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Margaret Jane “Maggie” Clayton Roush

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Birth	:	10 Feb 1863 Siam, Taylor County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	13 Mar 1936 Siam, Taylor County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Siam Cemetery, Siam, Taylor County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.6241989, -94.8771973
Description	:	Margaret Jane "Maggie" Clayton, daughter of George & Fidelia Clayton, was born Feb. 10, 1863 in Siam, Taylor County, IA. She married Charles Dodd Roush (1864-1940) Jan. 15, 1885 in Polk Township, Taylor County, IA. They had the following children: 1. Phemie Clotilda Roush b Dec 21, 1885; m George Estel Gray (1885-1970); d Apr 11, 1975, FAG #37865678; 2. Henry Clifford Roush b Dec 11, 1887, m Carrie Mabel Sheley (1890-1980), Henry d Apr 1967; 3. Ernest Elsworth Roush b Aug 3, 1892, m Margaret Loutham, Ernest d Aug 1982, FAG #32558524; 4. Theordore Ottis Roush b Jan 18, 1896, d July 2, 1897, FAG... Read More	Margaret Jane "Maggie" Clayton, daughter of George & Fidelia Clayton, was born Feb. 10, 1863 in Siam, Taylor County, IA. She married Charles Dodd Roush (1864-1940) Jan. 15, 1885 in Polk Township, Taylor County, IA. They had the following children: 1. Phemie Clotilda Roush b Dec 21, 1885; m George Estel Gray (1885-1970); d Apr 11, 1975, FAG #37865678; 2. Henry Clifford Roush b Dec 11, 1887, m Carrie Mabel Sheley (1890-1980), Henry d Apr 1967; 3. Ernest Elsworth Roush b Aug 3, 1892, m Margaret Loutham, Ernest d Aug 1982, FAG #32558524; 4. Theordore Ottis Roush b Jan 18, 1896, d July 2, 1897, FAG # 52298126; 5. Eva Thelma Roush b Mar 10, 1899, m Harry Earl Blessman (1893-1972), Eva d Nov 21, 1992, FAG #16790314; 6. Lester Ellis Roush b Aug 3, 1901, m Ruby Blanch Riley (1909-1989), Lester d July 3, 1980, FAG #53877935; 7. Leah Grace Roush b Dec. 3, 1903, m John Elmer Blessman (1896-1963), Leah d Nov 15, 1981, FAG #16784021. [Roush, Margaret Jane “Maggie” Clayton] Bedford Times-Press Thursday March 19, 1936 p. 8 Mrs. C. D. Roush, 73, of Siam, Dies Friday Mrs. C. [harles] D. [odd] Roush, 73, died at her home in the Siam community Friday, March 13, after an illness of several years. The funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Siam Sunday afternoon, March 15, conducted by Rev. Chas. Arnold. Burial was in the Siam cemetery. Margaret Jane Clayton, daughter of George Washington Clayton and Fidelia [Schoonover] Clayton, was born Feb. 10, 1863, in Siam, Iowa. All of her life was spent in or near Siam, excepting six years spent near Hopkins. On Jan. 15, 1885, she was married to Chas. D. [odd] Roush. They celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary together more than a year ago, surrounded by their children and a host of friends. To them were born seven children, one little boy, Theodore two years of age, preceded the mother in death in 1897. The husband and six children survive. The children are: Mrs. Phemie Gray, Bedford; Henry C. Roush, of Hopkins; Ernest Roush of Des Moines; Mrs. Eva Blessman of Lincoln; Lester [Ellis] Roush of Hopkins; and Mrs. Grace Blessman of Clearfield. Besides her children she leaves 17 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren; also two brothers, Chas. Clayton of Siam, and Orie Clayton of Lakota, N. Dak. In 1883, during a union revival in Siam she was converted and when the Methodist church was built the next year she became a charter member of that church, and during all the years that have passed she has remained a faithful member of that body. She was a charter member of the Ladies Aid society, always with a willing heart and hand to help in any way she could.

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Margaret Jane “Maggie” Clayton Roush death on 13 Mar 1936 in Siam, Taylor County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.6241989
Longitude: -94.8771973

Family Members:

Parent

George Washington Clayton

(1825 - 1888)

Fidelia Schoonover Clayton

(1831 - 1920)

Spouse

Charles Dodd Roush

(1864 - 1940)

Siblings

Charles Addison Clayton

(1856 - 1936)

John E. Clayton

(1857 - 1931)

Mary Elizabeth Clayton

(1860 - 1872)

William Ellsworth Clayton

(1865 - 1926)

Henry Sherman Clayton

(1869 - 1910)

Children

Phemie Clotilda Roush Gray

(1885 - 1975)

Theodore O Roush

(1896 - 1897)

Eva Thelma Roush Blessman

(1899 - 1992)

Lester Ellis Roush

(1901 - 1980)

Leah Grace Roush Blessman

(1903 - 1981)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Siam Cemetery
Siam, Taylor County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6241989, -94.8771973

2. Shearer Cemetery
Braddyville, Page County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6039009, -94.9381027

3. Cox Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.5708008, -94.8799973

4. Willard Cemetery
Taylor County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6007996, -94.8047028

5. Helm Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6185989, -94.7878036

6. Davison Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.5999900, -94.9641400

7. Johnson Cemetery
Clearmont, Nodaway County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5705986, -94.9428024

8. Hopkins Cemetery
Hopkins, Nodaway County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5689011, -94.8110962

9. Graceland Cemetery
Bedford, Taylor County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6596985, -94.7878036

10. Burch Cemetery
Braddyville, Page County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5769005, -94.9717026

11. Memory Cemetery
Page County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7221400, -94.9229500

12. Ross Township Cemetery
Bedford, Taylor County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6194000, -94.7303009

13. Bedford Cemetery
Bedford, Taylor County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6603012, -94.7343979

14. Davis Cemetery
Clarinda, Page County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6814003, -95.0083008

15. Morehouse Cemetery
Hopkins, Nodaway County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5069008, -94.8794022

16. Fairview Cemetery
Bedford, Taylor County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6596985, -94.7292023

17. Butler Cemetery
Shambaugh, Page County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6377983, -95.0430984

18. Vise Cemetery
Clarinda, Page County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7416992, -94.9408035

19. Braddyville Cemetery
Braddyville, Page County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5780000, -95.0386000

20. Cooper Cemetery
Clarinda, Page County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7078018, -95.0132980

21. Mohler Cemetery
Bedford, Taylor County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6635000, -94.7073500

22. Hazel Dell Cemetery
Clearmont, Nodaway County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5060997, -94.9730988

23. Ladoga Cemetery
Ladoga, Taylor County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7517014, -94.7947006

24. Washburn Cemetery
Hopkins, Nodaway County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5127983, -94.7568970