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Cleon Elmer (1802 - 1878)

Cleon Elmer
Born in Buckland, Franklin, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Died at age 75 in Juab, Utah Territory, United Statesmap
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Cleon Elmer was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.

Contents

Biography

When Cleon Elmer was born on May 25, 1802, in Buckland, Massachusetts, his father, Gad, was 41 and his mother, Anna, was 39. He married Emily Clark on January 1, 1827, in his hometown. They had nine children in 20 years. He died on February 27, 1878, in Juab County, Utah, having lived a long life of 75 years, and was buried in Nephi, Utah.

Name

Cleon Elmer [1][2][3][4][5][6]

Birth

Cleon was the second youngest in this large family of eight boys and three girls, born on the 25th of May 1802 in Buckland, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States [3][4][5][7][8][9][10][11][6]

Marriage

Sometime around 1826 Cleon met the young, teen-aged girl Emily Clark from nearby Buckland. She was the daughter of Jonathan and Phoebe Ellis Clark. Emily never knew her father because he died in the very year of her birth in 1809 at the young age of thirty-three. She was an only child and like Cleon was forced to grow up without one of her parents. Though Cleon was seven years older than Emily they fell in love and married on New Year’s Day, 1827, in Buckland. [3][4][12][13][14][15]
Though photographs of the couple are not known to exist, Emily may have looked like her first daughter, Fanny, who was described as being “about five feet six inches in height; slender; pretty; with brown hair and eyes. [16]

Family

Cleon and Emily had children: [17][3][4]
  1. Fanny 1827 – 1871
  2. Raymond 1830 – 1895
  3. Edcil 1832 – 1901
  4. Harriet 1833 – 1904
  5. Henry Harvey 1836 – 1903
  6. Timothy 1838 – 1862
  7. Martha 1844 – 1904
  8. Mary 1844 – 1910
  9. Edward 1847 – 1916

Residence

1802 • Buckland, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States [5]
1827 • Buckland, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
1830 • Stockton, Chautauqua, New York, United States [1]
1840 • James, Steuben, Indiana, United States [2]
1850 • Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States [3]
1856 • Juab, Utah Territory, United States [18]
1860 • Nephi, Juab, Utah Territory, United States [4]
1870 • Chicken Creek Settlement, Juab, Utah Territory, United States [19]
1878 • Chicken Creek Settlement, Juab, Utah Territory, United States

Church History

Cleon grew up in a religious environment with his father Gad leading the way. According to Kellar Fox, Gad’s “spiritual guides were numerous compared to the books owned by most people of his time. He owned two Bibles, a testament, and a published sermon on conversion to the Christian life by the famous 17th century English Puritan minister, Richard Baxter. Part of Gad’s evening ritual, after the meal and the chores, would probably have been to light a candle, put on his spectacles and read from the Bible or Baxter’s “Call to the Unconverted.” [20]

Occupation

Cleon’s father Gad, along with his three younger brothers, worked with his father Samuel on the farmland that Samuel had purchased upon returning to Franklin County, but he also continued to work the blacksmith trade throughout his entire life. They worked at the forge with hammer and anvil, iron and steel, shoeing horses and creating tools and implements for nearby farm families. [21]

DNA

Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing. William Elmer and Robert Elmore match on 35 out of 37 markers thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA Edward Elmer

Death

Cleon died on 27 February 1878 in Chicken Creek, Juab, Utah, United States and was buried in Nephi City Cemetery in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States. [22][23][24][25][26][6]

Burial

Nephi City Cemetery • Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States [6]

Sources

  • 1830 United States Federal Census; 1830; Census Place: Stockton, Chautauqua, New York; Series: M19; Roll: 86; Page: 463; Family History Library Film: 0017146.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1830 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. (NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Cleon Elmer;
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Stockton, Chautauqua, New York
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1: Raymond Elmer
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1: Cleon Elmer
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1: Unknown
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1: Fanny Elmer
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1: Emily Clark
Free White Persons - Under 20: 2
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 3
Total Free White Persons: 5
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 5
NOTE: The only person actually mentioned in the source would be Cleon Elmer. All of the others were ascertained from associated facts.
  • 1840 United States Federal Census; Year: 1840; Census Place: James, Steuben, Indiana; Roll: 94; Page: 112; Image: 238; Family History Library Film: 0007730
Source Information: Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Cleon Elmer;
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): James, Steuben, Indiana
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2: Henry Harvey Elmer, Timothy Elmer
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1: Edcil Elmer
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1: Raymond Elmer
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1: Cleon Elmer
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1: Harriet Elmer
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1: Fanny Elmer
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1: Emily Clark
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 2
Free White Persons - Under 20: 6
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 8
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 8
NOTE: The only person actually mentioned in the source would be Cleon Elmer. All of the others were ascertained from associated facts.
Household Members: Home in 1850: Sanpete, Utah Territory, USA. Family Number, 43.
Clear Elmer; Age, 48; Birth Year, abt 1802; Birthplace, Massachusetts; Gender, Male; Occupation, Farmer.
Emily Elmer; Age, 41; Birth Year, abt 1809; Birthplace, Massachusetts; Gender, Female.
Fanny Elmer; Age, 23; Birth Year, abt 1827; Birthplace, New York; Gender, Female.
Roman Elmer; Age, 21; Birth Year, abt 1829; Birthplace, New York; Gender, Male; Occupation, Farmer.
Edsil Elmer; Age, 18; Birth Year, abt 1832; Birthplace, New York; Gender, Male; Occupation, Farmer; Attended School Within the Year, Yes.
Harriet Elmer; Age, 16; Birth Year, abt 1834; Birthplace, Michigan; Gender, Female; Attended School Within the Year, Yes.
Henry H Elmer; Age, 14; Birth Year, abt 1836; Birthplace, Michigan; Gender, Male; Attended School Within the Year, Yes.
Timothy Elmer; Age, 12; Birth Year, abt 1838; Birthplace, Indiana; Gender, Male; Attended School Within the Year, Yes.
Mary Elmer; Age, 6; Birth Year, abt 1844; Birthplace, Illinois; Gender, Female; Attended School Within the Year, Yes.
Martha Elmer; Age, 6; Birth Year, abt 1844; Birthplace, Illinois; Gender, Female; Attended School Within the Year, Yes.
Edward Elmer; Age, 3; Birth Year, abt 1847; Birthplace, Iowa; Gender, Male.
NOTE: Mary and Martha were marked as twins on the original form.
  • 1860 United States Federal Census; Year: 1860; Census Place: Nephi, Juab, Utah Territory; Roll: M653_1314; Page: 787; Image: 251; Family History Library Film: 805314.
Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
Household Members: Home in 1860: Nephi, Juab, Utah Territory. Family Number, 1405. Post Office: Nephi.
Cleon Elmer; Age, 48; Birth Year, abt 1803; Birthplace, Massachusetts; Gender, Male; Occupation, Farmer; Can Read & Write, Yes.
Emily Elmer; Age, 51; Birth Year, abt 1809; Birthplace, Massachusetts; Gender, Female; Can Read & Write, No.
Martha Elmer; Age, 16; Birth Year, abt 1844; Birthplace, Illinois; Gender, Female; Attended School Within the Year, Yes.
Mary Elmer; Age, 16; Birth Year, abt 1844; Birthplace, Illinois; Gender, Female; Attended School Within the Year, Yes.
Edwd Elmer; Age, 13; Birth Year, abt 1847; Birthplace, Iowa; Gender, Male; Attended School Within the Year, Yes.
  • Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
Cleon Elmer; Event Type, Birth; Birth Date, 25 May 1802; Birth Place, Buckland, Massachusetts; Father Name, Elmer.
  • SourceS06: 1870 United States Federal Census; Chicken Creek Settlement, Juab, Utah Territory; Roll: M593_1610; Page: 299A; Image: 610; Family History Library Film: 553109, database on-line, 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
  • SourceS07: Birth year: 1802; Birth city: Ashfield; Birth state: MA. Source Information; Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records, database on-line.
  • SourceS08: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850, database on-line, 2005.
  • SourceS09: Heritage Consulting. Millennium File, database on-line, 2003. Original data: Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Heritage Consulting.
  • SourceS11: Volume: 155, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, database on-line, 2011. Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.
  • SourceS12: Utah State Historical Society, comp.. Utah Cemetery Inventory, database on-line, 2000. Original data: Utah State Historical Society. Utah Cemetery Inventory. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: 2000.
  • SourceS13: Utah, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1850-1890, database on-line, 1999. Original data: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Utah Census, 1850-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.
  • SourceS15: Cleon and Emily Clark Elmer: American Frontiersmen and Mormon Pioneers by V. Trent Jackson, a 3rd Great-Grandson, 2012
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51717971/cleon-elmer: accessed 29 July 2022), memorial page for Cleon Elmer (25 May 1802–27 Feb 1878), Find a Grave Memorial ID 51717971, citing Nephi City Cemetery, Nephi, Juab County, Utah, USA; Maintained by GmaLynda (contributor 47259571).
Name: Cleon Elmer
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 25 May 1802
Birth Place: Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Death Date: 27 Feb 1878
Death Place: Juab County, Utah, United States of America
Cemetery: Nephi City Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Nephi, Juab County, Utah, United States of America
Has Bio?: Y

Acknowledgments

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1830 Census
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 1840 Census
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 1850 Census
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 1860 Census
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 MA Town & Vital Records
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 FindAGrave.com
  7. ↑ Source: #S08
  8. ↑ Source: #S09
  9. ↑ Source: #S11
  10. ↑ Source: #S12
  11. ↑ Source: #S15
  12. ↑ Source: #S06
  13. ↑ Source: #S07
  14. ↑ Source: #S09
  15. ↑ Source: #S15
  16. ↑ Source: #S15
  17. ↑ Source: #S15
  18. ↑ Source: #S13
  19. ↑ Source: #S06
  20. ↑ Source: #S15
  21. ↑ Source: #S15
  22. ↑ Source: #S07
  23. ↑ Source: #S09
  24. ↑ Source: #S11
  25. ↑ Source: #S12
  26. ↑ Source: #S15




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