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Sarah Ann Shearer Cless

Female 1851 - 1918  (66 years)


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  • Name Sarah Ann Shearer Cless 
    Born 2 Mar 1851  Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 24 Jan 1918  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 26 Jan 1918  Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I11685  Rossville
    Last Modified 10 May 2018 

    Father Jacob Shearer, Sr.,   d. 30 Apr 1878 
    Mother Frances Shearer,   d. 28 Aug 1892 
    Family ID F2340  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martin Luther Cless,   b. 18 Jan 1848, Perry County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1925, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 14 Jan 1869  Lena, Stephenson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. William Henry Cless,   b. Nov 1869, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1942  (Age ~ 72 years)
    +2. Charles Edwin Cless,   b. 13 Mar 1871, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1956, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     3. Arthur Abner Cless,   b. 24 Feb 1873, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1946  (Age 72 years)
     4. Ella Delia Cless,   b. 1875,   d. 29 Jul 1876  (Age 1 years)
    +5. Jesse Walter Cless,   b. 1 Feb 1877, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jul 1958, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     6. Cora Elizabeth Cless Hartzell,   b. 17 Nov 1879, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1904, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years)
     7. Clarence Clinton (Pete) Cless,   b. 28 Nov 1881, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1928, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
    +8. Ralph Stanley Cless,   b. 28 May 1886, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 1966  (Age 79 years)
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2019 01:31:38 
    Family ID F1197  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Obituary- Cless, Sarah
    Obituary- Cless, Sarah
    Mrs. Cless Laid to Rest Saturday

    The funeral of Mrs. M.L. Cless was held last Saturday at 1:30 p.m. from the Presbyterian church, the services conducted by the Rev. A.J. Crawford, who was assisted by the Rev. F.H. Bentley, of the Christian church.

    The large circle of friends made in her forty-three years residence here was largely represented in the sorrowing congregation that gathered at the church Saturday to pay their last respects to the departed friend. A veritable bower of floral offerings from neighbors of the family, the Presbyterian aid society and friends encompassed the casket.

    Grandma passed away peacefully as she was making her way through the hallway of her home, sinking to her knees gently and resting in that position when her husband arrived home from town last Thursday evening about 5 p.m. Death was due to heart failure. The physician's examination determined she had passed away some little time before being found.

    Mrs. Cless was born March 2, 1851, in Cumberland County, Pa., the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Shearer, and was 66 years, 10 months and 22 days old at her decease.

    At the age of 4 years her parents moved to Illinois near the town of Lena. She was united in marriage to M.L. Cless Jan. 14, 1869 at Lena, Ill., and they remained there until 1876, when they came to Rossville. The first year they lived on the farm now occupied by Fred Heiland, then lived four years on the Mulvane ranch. They next moved to the farm now owned by John Gutshall, where they remained five years. From there they went to the Shearer farm southeast of Rossville now owned by Morris Bond where they remained until 1892, when the family moved to the present home in Rossville.

    The surviving members of the family are the husband and six sons, Will Cless, of Denver, Colo, Charles E., Abner A., J. Water, and Clinton C., of Rossville; and Ralph Cless, of Pueblo, Colol.

    Interment was made in the Rossville cemetery.