Clara was born in August of 1889 in Texas. In 1894, her mother married Childress/Chilbes Joyner and he adopted Clara. Her biological father is currently unknown (see bio space above).
She was married in April of 1908 to Elmer Leamon Tippet in Texas, and they had a total of eight children.
In the 1920 census, the family was reported to be living in Kansas. By 1930, they had relocated to Oklahoma.
She passed away in July of 1962. She is buried at Big Cabin Cemetery in Big Cabin, Craig, Oklahoma.
1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M352-CK9 : accessed 8 June 2018), Clara Joyner in household of Chillers Joyner, Justice Precinct 4 (part north of r.r.), Van Zandt, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 131, sheet 10A, family 180, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,675.
1908 Marriage: "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QV1C-KKTR : accessed 8 June 2018), Elmer Tippett and Clara Joyner, 11 Apr 1908, Marriage; citing Van Zandt, Texas, United States, various county clerk offices, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Texas Dept. of State Health Services and Golightly-Payne-Coon Co.; FHL microfilm 1,578,919.
1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MRQ3-4YM : accessed 8 June 2018), Clara Tippett in household of Elmer Tippett, Justice Precinct 6, Van Zandt, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 114, sheet 10A, family 196, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1596; FHL microfilm 1,375,609.
1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFDT-1H1 : accessed 15 June 2018), Clara B Tipett in household of Elmer Tipett, Garden, Cherokee, Kansas, United States; citing ED 25, sheet 2A, line 35, family 31, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 526; FHL microfilm 1,820,526.
1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XC7C-56D : accessed 8 June 2018), Clara Tippett in household of Elmer Tippett, Township 08, Craig, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 16, sheet 11A, line 37, family 241, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1899; FHL microfilm 2,341,633.
1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VBJR-S92 : accessed 8 June 2018), Clara Tippett in household of E L Tippett, Township 8, Craig, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 18-17, sheet 5B, line 69, family 102, 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 3287.
1962 Burial: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q23B-B4LV : 11 July 2016), Clara Beatrice Joyner Tippett, 1962; Burial, Big Cabin, Craig, Oklahoma, United States of America, Big Cabin Cemetery; citing record ID 163403809, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Clara by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Clara: