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John Chambers McClurg
22 Nov 1840 – 4 Apr 1891
| Birth | 22 Nov 1840 |
| Death | 4 Apr 1891 |
| Cemetery | Rose Hill Cemetery Mount Ayr , Ringgold County , Iowa , USA |
| Added by | Jim Herring on 29 Jan 2009 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18583170 |
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Death of John C. McClurg. The somewhat sudden death of Ex-Recorder J. C. McClurg, on last Saturday morning, brought to our people no ordinary shock. He had not been sick long, and general hopes had been entertained of recovery. The event was unusually sad. Mr. McClurg was a man of high character and was repected by all. His attachment to principle was marked, and in no case would he sacrifice it for position or gain. An overweening policy did not enter into his constitution. Wherever virtue and truth had representatives he was most likely to be found. The editor of the RECORD valued him as a relation and held him in high esteem because of his genuine manhood and christian character. We are thankful that he was a christian gentleman, and we are thankful to the Mt. Ayr M. E. church, which so diligently nurtured him in the divine life. May covenant blessings of the God of Israel be upon his wife and children. OBITUARY. John C. McClurg was born in Carrol county, Indiana, November 22, 1840. His parents were A. J. and Isabel McClurg. They removed to Monroe county, Iowa, where they remained until he was 14 years of age, when the family came to Ringgold county. He was married to Mary J. Johnson , October 22, 1863. The seven children which God sent into their home, are all living, who, with their now widowed mother mourn their great loss. He became well and favorably known throughout the county, and was the choice of the people for three successive terms for the office of County Recorder. He was a true friend of every right cause, and an uncompromising foe of that which was wrong. There was no question as to where he might be found upon the temperance or any other moral question. He united with the Methodist church in 1870, and his christian deportment commended itself to all. His last illness was brief - the disease being pneumonia - and he passed "from labor to reward" Saturday morning, April 4, 1891. Shortly before his death he carefully and calmly arranged his business as best he could and gave a fitting address to each member of his family present. He assured his friends that all was well; was happy and triumphant, giving in his closing hours, an illustration of how a christian may die. At his word many came and took him by the hand before he breathed his last, and the large concourse of people who attended his funeral at the M. E. church, Mt. Ayr, Monday, April 6, attested the high esteem in which he was held. His pastor, Rev. Wm. B. Thompson, preached the funeral discourse, founded on Psa. 37:37. Revs. Simpson and Jackson assisted in the services.
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- Margret Ann McClurg Johnston 1835–1911
- George McClurg 1847–1856
- Marie Elizabeth Andrews McClurg Wray 1851–1933
- James Andrew McClurg 1852–1925
- William A McClurg 1854–1937
Children
- Mildred McClurg Keefer 1864–1944 FaG
- Cora Isabell McClurg Shroyer 1867–1928 FaG
- Jenny May McClurg Hetzel 1869–1941 FaG
- Ida Alice McClurg Elliott 1870–1954 FaG
- Lucinda A McClurg Skinner 1872–1961 FaG
- Charles Albert McClurg 1876–1943 FaG
- Florence Ethel McClurg Ritchhart 1879–1926 FaG
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