Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-04-20
PIONEER WOMEN
ARE SUMMONED
MRS. JANE CLOUD DIES AT HER
HOME IN EARLVILLE. AFTER
LINGERING ILLNESS
MRS. JAS. DAKER DIES SUNDAY


MRS. JAS. DAKER DIES SUNDAY
Funeral For Mrs. Daker This After
noon. Cloud Funeral Takes Place
At Earlville Thursday Afternoon
Jane Cloud, formerly Jane Malvin
was of English. Dutch, Scotch ex'
traction, and was born in the State
Of New Jersey, July 18th, 1888. She
continued to reside in the State Of
+ New Jersey with her parents until
she grew to young girlhood, when
the family moved to the state OF
Pennsylvania, where she lived for a
few years, when she accompanied hel
parents from Pennsylvania in a prairie
wagon across the plains of Ohio and
Illinois to their pioneer home near
Colesburg, Delaware county, Iowa
She, with her parents, Samuel and
Jane Malvin, were part of the pio-
neer life of Delaware county.
In 1852 she was joined in marriage
with Marion Cloud, also native OF
Pennsylvania, who came to Colesburg
I In 1848, to superintend the construc-
ton of large flour mill, about three
miles northwest Of Colesburg, known
as Bailey's Mill. She spent the first
two years of her married life with
her husband, while he was operating
the mill, and then removed for four
years with her husband to Greene
county, Pennsylvania, where he con-
Quoted his iather's mill, again return
ing to Iowa in 1858 to continue the
operation of the Bailey FIGURING mill
for another two years.
In the meantime, her husband pur-
chased the old home farm near Coles
burg, and in 1860 they moved to
Earlville, Iowa, where she lived con-
tinuously until the date of her death
on the 10th day of April, 1921, at
the age of 81 years, months and
/ day. She was preceded in death in
the 7O's by her father, Samuel Nal
win, in the SOS by her mother, Jane
Malven, and by her deceased child,
Samuel d. Cloud, and her husband,
Marion Cloud, on the 18th day OF
April, 1899.
There was born to Jane Cloud and
Marion Cloud in the order of their
age, the following children: Sarah,
Alice, Jennie, jeremiah D., Samuel D..
Carrie B., William E., Hattie L., Josie
l., Philip NJ, and Albert NJ, all OF
these children surviving except Sam
uel D., who died in infancy; Sarah,
now residing in Dubuque, Iowa; Alice,
Jennie, Carrie F., Hattie L., and Josie
l., residing at Earlville, Iowa, Jere-
miah D., at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and
William E., Philip, NJ, and Albert NJ,
at Manchester, Iowa.
Since the death of her husband,
Marion Cloud, on the 18th day OF
April, 1899, Jane Cloud, with the as
sistance of her daughter, Alice, Jennie,
Carrie B., Hattie L., and Josie l., have
conducted the merchantile business
at Earlville, Iowa, owned by her hus-
band at the time <of his death, the
last-named daughters devoting the
greater part Of their life to their
mother, and residing with her con-
tinuously. Jane Cloud, while a woman
OF small stature, was possessed with
remarkable health, and during her
entire life until within the last three
years, was woman of indefatigable
Industry in her home. About three
years ago, she had serious fall and
injured her hip, since which time she
has been more or less confined to
her chair, although at all times with
I out complaining. Even in her last
Illness she had no organic diesase. She
|, continued to live seemingly until the
yvital organs ceased to function, and
her life passed out without a struggle,
seemingly as the closing of a perfect
day.
Jane Cloud acquired her educa-
ton in the country schools of Colony
Township, later in high school in
Colesburg, in the Academy at Ma
Quoketa, completing her education in
Northfield College, Northfield, Mimi.
When a girl she Joined the Congre-
gational church at Colesburg, Iowa,
and has remained member OF that
church until the time of her death.
She and her husband both faithfully
and substantially labored and con-
-ributed in the building of the then
,plendid Congregational church at
solesburg, Iowa, and in the mainten-
, ence and supporting thereafter OF
same. During all the years that she
/ and her husband remained on the
farm near Colesburg, when she was
not ill, she, with her husband and
family would be found each Sunday
attending church and Sunday School
at the Congregational church at Coles
burg. She was active in her humble
and modest way in every part OF
church work she could help in, and
her husband, Marion Cloud, was re-
spectively deacon, trustee and chorist-
er in the church and superintendent
of the Sunday School. She and her
husband, by their Christian life, de-
votion and convictions, led each OF
their children into the membership
of their church, and at this time each
of them retain their membership in
stich church.
4 Jane Cloud and her husband, Ma
on Cloud, both decided that each
I their children should be given a
splendid education, and as soon as
tho chiIdrau were old enough thew