Jane (Rule) Clemens (1867 - 1961)

Born 24 Feb 1867 in Camborne, Cornwall, England

Ancestors

Wife of John Clemens — married 13 Sep 1888 in Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan

Descendants

Died 24 Dec 1961 at age 94 in Ironwood, Gogebic, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Jane was born in 1867. She was the daughter of William Rule and Caroline Richards. She married John Clemons in 1888 ^[1]She passed away in 1961. ^[2]

Obituaries

Mrs. John Clemens, 94, died Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. B. D. Kennedy, 505 S. West St., where she had lived for the past 10 years. The former Jane Rule, was born Feb. 24, 1867, at Camborne, Cornwall, England. She came to the United States and Olyphant, Pennsylvania about 1884. with her parents. She was married Sept. 13, 1888 at Negaunee to John Clemens. They came to Ironwood from Ishpeming in 1891 and lived here most of the time since then. Mrs. Clemens was preceded in death by her husband who died Oct. 29, 1955. The deceased was a charter member of the Lily of the Valley Rebekah Lodge and a member of the Newport Methodist Church and the Newport Women's Society of Christian Service. She was also the last remaining member of the Ironwood Women's Relief Corps. Surviving are two daughters and one son, Mrs. Gilford Ikenberry, Stillwater, Okla., Mrs. B. D. Kennedy, Ironwood and Chester Clemens, Coloma, Wis. Also surviving are a brother, Thomas Rule, Bessemer; a sister Mrs. Marshall Turner, Akron, Oh.; four grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the Chappell-Zielinski Funeral Home which will be open to friends beginning at 4 this afternoon and evening. Entombment will be at Riverside Cemetery.

Funeral services for Mrs. John Clemens, 94, of 505 S. West St., who died Sunday, were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Chappell-Zielinski Funeral Home with the Rev. James Ritchie officiating. Entombment was at Riverside Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Ray Clemens, Eugene Clemens, Robert Clemens, Axel Anderson, Carl Anderson, and Orlo Moon. Out of town persons attending were Mrs. Ruth Ikenberry of Stillwater, Okla., Mr. and Mrs. Chester Clemens of Coloma, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. Ray Clemens of Milwaukee, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rule of Bessemer. Member of the Lily of the Valley Rebekah Lodge attended in a group and conducted the Lodge rites.

Sources

1. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3N6-XYR : 15 January 2019), John Clemens and Jane Rule, 1888.
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #59569443

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27H-LCKM : 11 December 2017), Jane Rule in household of Elisabeth A Rule, Camborne, Cornwall, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 4, Piece/Folio 2334/87, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,206.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSM4-WXD : accessed 31 August 2018), Jane Clemmens in household of John Clemmens, Ironwood city Ward 7-8, Gogebic, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 68, sheet 13B, family 204, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,711.
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59569443