Eleanor (Bird) Clister (1819 - 1910)

Born 6 Oct 1819 in Markleysburg, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 22 Oct 1910 at age 91 in Markleysburg, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

Eleanor Bird

Obituary

After braving the storms of 94 winters, Mrs. Ellen Clister, widow of the late Peter Clister, died at her home near Markleysburg on Friday, October 11, 1910. Her death was due to a gradual physical breakdown accompanying extreme old age.

Mrs. Clister was the mother of seven children, six girls and one boy. Two daughters died before her. The surviving children are W.H. Clister, Mrs. Lucinda Tissue and Miss Matilda Clister, of Tissue; Mrs. Anna Sullivan, of Confluence; Mrs. Elizabeth Griffin, of Velvern, Kansas. Mrs. Clister is also survived by 26 grandchildren and about an equal number of great-grandchildren.

The funeral service will occur at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Arrangements are being made to have Rev. Samuel Umbel, father of Judge R.E. Umbel, conduct the services.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Unknown source or date of publication~from FindAGrave

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4H6-2JH : 4 April 2020), Ellen Chester in household of Peter Chester, Henry Clay, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 179, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXPL-2WD : 19 March 2020), Ellen Clister in entry for Peter Clister, 1860; Henry Clay Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States; Page: 314; Household ID: 2165; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 1109; GS Film Number: 805109; Digital Folder Number: 005171020; Image Number: 00435; Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N01808-7; Record Number: 16901
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZG5-W5W : 12 April 2016), Elenor Clister in household of Peter Clister, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 23, family 160, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,841.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWF8-9P7 : 15 July 2017), Elenor Cluster in household of Peter Cluster, Henry Clay, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 42, sheet 246A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,130.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3S2-QH9 : accessed 16 July 2020), Elnor Clister, Henry Clay Township (south side) Markleysburg borough, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 31, sheet 4B, family 77, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,410.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #70306739 Eleanor Bird Clister (6 Oct 1819–22 Oct 1910), Clister Cemetery, Markleysburg, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA

See also:

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L7G8-7MJ