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Ellen Adell “Nellie” Owen Lillie

Birth	:	Apr 1857 Marion, Linn County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	30 Jan 1921 Marion, Linn County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion, Linn County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.0266991, -91.6025009
Plot	:	TL 1 lot 1 space 11
Description	:	Saturday Feb 5, 1921 Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette In the death of Mrs. Nellie Owen Lillie there must be regarded the passing of a native of Linn county whose life history covers a period of somewhat more than fifty years. She was a daughter of Dr. N.A. Owen, an early settler of Iowa and one of a group of four pioneer physicians the memory of whose useful work is still gratefully cherished in Marion. Dr. Ristine, Dr. Owen, Dr. Bardwell, Dr. Lake, these names are venerated by the sons and daughters of Linn county pioneers who know from their parents how well... Read More	Saturday Feb 5, 1921 Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette In the death of Mrs. Nellie Owen Lillie there must be regarded the passing of a native of Linn county whose life history covers a period of somewhat more than fifty years. She was a daughter of Dr. N.A. Owen, an early settler of Iowa and one of a group of four pioneer physicians the memory of whose useful work is still gratefully cherished in Marion. Dr. Ristine, Dr. Owen, Dr. Bardwell, Dr. Lake, these names are venerated by the sons and daughters of Linn county pioneers who know from their parents how well these men ministered. The social Marion known to Nellie Owen in her childhood and young girlhood was influenced by the work of a fine New England woman, cultivated, refined, well-bred, a woman of the Boston, world of instructors. Her services as teacher and social mentor in the private school which she established in Marion, set a high educational standard and was a refining social influence. It was under such surroundings that Nellie Owen began her school experiences. Thinking of her in those days, the present writer recalls her as erect of bearing, swift of movement, a leader among her associates the one to whom those of her court looked for initiative, gay, high-spirited, alive. Her later school days were spent in the Marion high school under the tutelage of the McClellans, whose work in the Marion schools is still, and will always remain a living force. Here, too, the present writer was closely associated with her as classmate and friend. After her graduation from the Marion high school, she was actively interested in an association of young folk known as the "Mutual Admiration Society," where many happy and instructive hours were spent. Memories are linked up with this happy period of the lives of her associates and herself often referred to in too brief meetings of later years. In her marriage to a successful business man and useful citizen of Marion, Nellie Owen became a happy wife and homekeeper. Her home was the scene of many pleasant foregatherings of the different clubs in which she retained a membership and played a leading part. Buth her life was almost entirely one of the home and of her home town. She took her stand always for the best things. Whether her influence touched only those close about her or whether it reached out widely, what matters in hers or in any case if it was exerted for good. "The good we do lives after us." MARY W. DURHAM Washington, D.C., Feb. 1921

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Ellen Adell “Nellie” Owen Lillie's memorial is located at: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion, Linn County, USA.
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Ellen Adell “Nellie” Owen Lillie death on 30 Jan 1921 in Marion, Linn County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.0266991
Longitude: -91.6025009

Family Members:

Parent

Dr Norman Whitman Owen

(1829 - 1880)

Ellen Granger Owen

(1833 - 1864)

Spouse

George E Lillie

(1847 - 1937)

Siblings

Martha Ann “Mattie” Owen Elliott

(1853 - 1939)

Luther Preston Owen

(1855 - 1908)

Carlton Norman Owen Sr.

(1859 - 1945)

Children

Infant boy Lillie

(1891 - 1891)

Flowers:

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Coordinate: 42.0266991, -91.6025009

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Coordinate: 42.0093994, -91.5188980

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Coordinate: 41.9817000, -91.6655000

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Coordinate: 42.0910030, -91.5594740

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Coordinate: 41.9580000, -91.6568000

23. Murdoch-Linwood Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9560000, -91.6752000

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