Martha Ellen McClary

F, #11052, b. May 15, 1857, d. Mar 2, 1879
Pedigree
Father*Benjamin McClary b. circa 1817, d. Feb 26, 1868
Mother*Lydia Clough Huntoon b. Nov 22, 1817, d. May 8, 1903

Chronological Events

Birth*May 15, 1857 Martha Ellen McClary was born on May 15, 1857 at Canterbury, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States.1,2 
 She was the daughter of Benjamin McClary and Lydia Clough Huntoon. 
Death*Mar 2, 1879 Martha Ellen McClary died on Mar 2, 1879, at age 21 at Henry County, Iowa, United States.1 
ObituaryMar 3, 1879  OBITUARY: McCLARY- Died in this city, on Sunday morning, March 2, 1879, M. Ellen McClary in the 22d year of her age.
Miss McClary was born in Merrimac county, New Hampshire, May 15, 1857.- With her parents she came to this city June 1, 1863. She graduated at our High School in June 1874, and was soon after employed as a teacher in the Central building. After the erection of the Centennial school building she was elected the principal of No. 2 in said building, which position she held at the time of her death.
Miss McClary was a fine scholar, and excellent teacher, conscientious and true in all the relations of life. In her death the whole community will feel her loss. Her deeply afflicted mother, brother and relatives have the sympathy of all.
The solemn and impressive funeral services took place from the residence of her mother on south Main street on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The high esteem in which she was held in our city was attested by the numbers present on this occasion. The teachers with whom she was associated, the pupils of her own school and a large circle of friends were present to pay their last tribute of respect to her precious memory. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Sharp, pastor of the Congregational church, assisted by Rev. W. D. Cole.

Information found on Find-A-Grave.com.3
 
Burial*Mar 4, 1879 She was buried on Mar 4, 1879 at Mount Pleasant Old City Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 61996046
Plot: Row 10.4 

Citations

  1. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com
  2. [S79] Gravestones - Find-A-Grave.com, online at findagrave.com.
  3. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  4. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves, #79.