Clara was born in 1882 to John B Ward and Mary M Thomas. She had a complicated married life. She married Marcus Brittain twice, (the first time at 15 years old) then married Coleman Barnes. She divorced Coleman Barnes four years later to remarry Marcus Brittain for a third time. Her death record indicates that she later married James Daniels. Clara died in 1932 at age 49.
Timeline
1882 Nov 11 - Birth - Idaho, USA
Marriage #1: Marcus D. L. Brittain
1897 May 17 - Marriage to Marcus D. L. Brittain - Washington, Idaho, USA[1]
1900 United States Federal Census[2] - West Weiser, Washington, Idaho - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
c 1901 - Birth of Daughter Mable Brittain
1904 Dec 14 - Birth of Daughter Edith Blanch Brittain - Idaho, USA[3]
1906 Nov 11 - Birth of Son James Arthur Brittain - Idaho, USA[4]
1908 Sep 17 - Birth of Son Gilbert Ross Brittain - Idaho, USA[5]
Marriage #2: Marcus D. L. Brittain (2nd time)
1913 Jun 5 - Marriage to Marcus D. L. Brittain - Idaho, USA[6]
Name: Clara M. Ward
Gender: Female
Residence Place: Payette, Payette County, Idaho
Marriage Date: 5 Jun 1913
Marriage Place: Idaho, USA
Spouse: Marcus Brittain
1914 Apr 8 - Birth of Son John Dee Brittain - Three Creeks, Owyhee, Idaho, USA[7]
1920 United States Federal Census[8] - Deep Creek, Twin Falls, Idaho - Relation to Head: Wife; Residence Marital Status: Married - Children Listed: Mabel T Brittain 19, Edith B Brittain 15, James A Brittain 13, Gilbert R Brittain 11, John B Brittain 5
1920 Aug 15 - Birth of Daughter Mildred Lorraine Brittain - Burl, Twinfalls, Idaho, USA[9]
1928 Nov 2 - Marriage to Marcus D. L. Brittain - Idaho, USA[11]
Name: Marcus Brittain
Gender: Male
Residence Place: Payette, Canyon County, Idaho
Marriage Date: 2 Nov 1928
Marriage Place: Idaho, USA
Spouse: Clara M. Ward
1930 United States Federal Census[12] - Ogden, Weber, Utah - Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head (She's not widowed, but separated or divorced, as Marcus Brittain doesn't die until 1940, and Coleman Barnes until 1959) - Children Listed: John D Brittian, 16, Mildred L Brittian 10 (Note: James Daniels is listed as boarder)
Marriage #5: James Richard Daniels
? - Marriage to James Richard Daniels
1932 Oct 15 - Death - Weber, Utah, USA[13] — Burial: Aultorest Memorial Park, Ogden, Weber, Utah - Plot: Sunset 23[14]
Sources
↑ "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1962," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3TW-6Z5 : 19 February 2021), Marcus Brittain and Clara M Ward, 17 May 1897; citing Washington, Idaho, various county courthouses, Idaho; FHL microfilm 1,255,631.
↑ "Idaho, Birth Index, 1861-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M1-3PL7 : 1 February 2016), Clara Mildred Ward in entry for Edith Blanch Brittain, 14 Dec 1904, Mineral, Washington, Idaho, United States; citing certificate #301396, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Boise.
↑ "Idaho, Birth Index, 1861-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M1-3PJZ : 1 February 2016), Clara Mildred Ward in entry for James Arthur Brittain, 11 Nov 1906, Mineral, Washington, Idaho, United States; citing certificate #301395, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Boise.
↑ "Idaho, Birth Index, 1861-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M1-QM3Q : 1 February 2016), Clara Mildred Ward in entry for Gilbert Ross Brittain, 17 Sep 1908, Mineral, Washington, Idaho, United States; citing certificate #296531, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Boise.
↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH6P-JYD : accessed 29 May 2022), Clara M Barnes, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 49, sheet 8B, line 56, family 196, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2424; FHL microfilm 2,342,158.
↑ "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZP9-QSS : 3 March 2021), Clara Mildred Daniels, 15 Oct 1932; citing Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, certificate 414, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm.