Andrew Sitlington Crawford Cleek

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• Residence: 1867, Colusa Co, California; voter register

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Name: Andrew Crawford Billington Cleek
Residence Year: 1867
Residence Place: Colusa, California
Age: 50
Birth Year: abt 1817

Andrew married Mary Virginia "Molly" Corder on 28 Jan 1842 in Missouri. Mary (daughter of Vincent Corder and Elizabeth "Betsy" Smoot) was born on 25 Jun 1823 in Flint Hill, Rappahannock Co, Virginia; died on 6 May 1906 in Orland, Glenn Co, California; was buried in I.O.O.F. Cem, Orland, Glenn Co, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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died from cholera

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Orland, Register, Saturday, 17 July 1909:

V. C. CLEEK DIES AT SEBASTOPOL

Was Civil War Veteran, Orland Pioneer and Former County Supervisor

V. C. Cleek, one of the earliest settlers of this vicinity and perhaps one of the most widely known men of Glenn county, has passed to the great beyond. He passed away at his home at 2:45 p. m. last Monday in Sebastopol, Sonoma county, where he moved only a few months ago, hoping that the change of climate would be beneficial to his health. He was afflicted with catarrh of the stomach, yet he appeared to be enjoying good health when he left here last spring, and when the word came a few weeks ago that he was in a very critical condition, few of his friends thought his illness would be fatal.
Vincent Corder Cleek, son of Andrew S. C. and Mary V. Cleek, was born in Marion county, Missouri, October 27, 1844. When five years of age he came to California with his parents in an ox train, arriving in Sacramento August 1, 1850. The family made their way on up the valley and settled on the river in the vicinity of where the town of Hamilton City has since been built. Here the elder Cleek opened a store and hotel. His family having poor health here, were sent back to their old home in Missouri via Panama. The elder Cleek, however, remained and continued in the business he had started and engaged to some extent in farming and stock raising, having taken a partner in the business in the person of M. A. Reager.
In 1852 he joined his family in Missouri and remained there for ten years, when he again brought them to California, settling again in the same place and engaging exclusively in farming. At the outbreak of the Civil War young Vincent enlisted in the southern army. Upon his return to California with his parents he went to work on his father's farm, and when ________________ homesteaded the quarter section east of Orland and made a comfortable home, which he still owned when he died. On November 20, 1871, he was married to Miss Julia Richelieu, who preceded him over the river of death about a year ago. The surviving children of this union are: Andrew W., Jeb S., Mrs. J. C. Hamilton, Vincent C., Jr., Samuel P. and James C. Cleek of Orland, and John L. Cleek of Wheatland. He was eminently successful in his farming operations and added to his holdings until he owned a section of land.
Vincent Corder Cleek took and active interest in the public affairs of this county and was elected Supervisor from this district (then Colusa county) just before county division took place. In 1894 he was elected Supervisor from this district of Glenn county, and succeeded himself in 1898.
The remains arrived here on the afternoon train Wednesday and the funeral services were held from the old home a few miles east of town at 10 o'clock Thursday morning, Rev. J. W. Norris officiating. ? Transcribed by E.
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A page 1287 bio of Vincent appears in Professor Guinn's 1906 History of California and Biographical Record of the Sacramento Valley.

Justus H.Rogers in his History of Colusa County has a biographical sketch of Vincent Corder on page 369.

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Andrew Sitlington Crawford Cleek (1817 - 1879)
Mary Virginia Corder Cleek (1823 - 1906)

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Orland Register, Monday, 25 February 1935:

MRS. MITCHELL IS CALLED BY DEATH

Services were held at the Willows Baptist church Sunday afternoon for Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Mitchell, 78 who died last Thursday evening at her home in Willows. Mrs. Mitchell was a native of Missouri coming to California when only five years of age. She lived for many years in the land of Orland, going from here to Willows several years ago.
Surviving are the following nieces and nephews: Mrs. H. A. Hicks of Bakersfield, Mrs. F. E. Perkins of San Francisco, J. W. Hood of Wiseman, Alaska; Mrs. A. W. Cleek of Chico, Mrs. J. C. Hamilton, J. S. Cleek, V. C. Cleek and J. C. Cleek, all of Orland. John L. Cleek of Santa Rosa, and S. P. Cleek of Sebastopol.


Orland Unit, Monday, 25 February 1935:

MRS. ELIZA MITCHELL DIES AT WILLOWS

Mrs. Eliza Mitchell, widow of James Mitchell, died at her home in Willows Friday, aged 78 years. Mrs. Mitchell had been in ill health for the past fire years, but maintained her courage and activity almost to the end.
Mrs. Mitchell was the daughter of Andrew S. Cleek and Virginia Cleek, pioneers who came from Missouri to California in 1950. Her parents made a trip back to Missouri before her birth, and she was born at the old home in that state. When she was only five years old the family made the trip again across the plains, and little Eliza came with them, one of the early "covered wagon" babies to come to this section of the state. Her parents settled on a portion of the McIntosh ranch, where she lived to young womanhood, and then married James Mitchell, and with him made a home on a ranch north of Stony Creek, in what is now known as the Lake district where they lived till 1908, when they retired from farming and moved to Willows, where the husband passed away some ten years ago.
The couple left no children, but raised from babyhood a grand niece, who is now Mrs. Mabel Morrissey Waste of Chico. Harry Delman (Dillman) also was raised by them as their own child, and remained with them, being at the bedside at Mrs. Mitchell's demise. Mrs. Mitchell is also survived by a number of nieces and nephews: Mrs. J. C. Hamilton, James, Jeff (Jeb) and Vince Cleek of Orland, Andrew Cleek of Chico, Jos. (John L.) Cleek of Santa Rosa, Mrs. Hicks of Bakersfield, Mrs. Perkins of San Francisco and John Hood of Alaska.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell were life long members of the Baptist church, members of the church at Orland during their residence here, and later affiliating with the Willows church. Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon from the Willows church, the pastor, Rev. Luverude officiating. The remains were brought to Orland for interment in the Odd Fellows cemetery. ? Transcribed by E.

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