediately to Xenia where they have been sojourning until the end.
Mr. Clark was a member of the State Board of Equalization a few years ago, and had been often spoken of for high places in the State, but shifting conditions in politics never seemed to quite be opportune, but he was recognized as capable and worthy of distinguished preferment.
He was married first to Miss Fannie Riggs in June, 1865, and became the father of Mrs. R. B. Ewing of Carlisle, O., Mrs. Dr. Lackey of Xenia, and Mr. J. S. Clark, the present auditor of Gallia county.
Mrs. Clark dying, he was united in marriage the second time to Mrs Sallie Harper, widow of the late Attorney Eben Harper, in October, 1881, and she survives him without children.
He was a member of the M. E. church and a highly moral christian man of a kindly and agreeable nature and much respected and admired by a large acquaintance and sincerely and devotedly loved by family and relatives.
He belonged to the Chambersburg lodges of Masons and Knights of Pythias and was a valued fraternal brother and will receive all the honors these orders can possibly confer and all who knew him will regret that he was unable to continue a useful influential and worthy life, whose trend had been for the good of his fellow man, the world and in obedience to the Divine Will of an Over-ruling Providence.

Obituary:

HON. AMOS CLARK
Died at Xenia Yesterday Morning--
Well Known and Highly Respected Throughout County.
Yesterday morning Auditor James S. Clark received a telegram that his father, Hon. Amos Clark had died at 5:45 o'clock at Xenia, O., at the home of his daughter, Mrs. B. L. Lackey. Mr. Clark had been in failing health for some time and spent the past winter in Florida in the hope of being benefited by a change of climate. He returned to Xenia about two months ago and since then failed rapidly. He was born in Westport, Me., December 8th, 1939, and was 72 years, 5 months and 26 days old. For a short time he was a sailor and when 19 years of age came to this country from New Orleans and located near Chambersburg. In connection with his brother Joshua he operated a store and wharfboat at that place for a number of years. June 2, 1865 he was united in marriage with Miss Fannie Riggs and they became the parents of three children, Auditor James S. Clark, Mrs. R. B. Ewing, of Carlisle, O., and Mrs. B. L. Lackey, of Xenia, all of whom survive. In October, 1881, several years after the death of his first wife, he was united in marriage with Mrs. Sallie Ingels Harper, who survives him.
For over twenty-five years he was engaged in the apple and produce business with the firm of Graham, Clark and Riggs and was very successful. Until two years ago he owned one of the best farms on the Ohio River and was always a progressive, wideawake farmer.
He served three years in the Civil War in the 36th O. V. I. and was promoted to Second Lieutenant for meritorious service. He was also a member of the State Board of Equalization at one time and for years was prominent and active in Republican politics.
Mr. Clark could fitly be described as a gentleman of the old school and as a man of sterling worth. He was widely known in this section of the country and highly respected. His relatives have the sincere sympathy of many friends, who are grieved to learn of their loss.
His body will arrive here on the H. V. Thursday evening and will be taken in charge by Wetherholt. The funeral services will be held at the residence of James S. Clark Friday morning and will be conducted by Rev. J. R. Fields.
Three brothers also survive, J. M. Clark of Topeka, Kas., Henry B. of Girard, Kas. and Augustus of Winterport, Me.

Obituary:

Funeral Services
The body of Mr. Amos Clark will arrive here Thursday evening. The funeral services will be conducted at the home of his son Auditor Clark, by Rev. J. R. Field of Oak Hill, Friday forenoon and the interment by Wetherholt the place not being fully decided upon, and will be attended by members of both the Masonic and Knights of Pythias orders. Gallia Lodge of Chambersburg will have charge.

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FUNERAL SERVICE FOR HON. AMOS CLARK
Brief funeral services for the late Hon. Amos Clark were held Thursday morning at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. B. L. Lackey, on Home avenue. The Rev. O. M. Sellers, of Jamestown, an uncle of Dr. Lackey, was in charge of the service, assisted by the Rev. C. W. Sullivan. Rev. Sellers gave the funeral discourse. A quartette, Mr. and Mrs. J. C.. Dodds, Frank Keyes and Raymond Stillings sang, "Safe in the Arms of Jesus" and "In the Upper Garden." Shortly after the services, the family started with the body for Gallipolis, where the burial will take place.

Probate:

Probate Records:
Gallia County, Ohio
p266 - 16 June 1912 Last Will and Testament of Amos Clark, deceased, was produced and offered for probate.
p270 - 24 June 1912 Will admitted to probate.
p275 - 6 July 1912 James S. Clark and J. C. Ingels appointed Executors after accepting letters of testamentary.
p285 - 24 July 1912 Executors filed an Inventory and Appraisement. Confirmed and ordered to be recorded.

Died:

Amos Clark Dead
Prominent Gallia County Citizen Passed Away at Xenia
Auditor James S. Clark received the sad news, this morning, that had been foreshadowed in these columns, of the death of his father at the home of his daughter Mrs. Ada Lackey of Xenia, O. It is thought that the body will reach here Wednesday evening, when Undertaker Wetherholt will have charge, but further details of the funeral and burial cannot be given at this time, being undetermined.
Mr. Clark was born at Winterport, Maine, 72 years ago the 8th of last December. He came to New Orleans when only 19 years of age, and followed the river up to Chambersburg, and later he and brother Joshua went to merchandizing together and running the wharfboat there. Later on he bought a farm and became a farmer prominent as such and later on formed a partnership with Capt. William Graham and Jacob Riggs, under the firm name of Graham, Clark & Riggs, and boated produce south for perhaps 30 years and bought up large quantities of fruit, running into immense transactions some years. A year ago he sold his farm to John Sanders and has done nothing since but try to recuperate his failing health which began several years ago, but in the last two years particularly so. Last fall he went to Florida and spent his winter at St. Petersburg with his wife, they only arriving North recently, and going immediately to Xenia where they have been sojourning until the end.
Mr. Clark was a member of the State Board of Equalization a few years ago, and had been often spoken of for high places in the State, but shifting conditions in politics never seemed to be quite opportune, but he was recognized as capable and worthy of distinguished preferment.
He was married first to Miss Fannie Riggs in June, 1865, and became the father of Mrs. R. B. Ewing of Carlisle, O., Mrs. Dr. Lackey of Xenia, and Mr. J. S. Clark, the present auditor of Gallia county.
Mrs. Clark dying, he was united in marriage the second time to Mrs Sallie Harper, widow of the late Attorney Eben Harper, in October, 1881, and she survives him without children.
He was a member of the M.E. church and a highly moral christian man of a kindly and agreeable nature and much respected and admired by a large acquaintance and sincerely and devotedly loved by family and relatives. (Gallipolis Daily Tribune, June 7, 1912 , Transcribed by Henny Evans)

Amos married Harriett Frances Riggs on 2 Jun 1863 in Gallia County, Ohio, United States. Harriett (daughter of James Riggs and Mary Bare) was born on 13 Sep 1843 in Gallia County, Ohio, United States; died on 24 Nov 1874 in Clay Township, Gallia County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Physical Description: Red hair
• Name: Fanny Riggs
• Occupation: Assistant to Judge
• Census: 1850, Clay Township, Gallia County, Ohio, United States; as Harriett F. Riggs, in the household of James Riggs
• Census: 1860, Clay Township, Gallia County, Ohio, United States; as Francis Riggs, in the household of James Riggs
• Newspaper: 11 Jun 1863, Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio, United States; Married; Address:
  Gallipolis Journal
• Census: 1870, Clay Township, Gallia County, Ohio, United States; as Frances Clark, in the household of Amos Clark
• Obituary: 27 Nov 1874

Notes:

Obituary:

CLARK—Nov. 24th, 1874, at her residence in Clay township, Mrs. Frances Harriet Clark. She was born Sept. 13th, 1843; for sixteen years was a faithful member of the M. E. Church. Her loss is greatly felt in this community.

Newspaper:

Married
—On June 2d, 1863, at the residence of the bride's father, in Clay township, by Rev. J. Barringer, Lieut. Amos Clark, to Miss Fanny Riggs, all of Gallia county O.

Obituary:

Harriet Clark
The funeral of Harriet Clark, 83, widow of the late Captain Amos Clark, who died Tuesday, was held Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock from the residence of her nephew, Philip E. Gilbert, Huffman Hill. The remains were interred in Greencastle cemetery.

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Married:

Newspaper: Gallipolis Journal (Gallipolis, Ohio), Thursday, June 11, 1863 Page 3
MARRIED
On June 2d, 1863, at the residence of the bride's father, in Clay township, by Rev. J. Barringer, Lieut. Amos Clark, to Miss Fanny Riggs, all of Gallia county O.