This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: born2bounce Surnames: Clymer, Bills, Groat, Clendening, Southerton Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.tyr.general/845.850/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I still have not found who his parents were but I have a few lines tossed out and am awaiting responses to see if other researches have discovered the identities of the parents of Robert. I'm very interested in obtaining photographs of family so if anyone has old clendening photos I'd love to have them e-mailed to me. I am an avid scrapbooker and I am working on heritage scrapbooks. I'm also willing to share whatever I have of interest. Below are the obits of Robert W. Clendening and John Clendening: Obituary: Robert Clendening Miami County Sentinel 2 APR 1891 Robert Clendening, sr., who died March 27th, 1891, was born October 15, 1810, in Tyrone county, Ireland. His life on earth completed a cycle of eighty years, five months and twelve days. At the age of fifteen years he came to America and located in the Dominion of Canada. In 1833 he removed to Miami County. His first real estate was pre-empted on what is now the Solomon See farm in Jefferson township, two miles west of the village of Denver. In 1849 he enlarged his possessions by purchasing a quarter section of land in Richland township, where he resided until his death. December 8th, 1839, he was united in marriage to Cynthia Clymer, who bore him nine children, five of whom survive their mother, who died March 14, 1863. The subject of this sketch was married to Mrs. Nancy Waite in 1864. To this marriage was born one daughter, now living. In 1866 he married Mrs. Nancy Lawrence, his widow. The deceased was a man who had seen Miami County in all its stages of prosperity rise from an almost unbroken wilderness, inhabited by a few sturdy pioneers, and the remnant of once powerful Indian tribes to take its place in the front rank of counties in Indiana. He has witnessed the disappearance of forests, the bridging of rivers, the building of canal and railroads, and the growth of Peru from an insignificant village to a prosperous city. His life's duration marks an epoch in the development of the great Northwest. He was a man hasty in action, violent in speech and at times imperious and exacting to those about him. In extenuation it may be said that no man ever discovered a taint of revenged nor a trace of malice in his make-up. He would go out of his way to meet anyone with whom he had had an altercation to offer the honest clasp of friendship. Nature gave him a forgiving spirit and a religious bent. In his latter days one might frequently find him in odd places enga! ged in a prayer of forgiveness for some rash expression. No mendicant ever stopped at this door and missed a welcome. The destitute and affluent alike knew him as "Uncle Robert." The old and the young, the learned and the ignorant found a companion in "Uncle Robert." He passed away without pain. The angel of death found him ready. To his spiritual advisor he spoke as follows: "I have a peace within that the world knows nothing of." The interment was at the Chili cemetery where a large concourse of friends bade a final adieu to all that was earthly of "Uncle Robert." ******************************************************** from the Le Roy Reporter, August 14, 1886 FOUND DEAD. Last Tuesday afternoon the news spread up town, that an old man who had been camping and fishing in the river bottom below Woodard & Norton's mill, was found drowned in the river about a quarter of a mile below the cut-off. He had apparently been in the water for about ten days and, consequently, his body was very much decomposed. Judging from all the surroundings and the manner in which his body was found attached to the trotline, it appears reasonable to suppose that, while in his boat working with his lines, he fell from some cause over board, and being perhaps entangled in the lines, was drowned. He was towed to shore, as soon as found, and the coroner notified, who viewed the body about six o'clock in the evening and rendered a verdict in accordance with the facts and circumstances surrounding the case. Some of the neighbors had learned from the old man, that he had friends living on Duck Creek. Messengers were sent up and it was found that he had a daughter, Mrs. Shipl! ey. Mr. Shipley, J. H. Old and R. C. Tilden cam down Wednesday morning and took charge of the remains which were burried at Sirea cemetery on Duck Creek. From the gentlemen named we learned that the deceased's name was John Clendening, aged about 64 years. He leaves three sons and two daughters, all grown. Two sons and one daughter live in Commanche county, Kansas, on son at Rich Hill, Mo., and the other daughter, Mrs. Shipley, on Duck Creek. He had been fishing for about two months, more for pass-time than profit, and last visited his home about four weeks ago. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.