John Paul Clifford (1882 - 1947)

Born 1 Jul 1882 in Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Mable Grace (Douglass) Clifford — married 27 Jun 1906 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania

Died 25 Jun 1947 at age 64 in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Paul Clifford is a part of US Black heritage.

John Paul Clifford was born on July 1, 1882 in Martinsburg, West Virginia, son of John Robert Clifford and Mary Elizabeth Franklin.

In 1900, John P (18) was in the household of John R Clifford.

Paul (23) and Mable Grace Douglass (24) were married on June 27, 1906 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Their daughter was Mable Grace Clifford (~1912– ).

In 1910, Paul (28) J was living in Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska.

In 1930, John P (48) was living in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania.

In 1940, Paul (58) was living in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania.

Paul died on June 25, 1947 in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, aged 64. He passed away at his home at 13 East Simpson Street, Mechanicsburg. Interment at the William Howard Day cemetery.

He had been an employee of the Pennsylvania Railroad for 29 years. He raised his brother Albert's son, Paul Ingraham Clifford, after Albert's death.

Sources

• Obituary - Harrisburg Telegraph; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 27 Jun 1947, Pg. 15.
• "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5RV-851 : 30 January 2020), John T. Clifford, 1882.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9C8-Q47 : accessed 5 February 2021), John P Clifford in household of John R Clifford, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16, sheet 8A, family 162, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,755.
• "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFMD-CJ7 : 16 January 2021), John Paul Clifford and Mabel Grace Douglass, 27 Jun 1906; citing Marriage, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML4D-NPY : accessed 5 February 2021), Paul J Clifford, Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 46, sheet 6A, family 141, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 846; FHL microfilm 1,374,859.
• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6VH-X7J : 20 January 2021), John Paul Clifford, 1917-1918.
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFY9-T49 : 3 February 2021), J Paul Clifford, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH91-MFY : accessed 5 February 2021), John P Clifford, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 24, sheet 10A, line 35, family 273, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2025; FHL microfilm 2,341,759.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQHF-R9L : 7 January 2021), J Paul Clifford, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 21-30, sheet 8B, line 72, family 188, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3478.