Ida Cline Bartlett
Surnames: Cline, Fuller, White
Regions: Jefferson Co., NY - Dane Co., WI
Source: Sketches of Wisconsin Pioneer Women, by Florence Chambers Dexheimer,
W. D. Hoard & Sons Co., Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
Pages 109-111.
The annals of Oshkosh Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, would be incomplete, indeed, without special mention of a member to whom the chapter loves to render homage in appreciation of her long service as an officer. Chaplain for many years, in fact during the greater part of the time since its organization, the quiet, uplifting and spiritual influence of Ida Cline Bartlett has always been felt. While perhaps, not a pioneer of Wisconsin, in the strictest meaning of the word, the subject of this sketch has been a resident of this city and state since 1884.
Mrs. Bartlett came of parents whose ancestors were among America's earliest settlers. Her mother being a descendant, in the eighth generation, of Peregrine White, who became distinguished at a very early age. He was born on November 20, 1620, in the cabin of the Mayflower, as she lay at anchor in Cape Cod Harbor, while preparations for landing were pending. His name was derived from the peregrinations of the family, "Peregrine signifying a pilgrim in a strange land."
He was the grandson of Bishop John White of England, and a son of William White; his mother being Susanna B. Fuller, a sister of Samuel Fuller, who also came in the Mayflower. The paternal line of Mrs. Bartlett runs hack to settlers who came from Holland to settle in the Mohawk valley. Her father, John Milton Cline, was a physician of note in Jefferson County, New York.
Ida Cline Bartlett was born in the town of Clayton, New York, on August 20, 1849. Her childhood days were spent in the place of her birth and her education was completed at Hungerford Institute, located in Adams, New York, a rare feature of a school, in those days, being, that it was a co-educational institution of learning. Her marriage to Albert Bartlett, a young business man of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, occurred on October 7, 1884. She was not the first of her family to marry a Bartlett, as her grandmother on her maternal side also married a man of that name. Shortly after the wedding, Mr. Bartlett brought his bride to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, taking up their residence in the home on Jackson Drive, in which Mrs. Bartlett still lives. Her husband passed away some sixteen years ago. Her name is among the older residences of the city, having been erected before 1861, in which year it was purchased by the father of Albert Bartlett.
Mrs. Bartlett is a member of Plymouth Congregational Church. She has been a member and studied for many years with the Clio Class, one of the oldest study clubs of Oshkosh. About twenty-six years ago, she assisted in promoting and was one of the founders of the Oshkosh City Missionary Society. At its organization she was elected Secretary and Treasurer, and still holds these offices, having given twenty-six years of interrupted service. When the need arose, some years ago, she was instrumental in founding the Oshkosh Girls Club, a philanthropic society, which has for its object the care and welfare of girls. She is a staunch and loyal member of Oshkosh Chapter, N. S. D. A. R. She is among the quiet home loving and home making women, whose influence toward the higher things of life manifests itself through various channels and strengthens the moral fiber of the community in which they live.
