Thomas ELDREDGE (1782-1843)

Lois OTIS (1788-1828)

Levi CLAPP (Abt 1808-1839)

Mary BURRIS (Abt 1808-1841)

Otis ELDREDGE (1822-1896)

Catharine CLAPP (1827-1903)

Clarinda Clara ELDREDGE (Cir 1849-)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: Martin D. DAVIS Clarinda Clara ELDREDGE Born: Cir 1849, , Edgar County, Illinois, United States 1 2 Died: Parsons, Labette County, Kansas, United States   Noted events in her life were: • Census: U.S. Federal, 6 Dec 1850, , Edgar County, Illinois, United States. 1 • Census: U.S. Federal, 28 Jun 1860, , Edgar County, Illinois, United States. 2 • Census: U.S. Federal, 24 Aug 1870, Sims Township, Edgar County, Illinois. 3 Clarinda married Martin D. DAVIS.

1 1850 U.S. census, Edgar, Illinois population schedule, District Nineteen, dwelling 1402, family 1443, Otis Eldredge; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 105;
Otis, 29 and born in Stark County, Ohio, was living with his wife, Catherine, 23 and born in Edgar County, Illinois, and children, Levi, 6 and born in Clark County, Illinois, Harvey, 2, Clarinda, 11 months, both born in Edgar County, Illinois. Leonard, 17, and Edmond Clapp, 13, laborers both born in Clark County, Illinois, were also living in the household. Otis owned $200 in real property. Catherine could not read or write. Leonard and Edmond had attended school in the last year.

2 1860 U.S. census, Edgar, Illinois population schedule, Simms, p. 89, dwelling 641, family 620, Otis Eldridge; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 176;
Otis Eldridge, 38, a farmer, and his wife, Catherine, 34, was living with Levi, 15, a farm laborer, Harvey, 12, Clarinda, 11, Sylvester, 8, Eugenia, 4, Martin, 3, Mandana, 1 in Simms Township, Edgar County, Illinois. He owned $1,500 in real property and $734 in personal property. Otis was born in Ohio but Catherine and all the children were born in Illinois. The oldest four children had attended school in the last year.

3 1870 U.S. census, Edgar, Illinois population schedule, Sims, p. 16, dwelling 123, family 113, Otis Eldridge; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 218;
Otis Eldridge, a 48 year old farmer, was living with his wife, Catherine, 43, and children, Sylvester, 18, Clarinda, 20, Eugenia, 15, Martin, 13, Mandana, 11, Otis, Jr., 9, Harriet, 6 in Sims Township, Edgar County, Illinois. His real property was valued at $2,000 and personal property at $2,000. He was born in Ohio but Catherine and all the children were born in Illinois. All of the children except Harriet had attended school within the last year.

4 "Illinois Marriages, 1851-1900," database(www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 Dec 2009), Clarinda Eldredge;
Name: Clarinda Eldredge
Gender: Female
Spouse Name: Martin D. Davis
Marriage Date: Mar 05, 1871
Marriage County: Edgar
Comments: This record can be found at the County Court Records, Film # 1301880 - 1301882.

5 Edgar County, Illinois Marriages, 1860-1877 (Paris, Illinois: Edgar County Genealogical Society, n.d.), II: 28;
DAVIS, Martin D.Eldredge, Clarinda5 Mar 1871B/103