Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-12
STEPHEN GROVER CLEVELAND,
The Family History, Early Life, and Public
Record OF the Democratic Nominee for
President.

The Family History, Early Life, and Public
Record OF the Democratic Nominee FOR
President.
Stephen Grover Cleveland was born In
Caldwell, N. Y. March Is, 1887, and is de-
scended from long line Of active, earnest
Christian people. Aaron Cleveland, his
great grandfather, was born February 9,
1744, in East Haddam, and spent most OF
his entire life in Norwich, Connecticut. A
local historian says he was man OF Won
derful versatility, who carried on the hat
business and at the same time wrote poems,
essays, lectures. and sermons upon all the
prominent topics OF the day, social, pOliti-
cal, and religious. He aftcrward became
Congregational minister, resided awhile in
Vermont, and then, returning to his native
State, died at New Haven in 1915. His son
Charles, born in Norwich in 1872, city mis-
sionary OF Boston, afectionately called
"Father Cleveland" lived within seven
teen days OF 100 years. A daughter, the
youngest Of thirteen children by two mar
riages. married DR.. Samuel III. Coke, whose
son, Arthur Cleveland Coke, is Episcopal
Bishop OF Western New York.
Aaron Cleyeland's second son. William,
the Governors grandfather. silversmith
by trade, lived most Of his life at Bean
III.
con OF the First Congregational church at
Norwichtown from 1872 to his death. pc
Rod Of twenty-five years. He died in adj
ysnced age st Black Rock, Buffalo.
The second son OF William Cleveland was
Richard Falling, the Governor father, who
was born in Norwich June 10. 1904. lie
entered Yale about 1920, and graduated in
1924, with sixty-seven others, among whom
were Rev. DIR. Hiram =. Armes, OF Nor
witch, and Hon. Elias w. LeayenWorth, OF
Syracuse. Richard cleveland, ~ the
name Is spelled In the Yale catalogue,
taught in Baltimore, studied theology with
DR.. Nevin, spent somo months at Prince
ton QS27JS); was ordained Presbyterian
clergyman over the church at Windham,
twelve miles from Norwich, in 1928; mar
ried daughter OF Abner Neal, OF Balti-
more, in 1929; preached awhile In Ports
mouth, Va; went thence 10 Caldwell, ".
Y; In 1S41 TO Fayetteville, eight miles east
OF Syracuse; in lSi7 was made secretary OF
the Home Missionary Society; in 1858 in
stalled at Holland Patent, twelve miles
north Of Utica, where he died October !,
1853. Mrs. Cleveland died at the same place
July 10. 1882; aged seyenty-eight. They
had nine children: Anna, 1890, Mrs.
DIR. Hastings. missionary TO Ceylon; Will
liam N, 1889, an alumnus Of Ham,
ilton, teacher In the Blind Asylum,
Now York, now Presbyterian pastor
at Forestport, n. Y; Mary. 1888, Mrs.
W. 4. Hoyt; Richard Cecil, 1885; stephen
Grover, 1891; Margaret, Mrs. N. b. Bawn,
1888; Lewis Frederic, 1871; Susan, Mrs.
L. Yeomans, 1913; Rose. unmarried, living
Of Holland Patent 1916. The great tragedy
OF the household was the less al sea OF the
two brothers, Frederic and Cecil, In the
burning steamship Missouri, October y,
1872, on Abaco, tho chief OF the Bahama
Isles. Frederic was lessee from the Gov
ernor OF the Bahamas OF the Royal Victoria
Hotel at Nassau, on the Island OF New
Providence, occupied - winter resort ior
invalids and persons In delicate health.
Stephen Grover Cleveland was named ior
| his fathers successor In the pas.3rete, but
dropped the first name because he was ai-
ways called by the second. lie was fifteen
when bis father died. In 1s43 he started
west with companion, their objective point
being the growing city OF Cleveland. BuI
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