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Chase County Kansas Obituaries
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Baldwin, Clarence Montgomery C. M. BALDWIN
Clarence Montgomery Baldwin, the eldest of the three children of Lysander B. and Frances R. Baldwin, was born in McHenry, Illinois, January 15th, 1854, and died at his home in Cottonwood Falls, January 23rd, 1925. Aged seventy-one years and eight days.
He leaves to mourn his death, his wife, one son, Clinton A of this city, a daughter, Mrs. Frances Campbell, of Strong City, a granddaughter, Elizabeth Grace, of the same place, a sister, Mrs. Dora Kuhl, of Stuttgart, Arkansas, and a brother, Carroll E. Baldwin, of Fort Worth, Texas.
While still a child his parents moved to Fayette County, lowa, and in 1866, came to the new state of
Kansas, first stopping in Emporia.
and in the spring of 1867coming to Cottonwood Falls, where Mr. Baldwin's uncle, Charles Britian had erected and was operating the old flour-mill, which until its remodelling some years ago was one of the land-marks of the community.
Here his parents resided until their death and here the son grew to young manhood and old age. He was married May 21, 1885, to Theresa Stubenhofer, and to this union were born two children, both of whom are now living.
During his earlier life he engaged in harness making, but in later years took up farming and dairying. Clarence Baldwin was one of the pioneers of Chase county. He came when there were no railroads and few of the comforts and conveniences of modern life. He herded cattle over the unfenced ranges when his only companions were his horse and dog, and the wild coyotes howling in the distance; he enjoyed the full years and suffered the hardships of drought and grasshoppers; all the trials and tribulations of early pioneer life were his; he saw the trading post of Cottonwood Falls grow from a few cabins to a thriving town of hundreds. He was a witness of the gradual development of the country, and with his team aided in that development; meeting the railroad as it advanced westard through Lawrence, Topeka and Emporia; freighting the necessities of life to the people of the plains. His was a busy life and with its close Cottonwood Falls loses one of its oldest settlers.
Chase County Leader News, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, Jan 23, 1925
by your Chase County Host, Lorna Marvin.
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