THOMPSON, Etheldra 1 2 3 4 5 6 7a

Birth Name THOMPSON, Etheldra
Gender female
Age at Death 81 years, 9 months, 3 days

Narrative

Etheldra is listed on the 1860 Lamar Co. TX Census with her parents and siblings.

She is listed with her husband, William Clement on the 1870 Washington Co. AR Census. Living nearby are her parents, Edward and RhodaThompson, with their children, Mary, John, Kitten, Alfred, and Thomas.

Etheldra and her husband moved to Texas within a few years after their marriage. Their first child, Robert was born in Arkansas, but the rest of their children were born in Texas.

They lived in Wise and Jack Counties in Texas before moving to OklahomaTerritory about 1894. Etheldra and William had nine children. One son, William Marian, lived less than a month. The place of his burial is unknown. One daughter, Mary Ellen married George Swetnam and died giving birth to her only child. She was 18 years old. Twins (names of the infants are unknown) died at birth while the family was living in Jack Co. TX. They are buried beside their sister, Mary Ellen Clement Swetnam in the Wizard Wells Cemetery in Jack Co. TX.

After the death of her husband in 1917, Etheldra made her home with her son, Charlie, and his family. She had her own room which was attached to the family house, but was accessable only through an outside door. Etheldra's granddaughter, Bessie, recalls that her grandmother was an excellent cook, and that she would bake special cookies to put in her son Charlie's lunch box to take to work.

When Etheldra died in 1932, Charlie went to Macomb, OK and bought a casket for his mother, and his wife, Stella, washed and dressed Etheldra for her burial. The funeral was held in the front yard of Charlie and Stella Clement the day after her death, then she was taken to Lone Star Cemetery for burial next to her husband.

In Etheldra's family Bible, she carefully recorded the births, marriages, and deaths of her family until the death of her husband. No other entries were ever made in her Bible after his death, except for the death of Etheldra, recorded in the handwriting of her daughter-in-law, Stella.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1850-11-09 Lamar Co. TX   1
Death 1932-08-12 Macomb, Pottawatomie Co. OK   1

Age: 81y 9m 3d

Burial   Lone Star Cemetery, North of Macomb, Pottawatomie Co OK    
Christening   housewife    

Families

Family of CLEMENT, William and THOMPSON, Etheldra
Married Husband CLEMENT, William ( * 1847-02-20 + 1917-01-13 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1870-04-14 Washington Co. AR Religious Marriage 8
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
CLEMENT, Robert Ernest1871-05-291941-08-19
CLEMENT, Thomas Levi1873-03-191942
Clement, Mary Ellen1875-07-231893-09-24
CLEMENT, William Marian1878-08-181878-09-08
CLEMENT, Richard Riley1882-01-291974-06-16
CLEMENT, Unnamed Infantabout 1885about 1885
CLEMENT, Unnamed Infantabout 1885about 1885
CLEMENT, Lillie Virena1887-06-201966-01-26
CLEMENT, Charlie Monroe1890-08-231965-01-30

Source References

  1. Etheldra's Family Bible
  2. 1860 Lamar Co. TX Census
  3. 1900 Pottawatomie Co. OK Territory Census
  4. 1880 Wise Co. TX Census
  5. 1870 Washington Co. AR Census
  6. 1910 Pottawatomie Co. OK Census
  7. Linda Kaye Cope Lanier: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lkcopelanier&id=I31615 FROM EUROPE TO AMERICA AND WEST TO OKLAHOMA
      • Source text:

         

        ID: I31615
        Name: David SKAGGS
        Sex: M
        Birth: 28 APR 1767 in VA 1
        Death: BEF 12 JUN 1813 in Green Co. KY
        Note:
        David is mentioned in the Archibald Thompson diary, page 10, where Archibald lists the birth dates of some of the children of Henry and Mary Thompson Skaggs. Mary is Archibald's sister.

        David's name appears on a petition in 1785 for the formation of Russell Co. Virginia. His name also appears on the 1789, 1790, and 1791 Tax Lists of Russell Co. Virginia, living in the upper district. His name also appears in the Russel Co. VA Order Book, p. 153, no date given, "Ordered that James Cumpson, David Skeggs, James Davison be fined according to law for profane swearing."

        David's name appears on the 1793 Nelson Co. KY tax list. He is on the Green Co. KY 1795, 1800, 1805, 1806, and 1811 tax lists. His name is probably listed on the intervening years also, but this writer did not find specific items to verify those years.

        His name appears in various other Green Co. KY records. They includethe following:

        (1) 1793, The governor commissioned the following officers on the 16th Regiment - Frederick and David Skaggs under Lt. John Reynolds.
        (2) September 13, 1796, Order Book, p. 33, Ordered that Richard Dean,Will Vance, John Bryant, John Houchens, David Skaggs, and Joseph Meredith view the nearest and best way from Dyers' crossing at the head of Cloyd's Creek to the Blue Spring Grove, being sworn first before one Justice of Peace and report.
        (3) April 1798, excerpts from the Journal of Governor James Garrard, p. 161, Captains David Skaggs and Solomon Skaggs, ensigns listed.
        (4) Sept. 1799, Order Book, on a motion of David Skaggs, a license is granted him to keep a tavern at his house for 1year from this day and from thence until the next court. He entered into bond with John Hardin according to the law.
        (5) Feb. 19, 1800, Order book, John Smith Sr. is appointed overseer of the road from the ford of Pitman Creek near David Skaggs.
        (6) May 30, 1811, Jesse Roberts and Polly his wife for $550 to David Skaggs in Green Co. on the waters of the North Fork of Pitman, being part of Archer Mathews' survey of 5000 acres.
        (7) Deed Book 6, pages 204-205 in 1811 where it is recorded, "David Skaggs and wife, Peggy, to John Thurman, $1300, north fork of Pitman Creek, 256 acres, eastwardly to the corner of Henry Skaggs' settlement survey, crossing of Skaggs and Barbee's lines, Harrises lines, on the point of a ridge, on the cliff of the north fork of Pitman's Ridge, line of Henry Skaggs' settlement survey. (Signed) David Skaggs, Margaret Skaggs, (herX mark). Acknowledged by David Skaggs and wife, Margaret on 5 Aug 1811. She relinquished dower, Recorded 10 Aug 1811 by John Barrett, DCGC.
        (8) Aug 10, 1811, David Skaggs and Peggy his wife sell to John Thurman on the North Fork of Pitman's Creek 250 acres from Skaggs settlement survey and Barbee lines.
        (9) July 5, 1822, Deed Book 10, p. 480, Henry Skaggs of Gasconade Co.MO appoints Isaac Roberts of Green Co. KY, my lawful attorney, to convey land sold me by Drury Thompson and Jesse Roberts in Green Co.,certain papers to witness a bill of sale from David Skaggs to me for a negro named Bob and also an order for land. This last transaction took place after the death of David.

         

         

         

        Father: Henry SKAGGS b: 08 JAN 1723 in Maryland
        Mother: Mary THOMPSON b: 18 AUG 1739

        Marriage 1 Margaret "Peggy" [SKAGGS] b: ABT 1760 in VA
        Children
        Has No Children David SKAGGS b: 1780
        Has Children Mary SKAGGS b: ABT 1780 in Russell Co. VA
        Has Children Henry SKAGGS b: 1785 in VA
        Has No Children Jacob SKAGGS b: 1786 in Russell Co. VA
        Has Children Richard SKAGGS b: 11 JAN 1801 in Green Co. KY
        Has Children John C. SKAGGS b: 1805

        Sources:
        Author: Archibald Thompson
        Title: Diary
        Note:
        TYPE: Book

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