Elk-Cameron-Clearfield County PA Archives Obituaries.....Lucore, Sarah Ann Barr February 2, 1905 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Mary Jean Kwitowski mpeanut123@msn.com January 27, 2009, 10:33 pm Linn County Iowa Historical Society Fri. Mar 3, 1905 Sarah Ann Lucore, nee Barr, was born in Gibson county, Pennsylvania, December 30, 1817, and died in Marion, Iowa, February 20, 1905, aged 87 years, one month and twenty one days. She was the last one of the family to which she was born. She was the mother of seventeen children, ten of whom are still living, five sons and five daughters. Of the sons, Alonzo lives in the state of Washington, Luther in California, Ladurnia in Colorado, Hurlbut in Nebraska and Joseph in Marion, and at whose home she died. Her youngest child was privileged to minister to her in her last days. Of the daughters, Mrs. Mahala Wightman lives in Montana, all the rest live in Linn county, and are Mrs. Julia Austin, Mrs. Eulilia Lillie, Mrs. Joanna Wightman, and Mrs. Lizzie Scott. Of those who have passed on, Rizpah died in 1893, Albert H. in 1895, Cleopas, an infant, in 1848, Mary M. a girl of fourteen, in 1863, Sarah A., an infant, in 1852, Ida A. five years of age, in 1862, and Stephen E. an infant in 1862. Forty four grandchildren, and one great grandchild she counted as belonging to the family. Back in Pennsylvania, one February 21, 1836, sixty nine years ago, she was married to Rufus Lucore, with whom she lived most happily till December 1863, when he died from disease contracted in his country's service. He was Captain of Co H 20th Iowa Infantry, but came home before his death, some months, disabled by the disease of which he died. In 1839 her husband and she came to Iowa and settled near Marion; in and near which city she has lived all these years, together with several of her children as shown above. Mrs. Lucore when a girl about 15 years of age was converted and joined the M. E. Church. When she came west she brought her church membership with her and joined the Methodist church in Marion, of which she was a charter member here in Iowa more than 60 years. The deceased was certainly one of the most remarkable women of the country. Considering the time when she came, the extremely pioneer conditions of 1839, and for many years afterwards, the primitive state of the church and school and society, and yet how strong was her character and influence for good and the splendid way she reared her large family, and the great amount of physical labor she performed in order to so well care for the many dependent on her, the heart and brain labor also, to bear up under a comparatively early widowhood, with her loved ones looking to her for guidance and control, all these warrant us in saying she was a very remarkable woman. Well favored in appearance, gifted with a fine physical frame, always healthy and strong, of a cheerful disposition, often of jocular mood, happy in spite of all things, never repining or quarreling with Providence, pious, devout, devoted, very benevolent, a true mother, of more than average intelligence, it is no wonder that many rise up to call her blessed. Another of the historic landmarks has been removed and another of the pillars of the church has been called home. The funeral was held from the M. E. church Wednesday afternoon, February 22, and was attended by a large number of neighbors and friends. The services were conducted by Rev. T. M. Evans and interment was made in Oak Shade Cemetery. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 3.8 Kb