Timothy D Clifford (abt. 1835 - 1899)

Born about 1835 in Ireland

Husband of Mary (Horgan) Clifford — married about 1866 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 7 Jun 1899 at about age 64 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Timothy was born about 1835 ^[1], the son of Dennis and Catherine (Connors) Clifford. The family emigrated from Ireland in the late 1840s ^[2] They worked on the railroad and were found on the 1850 census in Cass, Ohio. They found their way to Liberty Indiana in Porter County by 1860 and there established their family's home. Timothy registered for the Civil War draft from there but by 1870 had married Mary Horgan and was a teamster in Chicago; the couple and their young family were living with his parents-in-law. They had established their own home at 117 Sigel Strett by the time of the 1880 census where his occupation was listed as "farmer" but was almost surely fireman ^[3]. He was killed in a fall from his wagon in 1899 ^[4]:

Teamster Meets With Peculiar Accident Which Puzzles Doctors

Timothy Clifford, a teamster who lived at No. 1316 Diversey avenue, suffered what appears to the physicians at Alexian Brothers Hospital to be a broken neck in a fall from his wagon at No. 1425 George Street yesterday afternoon. He is paralyzed from the neck down, and is semi-conscious. The physicians attending him say he cannot live. Clifford, who is 65 years old, received the fall while unloading some furniture from his wagon. His head and shoulders struck the pavement. He was removed to the hospital by the Sheffield avenue police. The doctors are puzzled over the nature of the man's injuries. ^[5]

His death notice in the Chicago Tribune, p 5 reads:

Timothy D Clifford, beloved husband of Mary (nee Horgan), father of Dennis F. Timothy, Lizzie, Minnie, and Catherine, aged 63. Funeral from late residence 1316 Diversey-blvd at 10 a.m. to Mount Carmel Church, thence by carriages to Calvary.

He is buried in Calvary Cemetery in Evanston, Illinois. ^[6][7]

Sources

1. ↑ He was christened on 12 Feb, 1836 in Castleisland, County Kerry, Ireland
2. ↑ 1900 census for sister, Mary says 1849, brother John says 1848, other known siblings born in the USA
3. ↑ See Chicago, Illinois City Directories for 1876, 1878, 1889
4. ↑ Illinois Death Records
5. ↑ The Inter Ocean, 7 Jun 1899, p 5
6. ↑ Archdiocese of Chicago Cemetery Records, Section Y, Block 31, Lot N13
7. ↑ Find a grave memorial 28433835. Note that this memorial says Block 32, which is a typo

• "Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FRW5-SM6 : 5 February 2020), Tim. Clifford, 1836.
• United States Federal Census:
  • 1850, Cass, Richland, Ohio, USA. Dwelling 32.
  • 1860, Liberty, Porter, Indiana. Dwelling 490.
  • 1870, Chicago Ward 18, Cook, Illinois. Dwelling 1455.
  • 1880, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Page 32, Supervisor's district 1, Enumeration District 171, Dwelling 145.
• National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War); Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records); NAI: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 1 of 1
• The Inter Ocean, Chicago, Illinois, 7 Jun 1899. (description of accident)
• The Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois. 9 Jun 1899. (death notice)
• Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre-1916. Illinois State Archive. http://www.ilsos.gov/isavital/deathsrch.jsp: accessed 31 July 2014.
• Archdioces of Chicago Cemetery Records, 1864-1989 (retrieved from Illinois, Archdiocese of Chicago, Cemetery Records, 1864-1989. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1) accessed 12/9/2020.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 December 2020), memorial page for Timothy Clifford (unknown–7 Jun 1899), Find a Grave Memorial no. 28433835, citing Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Jeannine (contributor 47026469) .