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Chase County Kansas Obituaries
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McLinden, Hugh Sr. OBITUARY OF HUGH MC LINDEN
Hugh McLinden was born in Milton, the Parish of Mourne, County Down, Ireland in the year 1845. Having received the last rites of the Church, he passed away peacefully at his home four miles north of Cedar Point, at Eight O'Clock P. M. on the
5th day of May, 1919 at the age of 74 years.
He immigrated to America in the year 1869, first going to Cleveland, Ohio, then to Chicago, Ill., and later to Red Bluff, California, where he engaged in sheep raising, later moving to Las Anamas, Colorado, remaining in the same occupation a number of year. From Las Anamas he later drove his flock to Larmie, Wyoming, enduring the many hardships of that northern climate on the open range.
After a number of years in Wyoming, he disposed of his flock in 1882, and returned for a visit to his native land. On the 4th Day of February, 1883 he was united in marriage to Catherine Kinney, of Shannon Grove, at St. Colman's, Catholic Church, parish of Mourne, near Kilkeel, County Down, returning the same year to America, arriving in New York May 18th, remaining there for the opening of the Brooklin Bridge on May 30th, 1883. On June 27th they moved to the farm, north of Cedar point, which has ever since been their home, enduring the many hardships of those
early pioneer days.
To this union was born six sons and two daughters, two sons died in childhood and one daughter, the late Lucy Catherine, who sacrificed her life nursing the soldiers during the influenza epidemic at the University S. A. T. C. Barricks, Lawrence, Kansas, being a student at the University at the time of the outbreak.
He leaves to mourn his death a faithful wife, four sons, John J. and family, Hugh Jr., and family, Thomas H. and family, Lee E. and one daughter, Mary Marguerite, one brother, John McLinden and family of Meltown, Ireland, one sister-in-law, Mrs. Mary Cunningham and family of Lisnacree County Down, Ireland, one brother-in-law, Henry Kinney of Rivertown, Wyoming and many friends in his native land, and home community.
Services were conducted by Rev. Father Schutz ht St. Patrick's Church Florence, Kansas, from which proceeded a large procession of relatives and friends to the Mount Calvary Cemetery, where the remains were laid to rest beside his other departed. May his soul rest in Peace.
Weep not that his toils are over,
Weep not that his race is run,
God grant that we may rest as calmly,
When our work like his is done,
Yet again we hope to meet thee,
When the day of life is fled,
And in heaven with joy to greet thee
Where no farewell tears are shed.
�A�Friend.
Chase County Leader News, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, May 15 1919.
by Lorna Marvin
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