Clara D. (Bright) Alderman (1878 - 1943)

Born 19 Mar 1878 in Clay County, Arkansas, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Peter F. Smith — married 30 Dec 1894 in Tipton County, Indiana

Wife of Nod Alderman — married 25 Mar 1911 in , Madison, Indiana, USA

Died 21 Mar 1943 at age 65 in Tipton, Tipton, Indiana, United States

Biography

Clara was born on 19 March 1878 in Clay County, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Winfield Scott Bright and Martha Caroline (Hollar) Bright.^[1]

In the 1880 census Clara (age about 1) was living in Benton, Webster, Missouri, United States.^[1][2]

In the 1900 census Clara (age about 21) was living in Pipe Creek Township (West Part Excl. Elwood City), Madison, Indiana.^[3][4]

In the 1910 census Clara (age about 31) was living in Pipe Creek, Madison, Indiana.^[5][6]

Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Pipe Creek, Madison, Indiana; Roll: T624_365; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 116; Image: 58.

http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1910uscenindex&h=139568654&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

Text: Birth date: abt 1878Birth place: IndianaResidence date: 1910Residence place: Pipe Creek, Madison, Indiana

APID: 7884::139568654

In the 1920 census Clara (age 41) was living in Pipe Creek, Madison, Indiana.^[7]

In the 1930 census Clara (age 52) was living in Pipe Creek, Madison, Indiana.^[8]

Clara died at the age of 65 on 21 March 1943 in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana. Cause of death was died at her home on South P Street at 8:30 p.m.

Obituary

OBITUARY - Elwood Call-Leader, March 22, 1943

MRS. CLARA CRULL DIES AT AGE OF 65

Death Comes After An Illness of Four Months

Mrs. Clara D. Crull, 65, died at her home at South P and 23rd streets, Sunday evening at 8:30 o'clock after an illness of four months.

She was born March 19, 1878, in Arkansas, the daughter of Winfield S. and Martha C. Holler Bright, and spent most of her life here. She married Peter Smith in 1884, who died in 1911, and later she was married to Newton Alderman, who is also deceased. on March 4, 1932, she married Riley Crull, who survives. She attended the Elwood Gospel Tabernacle.

Surviving with the husband are two daughters, Mrs. George McPhearson and Mrs. Bessie Grover of Elwood, one son Jesse Alderman of Elwood; three stepdaughters Mrs. Mary Musselman, Mrs. Hazel Shepard, and Mrs. Mary Shepard, all of Elwood; a stepson, Paul Crull of Tipton county; three sisters, Mrs. Ora Smith, Mrs. Fred Shrock, and Mrs. Ellen Jones, all of Elwood, and two brothers, Sam and Oliver Bright, both of Elwood. There are also ten grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at the Gospel Tabernacle Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev. Addie Scott, assisted by Rev. Pearl Clymer, pastor, in charge. Burial will be in City cemetery. The body was removed from the York Memorial Home to the residence this afternoon.

ERROR - Obituary states Clara married Peter Smith in 1884. The actual year of their marriage was 1894.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1880 Census: Author: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Title: 1880 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limite,
   Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Benton, Webster, Missouri; Roll: T9_740; Family History Film: 1254740; Page: 318.4000; Enumeration District: 135; Image: 0844.
   Ancestry Record 1880usfedcen #34520831 (accessed before 25 May 2011),
   Birth date: abt 1878; Birth place: Arkansas; Residence date: 1880; Residence place: Benton, Webster, Missouri, United States.
2. ↑ 1880 Census: Title: 1880 United States Federal Census. Author: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limite. APID: 6742::0,
   Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Benton, Webster, Missouri; Roll: T9_740; Family History Film: 1254740; Page: 318.4000; Enumeration District: 135; Image: 0844.
   • Text: Birth date: abt 1878Birth place: ArkansasResidence date: 1880Residence place: Benton, Webster, Missouri, United States
   • APID: 6742::34520831.
     
   Ancestry Record 1880usfedcen #34520831 (accessed before 25 May 2011).
3. ↑ 1900 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623,
   Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Pipe Creek, Madison, Indiana; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District:.
   Ancestry Record 1900usfedcen #13609183 (accessed before 25 May 2011),
   Birth date: Mar 1878; Birth place: Indiana; Marriage date: 1895; Marriage place: Residence date: 1900; Residence place: Pipe Creek Township (West Part Excl. Elwood City), Madison, Indiana.
4. ↑ 1900 Census: Title: 1900 United States Federal Census. Author: Ancestry.com. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623. APID: 7602::0,
   Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Pipe Creek, Madison, Indiana; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .
   • Text: Birth date: Mar 1878Birth place: IndianaMarriage date: 1895Marriage place: Residence date: 1900Residence place: Pipe Creek Township (West Part Excl. Elwood City), Madison, Indiana
   • APID: 7602::13609183.
     
   Ancestry Record 1900usfedcen #13609183 (accessed before 25 May 2011).
5. ↑ 1910 Census: Title: 1910 United States Federal Census. Author: Ancestry.com. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the Unit. APID: 7884::0,
   Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Pipe Creek, Madison, Indiana; Roll: T624_365; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 116; Image: 58.
   • Text: Birth date: abt 1878Birth place: IndianaResidence date: 1910Residence place: Pipe Creek, Madison, Indiana
   • APID: 7884::139568654.
     
   Ancestry Record 1910uscenindex #139568654 (accessed before 25 May 2011).
6. ↑ 1910 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1910 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the Unit,
   Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Pipe Creek, Madison, Indiana; Roll: T624_365; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 116; Image: 58.
   Ancestry Record 1910uscenindex #139568654 (accessed before 25 May 2011),
   Birth date: abt 1878; Birth place: Indiana; Residence date: 1910; Residence place: Pipe Creek, Madison, Indiana.
7. ↑ 1920 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1920 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City. Original data - United States,
   Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Pipe Creek, Madison, Indiana; Roll: T625_449; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 129; Image:.
   Ancestry Record 1920usfedcen #10958887 (accessed before 25 May 2011),
   Birth date: abt 1879; Birth place: Arkansas; Residence date: 1920; Residence place: Pipe Creek, Madison, Indiana.
8. ↑ 1930 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1930 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002. Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626,
   Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Pipe Creek, Madison, Indiana; Roll: 606; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 55; Image: 129.0.
   Ancestry Record 1930usfedcen #116513397 (accessed before 25 May 2011),
   Birth date: abt 1878; Birth place: Residence date: 1930; Residence place: Pipe Creek, Madison, Indiana.

See also:

• Ancestry Member Family Tree:: Ancestry Profile.

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