Funk, Cyrus

1826 - 1895  (68 years)

• Name	Funk, Cyrus
  Born	31 Aug 1826	Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Apr 1895	DeWitt County, Illinois, USA
  Buried	Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA
  Person ID	I5787	Sackett
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2010

  
  

  Family	Downey, Susan D.,   b. 17 Oct 1830, Pocahontas County, Virginia, USA ,   d. 26 Feb 1887, Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA  (Age 56 years)
  Children	1. Funk, William M.,   b. 14 Jun 1854, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 23 Nov 1904, Knoxville, Knox County, Illinois, USA  (Age 50 years)
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2010
  Family ID	F51	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 31 Aug 1826 - Pennsylvania, USA Child - Funk, William M. - 14 Jun 1854 - DeWitt County, Illinois, USA Died - 11 Apr 1895 - DeWitt County, Illinois, USA Buried - - Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  1870 Census; Clintonia, De Witt County, Illinois Page No. 35 [stamped 32]; 16 June, 1870; Post Office: Clinton, Ills. 296/298 Funk, Cyrus, 44, M, W, Plaining & Woolen Mills, Pennsylvania Funk, Susan D., 40, F, W, Keeping House, Virginia Funk, William, 17, M, W, At School, Illinois Funk, Mary, 14, F, W, At School, Illinois Funk, Darby R., 10, M, W, At School, Illinois Downey, Laura, 30, F, W, At Home, Virginia ------ 1880 Census; Clintonia, De Witt, Illinois Family History Library Film: 1254203 NA Film Number: T9-0203 Page Number: 345B Cyrus FUNK, Self, M, Male, W, 52, PA, , PA, PA Susan FUNK, Wife, M, Female, W, 49, VA, House Keeper, VA, VA William FUNK, Son, , Male, W, 26, IL, Sales Man, PA, VA Darby R. FUNK, Son, , Male, W, 20, IL, Machinist, PA, VA Laura C. DOWNEY, SisterL, , Female, W, 45, VA, , VA, VA ------ http://dewitt.ilgenweb.net/obits-f.htm April 12, 1895 Clinton Public Death of Cyrus Funk. For thirty months Cyrus FUNK was confined to his home, so that in a manner he had dropped out of sight. Forty-four years ago he came from Bethlehem, Penn., the town where he was born on the 31st of August, 1826, and located in Clinton, where he married Susan D. DOWNEY in 1852. His first business venture in Clinton was in the manufacture of furniture; later he established a carding mill; and early in the seventies he started a planing mill, which he conducted till 1890, when he sold out. On the 10th of February, 1882, Mr. Funk was injured by being caught in the belting of the machinery and this injury gradually developed into paralysis of the body. Thirty months ago he became so helpless that he could not leave his home, and for the past year he was completely prostrated so that he could not even feed himself. His son Darby and his sister-in-law, Miss Laura DOWNEY, devoted their entire time to giving him the needed care. On Wednesday he became totally unconscious, and on Thursday morning [April 11] the stricken body was at rest. In his day, Mr. Funk took an active interest in the public affairs of Clinton, and as a business man he was pushing and energetic. At his death he was in his sixty-ninth year. The funeral services will be conducted by Rev. W. J. TULL, in the Methodist Church, on Saturday afternoon, at two o'clock. The Masonic lodge will have charge of the ceremonies. Three children are left: William who lives in St. Louis; Mrs. W. P. JONES, Los Angeles, Cal.; and R. D., better known as Darby. ------ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12821147 Cyrus Funk Birth: Aug. 31, 1826 Death: Apr. 11, 1895 Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, De Witt County, Illinois, USA Created by: Tony Cannon Record added: Dec 30, 2005 Find A Grave Memorial# 12821147 Headstone picture added by: Tony Cannon 12821147_113595493926.jpg