Charity Clemmer Mother's Obit (Boord)
Obituary for Susanna Bowers Boord
b. December 25, 1805
d. February 7, 1900
Mrs Susanna Boord - Marion, Feb, 13, 1900 (date of Funeral)
Susanna Boord died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Jasper Clemmer, in Springhill, Township, PA, on the 7th of February 1900, at the ripe age of 94 last Christmas Day.She was the oldest person living in Springhill at the time of her death.She was the widow of George Boord who died about 50 years ago.
She was the last one of the sisters of the Bowers family, and is survived by only one brother, Joseph Bowers of Cheat Haven, PA who is living at a very ripe age.She was the mother of 6 children:Mrs. Jesse Lyon, Mrs. Alpheus Swearingen, Mrs. Casper Clemmer, Joseph Boord of Springhill, Twp. and James Boord of near Rosedale, PA who was a soldier in Company "D", 3rd West Virginia Calvary, during the War of the Rebellion.And Jacob Boord, now dead.
Mrs. Boord was member of the Lutheran Church for about 80 years.The funeral was at Mt. Moriah Burial Grounds, conducted by Rev. Ira Wallace of Morgantown, WV.
She was born Dec 25, 1805 and died Feb7, 1900.