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Eliza Jane <I>Lowes</I> Clark

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Eliza Jane Lowes Clark

Birth
Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana, USA
Death
20 Jan 1905 (aged 79)
Greenwood, Johnson County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Acton, Marion County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Daughter of Josiah (1786–1856) & Catherine Andrew (1791–1873) Lowes.

Second wife of Thomas L. Clark, who she married on Dec. 28, 1859 in Franklin, Indiana.

They were the parents of:
~ Ernest C. Clark (1872– )
~ Milton Clark

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The Franklin Republican
Friday ~ January 27, 1905
Page 1


THREE PERSONS IN ONE FAMILY
Death Visits Home Thrice Within a Few Weeks

The funeral of Mrs. Eliza Jane Clark, widow of Thomas L. Clark, whose death occurred one week ago last Sunday, was held from the Presbyterian Church at Acton on Sunday.

Mrs. Clark died at her home in Greenwood on Friday afternoon and the remains were buried in the same lot which received the remains of the husband one week before.

On Thanksgiving day, Roscoe Clark, a grandson of the aged couple was shot accidently while hunting and died a few days after. He was twenty years of age and a prominent and popular young man residing near Acton.

The grandmother, Eliza Jane Clark, was a native of Franklin County. She came from a long line of revolutionary stock and her family was closely associated with educational interests in Ohio.

She was united in marriage to Mr. Clark in Franklin County over forty years ago. Their only surviving child is Milton Clark of Acton.

Mrs. Clark was a woman of superior refinement and education and numbered her friends by the score. She was a close follower of the tenets of the Presbyterian Church of which she was a life-long member.

[Provided by Mark McCrady #47714241 and Cathea Curry #47339429 * Dec. 7, 2019]
Daughter of Josiah (1786–1856) & Catherine Andrew (1791–1873) Lowes.

Second wife of Thomas L. Clark, who she married on Dec. 28, 1859 in Franklin, Indiana.

They were the parents of:
~ Ernest C. Clark (1872– )
~ Milton Clark

========== * ==========
The Franklin Republican
Friday ~ January 27, 1905
Page 1


THREE PERSONS IN ONE FAMILY
Death Visits Home Thrice Within a Few Weeks

The funeral of Mrs. Eliza Jane Clark, widow of Thomas L. Clark, whose death occurred one week ago last Sunday, was held from the Presbyterian Church at Acton on Sunday.

Mrs. Clark died at her home in Greenwood on Friday afternoon and the remains were buried in the same lot which received the remains of the husband one week before.

On Thanksgiving day, Roscoe Clark, a grandson of the aged couple was shot accidently while hunting and died a few days after. He was twenty years of age and a prominent and popular young man residing near Acton.

The grandmother, Eliza Jane Clark, was a native of Franklin County. She came from a long line of revolutionary stock and her family was closely associated with educational interests in Ohio.

She was united in marriage to Mr. Clark in Franklin County over forty years ago. Their only surviving child is Milton Clark of Acton.

Mrs. Clark was a woman of superior refinement and education and numbered her friends by the score. She was a close follower of the tenets of the Presbyterian Church of which she was a life-long member.

[Provided by Mark McCrady #47714241 and Cathea Curry #47339429 * Dec. 7, 2019]

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