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Clair Eugene Bark was born on 4 June 1927 in Randalia, Fayette, Iowa.¹ He and Dorothy Jane Wiersbe were married on 29 December 1950.² He died on 8 January 2011, at age 83, in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona.¹ He was buried in Green Acres Memorial Gardens, Scottsdale, Arizona.²²

Clair E. Bark passed away on January 8, 2011, in Mesa, Arizona after a long illness. Loving son, husband, father and grandfather. He was born on June 4, 1927 in Randalia, Iowa to Louis and Marjorie Bark. He had 12 siblings and served in the Navy. he married Dorothy Jan Wiershe on December 29, 1950, who preceded him in death in 1990. Clair and Dorothy were the loving parents of six children: Linda (Thornton), James, Richard, Thomas, Pamela (Moscowitz) and William. Funeral and burial services will be held at the Green Acres Memorial Gardens, 401 North Hayden Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85257, on Saturday, January 15, 2011 at 2:30 PM.

Diabetic.

Ray Max Bark was born on 4 March 1929 in Randalia, Fayette, Iowa.^1,2 He died on 4 August 1997, at age 68, in LaPorte City, Black Hawk, Iowa.^1,2 He was buried in Westview Cemetery, La Porte City, Black Hawk, Iowa.²

diabetic.

Joyce Ilene Bark was born on 23 November 1932 in Randalia, Fayette, Iowa.¹ She died on 21 February 2011, at age 78, in Ooltewah, Hamilton, Tennessee.¹

Obituary: February 23, 2011
Chattanooga Times Free Press

Joyce I. Bark Ries, age 78, a resident of Ooltewah, Tennessee, passed away Monday at the family residence.

Mrs. Ries was the daughter of the late Margie McLiech Bark and Louie Bark. Several brothers and sisters also preceded her in death.

Mrs. Ries has been a resident of the south for the past 15 years coming here from Waterloo, Iowa. She enjoyed taking care of people in need in their home. She was an avid golfer and she enjoyed working in her flower and vegetable garden. Mrs. Ries loved spending time with her family and she was of the Catholic Faith.

Survivors include her husband, Herbert J. "Jack" Ries of Ooltewah, Tennessee, her daughter, Jackie Miller and her husband Tom of Harrison, Tennessee, her son, Mike Ries and his wife Roma of Parkersburg, Iowa, her grandchildren, Shannon Ries and his wife Nelia, Megan Ries Hummel and her husband Tim, Jennifer Johnson and her husband Gene, Ben Miller and his wife Mandy and Katie Redd and her husband Kevin, her 5 great grandchildren, her sisters, Patricia Topping and Nancy Bark both of Iowa, Janice Schrader of Minnesota, her brothers, Dean Bark of Iowa and Clair Bark of Arizona and several nieces and nephews also survive.

The Remembrance of Life Memorial Service will be conducted at a later time.

The family request that memorials be made to Hospice of Chattanooga, 4411 Oakwood Dr., Chattanooga, Tennessee 37416.

The Wildwood Chapel of the Jim Rush Funeral Homes has charge of the Cremation Services.

Dale Allen Bark was born on 6 November 1938 in Randalia, Fayette, Iowa.^1,2 He died on 21 May 2008, at age 69, in Hecker, Monroe, Illinois.²

John Strawn McLeish was born on 20 September 1869 in Jefferson Township, 2 1/2 miles South Maynard, Iowa. He and Jesse McWilliam Taylor were married on 18 August 1893. He died on 3 September 1958, at age 88, in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado. He was buried on 8 September 1958 in Long Grove Cem., Maynard, IA (funeral in Oelwein.)

William Durne Milne (who married Jesse's sister, Eliza) and John McLeish had gone to the same school. So William brought John with him when he came to visit his Uncle at Christmas time. His Uncle lived across the street from the McWilliams. This is how Eliza met William and her sister, Jesse, met John McLeish. Jesse and John were married that same year.

The year John and Jessie were married, 1893, was the same year as the year the World's Fair was held in Chicago. Andrew McLeish, John's father, suggested that that John and Jesse keep house for John's siblings while Andrew and Katherine went to the World's Fair. But John and Jesse went on their honeymoon instead so Eliza went to the Andrew McLeish home and helped John's sister, Maggie, who was only 13 and very pretty.

John's father, Andrew, gave him 80 acres of farmland from the homestead in Jefferson Township, Fayette County, Iowa - 2 1/2 miles south of Maynard, Iowa. They farmed here until 1908 at which time John sold his land and moved his family to Texas where he purchased land. They built a house and a barn but they had no crops.So after a year, they went to Oklahoma and picked cotton. This is where there daughter Kathryn started Kindergarden.

They then came back to Iowa and lived near Strawberry Point and Oran. Sometime after 1915, they moved to a farm one mile north of Louie Barks farm which was 2 1/2 mile north of Maynard, Iowa.

When his wife died in 1934, Andrew moved to Colorado. He died there in Colorado Springs in 1958 at the age of 89. He was buried September 8, 1958 in Oelwein, Iowa.

Jesse McWilliam Taylor was born on 24 March 1872 in Perth, Scotland.^2,1 She and John Strawn McLeish were married on 18 August 1893. She died on 1 October 1934, at age 62, in Maynard, Fayette, Iowa.¹ She was buried in Long Grove Cemetery, Maynard, Fayette, Iowa.

Jesse McWilliam Taylor was a Teacher.
Jessie attended school in Ecclesmachen, Scotland, 1 1/2 miles from Uphall. In 1885 her father died and she moved with her mother to Brechin, Scotland. In 1890, she came to America with her family. She was 18 years old. They left in April and the family was very homesick but Jessie made friends on the ship and had a nice time coming over. They rode by train to Postville, Iowa where her grandfather, Nathaniel McWilliams, and her aunt and uncle, Eliza and Evan Swenson, lived. The climate was hard on the family - too cold in winter and too hot in the summer but as time went by they adjusted.

Jesse went to Normal school and earned a certificate to teach which was not an easy task as their history and geography were different. She taught at the McLeish School.

William Durne Milne (who married Jesse's sister, Eliza) and John McLeish had gone to the same school. So William brought John with him when he came to visit his Uncle at Christmas time. His Uncle lived across the street from the McWilliams. This is how Eliza met William and her sister, Jesse, met John McLeish. Jesse and John were married that same year.

The year John and Jessie were married, 1893, was the same year as the year the World's Fair was held in Chicago. Andrew McLeish, John's father, suggested that that John and Jesse keep house for John's siblings while Andrew and Katherine went to the World's Fair. But John and Jesse went on their honeymoon instead so Eliza went to the Andrew McLeish home and helped John's sister, Maggie, who was only 13 and very pretty.

Jesse was a teacher.
Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemmorhage.

Gordon E. McLeish was born on 18 May 1894 in Iowa.^1,2 He and Audrie H. (?) were married in 1939. He died on 2 January 1973, at age 78, in Los Angeles County, California.²

Army, WWI.

James A. McLeish was born on 8 November 1895 in Iowa.¹ He and Gertrude A. Becker were married on 5 September 1923. He died in 1977, at age ~82, in Baker, Oregon.

James A. McLeish was a Farmer.¹
Served in France during WWI.

Eva McLeish was born in 1899. She died in 1899, at age ~0.

Nell Della Emma McLeish was born on 11 November 1901 in Iowa.¹ She died on 15 January 1994, at age 92, in Oelwein, Fayette, Iowa.²

Kathryn Elizabeth McLeish was born on 27 January 1904 in Iowa.¹ She and Harold Mylen Brant were married on 29 December 1924. She died in December 1989, at age 85, in Webster City, Iowa.

John McLeish was born in 1907. He died in 1907, at age ~0.

2 day old when died.

Robert McLeish was born on 8 August 1909 in Oklahoma.¹ He died on 15 April 1994, at age 84, in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa.¹

Served in WWII.

Ruth Dorothy McLeish was born on 19 July 1915 in Strawberry Point, Clayton, Iowa. She died in May 1964, at age 48. She was buried in Woodland Memorial Cemetery, San Francisco, CA.

Cause of death: Sclerosis of the liver (alcoholism.)

Andrew McLeish was born on 10 June 1833 in Scotland.¹ He and Katherine (Kate) Strawn were married on 26 November 1868 in Iowa. He died on 14 July 1930, at age 97, in Maynard, Fayette, Iowa. He was buried in Long Grove Cemetery, Maynard, Fayette, Iowa.²

Andrew McLeish was a Farmer.¹
When Andrew was 23 years old he came to America in 1856. He spent a few years in the states of Kentucky, Missouri, Illinois and Ohio before coming to Iowa on February 14, 1866. He became one of the first settlers of Fayette County when he began farming 2 1/2 mile south of Maynard, Iowa, in Jefferson Township, Section 2, which was an 80-acre tract brought from the govenment for $150.00. He united with the church in Scotland and on December 13, 1899, with the First Presbyterian Church in Maynard, Iowa. He was active in the work for many years. He served first as treasurer of the church and later as elder. He was with the National or Greenbacks in politics. (Greenback-Labor Party: In the years of 1874-1878, better known as the panic years, the workmen resorted to political activity to right their greivances. They called themselves the National Party from Ohio. In 1877, the National Party fused with the Greenback party from Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. Their platform was to fight against prison contract labor and for being in favor of shorter working hours.) He was a School Director for one year and Supervisor for two years. The farm he owned was then 160-acres worth $25.00 an acre. He later gave each son 80 acres of land to start farming. When his wife, Katherine, died; he went to live with his daugther, Ellen, in Maynard, Iowa. He died there in a fire in 1930 at the age of 97.

Two newspaper clippings about Andrew McLeish:

Maynard Man 94, has never worn glasses or visited a dentist.
Maynard: June 15--Few men live more than four score ten years with the full enjoyment of every faculty yet this is the privilege of Andrew McLeish of Maynard, who has just celebrated his 94th birthday.
Mr. McLeish likes to read and is proud of the fact that he has never worn glasses. Neither has he ever been to a dentist. He was born in Scotland, June 10, 1833, coming to America when 23 years old. He spent a few years in the states of Kentucky, Missouri, Illinois and Ohio before coming to Iowa on February 14, 1866. He became one of the pioneer settlers of Fayette County when he began farming two miles south of Maynard on an 80 acre tract bought from the govenment for $150.00.
He married Katherine Strawn on November 26, 1868 and to them eleven children were born. Mr. McLeish united with the church in Scotland and on December 13, 1899 with the First Presbyterian Church in Maynard. He was active in the work for many years. He served first as treasurer of the church and later as elder.
Since the death of his wife 17 years ago, he has made his home most of the time with his only daughter, Mrs. A.G. Simpson of Maynard. The living sons are John of Oran, Ia.; George, Robert and Arch of Maynard, James of Denver and LeRoy of Chicago. The are also 20 grandchildren and 16 great- grandchildren.
Each year a family reunion is held to commerate his birth and he has great enjoyment looking forward to these events.

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Pioneer Scot is 96, oatmeal his daily dish since boyhood.
Maynard--June 10--Andrew McLeish, Promient pioneer of this vicinity and a native of Scotland is 96 years old today and enjoying life. He hasn't missed having a large dish of oatmeal for breakfast each day since he was a boy in Scotland. He believes it to be one of the most healthful of foods, conducive to longevity. He recalls that as a lad he enjoyed a breakfast of "broes", made simply by pouring boiling water over finely milled oats.
Celebration of Mr. McLeish's birthday was held yesterday so that as many members of his family as possible could be here. He resides with his daughter, Mrs. A.G. Simpson, who planned the party. His health is good and he is able to read parts of the newspaper without glasses.
Mr. McLeish is the last surviving member of a family of 10 children. Born in Scotland, he came to America at the age of 23 and in 1866 began farming near Maynard. He has six sons living: John and Arch of Oran, George and Robert of Maynard, James of Denver and Roy of Chicago.

Katherine (Kate) Strawn was born on 26 January 1852 in Durand, Howard, Winnebago, Illinois. She and Andrew McLeish were married on 26 November 1868 in Iowa. She died on 2 September 1910, at age 58, in Maynard, Fayette, Iowa. She was buried in Long Grove Cemetery, Maynard, Fayette, Iowa.¹

Came to Iowa 2-14-1866
cause of death, cancer

Notes for ANDREW MCLEISH:
When Andrew was 23 years old he came to America in 1856. He spent a few years in the states of Kentucky, Missouri, Illinois and Ohio before coming to Iowa on February 14, 1866. He became one of the first settlers of Fayette County when he began farming 2 1/2 mile south of Maynard, Iowa, in Jefferson Township, Section 2, which was an 80-acre tract brought from the govenment for $150.00. He united with the church in Scotland and on December 13, 1899, with the First Presbyterian Church in Maynard, Iowa. He was active in the work for many years. He served first as treasurer of the church and later as elder. He was with the National or Greenbacks in politics. (Greenback-Labor Party: In the years of 1874-1878, better known as the panic years, the workmen resorted to political activity to right their greivances. They called themselves the National Party from Ohio. In 1877, the National Party fused with the Greenback party from Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. Their platform was to fight against prison contract labor and for being in favor of shorter working hours.) He was a School Director for one year and Supervisor for two years. The farm he owned was then 160-acres worth $25.00 an acre. He later gave each son 80 acres of land to start farming. When his wife, Katherine, died; he went to live with his daugther, Ellen, in Maynard, Iowa. He died there in a fire in 1930 at the age of 97.

Two newspaper clippings about Andrew McLeish:

Maynard Man 94, has never worn glasses or visited a dentist.
Maynard: June 15--Few men live more than four score ten years with the full enjoyment of every faculty yet this is the privilege of Andrew McLeish of Maynard, who has just celebrated his 94th birthday.
Mr. McLeish likes to read and is proud of the fact that he has never worn glasses. Neither has he ever been to a dentist. He was born in Scotland, June 10, 1833, coming to America when 23 years old. He spent a few years in the states of Kentucky, Missouri, Illinois and Ohio before coming to Iowa on February 14, 1866. He became one of the pioneer settlers of Fayette County when he began farming two miles south of Maynard on an 80 acre tract bought from the govenment for $150.00.
He married Katherine Strawn on November 26, 1868 and to them eleven children were born. Mr. McLeish united with the church in Scotland and on December 13, 1899 with the First Presbyterian Church in Maynard. He was active in the work for many years. He served first as treasurer of the church and later as elder.
Since the death of his wife 17 years ago, he has made his home most of the time with his only daughter, Mrs. A.G. Simpson of Maynard. The living sons are John of Oran, Ia.; George, Robert and Arch of Maynard, James of Denver and LeRoy of Chicago. The are also 20 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Each year a family reunion is held to commerate his birth and he has great enjoyment looking forward to these events.

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Pioneer Scot is 96, oatmeal his daily dish since boyhood.
Maynard--June 10--Andrew McLeish, Promient pioneer of this vicinity and a native of Scotland is 96 years old today and enjoying life. He hasn't missed having a large dish of oatmeal for breakfast each day since he was a boy in Scotland. He believes it to be one of the most healthful of foods, conducive to longevity. He recalls that as a lad he enjoyed a breakfast of "broes", made simply by pouring boiling water over finely milled oats.
Celebration of Mr. McLeish's birthday was held yesterday so that as many members of his family as possible could be here. He resides with his daughter, Mrs. A.G. Simpson, who planned the party. His health is good and he is able to read parts of the newspaper without glasses.
Mr. McLeish is the last surviving member of a family of 10 children. Born in Scotland, he came to America at the age of 23 and in 1866 began farming near Maynard. He has six sons living: John and Arch of Oran, George and Robert of Maynard, James of Denver and Roy of Chicago.

Ellen J. McLeish was born on 14 November 1871 in Iowa.¹ She and Alexander (Alex) Gray Simpson were married on 6 June 1891.¹ She died on 20 February 1960, at age 88.^1,2 She was buried in Long Grove Cemetery (Lot 64, Section 3), Maynard, Fayette, Iowa.²

George W. McLeish was born on 3 January 1874 in Jefferson Township, Fayette, Iowa.¹ He and Mary Mae Thiele were married on 8 May 1903. He died on 12 January 1949, at age 75. He was buried in Long Grove Cemetery (Lot 170, Section 1), Maynard, Fayette, Iowa.

William H. McLeish was born on 27 March 1876.¹ He died before 1880.

Maggie McLeish was born in 1880.¹ She died on 31 March 1897, at age ~17.^1,2 She was buried in Long Grove Cemetery, Maynard, Fayette, Iowa.²

Robert Almo McLeish was born on 6 March 1883 in Jefferson Township, Fayette, Iowa.^1,2,3 He and Mary Susan Teague were married on 16 September 1908 in Fayette County, Iowa.^4,5 He died on 8 July 1952, at age 69, in Maynard, Fayette, Iowa.² He was buried in Long Grove Cemetery, Maynard, Fayette, Iowa.²

Robert Almo McLeish was a Farmer.⁴