Jane Lynn “Janie” Clifton
1957 - 2007 (49 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Jane Lynn “Janie” Clifton was born on 21 Jul 1957 in Primghar, O'Brien County, Iowa (daughter of George Orville Clifton and Della C. Cooper); died on 21 Apr 2007 in Greenville, Darke County, Ohio; was buried in Palestine Cemetery, Palestine, Darke County, Ohio. Notes:
Janie Plummer
Jamie L. (Clifton) Plummer, 49, of Greenville died unexpectedly at her home on April 21, 2007.
She is survived by her two sons, Shane and Frankie Vanderburg; daughter, Kimberly A. Barthel; her stepfather, James Buchanan of Arcanum; brothers, George and wife Kathy Clifton of New Madison, Ralph and wife Kimberly Clifton of Troy and Randy and wife Deborah Clifton of Greenville; sisters, Mary Sue and husband Rod Brickler of New Madison and Mallie J. Theurer of Greenville; stepbrother, James Buchanan Jr. of Wichita, Kan.; stepsisters, Debra J. (Hunt) Buchanan and Patty Carr, both of Newberg, Ore.; and five grandchildren.
Burial was in Palestine Cemetery.
The Daily Advocate, Greenville, Ohio. Sunday, 29 April 2007.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50396307/jane-lynn-plummerFamily/Spouse: Thomas Arthur Plummer. Thomas was born on 13 Jun 1949 in Colorado; died on 4 Oct 2003 in Denver, Denver County, Colorado; was cremated in Palestine Cemetery, Palestine, Darke County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. George Orville Clifton was born on 5 Feb 1917 in Moneta, O'Brien County, Iowa (son of Harry Orville Clifton and Mina Blanche Taylor); died on 31 Mar 1969 in Greenville, Darke County, Ohio; was buried in Palestine Cemetery, Palestine, Darke County, Ohio. Notes:
George O. Clifton
Greenville, Ohio – George O. Clifton, 52 years old, R.R.2, New Madison (Burkett Road), collapsed and died while at work with the Baird Construction Co. of Greenville at the Greenville Manufacturing Works Tuesday. He was dead on arrival at Wayne Hospital. Mr. Clifton, who was born in Monetta, Iowa, had been employed by the Baird Construction Co. here for four years. He lived in Indiana a number of years before coming to Ohio seven years ago.
Survivors include the widow, Della; three sons, George E., Ralph and Randy, all at home; three daughters, Mary, Jane and Mallie Jean, all at home; two brothers, Irvin of Iowa and Glen of Memphis, Tenn.; one sister, Mrs. Lyle (Joyce) Morgan, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Services for Mr. Clifton will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Miller Funeral Home. Rev. Fred Cough will officiate. Burial will be in the Palestine Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 Wednesday at the funeral home.
Palladium-Item, Richmond, Indiana. Tuesday, 1 April 1969.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65837326/george-orville-cliftonGeorge married Della C. Cooper in 1949. Della was born on 10 Oct 1931 in Harlan County, Kentucky; died on 3 Nov 2006 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; was buried in Palestine Cemetery, Palestine, Darke County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Della C. Cooper was born on 10 Oct 1931 in Harlan County, Kentucky; died on 3 Nov 2006 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; was buried in Palestine Cemetery, Palestine, Darke County, Ohio. Notes:
LKH note:
Della married second in 1977 to James Franklin Buchanan Sr.
Della Buchanan
Della C. Buchanan, 75, of Arcanum, passed away the afternoon of Nov. 3, 2006, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton.
She as born Oct. 10, 1931, in Harlan County, Ky., daughter of the late James A. and Mallie (Jackson) Cooper. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, George O. Clifton in 1969; brothers Garrett “Red” Cooper and Phillip Tolliver; sisters, Vesta Carroll, Bessie Saylor, Inez Cooper and Sarah Cooper; and a granddaughter, Cassandra Clifton.
A homemaker, Della had previously worked at Dottie’s Restaurant in Greenville.
She is survived by her second husband, James F. Buchanan, whom she married April 8, 1977; sons, George and wife Kathy Clifton of New Madison; Ralph E. and wife Kimberly Clifton of Troy, and Randy D. and wife Deborah Clifton of Greenville; daughters, Mary Sue and husband Rod Brickler of New Madison, Janie Plummer of Greenville and Mallie J. and husband Darrell Theurer of Greenville; a stepson, James F. Buchanan Jr. of Wichita, Kan.; stepdaughters Debra J. (Buchanan) Hunt of Newberg, Ore., and Patrica A. and husband Tom Carr of Newberg, Ore.; 18 grandchildren, 12 step-grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; five step-great-grandchildren, and a sister, Jeannette (Reeda) Gilbert) of Baxter, Ky.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Oliver-Floyd Funeral Home, Greenville, with the Rev. Eric Fee officiating. Burial will follow in Palestine Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m. The family requests that memorial contributions be given to either the American Lung Association or to the American Heart Association. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.oliverfloyd.com.
The Daily Advocate, Greenville, Ohio. Monday, 6 November 2006.
Name:
daughter of James A. Cooper and Mallie Jackson
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18140164/della-c-buchananChildren:
- Mary Sue Clifton was born on 18 Jul 1953 in Greenville, Darke County, Ohio; died in Jan 2020 in Vernal, Uintah County, Utah; was buried in Palestine Cemetery, Palestine, Darke County, Ohio.
- 1. Jane Lynn “Janie” Clifton was born on 21 Jul 1957 in Primghar, O'Brien County, Iowa; died on 21 Apr 2007 in Greenville, Darke County, Ohio; was buried in Palestine Cemetery, Palestine, Darke County, Ohio.
Generation: 3
4. 
Harry Orville Clifton was born on 2 Mar 1896 in Everly, Clay County, Iowa (son of George Andrew Clifton and Evaline Matilda Hedges); died on 25 Jul 1965 in Clay County, Iowa; was buried in Trimello Cemetery, Clay County, Iowa. Other Events:
- Census: 1920, Lone Tree, Clay County, Iowa
- Census: 1925, Lone Tree, Clay County, Iowa
- Census: 1930, Center, O'Brien County, Iowa
Notes:
Iowa Deaths
[long list, alphabetical by city]
Pocahontas - Henry clifton, 69.
Des Moines Tribune, Des Moines, Iowa. Wednesday, 4 August 1965.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44935008/harry-o_-cliftonHarry married Mina Blanche Taylor on 17 Nov 1916 in Spencer, Clay County, Iowa. Mina (daughter of George McClellan "Mack" Taylor and Nancy Ann Williams) was born on 14 Nov 1897 in Royal, Clay County, Iowa; died on 19 Oct 1936 in Douglas Township, Linn Grove, Iowa; was buried on 21 Oct 1936 in Trimello Cemetery, Clay County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Mina Blanche Taylor was born on 14 Nov 1897 in Royal, Clay County, Iowa (daughter of George McClellan "Mack" Taylor and Nancy Ann Williams); died on 19 Oct 1936 in Douglas Township, Linn Grove, Iowa; was buried on 21 Oct 1936 in Trimello Cemetery, Clay County, Iowa. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44935075/mina-cliftonChildren:
- 2. George Orville Clifton was born on 5 Feb 1917 in Moneta, O'Brien County, Iowa; died on 31 Mar 1969 in Greenville, Darke County, Ohio; was buried in Palestine Cemetery, Palestine, Darke County, Ohio.
- Irvin Lewis Clifton was born on 7 Feb 1918 in Lone Tree Township, Clay County, Iowa; died on 22 Sep 1976 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa; was buried in TriMello Cemetery, Royal, Clay County, Iowa.
- Glen LeRoy Clifton was born on 18 Oct 1919 in Lone Tree Township, Clay County, Iowa; died on 11 Mar 1993 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee; was buried in Northridge Woodhaven Chapel and Cemetery, Millington, Shelby County, Tennessee.
Generation: 4
8. 
George Andrew Clifton was born on 29 Feb 1864 in DeWitt County, Illinois (son of Andrew Jackson Clifton and Harriet Jane Alsip); died on 4 Feb 1942 in Spencer, Clay County, Iowa; was buried on 6 Feb 1942 in Trimello Cemetery, Clay County, Iowa. Other Events:
- Census: 1900, Lone Tree, Clay County, Iowa
- Census: 1910, Lone Tree, Clay County, Iowa
- Census: 1920, Lone Tree, Clay County, Iowa
- Census: 1925, Lone Tree, Clay County, Iowa
- Census: 1930, Lone Tree, Clay County, Iowa
Notes:
MHR note: At age 17 George enlisted in the 10th Indiana Cavalry, Co. A, serving one year and honorably discharged. Enlisted in the 10th Indiana Cavalry in Kentucky and served two years, to the end of the Civil War.
He retired in 1930 and they moved to Royal Iowa.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112168268/george-andrew-cliftonGeorge married Evaline Matilda Hedges on 28 Jul 1886 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Evaline (daughter of James Alva Hedges and Philora Allen) was born on 1 Mar 1867 in Rowan County, Kentucky; died on 14 Sep 1933 in Royal, Clay County, Iowa; was buried on 17 Sep 1933 in Trimello Cemetery, Clay County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. 
Evaline Matilda Hedges was born on 1 Mar 1867 in Rowan County, Kentucky (daughter of James Alva Hedges and Philora Allen); died on 14 Sep 1933 in Royal, Clay County, Iowa; was buried on 17 Sep 1933 in Trimello Cemetery, Clay County, Iowa. Notes:
MHR note: Eva died three weeks after an appendicitis operation.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71823407/evaline-matilda-cliftonChildren:
- Wilfred Andrew Clifton was born on 9 Jun 1887 in Homer, Champaign County, Illinois; died on 11 Aug 1889 in Homer, Champaign County, Illinois.
- Pearlie Dee Clifton was born on 26 Aug 1888 in Homer, Champaign County, Illinois; died on 27 Oct 1892 in Homer, Champaign County, Illinois.
- Roy Newton Clifton was born on 8 Jan 1890 in Homer, Champaign County, Illinois; died on 23 Dec 1892 in Homer, Champaign County, Illinois.
- Ella Mae Clifton was born on 25 Mar 1892 in Homer, Champaign County, Illinois; died on 11 Sep 1982 in Spencer, Clay County, Iowa; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Spencer, Clay County, Iowa.
- Mattie Rose Clifton was born on 26 Feb 1884 in Homer, Champaign County, Illinois; died on 24 Aug 1978 in Sunset, Davis County, Utah; was buried in Pacific Crest Cemetery, Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, California.
- 4. Harry Orville Clifton was born on 2 Mar 1896 in Everly, Clay County, Iowa; died on 25 Jul 1965 in Clay County, Iowa; was buried in Trimello Cemetery, Clay County, Iowa.
- Walter Russell Clifton was born on 28 Mar 1898 in Everly, Clay County, Iowa; died on 23 Aug 1963 in Oakland, Alameda County, California; was buried in Chapel of the Chimes Memorial Park, Hayward, Alameda County, California.
- Mabel Inez Clifton was born on 6 Apr 1899 in Everly, Clay County, Iowa; died on 23 Nov 1936 in St. Peter, Houston County, Minnesota; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, St. Peter, Le Sueur County, Minnesota.
- Viola Jane Clifton was born on 5 Nov 1900 in Lone Tree, Clay County, Iowa; died on 7 Feb 1957 in Spencer, Clay County, Iowa; was buried in Willow Creek Cemetery, Royal, Clay County, Iowa.
- Philora LaVina Clifton was born on 29 Jul 1905 in Everly, Clay County, Iowa; died on 20 Feb 1975 in Spencer, Clay County, Iowa; was buried in Lone Tree Cemetery, Everly, Clay County, Iowa.
- Lottie Margaret Clifton was born on 7 May 1907 in Everly, Clay County, Iowa; died on 18 Oct 1995 in Palo Alto County, Iowa; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, Iowa.
10. George McClellan "Mack" Taylor was born on 1 Feb 1870 in Atchison County, Missouri; died on 6 Jan 1955 in Primghar, O'Brien County, Iowa; was buried in Pleasant View Cemetery, Hartley, O'Brien County, Iowa. Other Events:
- Census: 1900, Polk, Atchison County, Missouri
- Census: 1910, Grant Township, O'Brien County, Iowa
- Census: 1925, Lincoln, O'Brien County, Iowa
Notes:
Funeral services were held Saturday, Jan. 8 from the Methodist church, Primghar, for McClellan (Mack) Taylor, who died January 6. Last rites were held at 2:00 p.m. and were conducted by Rev. Paul Clements, pastor. Pallbearers were Henry Schoening, Joe Dorschner, Will Kammerer, Gale Jone, Geo Brinkert and Geo. Irvine. Interment was in Pleasant View cemetery, Hartley.
McClellan (Mack) Taylor son of Mary Thacker Taylor and Marshall Taylor, was born Febr. 1, 1868 in Atchison county, Missouri. He passed away on January 6, 1955 at 5 40 p.m. at the age of 86 years, 11 months and six days. He was united in holy wedlock to Nancy Ann Williams on Nov. 23, 1890. They started the venture of married life on a farm near Rockport, Mo. They lived in Missouri until 1900 when they came to Iowa in a covered wagon. They farmed in various Iowa communities but mostly in O'Brien county. In 1933 they retired from the farm and moved to Primghar where they lived at the time of Mr. Taylor's passing.
To this union were born 13 children, four of whom preceded their father in death. Children Alice, Henry and Clara died in infancy, daughter Mina, Mrs. Harry Clifton passed away at the age o f 39.
Mr. Taylor was always a loving husband and father and will be greatly missed by all.
Those left to mourn his death are his wife, Nancy Ann and nine children. The four sons are Orval of Hartley, Herman of Arnolds Park, Claude of Mound, Minn., and Herschel of Eldorado, Kans. His five surviving daughters, Mrs. Cleta Clinton of Reseda, Calif., Mrs. Esther Powell of Primghar, Leola, Mrs. Albert Stoterau of Hartley, Marie, Mrs. Murvin Hopkins, Sanborn and Gretchen, Mrs Raymond Hochhaus of Edgewood, Ia. Besides members of the immediate family there are 4? grandchildren and 44 great grandchildren.
Sanborn Pioneer 27 Jan 1955
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141470018/george-mcclellan-taylorGeorge married Nancy Ann Williams in 1891. Nancy was born in Jun 1873 in Missouri; died in 1956; was buried in Pleasant View Cemetery, Hartley, O'Brien County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Nancy Ann Williams was born in Jun 1873 in Missouri; died in 1956; was buried in Pleasant View Cemetery, Hartley, O'Brien County, Iowa. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141470019/nancy-ann-taylorChildren:
- 5. Mina Blanche Taylor was born on 14 Nov 1897 in Royal, Clay County, Iowa; died on 19 Oct 1936 in Douglas Township, Linn Grove, Iowa; was buried on 21 Oct 1936 in Trimello Cemetery, Clay County, Iowa.
- Cleta Fern Taylor was born on 14 Sep 1895 in Brockport, Missouri; died on 30 Sep 1982 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California.