Peter was the son of Thomas Clinton and Anna Clark. He married Catherine Mackin in 1865 in Bureau Co, IL. They were the parents of 9 children, 6 died in infancy: Thomas, Patrick and Mary. He married 2nd Mary Carroll Millard in 1884 in Crawford Co, IA. They did not have children.
BIO - Peter Clinton was born in Ireland, May 1, 1834, and died at the home of his son, Patrick J, on Thursday, December 29, 1921. On December 23, 1854, he came to America, landing at New York and from there he moved to Amboy, Illinois, where he took up rail roading for awhile after which he worked on a steamboat on the Mississippi River. His run being from Cairo, Illinois to New Orleans, La.
In 1865, he was united in marriage with Miss Cathryn Mackin and to this union 9 children were born, 6 of whom died in infancy. One daughter, Mary, dying about 10 years ago at Denison, Iowa. His wife died on December 8, 1880. He is survived by his two sons, Thomas H and Patrick F and two grandchildren, Kathryn and Lucille.
Peter took up farming and on March 17, 1872, they moved to a farm near Dunlap, Iowa for one year and then for two years he rented a farm on Pretty Prairie, after which he purchased the farm on which he was called to meet his Redeemer. After the death of his first wife, he married Mary Carroll in 1884.
He has been in poor health for the last three years and on Christmas day contracted a cold which settled into bronchial pneumonia and caused his death. Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday in Buck Grove, after which his remains were laid to rest beside his wife in the Old Catholic Cemetery.
January 11, 1922 - Denison Bulletin page 1 - Peter Clinton Laid to Rest in the Catholic Cemetery - Peter Clinton was born in Ireland, May 1, 1834, and died at the home of his son, P J, on Thursday, December 29, 1921. On December 23, 1854, he came to America, landing at New York and from there he moved to Amboy, Illinois, where he took up rail roading for awhile after which he worked on a steamboat on the Mississippi River. His run being from Cairo, Illinois to New Orleans, La.
In 1865, he was united in marriage with Miss Cathryn Mackin and to this union 9 children were born, 6 of whom died in infancy. One daughter dying about 10 years ago at Denison. His wife died on December 8, 1880. He is survived by his two sons, Thomas A and Patrick F, and two grandchildren, Kathryn and Lucille.
After his marriage, he took up farming and on March 17, 1872, they moved to a farm near Dunlap for one year and then for two years he rented a farm on Pretty Prairie, after which he purchased the farm on which he was called to meet his Redeemer.
He has been in poor health for the last three years and on Christmas day contracted a cold which settled into bronchial pneumonia and caused his death. Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday in Buck Grove, after which his remains were laid to rest beside his wife in the Catholic cemetery (old one south of Denison). The sincere sympathy of the entire community is extended to the sorrowing ones in their great bereavement.
BIO - Peter Clinton was born in Ireland, May 1, 1834, and died at the home of his son, Patrick J, on Thursday, December 29, 1921. On December 23, 1854, he came to America, landing at New York and from there he moved to Amboy, Illinois, where he took up rail roading for awhile after which he worked on a steamboat on the Mississippi River. His run being from Cairo, Illinois to New Orleans, La.
In 1865, he was united in marriage with Miss Cathryn Mackin and to this union 9 children were born, 6 of whom died in infancy. One daughter, Mary, dying about 10 years ago at Denison, Iowa. His wife died on December 8, 1880. He is survived by his two sons, Thomas H and Patrick F and two grandchildren, Kathryn and Lucille.
Peter took up farming and on March 17, 1872, they moved to a farm near Dunlap, Iowa for one year and then for two years he rented a farm on Pretty Prairie, after which he purchased the farm on which he was called to meet his Redeemer. After the death of his first wife, he married Mary Carroll in 1884.
He has been in poor health for the last three years and on Christmas day contracted a cold which settled into bronchial pneumonia and caused his death. Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday in Buck Grove, after which his remains were laid to rest beside his wife in the Old Catholic Cemetery.
January 11, 1922 - Denison Bulletin page 1 - Peter Clinton Laid to Rest in the Catholic Cemetery - Peter Clinton was born in Ireland, May 1, 1834, and died at the home of his son, P J, on Thursday, December 29, 1921. On December 23, 1854, he came to America, landing at New York and from there he moved to Amboy, Illinois, where he took up rail roading for awhile after which he worked on a steamboat on the Mississippi River. His run being from Cairo, Illinois to New Orleans, La.
In 1865, he was united in marriage with Miss Cathryn Mackin and to this union 9 children were born, 6 of whom died in infancy. One daughter dying about 10 years ago at Denison. His wife died on December 8, 1880. He is survived by his two sons, Thomas A and Patrick F, and two grandchildren, Kathryn and Lucille.
After his marriage, he took up farming and on March 17, 1872, they moved to a farm near Dunlap for one year and then for two years he rented a farm on Pretty Prairie, after which he purchased the farm on which he was called to meet his Redeemer.
He has been in poor health for the last three years and on Christmas day contracted a cold which settled into bronchial pneumonia and caused his death. Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday in Buck Grove, after which his remains were laid to rest beside his wife in the Catholic cemetery (old one south of Denison). The sincere sympathy of the entire community is extended to the sorrowing ones in their great bereavement.
Peter was the son of Thomas Clinton and Anna Clark. He married Catherine Mackin in 1865 in Bureau Co, IL. They were the parents of 9 children, 6 died in infancy: Thomas, Patrick and Mary. He married 2nd Mary Carroll Millard in 1884 in Crawford Co, IA. They did not have children.
BIO - Peter Clinton was born in Ireland, May 1, 1834, and died at the home of his son, Patrick J, on Thursday, December 29, 1921. On December 23, 1854, he came to America, landing at New York and from there he moved to Amboy, Illinois, where he took up rail roading for awhile after which he worked on a steamboat on the Mississippi River. His run being from Cairo, Illinois to New Orleans, La.
In 1865, he was united in marriage with Miss Cathryn Mackin and to this union 9 children were born, 6 of whom died in infancy. One daughter, Mary, dying about 10 years ago at Denison, Iowa. His wife died on December 8, 1880. He is survived by his two sons, Thomas H and Patrick F and two grandchildren, Kathryn and Lucille.
Peter took up farming and on March 17, 1872, they moved to a farm near Dunlap, Iowa for one year and then for two years he rented a farm on Pretty Prairie, after which he purchased the farm on which he was called to meet his Redeemer. After the death of his first wife, he married Mary Carroll in 1884.
He has been in poor health for the last three years and on Christmas day contracted a cold which settled into bronchial pneumonia and caused his death. Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday in Buck Grove, after which his remains were laid to rest beside his wife in the Old Catholic Cemetery.
January 11, 1922 - Denison Bulletin page 1 - Peter Clinton Laid to Rest in the Catholic Cemetery - Peter Clinton was born in Ireland, May 1, 1834, and died at the home of his son, P J, on Thursday, December 29, 1921. On December 23, 1854, he came to America, landing at New York and from there he moved to Amboy, Illinois, where he took up rail roading for awhile after which he worked on a steamboat on the Mississippi River. His run being from Cairo, Illinois to New Orleans, La.
In 1865, he was united in marriage with Miss Cathryn Mackin and to this union 9 children were born, 6 of whom died in infancy. One daughter dying about 10 years ago at Denison. His wife died on December 8, 1880. He is survived by his two sons, Thomas A and Patrick F, and two grandchildren, Kathryn and Lucille.
After his marriage, he took up farming and on March 17, 1872, they moved to a farm near Dunlap for one year and then for two years he rented a farm on Pretty Prairie, after which he purchased the farm on which he was called to meet his Redeemer.
He has been in poor health for the last three years and on Christmas day contracted a cold which settled into bronchial pneumonia and caused his death. Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday in Buck Grove, after which his remains were laid to rest beside his wife in the Catholic cemetery (old one south of Denison). The sincere sympathy of the entire community is extended to the sorrowing ones in their great bereavement.
BIO - Peter Clinton was born in Ireland, May 1, 1834, and died at the home of his son, Patrick J, on Thursday, December 29, 1921. On December 23, 1854, he came to America, landing at New York and from there he moved to Amboy, Illinois, where he took up rail roading for awhile after which he worked on a steamboat on the Mississippi River. His run being from Cairo, Illinois to New Orleans, La.
In 1865, he was united in marriage with Miss Cathryn Mackin and to this union 9 children were born, 6 of whom died in infancy. One daughter, Mary, dying about 10 years ago at Denison, Iowa. His wife died on December 8, 1880. He is survived by his two sons, Thomas H and Patrick F and two grandchildren, Kathryn and Lucille.
Peter took up farming and on March 17, 1872, they moved to a farm near Dunlap, Iowa for one year and then for two years he rented a farm on Pretty Prairie, after which he purchased the farm on which he was called to meet his Redeemer. After the death of his first wife, he married Mary Carroll in 1884.
He has been in poor health for the last three years and on Christmas day contracted a cold which settled into bronchial pneumonia and caused his death. Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday in Buck Grove, after which his remains were laid to rest beside his wife in the Old Catholic Cemetery.
January 11, 1922 - Denison Bulletin page 1 - Peter Clinton Laid to Rest in the Catholic Cemetery - Peter Clinton was born in Ireland, May 1, 1834, and died at the home of his son, P J, on Thursday, December 29, 1921. On December 23, 1854, he came to America, landing at New York and from there he moved to Amboy, Illinois, where he took up rail roading for awhile after which he worked on a steamboat on the Mississippi River. His run being from Cairo, Illinois to New Orleans, La.
In 1865, he was united in marriage with Miss Cathryn Mackin and to this union 9 children were born, 6 of whom died in infancy. One daughter dying about 10 years ago at Denison. His wife died on December 8, 1880. He is survived by his two sons, Thomas A and Patrick F, and two grandchildren, Kathryn and Lucille.
After his marriage, he took up farming and on March 17, 1872, they moved to a farm near Dunlap for one year and then for two years he rented a farm on Pretty Prairie, after which he purchased the farm on which he was called to meet his Redeemer.
He has been in poor health for the last three years and on Christmas day contracted a cold which settled into bronchial pneumonia and caused his death. Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday in Buck Grove, after which his remains were laid to rest beside his wife in the Catholic cemetery (old one south of Denison). The sincere sympathy of the entire community is extended to the sorrowing ones in their great bereavement.
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