Clearfield County PA Archives Obituaries.....Allen, Orlinda Amelia Bliss April 26, 1895
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The Penfield Press April  1895
 Orlinda Amelia Bliss was born April 23, 1828 and died April 26, 1895 at her 
home in East Penfield. Her father was Arnold Bliss and her mother was Freelove 
Lucore. The father of Arnold Bliss lived at Greenfield, Saratoga Co., NY.and 
had 16 children. He traded his property there for a large tract of land in 
what is now Huston township, dividing the tract among his children. Arnold 
Bliss came to Penn's with his father when sixteen years of age. while a young 
man he secured a forest tract at what is now the Wandle farm on Mount 
Pleasant, and settling there, began to clear up the land, first building a log 
house, in which his daughter Orlinda was born.
     Orlinda lived with her parents until a young lady, when she married her 
cousin Albert Bliss, son of Thomas Bliss. He died three years afterwards, and 
his grave is on the Wandle farm. There were no children. The widow remained 
single for three years, and then on Sept. 10th, 1854 was married to Oscar 
Allen at her home by Elder Boyer of the Messiah's church. Oscar was a young 
man of 26, born just at the state line at Bunker Hill, in what is now McKean 
County PA. The young couple began house keeping on what is now the L. B. 
Lucore farm on Mount Pleasant. Mr. Allen in 1856 bought 100 acres located 
where is now the farm of A.M. Spotts on Mount Pleasant. The couple lived here 
until 1865, when the property was sold to Hiram Woodward and Mr. Allen and 
family moved to Linn County Iowa where Mr. Allen intended to get a farm but 
constantly ill from fever and ague while there, he gave up settling in Iowa, 
and moved back to the pine forest of Penn's in October, 1865. He lumbered for 
about six years, then settled in South Kersey, Elk County where he dwelt until 
in 1890 when he moved to Penfield into the house where Mrs. Allen died.
     Mrs. Allen was converted when 13 years of age at a revival in the Webb 
schoolhouse, not now in existence. Rev. Goodl was the minister on the circuit. 
She united with the Methodist Church, and remained a faithful member until 
1856, when she joined the Messiah's church. She remained until the time of her 
departure from earth, a true humble and consistent believer in the faith of a 
real Gospel.
     The health of Mrs. Allen was at times poor, but she had inherited the 
strong constitution of the early people in this country, and lived on until 
attacked by paralysis in February last. The attack seized her right side. Dr. 
Reuben Smith was called and under treatment her health seemed to be restored. 
On April 24, another attack came, paralyzing her right side, and entirely 
prostrated her. She became unconscious and remained so until her death.
     The funeral was held on Sunday April 28th. The procession started from 
the home in East Penfield and drove to the Mt. Zion church in Elk County. 
where the sermon was preached by Rev. S. Ebersole of the Messiah's church, and 
the internment was in the Cemetery there.
     Mrs. Allen is survived by her husband who is 17 days her senior, and by 
six children. There were ten children born to the union. Orman A. born 1855, a 
daughter who died at birth, Elizabeth F. wife of W. J. Merideth (sic), born in 
1858, Loren L. born 1859, Oscar J. H. born in 1861, deceased at five years of 
age. Geo. C. born in 1866, Warren A. born in 1870, Nancy L., wife of Adam 
Wheeler, born 1872, two sons afterwards, who died at birth.
      Mrs. Allen was an ideal wife and mother, and the truest affection always 
existed unmarred in the family. The husband and surviving children deeply 
mourn their loss, but are sustained by the certain knowledge that it is her 
eternal gain.
 
                       A humble, trustful, tender soul,
                        She came along Life's pilgrim way,
                         Till at the call of heaven's roll,
                         She answered in the realms of day.
 
                        Farewell to mother, wife and friend,
                         Till dawns the morn of endless light,
                          Then hail, in meeting ne'er to end
                         And day that fades not into night.


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