Clara Meares

1847 - 1908  (61 years)

• Name	Clara Meares
  Born	1 Dec 1847	Alabama
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1850	Bibb County, Alabama   [1]
  	West side of the Cahaba River.
  Residence	1860	McCalla, Tuscaloosa, Alabama   [2]
  Residence	1870	McCalla, Tuscaloosa, Alabama   [3]
  Residence	1880	McCalla, Tuscaloosa, Alabama   [4]
  Residence	1900	Castleberry, Conecuh, Alabama   [5]
  Also Known As	Clarrisa
  Died	14 Dec 1908	Alabama
  Buried	Elliottsville Cemetery, Elliotsville, Shelby, Alabama
  		Clara E. Ellis (1847-1908) - Find A Grave Memorial MEMORIAL ID 137178802
  Person ID	I26210	Dickinson
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	Thomas P Meares,   b. 23 Feb 1811, South Carolina ,   d. 13 Nov 1861  (Age 50 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Martha Hickman,   b. 4 Nov 1822, Jefferson County, Alabama ,   d. 25 Jul 1879, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama  (Age 56 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	9 Mar 1843	Jefferson County, Alabama   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F8134	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lewis L Ellis,   b. 27 Oct 1846, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama ,   d. 10 Jan 1910  (Age 63 years)
  Children	1. Jessie Ellis,   b. 14 Sep 1877, McCalla, Tuscaloosa, Alabama ,   d. 10 May 1909  (Age 31 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F8135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Residence - West side of the Cahaba River. - 1850 - Bibb County, Alabama Residence - 1860 - McCalla, Tuscaloosa, Alabama Residence - 1870 - McCalla, Tuscaloosa, Alabama Residence - 1880 - McCalla, Tuscaloosa, Alabama Residence - 1900 - Castleberry, Conecuh, Alabama Buried - - Elliottsville Cemetery, Elliotsville, Shelby, Alabama  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S007856] 1850 United States Census, Bureau of the Census, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850), Year: 1850; Census Place: W C River, Bibb, Alabama; Roll: 2; Page: 23a. Name: Not Named Mears Gender: Female Age: 2 Birth Year: abt 1848 Birthplace: Alabama Home in 1850: W C River, Bibb, Alabama, USA Line Number: 5 Dwelling Number: 299 Family Number: 299 Household Members Age Thos P Mears 38 Martha A Mears 23 Jesse A Mears 6 Mary J Mears 4 Not Named Mears 2 [S014287] 1860 United States Census, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860), Year: 1860; Census Place: McMath, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Page: 582; Family History Library Film: 803025. Name: Clarrisa Mears Age: 11 Birth Year: abt 1849 Gender: Female Birth Place: Alabama Home in 1860: McMath, Tuscaloosa, Alabama Post Office: McMath Dwelling Number: 1784 Family Number: 1596 Attended School: Yes Household Members Age Thomas Mears 49 Martha Mears 38 Jessie Mears 14 Mary Mears 12 Clarrisa Mears 11 [S013899] 1870 United States Census, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1870), Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 12, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: M593_43; Page: 320A; Family History Library Film: 545542. Name: Clara Ellis Age in 1870: 22 Birth Year: abt 1848 Birthplace: Alabama Dwelling Number: 19 Home in 1870: Precinct 12, Tuscaloosa, Alabama Race: White Gender: Female Post Office: Mcmaths Occupation: Keeping House Inferred Spouse: L Louis Ellis Household Members Age L Louis Ellis 23 Clara Ellis 22 William Nevis 30 [S014080] 1880 United States Census, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880), Year: 1880; Census Place: Mcmaths, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: 33; Page: 544A; Enumeration District: 153. Name: Clara E. Ellis Age: 31 Birth Date: Abt 1849 Birthplace: Alabama Home in 1880: Mcmaths, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA Dwelling Number: 116 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Louis Ellis Father's Birthplace: South Carolina Mother's Birthplace: Alabama Occupation: Keeping House Household Members Age Relationship Louis Ellis 32 Self (Head) Clara E. Ellis 31 Wife Jeasie Ellis 2 Daughter [S013029] 1900 United States Census, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration), Year: 1900; Census Place: Castleberry, Conecuh, Alabama; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 1240010. Name: Clara E Ellis [Ellis Clara E Robson] Age: 52 Birth Date: Dec 1845 Birthplace: Alabama, USA Home in 1900: Castleberry, Conecuh, Alabama Sheet Number: 15 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 275 Family Number: 278 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Mother in Law (Mother-in-law) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Ellie Louis L Robson Marriage Year: 1870 Years Married: 30 Father's Birthplace: South Carolina, USA Mother's Birthplace: Alabama, USA Mother: number of living children: 1 Mother: How many children: 1 Occupation: Plower Months Not Employed: 0 Attended School: 0 Can Read: No Can Write: No Can Speak English: Yes Household Members Age Relationship Joyce C Robson 44 Head Jessie M Robson 22 Wife Ellie Louis L Robson 53 Father-in-law Clara E Ellis 52 Mother in Law (Mother-in-law) Guss Bradley 25 Servant Jess Bradley 20 Servant Hook Bradley 15 Servant Chitton Mc Daniel 19 Laborer [S038634] Alabama Marriage Collection, 1800-1969, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data: Alabama Center for Health Statistics; Alabama Marriage Index, 1936-1969; Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Montgomery, Alabama; Dodd, Jordan R., et. al. Early American Marriages: Alabama to 1825, Bountiful, UT: Precision Indexing Publishers, 19xx; Hunting For Bears, comp. Alabama marriage information taken from county courthouse records. Many of these records were extracted from copies of the original records in microfilm, microfiche, or book format, located at the Family History Library; Dodd, Jordan R., comp. Early American Marriages: Alabama, 1800 to 1920.). [S313] Alabama, County Marriages, 1805-1967 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016).