NameMary Ann CLARKE157,535,1111
Birth5 Jun 1828, Brookfield, Madison Co., New York
Death8 Feb 1921, Milton, Rock Co., Wisconsin
Burial10 Feb 1921, Milton Junction Cemetery, Milton Junction, Rock Co., Wisconsin
OccupationTeacher
ReligionSeventh-Day Baptist
FatherElnathan CLARKE (1799-1845)
MotherMaria S. SPENCER (1801-1879)
Spouses
Birth5 May 1828, Brookfield, Madison Co., New York
Death13 Jun 1912, Edgerton, Rock Co., Wisconsin
Burial15 Jun 1912, Milton Junction Cemetery, Milton Junction, Rock Co., Wisconsin
OccupationFarmer
FatherNathan LANGWORTHY (1804-1867)
MotherLucy Ann DYE (1808-1885)
Marriage7 Nov 1857, Brookfield, Madison Co., New York
ChildrenFrank Thomas (1860-1901)
 Cora May (1865-1929)
 Clarissa Cornelia (1867-1930)
Notes for Mary Ann CLARKE
Census: 1880 Albion, Dane Co., Wisconsin
Cause of death: acute bronchitis

Mary Ann (Clarke) Langworthy 1828-1921
"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 90, No 12, p 383, March 21, 1921.
Mary A. Langworthy was born in Lincklaen, N. Y., June 5, 1828, and died in Milton Junction, Wis., February 8, 1921, at the age of 92 years, 8 months and 3 days. She was the eldest daughter Elnathan and Maria Spencer Clarke and one of a family of eleven children, four sons and seven daughters.
Mrs. Langworthy came of a long line of Puritan ancestry; her ancestors coming to Rhode Island from England in 1637. The name "Clarke" itself suggests the occupation of the family in England; that of "clerks" to the government which fact is proven by records extending back to 1541. Her great-great-grandfather, Rev. Joshua Clarke, served in the colonial wars and in the Revolution; was a member of the R. I. Legislature, a trustee of Brown University, and the first "town meeting" at Hopkinton was held at his house. It is also interesting to know in these times of hurry and discarding of the old, that Mrs. Langworthy's brother, Joshua, preached in 1858 in the same church at Hopkinton, that her great-great-grandfather was ordained in and preached in just a hundred years before.
Mary A. Clarke received her early education mostly from DeRuyter Institute, DeRuyter, N. Y., after which she taught for a short time. In the fall of 1857, while living at Brookfield, N. Y., she was married to Thomas Langworthy of the town of Brookfield, by her eldest brother, Rev. Joshua Clarke. They lived on a farm near this place about eight years when they moved to a farm near Albion, Wis., at which place they resided until moving to Milton Junction in 1900.
Mr. Langworthy died at this home June 13, 1912.
To this union were born five children, Alice, Frank, Angie, Cora and Clara, two of whom, Alice and Frank, passed on several years ago.
Fourteen grandchildren and twenty-two great-grandchildren survive her.
During Mrs. Langworthy's declining years and failing health, she has been devotedly cared for by her daughter Angie. The last few years, when forbidden the activities of life, she spent a great deal of her time composing religious poems which showed her faith and trust in her heavenly Father.
Funeral services were conducted from her late home by her pastor, Rev. Edgar D. Van Horn, assisted by Rev. Henry N. Jordan, a former pastor.
Three old and favorite hymns were beautifully rendered by Mrs. Edward Hull and Mrs. R. A. Gillaspy.
A large gathering of relatives and friends paid tribute to the high esteem in which "Aunt Mary" was held. The body was laid to rest in the Milton Junction cemetery. E. D. V. H.
Notes for Nathan Thomas (Spouse 1)
Residence: 1865 Albion, Dane Co., Wisconsin
Census: 1880 Albion, Dane Co., Wisconsin
Residence: 1900 Milton Junction, Rock Co., Wisconsin
Cause of death: Senile dementia

"The Telephone", Milton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, June 20, 1912, p 1.
Nathan Thomas Langworthy was born in Brookfield, N. Y., May 5, 1828, and died at his home in Milton Junction June 13, 1912, being a little over eighty-four years of age.
He was the son of Nathan Langworthy, a worthy farmer, and deacon of a Freewill Baptist church in the western part of the town of Brookfield, N. Y. The family to which he belonged was one that has long been known in that part of the country for piety, sturdy manhood, kindliness, and hospitality. When ten years old Thomas, as he has been called, gave his heart to Christ and was baptized, uniting with the church already mentioned, which contained both what are known as Seventh-day and First-day people. He was an observer of the Seventh-day Sabbath. He received an elementary education and worked as a farmer.
He was always fond of nature and tender in his susceptibilities. In 1857 he was married to Mary Ann Clarke, by the Rev. Joshua Clarke, her brother, then pastor of the Seventh-day Baptist church in Brookfield. Mr. and Mrs. Langworthy lived on a farm west of the village of Brookfield till they came to live in Wisconsin in 1866. During that time there were born to them four children: Alice M., who became Mrs. T. V. Kumlien, Frank T., who lived near Milton Junction, Angie M., who has always lived with her parents, and Cora M., who became Mrs. Elbert Maryott. The two younger daughters, with another daughter, Clara C., who was born in Wisconsin, are still living.
When Mr. Langworthy came to Wisconsin he settled on a farm near Albion, where the family lived till they moved to Milton Junction in 1900. While at Albion they were regular attendants at the Albion Seventh-day Baptist church, of which Mr. Langworthy was a generous and sympathetic supporter. He was a very tender hearted man, somewhat reticent about his personal religious feelings, very kind and possessed of many friends. He was uniformly hospitable and interested in the welfare of everyone. He was fond of flowers and domestic animals, and especially of children, who were always attracted to him.
He is survived by his widow, three children, fourteen grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. After he sold the farm and moved to Milton Junction, he purchased a small tract of farm land, on which he labored industriously till about five years ago, when his health began to fail and his powers to wane. During the last two years before his death he was unable to take any active part in affairs, but was the recipient of loving and patient care, especially from his devoted wife and daughter Angie.
Funeral services were held at his late home in Milton Junction, June 15, 1912, conducted by President Daland of Milton College, assisted by the Rev. O. S. Mills. Interment was made in the village cemetery at Milton Junction.
Those from a distance who attended the funeral were: Miss Margaret Kumlien, Rockford, Ill.; Miss Ethel Kumlien, Appleton, Wis.; T. V. Kumlien and family and Chas Kumlien, wife and baby, Whitewater; Glen Maryott, Herbert Main, wife and daughter, and Sam Garthwaite and wife, Fort Atkinson; Elbert Maryott and daughter Viola, Beloit; J. L. Clarke and children, Afton; Lamont and Elmer Langworthy and Mrs. Geo. Vickers, Edgerton; Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Crandall, Mrs. Freeman Atwood and wife, Chas Williams and wife, and Nathan Kelley and wife, Albion, Wis.
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