FAMILIES A-C: CLEMENTS

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HOW THE CLEMENTS FAMILY PAGE EVOLVED

Prior to mid-August 2021, persons associated with this website were unaware of any connection between Darrtown and the Clements family.

Then, some happenstance research led to the discovery of an 1890 death notice (shown at the right) for a Mrs. Clements who was reported as "an old resident of Darrtown."

Further research, at Ancestry.com, led to the discovery of a Clements family tree - part of which is reproduced below.

The Clements family tree image (above) shows that the Mrs. Clements, who died in 1890, was the mother of Mrs. John Wells Nichols. The 1890 death notice (shown above the family tree image) erroneously identifies Mrs. Nichols as being a sister. Thus, it is established that Mrs. Clements (1822-1890) died at THE HOME OF HER DAUGHTER - NOT HER SISTER.

The Darrtown part of the Clements family tree

RIGHT: This reproduction of the obituary for Mrs. Catherine Clements corrects the error that appeared in the death notice above.

Obituary of Maria B. (Clements) Nichols

1880 Marriage License for John W. Nichols and Maria B. Clements

The following image documents the marriage license for John W. Nichols and Maria B. Clements, which was issued on December 29, 1880. Edward W. Abbey, minister, certified that he officiated at their marriage on December 30, 1880.

related to the Clements Family in general...

(and Maria B. Clements, in particular, after she married)

The following 1860 census shows James Clements and Caroline Clements as the parents of M.E. (Mary), John, Helen, Mariah, and Caroline - five children, ranging in ages from 12 years to nine months. Note that James is listed as a "grocery - keeper."

1860

1880

The following 1880 census is significant because the Occupation block reports that James was a "Grocer" and "PM." Census takers in this period of time often used "PM" to indicate "Post Master." James Clements' name appears on a list of Darrtown postmasters.

1900

By the time that the 1900 federal census was taken, John W. Nichols and Maria (Clements) Nichols had been married 19 (going on 20) years. Two boarders (ages 36 and 17) were reported living with them. The absence of any children is confirmed in Maria's obituary, in which it reported that Maria, who died in 1930, was "the last surviving member of her father's family..." Her husband, John Wells Nichols died, eight years previous, in 1922.

1920

FEDERAL CENSUS REPORTS

At the start of the decade that would become known as "The Roaring Twenties," John and Maria Nichols had two of Maria's family living with them; Mary (Clements) Hash, Maria's older sister, and William Clements, Maria's younger brother. Mary was a widow and William was a widower.

Within three years, of this 1920 census report, Maria was the lone survivor. Sister, Mary died in 1920; husband, John, died in 1922; and brother, William, died in 1923. As noted in her obituary, below, Maria, lived until Tuesday, June 3, 1930.

Webmaster Notes

This obituary, which states that Maria (Clements Nichol was born in Darrtown, verifies the Clements family connection to Darrtown.

As of August 2021, we do not know the location of the "farm east of Darrtown."

As of August 2021, we do not know the location of the "the Clements place."

St. Matthew church records may reveal Mrs. Nichols involvement in the church. Time will tell.

Rev. Mr. Hertzel served Darrtown's St. Matthew Lutheran church from ... to ...

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