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Ellen Mae Clark Follett

Birth	:	25 Jun 1864 Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, USA
Death	:	17 Dec 1936 Dewar, Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Fairview-Lester Cemetery, Dunkerton, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.5628014, -92.1619034
Description	:	Funeral rites will be conducted in Methodist Episcopal Church in Dewar at 2PM Sunday for Mrs.Ellen M. Follett, 70, resident of that vicinity since 1867. Mrs. Follett assistant postmistress at Dewar for almost 47 years and one of the first residents of that town, died at 7:20 PM Thursday after having been bedfast for the last three months. Her death was attributed to gall bladder and intestinal infection. Born June 25, 1866, at Prospect Hills, Wisconsin, she came to Black Hawk county in March of the following year with her parents, AD and Mary A Clark, who... Read More	Funeral rites will be conducted in Methodist Episcopal Church in Dewar at 2PM Sunday for Mrs.Ellen M. Follett, 70, resident of that vicinity since 1867. Mrs. Follett assistant postmistress at Dewar for almost 47 years and one of the first residents of that town, died at 7:20 PM Thursday after having been bedfast for the last three months. Her death was attributed to gall bladder and intestinal infection. Born June 25, 1866, at Prospect Hills, Wisconsin, she came to Black Hawk county in March of the following year with her parents, AD and Mary A Clark, who homesteaded two miles north of Dewar. After her marriage to O.W. Follett at the Clark homestead Dec. 22, 1889, she went to Dewar to make her home. There her husband had established a general store in the spring of 1887; it was the first building to be erected on the townsite. In October, 1887, Mr. Follett was commissioned as postmaster of the new town. Ever since, the Dewar postoffice has been in the Follett family, Miss Mary Follett taking over the office after her father's death July 17, 1931. Mrs. Follett had been assistant in the post office since her marriage. Ellen Follett was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at the Royal Neighbor lodge at Dewar. Conducting funeral rites in the church Sunday will be Rev. J.E Pritchard, Sumner, former pastor of the Dewar Church and Rev Ralph Supplee, present pastor. Burial will be in the family plot in the Dunkerton Cemetery where her husband, OW Follett is buried. Surviving are three sons; Charles Follett of Decorah, Floyd Follett, rural Dunkerton, Emert Follett of Dewar; Three daughters; Lora Follett Smith, rural Dunkerton, Mrs James Turner near Waterloo, and Mary Follett at home in Dewar. Two sons, Reuben and Alytn and two daughters, Tena and Eunice died as children. Also surviving are 12 grandchildren and two brothers, Charles Clark of Trent, S.D and Roscoe Clark of Rockford, Ill.

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Where is Ellen Mae Clark Follett's memorial?
Ellen Mae Clark Follett's memorial is located at: Fairview-Lester Cemetery, Dunkerton, Black Hawk County, USA.
When did Ellen Mae Clark Follett death?
Ellen Mae Clark Follett death on 17 Dec 1936 in Dewar, Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.5628014
Longitude: -92.1619034

Family Members:

Parent

Altyn Dexter Clark

(1836 - 1918)

Mary Ann Lindsey Clark

(1842 - 1910)

Spouse

Oren Willis Follett

(1862 - 1931)

Siblings

Roscoe Lewis Clark

(1875 - 1969)

Children

Lora Belle Follett Smith

(1892 - 1952)

Mary Frances Follett

(1895 - 1951)

Annie L. Follett Turner

(1899 - 1948)

Floyd Franklin “Uncle Pete” Follett

(1901 - 1977)

Emert Willis Follett

(1905 - 1965)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Fairview-Lester Cemetery
Dunkerton, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5628014, -92.1619034

2. Saint Francis Catholic Cemetery
Dunkerton, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5410461, -92.1832886

3. Lester Township Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.5936012, -92.1511002

4. Old Barclay Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.5257988, -92.0939026

5. New Barclay Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.5113983, -92.0982971

6. Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.5845300, -92.2576900

7. Bennington Township Cemetery
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5844002, -92.2578964

8. Saint Michaels Cemetery
Buchanan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5532990, -92.0614014

9. Gresham Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6282997, -92.2202988

10. Mount Zion Cemetery
Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5299988, -92.2589035

11. Saint Josephs Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.4684150, -92.2136660

12. Amish Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.5689011, -92.0224991

13. Kier-Union Cemetery
Fairbank, Buchanan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5833000, -92.0161000

14. Littleton Cemetery
Littleton, Buchanan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5338593, -92.0179520

15. Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
Klinger, Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6605000, -92.2378000

16. Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
Oran Township, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6472015, -92.0575027

17. Fairbank Cemetery
Fairbank, Buchanan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6421200, -92.0473900

18. Hillcrest Cemetery
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4839270, -92.2826670

19. Muslim Cemetery
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4838990, -92.2826380

20. Sons of Jacob Cemetery
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4839900, -92.2838040

21. Cedar Crest Cemetery
Jesup, Buchanan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4782982, -92.0406036

22. Saint Athanasius Cemetery
Jesup, Buchanan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4761009, -92.0421982

23. German Burial Ground of Bennington Township
Dewar, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6282100, -92.3128410

24. Poyner Cemetery
Gilbertville, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4435900, -92.2298800