CARROLL, OLIVER PERRY
    Contributed by Mary Hagen
    Name & Date of Newspaper unknown (died 18 Sep 1915)

    Oliver Perry Carroll, was born in Sheffield, Bureau County, Illinois on 23 Feb 1845 and died in Kewanee, Henry
    County, Illinois 18 Sept 1915. The family home was near Annawan. He lived there until 1861, then was in the
    grocery business a couple of years, then went back to farming. In 1864, he went into the lumber business with his
    brother C. W. Carroll, now in Los  Angeles, Cal. The lumber yard was near Chillicothe, Ill. On 26 Oct 1868 he married
    Clarissa Buttermore of Annawan. She  died June 1873 at Green River. One son died in infancy. In Nov 1873 he was
    appointed railway agent for Rock Island Railroad at Green River, but resigned in 1876 to accept a similar position in
    Putnam County, Illinois. He continued there and buying train for 34 years until 5 years ago. He married Jennie M.
    Overmyer Dec 26, 1875. They had four children: Mrs. Lottie P Kelso, Tiskilwa; Mrs. Laura E. Sparling of Kewanee;
    Mrs. Enid M. Case, New Hampton, Iowa; Elise B. Carroll at home. Nine grandchildren.
    The funeral was in Kewanee, burial at Pleasant View Cemetery

   Contributed by Mikki Judge
   From the Sheffield Times, 1896

    John Lewis Clark was born in Courtland County, New York, on Sept 11, 1819. He was the oldest son of his  father's
    family and resided  in Cleveland, Ohio and DeKalb County, IL before he came to Sheffield in the fall of  1853.

    He  was married to Miss Sarah Purdy in  1847 and for the last seventeen years the family have lived in the
    house wherein he died. He attempted to enlist in the army at the opening of the war but for some physical disability
    was refused, but in 1864 he joined CO. H 146th Regiment of the Illinois Volunteers and serve as Corporal in the
    Regiment which had the honor to receive the remains of Lincoln and officiated at the burial of the martyr President.
    Since its organization he has been an active member of the G. A. R.

    He joined the Congregational church in 1882  and has been interested for many years in temperance work; he was a
    member of the Sons of Temperance in  Sheffield, a charter member of the Good Templar's and for some time was the
    State Deputy of that organization.

    In politics his sympathies were with the Prohibition party, and at one time he was made Presidential Elector. A
    man of strong convictions, a hard worker and intensely loyal to the cause of his choice.

    For some time back he has  been troubled with heart disease and knew that he might be called any moment.
    He passed away in his sleep,  leaving a wife, two sons and a daughter beside 2 grandchildren.

    After prayers at the house, the funeral service was conducted in the Congregational church by the Rev.
    A.W. Ackerman assisted by the Rev. Phillip Gaither. The interment was in the Sheffield Cemetery.
    Another grave for the J.P. Kyle Post to decorate year by year has been  added to the list.

    Contributed by Mikki Judge
    First notice: From the Atkinson Herald, Feb 13, 1902.

    Death of Oscar Clark.
    Oscar Clarke of Sheffield, who was well known here, where he had many warm friends, died at Galva of
    pneumonia Monday night. He had gone to Galva to bring his mother who has been visiting a daughter there to
    Atkinson. Monday evening C. L. Clarke was notified by telephone of Oscar's illness and the next morning just
    before leaving for Galva of his death. Mrs. Clarke and daughter went this morning to Sheffield, where the funeral
    was to be held today.

    Second Notice  from the Geneseo Republic (Henry Co IL)

    Mr. Chas. L. Clark has been deeply and doubly afflicted the past week by the death of his mother and a brother.
    Mrs. Sarah Clark and son Oscar, who resided in Sheffield and conducted a nursery and greenhouse, were visiting
    with relatives near Galva last week and were taken sick while there. The son died Tuesday morning at 4:45
    o'clock and the mother died on Thursday morning morning at the same hour. The son was 36 years of age and the
    mother 73. The funeral of the former was held at Sheffield Thursday and of the latter Friday. Mr. Clark has the
    sympathy of the entire community in his severe affliction and bereavement.

CLARKE, SARAH PURDIE
     Contributed by Mikki Judge
    From the Sheffield Times, 1902.

    Mrs. Sarah (Purdie) (sic) Clark was born in Logansport, Ind., Jan 31, 1828. While still a child she came to Illinois
    with her parents, living several years at Batavia and later at LaSalle. But for the past forty-eight years her home has
    been in Sheffield and her life and interests have been identified with the place.

    In April 1882 she became a member  of the Congregational church and her cheerful faith and consistent Christian
    life have honored the name she  professed. Since her husband's death some five years ago, she and her son Oscar,
    whose death was recorded last  week, had their home together and the mutual dependence that grew up in these
    years of close association had a touching climax in her following him so quickly to the other world. Her death
    occurred at Galva, Feb 13, the morning that her son's remains were brought here for burial. Twenty-four hours later,
    she too was laid to rest in the Sheffield Cemetery.

    NOTE: Certificate of Death from Henry Cty Courthouse states that she was born in LaPorte, IN and that her age
    was, 73 yrs, 1 mo, 13 days/ wouldn't that make her BD Dec 30/31, 1828 and not Jan 31, 1828?

    Contributed  by Frances Moore
    Source: Bureau Co. Rep. June 07,1949

    Albert Cork, widely known retired insurance man of Princeton and for many years a farmer in Bureau County,
    passed away Tuesday evening, quite unexpectedly. He had been in failing health for several years but was only
    confined to his bed for several hours.

    Mr. Cork was 78 years of age and is survived by his widow, the former Louisa Dieringer of Arlington; one son,
    Henry A. Cork, Rt. 3, and two daughters, Mrs. F. W. Searl of Princeton and Mrs. Clarence Myer of Dover; six
    grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren; two brothers, Austin of Aurora, and Harry of Kewanee, besides
    numerous other relatives.

    Funeral mass will be said at St. Louis Catholic Church by the Rev. E. M. Farrell Friday at 9:30 a.m. The rosary
    will be recited at the Norberg Memorial Home this evening (Thursday) at 8 o'clock. Burial will be in Oakland
    Cemetery.

    Contributed  by Frances Moore
    Source Bureau Co. Rep. March 1997

    Princeton--Darus M. Cork, 82, of 457 E. Washington St., Princeton, died at 9:02 a.m. Thursday, March 27,
    1997, at home.
    Born October. 22, 1914, in Peru, to Stephen and Emma (Mosely) Cork, he married Kathleen Nyman April 10,
    1951, in Princeton. She survives.
    He was a chef for many years as well as a truck driver. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the
    army.
    Survivors include one stepson, John Nyman of Lambertville, Michigan, one stepdaughter, Marilyn Pruitt of
    Chillicothe; six step-grandchildren; and six step-great-grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and one step-grandchild.
    Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Summers Chapel in Oakland Cemetery, Princeton, with the Rev. E.
    L. Serr officiating.
    Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery.
    Visitation will be held one-half hour before services on Saturday at Summers Chapel.
    Memorials may be made to the donor's choice.