Clara May (Wallace) Little (1891 - 1975)

Born 9 Jul 1891 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Peter M. Findlay — married 1910 (to 22 Aug 1917) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Wife of David Alexander Little — married 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Descendants

Died 10 Oct 1975 at age 84 in Wildwood, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Clara May Wallace was born on July 9, 1891. She was the fourth child of John Wallace and Margaret (Maggie) Dumbell. Clara was Baptized on September 10, 1891 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at Eden Methodist Episcopal Church. Her early years, living with her parents and siblings, were spent in various locations in north Philadelphia. In 1910, at age 18, she lists her occupation as a "Looper" In a hosiery mill. Clara was married later in 1910 to Peter Findlay. They had two daughters and one son together before Peter's death in 1917. Clara and her three children are seen living with relatives (Clara's sister Margaret (Wallace) Micelli and her family) on E. Russell Street in north Philadelphia in 1920. In 1923, Clara married David Alexander Little in Philadelphia. They had two daughters together, Thelma Little in 1924, and Claire (Little) Adamson in 1928. Their first daughter, Thelma, died in 1927 from a ruptured appendix. The family, including Clara's three children from her first marriage, continued living in Philadelphia. After her husband David's death in 1957, Clara lived with all of her children, moving from house to house as it suited her. She was living with her daughter Claire in Wildwood, New Jersey at the time of her death in 1975. Clara was buried on October 15, 1975 in Philadelphia, at the Oakland Cemetery with her husband David, their daughter Thelma, and son in law, John Faber.

Sources

• Pennsylvania & New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985: Baptism, Eden Methodist Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, Pa. September 10, 1891.

• United States Federal Census 1900: 3105 N. Front Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Age 8.

• United States Federal Census 1910: 2531 Hancock Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Age 18, occupation, "Looper" in hosiery industry.

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Marriage Index, 1885-1951: Marriage License #254423, Digital GSU# 4141933. (Marriage to Peter Findlay, 1910).

• United States Federal Census 1920: 1860 Russell Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Age 28, Widow with three children, occupation, "Looper" in a hosiery mill.

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Marriage Index, 1885-1951: Marriage License #481151, Digital GSU# 4141695. (Marriage to David Alexander Little, 1923).

• United States Federal Census 1930: 1355 E. Carey Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Age 38, at home with husband and four children.

• United States Federal Census 1940: 2751 N. 5th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Age 48, at home with husband and one child.

• U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014: 10 October, 1975, Wildwood, Cape May County, New Jersey.

• Pennsylvania & New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985: Burial, 15 October, 1975, Oakland Cemetery.

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• Citation Information, Birth and Baptism:
• Detail Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Collection Name: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records

• Source Information
• Title Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985.

• "United States Census, 1900," Database with images, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3WV-S57 : accessed 19 June 2015)], M Clara Wallace in household of John Wallace, Philadelphia city Ward 33, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 4A, family 67, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,474.

• "United States Census, 1910," Database with images, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG8T-CHH : accessed 19 June 2015)], Clara M Wallace in household of John Wallace, Philadelphia Ward 19, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 329, sheet 13A, family 281, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,406.

• "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951," Database with images, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVQT-B83 : accessed 19 June 2015)], Findlay and Clara M Wallace, 1910; citing license number 254423, Clerk of the Orphan's Court. City Hall.

• "United States Census, 1920," Database with images, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFYT-P4T : accessed 19 June 2015)], Clara Findlay, Philadelphia Ward 45, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 3B, family 66, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,637.

• "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951," Database with images, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JJ5G-4Y7 : accessed 19 June 2015)], Little and Clara M Findlay, 1923; citing license number 481151, Clerk of the Orphan's Court. City Hall.

• "United States Census, 1930," Database with images, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHWZ-6KX : accessed 19 June 2015), Clara Little in household of David Little, Philadelphia (Districts 1001-1236)], Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1183, sheet 91A, family 161, line 20, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2117; FHL microfilm 2,341,851.

• "United States Census, 1940," Database with images, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ4D-SQM : accessed 19 June 2015)], Clara M Little in household of David A Little, Ward 33, Philadelphia, Philadelphia City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 51-1096, sheet 14A, family 317, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 3722.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," Database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JYSL-XNR : accessed 19 June 2015)], Clara Little, Oct 1975; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• Citation Information, Death & Burial:
• Transcript Name: Clara Wallace death date: 1977 death place: Wildwood, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States burial date: 1 Mar 1977 burial place: Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Detail Source Citation: Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 912