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Valedictorian of Baptist Female College, now Stephens College, at Columbia, MO - Class of June 1867.
Teacher.
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https://archive.org/stream/womenofmissouri00missrich#page/212/mode/2up
Reminiscences of the women of Missouri during the sixties by United Daughters of the Confederacy. Missouri Division Published 192-?
Page 212ff
BRIBED THE GUARD.
Written by Mrs. Samuel Vance Warth, from incidents told by the wife of Mr. Lawrence Daly.
Lawrence Daly joined the Confederate forces under the fearless General John Morgan in Kentucky. After many en counters with Federal forces, they crossed the Ohio river into Indiana and made a sortie through the southern part of the state of Ohio, finally meeting an overpowering number of Federals in a skirmish. Morgan and his fearless men were forced to surrender or make their escape as best they could, every man for himself.
Lawrence Daly was captured and sent to a military prison in Chicago, where for nine months he did not see the sky. All this time his friends in Kentucky were trying to effect his release.
The daughter of Governor Blackburn of Kentucky, a very brilliant woman, had married a gentleman who became mayor of Chicago during the Civil war, and the friends of Mr. Daly applied to her to secure his release.
Nothing daunted, she set to work to effect his escape. She bribed a contractor who had a force of masons at work repairing a building within the prison yard. He in some way sent a lime-bespattered suit to the prisoner, telling him to don the suit and come out with a bucket of mortar when he opened the gate for the workmen in the evening, When the gates were opened a sand storm came up, and the foreman hurried the men out without counting them, as was his custom, and Mr. Daly was ushered beyond the prison walls with the work men. He looked about him, and the sky was so beautiful that he stood a little while admiring it. Still holding the bucket of mortar, he stepped onto a street car, not knowing where to go. Just then a gentleman stepped up to him and whispered to him to go two blocks and he would meet him there. Was he a friend or foe? was the question which agitated his mind, but he thought he must be a friend, so he pulled the bell rope and stepped off the car. The gentleman met him, pointed to a fine residence across the street, telling him that in that resi dence lived the mayor of Chicago ; that his wife was a daughter of Governor Blackburn of Kentucky, and to take the bucket of mortar, ring the bell at the front door and she would tell him what to do. He did as he was advised, and the lady met him in person. She said the repairing she wanted done was in her sitting room. As they passed the drawing room the mayor of Chicago sat conferring with Federal officers. When the door of the sitting room closed behind him she told him she had effected his escape; that she had a horse and the great coat and wide hat of a cowboy awaiting him, and now he could ride to Kentucky after a good night s sleep. In a week he made the trip, and how joyful was the home-coming. They were ready to kill the fatted calf because the loved one had returned to them again, but alas, the joy was soon changed to sorrow, for before dawn a colored boy had reported his re turn, the house was surrounded by Federals and Lawrence Daly was taken prisoner to Lexington, tried as a spy within Federal lines and condemned to be shot. Again the parents applied to a wealthy friend who posed as a Union man to save his property. The friend gave a champagne supper and invited the officer who had passed sentence on Mr. Daly. After the colonel was hilarious with imbibing the champagne the friend persuaded him to revoke the sentence and release Lawrence Daly, who lived to ripe old age, a useful citizen and a resident of Nevada, Mo., until the time of his death, August, 1905.
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Clara Warth's Timeline
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July 3, 1843
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Batavia, Clermont County, Ohio, United States
Clara's mother is the daughter of Nancy Riley Clarke-Salt - discussed in https://books.google.com/books?id=3IJEBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT803 The Washingtons: A Family History: Volume 2: Notable Members of the Presidential Branch Justin Glenn
Author of http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/RILEY/2012-05/1338304963 This manuscript is based on a third copy--previously unknown--which was accidentally located in April 1984. It was copied, in long-hand, by a great-grandson of Nancy's, John Thornton Warth, in 1895 "from the original" which was then in the possession of Nancy's ninth and youngest child, Minerva Jane (Clarke) Frazier, who resided in Jefferson City, Missouri. John Thornton Warth, a bachelor, was the only child of Clara (Thornton) Warth.
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December 29, 1910
Age 67
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Nevada, Vernon County, Missouri, United States
Nevada Daily Mail Dec. 30, 1910
MRS WARTH AT REST Clara Thornton Warth was born in Batavia, Ohio July 3, 1843. She was the daughter of Dr. Samuel Yardley Thornton and Frances Clarke. The family moved from their home in Ohio to Osage county, Mo. in January 1857. Here Dr. Thornton purchased an extensive estate and named his new hone Forest Valley, and in this home the youth of Clara Thornton was passed. In her early womanhood she became a student of the Baptist Female College, now Stephens College, at Columbia, and graduated from that institution as valedictorian of the class in June, 1867. The school was then under the presidency of Dr. J. A. Hollis. After her graduation Mrs. Warth became a teacher and in 1873-4 was located in the Boonville Seminary of this state. Her worth as a teacher is abundantly attested. Previous to this date she had taught a private school in Nevada. The school was located at the corner of Hickory and Pine streets, and the building there now is the one used for the school at that time. While teaching in Nevada an acquaintance had been formed with Samuel Vance Warth, a descendant of an Isle of Man family, established in this country for some two hundred years. On June 23, 1874 occurred the marriage of Clara Thornton to Samuel Vance Warth at the Forest Valley home in Osage county. The young and happy pair came immediately to Nevada to make their hone, During the years since, except a sojourn in Wichita. Kas, this has been their home, the present location having been their place of residence for some thirteen years. The only child is John Thornton Warth, who was horn Sept. 2, 1875. Mr. Warth is at present teaching in the Wentworth Military Academy at Lexington. While at Boonville; Mrs. Warth joined the Baptist church and lived a faithful and devoted Christian life to the end. During twelve years she taught the Thursday afternoon Bible class of the First Baptist church and was appreciated and loved by all the membership Her interest in the work and efficiency in the service is well known. Mrs. Warth was closely associated with Sterling Price Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, being President in 1906 and 1907. In addition to her activity in the local chapter, she twice held the position of registrar for the state of Missouri, in 1907 and 1908. She was appointed chairman of the State Educational Committee in 1909, and held the office at the time of her death. Mrs. Warth was one of eight Children, and is survived by three sisters and two brothers: Mrs Adelia Diercks of Kansas City; Mrs S. H. McMillin of Jefferson City, Miss Belle Thornton of Blackwater, Wm. C. Thornton of Jefferson City and Samuel Y. Thornton of Blackwater. As a wife and mother, as a refined lady and helpful neighbor, as an earnest and devoted Christian, as a sincere patriot; in all these relations Mrs Warth bore herself with ease, grace and charm. We can ill afford to lose from the circles in which she moved, one who served so well. The husband and son have the sincere sympathy of a wide circle of friends. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 u'clock at the residence, and will be conducted by Rev. E. F. Wright, pastor of the First Baptist church. -- Her Pastor. |
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December 31, 1910
Age 67
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Nevada, Vernon County, Missouri, United States
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15063932 Clara Thornton Warth Birth: Jul. 3, 1843
Daughter of Dr. (?) S.Y. Thornton and Frances C. Clarke. Death cert #40788.
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