History of the Lemen family, of Illinois, Virginia and elsewhere . ing and faithfulwife, a devoted mother and an ardent and activeChristian. Her death occurred at Denver, Colo., onJune 28, 1878. The remains were brought to BethelChurch, St. Clair County, Illinois, where, after ap-propriate funeral services attended by the family anda large concourse of relatives and friends, they wereinterred in Bethel Cemetery by the side of her hus-band. Of their three children who are dead, Mary Ma-li uldah Lemen lived to the years of womanhood, andshe will be mentioned elsewhere; Charles Trumanwas born Aug
History of the Lemen family, of Illinois, Virginia and elsewhere . ing and faithfulwife, a devoted mother and an ardent and activeChristian. Her death occurred at Denver, Colo., onJune 28, 1878. The remains were brought to BethelChurch, St. Clair County, Illinois, where, after ap-propriate funeral services attended by the family anda large concourse of relatives and friends, they wereinterred in Bethel Cemetery by the side of her hus-band. Of their three children who are dead, Mary Ma-li uldah Lemen lived to the years of womanhood, andshe will be mentioned elsewhere; Charles Trumanwas born August 12, 1857, and died January 12, 1859 ;and Sarah Ellen Lemen was born June 11, 1855;she was a lovely child, who, early in life, professed afaith in Christ and was baptized and united with theBethel Baptist Church. She died February 29, 1868,and was buried by the side of her little brother,Charles Truman Lemen, in Bethel Church Cemetery. 79—ROBERT STOCKTON S. Lemen, a son of Rev. James Lemen, Jr.,and Mary Lemen, his wife, was born at the parental. 79—ROBERT S. LEMEN BIOGRAPHICAL. 259 homestead in Ridge Prairie, 111., on December 1(5, early boyhood he had acquired a good beginningfor a liberal education, and he completed his courseat Shurtleff College, Upper Alton, 111., in June, first marriage was to Miss Mary Crowder. Onechild was born to them, Jesse, who died in early in-fancy shortly after the death of its mother. Someyears later Mr. Lemen was married to Miss SarahLancaster, from which union there were three the vicissitudes of fortune Mr. Lemen was farmer,merchant and teacher, and he is now engaged in mer-chandising at Cairo, 111., where he and his wife andonly surviving son, Ernst Lemen, now reside. Thelatter is a machinist of high skill and a fine reputa-tion in his calling. Of the other two children, Rob-ert Elmer died in infancy, and Arthur lived to thevears of manhood, had a good practical education,was married some years
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