CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA - GUSS Sarah Ellen

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SARAH ELLEN GUSS

Sarah Ellen Partner was born at Patterson, Juniatta County Penn., on 
March 27, 1853, and it was here she spent her childhood.

In 1872 she was united in marriage to Samuel Guss. After a few years at 
Patterson, they moved to Dakota County Nebraska and from there to Hartington, 
where they took a homestead and tree claim.

In 1904 they moved to the Wausa community where they lived until the death 
of Mr. Guss in 1922.

To this union were born nine children. The eldest daughter, Clara preceded 
her mother in death.

She was a good and faithful wife, a patient, loving mother, dearly loved by 
all who knew her.

Six years ago she went to San Francisco, California, to make her home with 
her daughter, Mayme where she resided until the last few weeks of her life.

She passed away on Saturday June 13, 1931 at Point Reyes, California. She 
leaves to mourn her loss; Lyman and Sam of Point Reyes; Mayme Dilger of San 
Francisco; Elsie Jones of Bloomfield, Montana; John of Sheridan, Wyoming; 
Frances Jorgensen of Magnet; Levi and Ida Grothe of Friend; also 15 grandchildren 
and three great grandchildren and many friends both here and in California.

She was laid to rest beside her husband in the Magnet Cemetery on Saturday, 
June 20, 1931.