Frances Ellen CLEAVENGER
1839 - 1924 (85 years)
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Name Frances Ellen CLEAVENGER Born 5 Jan 1839 Taylor Co, (W)VA 
[1, 2] Gender Female Occupation midwife [1] - "She was known as "Mother Cleavenger" in the Webster community because she was the only midwife in that area for many years and birthed most of the babies there at that time.
"An excerpt from Mothers Day and the Mothers Day Church by Howard H. Wolfe, Privately Printed 1962, about Miss Anna Jarvis, the founder of Mothers Day, born in Webster, West Virginia, on May 1, 1864:
""Mrs. Frances Cleavenger Bartlett presided as midwife at the birth of Anna Jarvis. Mrs. Cleavenger was the wife of John W. Bartlett and they were close neighbors to the Jarvis family.""
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=100913256
Died 5 Nov 1924 Taylor Co, WV [1, 2] Buried Walnut Grove (aka Webster) Cemetery, Webster, Taylor Co, WV [1] Person ID I114919 Doddridge County Roots Last Modified 28 Jun 2017
Family John Wesley BARTLETT, b. 15 Mar 1838, Harrison Co, (W)VA , d. 2 Oct 1885, Chester, Delaware Co, PA (Age 47 years) Children 1. Isis BARTLETT, b. 13 Oct 1866, Webster, Taylor Co, WV , d. 12 Oct 1944, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV (Age 77 years)Family ID F48803 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- "She was known as "Mother Cleavenger" in the Webster community because she was the only midwife in that area for many years and birthed most of the babies there at that time.
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