KAY LASH COLLECTION, CARNEGIE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF STEUBEN 
COUNTY, ANGOLA, INDIANA.

LORANA (TUTTLE) LEMMON, 15 Apr 1840 - 12 May 1899


   Lorana Tuttle, daughter of Lemmon and Filora Tuttle, wife 
of Riley Lemmon, was born at Pleasant Lake, Ind., April 15, 
1840, and died at her home in Otsego township, May 12, 1899, 
aged 59 years and 27 days.  She lived her life in the 
neighborhood of her birthplace, and was known and loved by a 
large circle of friends.  She was married to Riley Lemmon, 
Feb. 20, 1862, and to the union were born nine children, 
three sons, Maurice, Mortimer and Chaplin, and six daughters, 
Mrs. S. H. Fuller, Mrs. W. Uncapher, Mrs. J. G. Chadwick, 
Vira, Bessie and Elsie, who with the husband mourn their 
loss.  Mrs. Lemmon was a mother in all the name implies, and 
no sacrifice was too great for her to make for her family and 
those she loved.  Her memory will be sacred to many people.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

   Lorana (Tuttle) Lemmon, 15 Apr 1840 - 12 May 1899, married 
David Riley Lemmon, 26 Nov (Mar-SCGS) 1839 - 04 Jan 1922.  
Lorana was the daughter of Lemmon Tuttle, 14 Mar 1813 - 28 
Jun 1881, and Filora (Gould) Tuttle, 14 Jun 1818 - 25 Dec 
1880.  They are all buried at Pleasant Lake Cemetery, Steuben 
County, Indiana.  David Riley Lemmon was the son of Lucinda 
(Rathbun) Lemmon, 14 Oct 1819 - 07 Feb 1868, and her 1st 
husband, Maurice Lemmon, 14 Feb 1813 - 09 Aug 1845.  On 30 
Jun 1846, Lucinda married a brother of her 1st husband, David 
Lemmon, 10 Jun 1815 - 08 Apr 1856.  She had 4 children by 
each husband.  Lucinda is buried with her 2nd husband at 
Clark Cemetery, Steuben County, Indiana, abd Maurice is also 
buried in the same cemetery.

CHILDREN OF LORANA AND DAVID RILEY LEMMON:

   Maurice C. Lemmon, 09 Nov 1864, on 06 Dec 1884, married 
Anna B. (Beecher) Lemmon, 1866 - 1953.  They are buried at 
Pleasant Lake Cemetery.  Anna was the daughter of Truman A. 
and Stateria (Brown) Beecher.
   Cora M. (Lemmon) Cowan Fuller, 1864 - 1943, on 11 Feb 
1886, married her 1st husband, Edward I. Cowan, 21 Dec 1856 - 
27 Jan 1892, son of John Cowan Jr, 1820 - 1872, and Alice 
Delphena (Swift) Cowan, 1833 - 1907.  Edward and his parents 
are buried at Circle Hill Cemetery, Angola, Steuben County, 
Indiana.  On 06 Feb 1894, she married her 2nd husband, Dr. 
Stephen H. Fuller, 18 Mar 1847 - 21 Jun 1910, with whom she 
is buried at Pleasant Lake Cemetery.
   Morton/Mortimer D. Lemmon, 1866 - 1935, on 08 Oct 1890, 
married Ida May (Menges) Lemmon, 1870 - 1959.  They are 
buried at Pleasant Lake Cemetery.
   Lora (Lemmon) Uncapher, 1869 - 1937, on 28 Jan 1892, 
married William H. Uncapher, 1863 - 1936.  They are buried at 
Pleasant Lake Cemetery.
   Chaplin H. Lemmon, 1872 - 1959, on 22 Feb 1894, in DeKalb 
County, Indiana, married Hattie Mary (Gramling) Lemmon, 01 
Nov 1871 - 30 Oct 1928.  They are buried at Pleasant Lake 
Cemetery.
   Vira Ellen (Lemmon) Powers, 1874 - 1937, on 18 Mar 1900 
married Don O. Powers, 03 Nov 1870 - 1952. They are buried at 
Pleasant Lake Cemetery.  Don was the son of George Washington 
Powers, 30 Sep 1844 - 31 Mar 1918, and Eliza Olive 
(Dillingham) Powers, 22 Jul 1847 - 03 Jan 1926 who are buried 
at Circle Hill Cemetery.
   Bessie B. (Lemmon) Matson, 11879 - 1961, on 31 Jul 1900 
married John Omar Matson, 04 Nov 1878 - 1942.  They are 
buried at Pleasant Lake Cemetery.  John was the son of Lewis 
I. Matson, 19 Oct 1844 - no date of death, and Orcelia R. 
(Clark) Matson, 01 Mar 1845 - 29 Jan 1906, who are buried at 
Clark Cemetery.
   Ethel V. (Lemmon) Chadwick, 1877, no date of death, on 21 
Sep 1898, married John Guy Chadwick, no dates listed.  They 
are buried at Pleasant Lake Cemetery.
   Elsie (Lemmon) Huffman, no dates listed, married Russell 
C. Huffman, 03 Apr 1909 - 10 Apr 1980, son of Blaine C. 
Huffman, 29 Aug 1882 - 25 Jul 1952, and Carrie (Closson) 
Huffman, 12 May 1883 - 12 Dec 1977.  They are all buried at 
Pleasant Lake Cemetery. 

"History of Steuben County, Indiana, 1885," page 836, 
biography of husband, David R. Lemmon; pages 793, 794, 
biography of brother, Chester V. Tuttle; page 427, biography 
of son-in-law, Stephen H. Fuller, M.D.; pages 834, 835, 
biography of brother-in-law, (Henry) Clay Lemmon. 
Steuben Republican, 23 Aug 1899, "The Pioneers" death list - 
Lorana.
"Marriage Records, Steuben County, Indiana, 1837 - 1899."
"History of Northeast Indiana, 1920," pages 368, 369, 
biography of son-in-law, John O. Matson.
"Cemeteries of Steuben County, Indiana, 1990," by Audree 
Seibel Lewis, Vol. 1, pages 312, 313, 415, 682, 683, 930, 
932; Vol. 2, pages 1115, 1116, 1117, 1118, 1194, 1195, 1463, 
1468, 1857.
"SCGS Quarterly, Steuben County, Indiana," Vol. 7, No. 4, 
Winter 2002, Lemmon Tuttle Family.
www.familysearch.org, 1880 United States Census.
Submitted by Mona Hilden-Beckwith
e-mail:  hilbeck123@att.net