Elk-Cameron-Clearfield County PA Archives Obituaries.....Lucore, Sarah Ann Barr February 2, 1905
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Linn County Iowa Historical Society
Fri. Mar 3, 1905
     Sarah Ann Lucore, nee Barr, was born in Gibson county, Pennsylvania, 
December 30, 1817, and died in Marion, Iowa, February 20, 1905, aged 87 years, 
one month and twenty one days. She was the last one of the family to which she 
was born. She was the mother of seventeen children, ten of whom are still 
living, five sons and five daughters. Of the sons, Alonzo lives in the state 
of Washington, Luther in California, Ladurnia in Colorado, Hurlbut in Nebraska 
and Joseph in Marion, and at whose home she died. Her youngest child was 
privileged to minister to her in her last days. Of the daughters, Mrs. Mahala 
Wightman lives in Montana, all the rest live in Linn county, and are Mrs. 
Julia Austin, Mrs. Eulilia Lillie, Mrs. Joanna Wightman, and Mrs. Lizzie 
Scott. Of those who have passed on, Rizpah died in 1893, Albert H. in 1895, 
Cleopas, an infant, in 1848, Mary M. a girl of fourteen, in 1863, Sarah A., an 
infant, in 1852, Ida A. five years of age, in 1862, and Stephen E. an infant 
in 1862. Forty four grandchildren, and one great grandchild she counted as 
belonging to the family.
     Back in Pennsylvania, one February 21, 1836, sixty nine years ago, she 
was married to Rufus Lucore, with whom she lived most happily till December 
1863, when he died from disease contracted in his country's service. He was 
Captain of Co H 20th Iowa Infantry, but came home before his death, some 
months, disabled by the disease of which he died.
     In 1839 her husband and she came to Iowa and settled near Marion; in and 
near which city she has lived all these years, together with several of her 
children as shown above.
     Mrs. Lucore when a girl about 15 years of age was converted and joined 
the M. E. Church. When she came west she brought her church membership with 
her and joined the Methodist church in Marion, of which she was a charter 
member here in Iowa more than 60 years.
     The deceased was certainly one of the most remarkable women of the 
country. Considering the time when she came, the extremely pioneer conditions 
of 1839, and for many years afterwards, the primitive state of the church and 
school and society, and yet how strong was her character and influence for 
good and the splendid way she reared her large family, and the great amount of 
physical labor she performed in order to so well care for the many dependent 
on her, the heart and brain labor also, to bear up under a comparatively early 
widowhood, with her loved ones looking to her for guidance and control, all 
these warrant us in saying she was a very remarkable woman. Well favored in 
appearance, gifted with a fine physical frame, always healthy and strong, of a 
cheerful disposition, often of jocular mood, happy in spite of all things, 
never repining or quarreling with Providence, pious, devout, devoted, very 
benevolent, a true mother, of more than average intelligence, it is no wonder 
that many rise up to call her blessed. Another of the historic landmarks has 
been removed and another of the pillars of the church has been called home.
     The funeral was held from the M. E. church Wednesday afternoon, February 
22, and was attended by a large number of neighbors and friends. The services 
were conducted by Rev. T. M. Evans and interment was made in Oak Shade 
Cemetery.



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