Kenton County, KY - Obits:  Cleveland, Mrs. Henrietta Esther, 1907
Tuesday, March 13, 2001

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The Kentucky Post, dated May 13, 1907, page 3:
MRS. CLEVELAND DEAD:
Mrs. Henrietta Esther Cleveland, 90, died last night at her home, 33 East 
Fourth st., Newport, where she resided with her niece, Mrs. L. Hommedieu.  
She was a member of one of Kentucky's oldest and wealthiest families, being 
the granddaughter of Major Jacob Fowler, a United States civil engineer, 
and of Esther Devee Fowler, who at one time owned a large part of Covington, 
part of it being the sites on which the St. Mary's Cathedral and St. 
Elizabeth Hospital now stand.
Mrs. Cleveland was a devoted Catholic and was the organizer of the Rosary 
Society and the Martha and Mary Society, of which she was President for 
years.
The funeral will take place from St. Mary's Cathedral tomorrow morning at 
9 o'clock.
 
The Kentucky Post, dated 13 May 1907, page 8:
Woman Settler of Covington Is Dead
Mrs. Henrietta Esther Cleveland, 90, probably the oldest resident of 
Covington, died at her home, 33 East Fourth st. Sunday. She organized the 
Rosary Society and the Martha and Mary Society, being President of both for 
years.
Mrs. Cleveland's parents at one time owned almost the entire land upon which 
Covington now stands.
 

The Kentucky Post, dated 15 May 1907, page 2:
DEATHS
The funeral of Henrietta Esther Cleveland was held yesterday at St. Mary's 
Cathedral, Rev. Father Brossart and Fathers O'Dwyer and Hillenmeyer 
officiating.  The pallbearers were Messrs. John Dillion, William A. Bryne, 
Dr. J. A. Cassidy, Dr. Wm. F. Reilly.  The interment was at St. Mary's 
Cemetery.