Reuben CLEVELAND

Notes:

"Descendants of Moses Cleveland - Cleveland Genealogy" - Reuben Cleveland resided successively at Hemmingsford, Clark, Bond Head, hemmingsford, Belchertown, Mass., and Chicago. he was an honorable, highly esteemed man. In 1873 he held a position in U.S. Custom House, Chicago.

"Chicago Tribune, July 11, 1884"----

REUBEN CLEVELAND

One of the old pioneers of this city quietly passed away yesterday at his residence, corner Wabash Avenue and Van Buren street. he came to Chicago in 1849, commencing business as a carpenter and builder in the spring of 1850, under the firm name of Cleveland & Russell, and continuing in that business until 1857, when he became City Superintendent under Mayor Haines. At the breaking out of the Rebellion, Mr. Cleaveland entered the service of the United States as Capt. of Co. F. 8th Ill. Cav (Farnsworth's) participating in the Virginia and subsequent campaigns. At the close of the war he was appointed a member of the Board of Fire and Police under the administration of Mayor Medill. In the early days of this city he was a member of Garden City Lodge, A.F. & A.M., then in the South Division. Removing to the West Division in 1856, he became one of the founders of Cleveland Lodge, which was named after him, and of which he was the first W. Master. It subsequently became one of the largest and most influential lodges of the fraternity in this country. He was also a Past High Priest of Washington Chapter, No. 43, R.A.M. and a member of Apollo Commandery, No 1, K.T. Oriental Consistory, A. & A. S.R., and of Knights of Rome and Constantine, also a member of Post 28, G.A.R.

Name:
His parents were Truman Cleveland (he was born in CT and died 11/29/1839) and Amelia Peterson (she was born in NY and died in 1866).

Notes from Rosehill Cemetery - "Captain - Army Company F8, Illinois Cavalry".

He married Julia Slosson on Dec. 23, 1832 in Chazy, Clinton County, New York.

They had 7 children together:
- 1 - Amelia - married Laurence B. Waterman.
- 2 - Esther Ann - married George Douglass Buckley.
- 3 - Silas Ezra - married Mary Patrick.
- 4 - Truman David - married Jennie Vaughn.
- 5 - Jesse (1841 - 1842)
- 6 - Willard Willis (1842 - 1843)
- 7 - Rueben Fuller (1844 - 1846)

(the last 3 children born and died in Hemmingford, Quebec, Canada).

After almost 42 years of marriage, Julia died in Chicago on 9/12/1874, and Reuben married Eliza Brandner Nicholson (widow of Mr. McClintock) on 11/10/1875 - no children from that marriage.

--- from a memorial write-up for him ---

In Memoriam ? Reuben Cleveland

REUBEN CLEVELAND.
FOR THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE.
As each grand oak grows old and disappears,
Within the forest green,
So, one by one, our Western pioneers
Pass from this lowly scene.

O, man has gone to rest whom many know
Whom many honored here;
Whose soul was kind, whose hearty grasp was true,
Whose friendship was sincere.

Who lived not for himself; who saw above
Something more grand than gain;
Who leaves a thousand friends his name to love,
Who part with him in pain.

Who toiled with helpful, willing hands to rear
Our city from the wild,
That art, that culture and refinement, here
Might have a home and guild.

EPITAPH.
O, strew his bier with flowers of fragrant beauty,
And write above his grave;
A soldier who came at the call of duty,
The nation's life to save!

Not one who struggled with a proud ambition
To glitter in the van ?
But one who filled with honor each position
Of Citizen and Man!

EUGENE J. HALL.
MILLARD AVENUE STATION, Chicago.

Three Score and Ten.
Capt. Reuben Cleveland, for many years a resident of Chicago, and a prominent figure in the history of the city for the past quarter of a century, died yesterday morning, aged 70 years. For a number of weeks he had been in poor health, his ailment at last taking the form of dropsy, which was the direct cause of his death. To write the history of a well known individual is not the task of an hour. The main outline may be given and it may convey, in a general way, the story of a life, but it must ever be incomplete and be likely to do injustice to the life and character of the dead. Mr. Cleveland was born in Montreal, Canada, in 1814. His ancestors were of English stock, settling in Connecticut. He was a not very distant relative of Governor Grover Cleveland, of New York. His father was a shipbuilder, and the son followed the footsteps of his sire as regards a manufacturing life. At an early age he was engaged in contracting and building and, as the years passed by, he reached an enviable position in his chosen occupation, through the force of his own endeavors. At the age of 18 he was married to Miss Julia Slosson in Clinton county, N. Y., where he had moved some little time prior to his marriage. Returning to Montreal, he was again engaged in contracting and building for a number of years. In 1848 he came to Chicago, where he followed his previous line of work as contractor, also becoming associated with J. K. Russell, at the corner of Fulton and Jefferson streets, in the manufacture of sash, doors and blinds. He continued in this business relation until 1859. During the years just antedating this last period he had become largely interested in real estate in the city, owning extensive tracts on the West Side, and also valuable property on the North and South sides, but in the financial crash of 1857 he lost heavily. About 1859 he was appointed Commissioner of Public Works by Mayor John C. Haines. At the breaking out of the war he took charge, as captain, of Company F, Eighth Illinois Cavalry, a company which had been organized by Governor Beveridge, of this state. Mr. Cleveland had been captain of a cavalry company ? the Chicago Dragoons ? before the war, so that he was fitted for the position to which he was called. He served about one year and six months in the war of the rebellion, when he was forced to resign on account of ill health. He recovered from his sickness and again engaged in building. At the close of the war he was appointed a government inspector in the tobacco and cigar department of the revenue service. After a year's service he was appointed Police Commissioner by Mayor Medill, and after four years in that office he again returned to the inspector's position, which position he has since held. His wife died in 1874, and he was married again to Mrs. E. B. McClintock who survives him. The children living, by his first wife, are: Mrs. Amelia Waterman, Mrs. Esther Buckley, S. E. Cleveland, deputy sheriff, and T. D. Cleveland, of the Superior Clerk's office. Mr. Cleveland became a member of the Masonic order in 1854 in this city. At a later date he founded Cleveland Lodge, No. 211, which still bears his name. He was a member of Cleveland Lodge, Washington Chapter, Apollo Commandery, Oriental Consistory, and the red Cross of Constantine, being a thirty-second degree Mason. He was also a member of Post No. 28. G. A. R., and of the Veteran Union League Club. Mr. Cleveland was a man whose loss will be keenly felt by all who had known him, and his friends were legion. ? Chicago Inter-Ocean.

Reuben married Julia SLOSSON on 23 Dec 1832 in Chazy, Clinton, New York, USA. Julia (daughter of David SLOSSON and Esther VAUGHN) was born on 14 Feb 1809 in Grand Isle, Chittendon Co., Vermont; died on 12 Sep 1874 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; was buried in Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Willard Willis CLEVELAND was born on 16 Jan 1842 in Hemmingsford, Massachusetts; died on 06 Sep 1843.
2. Jesse CLEVELAND was born on 04 Mar 1841; died in 1842.
3. Amelia CLEVELAND was born on 21 Nov 1833 in Hemmingsford, Massachusetts.
4. Reuben Fuller CLEVELAND was born on 25 Feb 1844 in Hemmingsford, Massachusetts; died on 27 Sep 1846.
5. Esther Ann CLEVELAND was born on 22 Dec 1835 in Hemmingsford, Massachusetts.
6. Silas Ezra CLEVELAND was born on 16 Mar 1838.
7. Truman David CLEVELAND was born on 15 Jan 1840.

Reuben married Eliza Bradner NICHOLSON on 10 Nov 1875 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Eliza was born on 29 Oct 1832 in Montgomery, Orange County, New York; died after 1894. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Truman married Amelia PETERSON on 18 Jul 1811 in Hemingford, C.E.. Amelia was born on 01 Sep 1792 in Port Henry, Essex County, New York; died between 30 Jul 1866 and 1867 in Lilly Lake Campton, Kane County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Daughter of Nathan and Nancy (Lindsay or McCougal) Peterson
• Birth: 31 Jul 1794, Fort Miller, New York

Jesse married Anna DARBY on 05 Nov 1769 in Brooklyn, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Hannah Darbey