Clara Belle (Taylor) Doty (1871 - 1963)

Born 27 Feb 1871 in Illinois, USA

Ancestors

Died 31 Aug 1963 at age 92 in Saint James Township, Watonwan, Minnesota, United States

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ALERT This Clara did not marry Charlie Darnell in 1888 and did not have a son Jay Jefferson in 1894.

Biography

Clara Belle Taylor was born on 27 Feb 1871 in Illinois as the daughter of Gaveston Taylor and Eliza I Hicks.^{[1] [2]}

On 21 Jun 1880, Gaveston (39) and Eliza (36) were living in Custer, Will, Illinois with their 4 children - Hannah Taylor (1870-aft.1880) (10), Clara B (9), Charles E. Taylor (1873-aft.1880) (7), and Eugene Taylor (1877-aft.1880) (3), and Clara's paternal grandmother, Eliza M (Weller) Taylor (1810-1898) . The 1880 census showed that Gaveston was working as a farmer, and that his father and mother were both born in Vermont.^[3]

Belle Taylor and Henry L Linton married on 24 Apr 1890. in Will County, Illinois.^[4]

On 10 Sep 1902 Homer W Doty and Belle Linton (both age 31) secured a marriage license.^[5]

In 1920, Clara B Doty (48) and Homer Doty (whose parents had both been born in NY) were living in School District 5, Musselshell, Montana^[6]

In 1930, Clara (59) and Homer (59) were living in Pine View, Golden Valley, Montana.^[7]

In 1935 and in 1940, Clara (69) and Horner Doty (68) (estimated birth year 1872) were living in Utopia, Golden Valley, Montana. Horner was working as a farmer. Both Clara and Horner were shown as having highest grade of education - 8th grade elementary.^[8] At some point in time in 1940 C Belle and Homer W Doty are seen living at "r2611 3d av N", in Billings, Montana.^[9]

Clara Belle lost her husband, Homer, to death on 21 Nov 1944 in Montana.^[10]

Clara Belle Doty died on 31 Aug 1963 in Saint James, Watonwan, Minnesota, USA^[2] and was placed to rest at the Lakeside Cemetery in Fairmont, Marin, Minnesota, USA.^[1]

Research Notes

Today (8-25-2023), I corrected DOB and DOD in the data fields and removed all links to Darnell (whom she did not marry). I may or may not have been the person that caused this "dibacle" - I definately contributed to it, so I will handle the clean-up. The merge of similar Clara B women most likely was only part of the issue. I'll deal with whatever issues as I move forward as I may have caused them. [Wendell-374]

I'm resourcing and cleaning up issues as I go. I may have to add a new profile for the "other" Clara B, who married Charlie Darnell and had a son Jay Jefferson Darnell if she gets lost in the shuffle. I will verify linked relationships for accuracy later today and feed back to any "managers" that show as linked. This is a work in progress.

MARRIAGE: ALERT This Clara did not marry Charlie Darnell in 1888 and did not have a son Jay Jefferson in 1894.

1. FindaGrave and another source distinctly show this Clara B's mother's maiden name was Eliza Hicks.

   The "other" Clara B in her marriage to Charlie Darnell, was the daughter of John Taylor and (given name not provided) maiden name MILAND (possibly aka Eliza M Taylor). Was Miland a 2nd given name of Eliza M? I have not addressed the "other" Clara B. I need to finish with this one first. At any rate, the maiden name of Clara B who married Charlie Darnell was NOT Hicks.

MARRIAGE #1: This may or may not be a marriage between her marriage to Charlie Darnell and Homer W Doty.

1. Is name Linton a publishing error?
2. Did she marry a Linton after marrying Charlie Darnell?

MARRIAGE #2: Horner or Homer W Doty

1. Homer W Doty appears to have a Mrs. Belle Linton where they were both age 31, the marriage having taken place on 10 Sep 1902 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197462986/clara-belle-doty: accessed 25 August 2023), memorial page for Clara Belle Taylor Doty (27 Feb 1871–31 Aug 1963), Find A Grave: Memorial #197462986, citing Lakeside Cemetery, Fairmont, Martin County, Minnesota, USA; Maintained by Nicholas W (contributor 46888704); also includes links to memorials for both parents- Anthony Gaveston and Eliza I Hicks, and to 3 siblings - Hannah McVerre Taylor Yeates, Charles Edgar Taylor, and Eugene Taylor.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Ancestry.com. Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001; Original data: State of Minnesota. Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2017. Minneapolis, MN, USA: Minnesota Department of Health. Cert # 021289, Record # 1544364; Confirms mother's maiden name as Hicks.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 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 limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site; Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.; [1]
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015; Original data: Illinois State Marriage Records. Online index. Illinois State Public Record Offices. Marriage of Belle Taylor and Henry L Linton.
5. ↑ Marriage License announcement published in The Inter Ocean, Publish date: 11 Sep 1902, Thu · Page 10 (Location not specified; however it appears the marriage took place in Montana)
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch; Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City).
7. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations 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, 2,667 rolls.
8. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.
9. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011; Original data: Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory title page image for full title and publication information. Billings, Montana.
10. ↑ Ancestry.com. Montana, U.S., State Deaths, 1907-2018 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2001; Original data: State of Montana, Montana State Deaths, 1868-2018, State of Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Office of Vital Statistics, Helena, Montana; Certificate of Death for Homer W Doty
11. ↑ Ancestry.com. Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Marriages Index, 1871-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011; Original data: “Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871–1920.” Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Illinois Department of Public Health records. "Marriage Records, 1871–present." Division of Vital Records, Springfield, Illinois. FHL Film # 1030342; Married of Mrs. Belle Linton and Homer W Doty

• Family information Entered by Krissi Hall, Sep 15, 2011