Clarke Family - Helen Louise Clarke Lindgren - Research Questions

These are research questions that Pat wrote Frank and Fred - I have no idea who these 2 are at all. This letter reads as follows:

                                                                                                                    1861 Castle

                                                                                 Anaheim, Califor. 92804

                                                                                 May 14, 1968

Dear Frank and Fred

Dear Fred and Frank:

     This gives you equal billing. Many apologies for not writing the last few Christmases and all that. Seem not able to keep up with time as it dashes along.

     My brother and I have just become interested in our family genealogy. On the Clark side He has a suspicion (very new) that we COULD be related to Abraham Clark who signed the Declaration of Independence and also that possibly Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition is an ancestor. Have just realized that my father added the E on Clark because he thought it looked better or something.

     On Mother's side I always had the belief that we went by to Henry Clay.

     Just had the pleasant surprise of hearing from Aunt Gertie's Elizabeth last week who was visiting in California. So this Afternoon she ended up in Anaheim. We EVEN recognized each other after some 40 years! We have been very busy asking each other "Did you ever hear of ***** or "WHO was _________? and all such.

     We are wondering How much either of you knows or remembers anything concerning family history? Names, locations, dates --.

Aunt Gertie was born in the Round house, a sort of fort at Pittsburgh - now a State monument 1876. (Why?)

Attended Plum Hollow school near Thurman Iowa 1888?

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Do you Know anything about Brother Geo.W. Shafer - One old photo in old handwriting say Shafre.

Elizabeth knows nothing of a Cora Este who lived in Columbus & came out to Mothers 8-9 years ago.

One empty space in album say Aunt Mattie & Uncle Lew Friesel or Cora Esta.

Was he a brother of our grandmother Ann Eliz Frisel & where did they live?

There is also a picture of P.P. Piersol & his wife Callie labeled half brother pictures from Helena Montana (we neither recall this name at all)

empty frame of Charlie Bellinger & Herbert Wilson (I recall Herbert & Vertha in Los Angeles) where does Herbert fit in?

    Where does Will Allender, lion tamer in Circus fit in? He lived in Yucaipa?

There's also a picture of Myrtle & Lulu Quillen, cousins of Mothers have heard of these)

Oh-about Yuicaupa - someone there was in Circus but Allender doesn't seem to be name I recall.

Whatever you can think of will be appreciated.

My sister in law seems to think Aunt Kate died in Calif.Yes?

     What was your father's business? How & where did he meet Aunt Kate?

I always meant to write Mother's history but just procrastinated too long. Isn't it a shame to have neglected all this.

Where all did the Shafers live? My mother went to Stanberry Normal school in Stanberry Missouri but Eliz says Aunt G went only thru 8th grade. [Please note - this is not uncommon for school to only go up to 8th grade.]

Fred- did old fabulous copper pieces get on sale during miners strike?

I'm bursting with curiosity. Eliz will stay a week or so.                            Helen

PS Reading some old pension papers. Apparently Grandma Shafer married a Howard later because that is on a pension deal. One picture says Grandma Shafer Wilson.

     Have also a pension certificate of Allender saying widow May Wilson. Anything you can think of will add to our guesses.

(side of page) PS Carl's brain circ is very poor. Hasn't worked since Oct. He doesn't realize this - just thinks I urged him to retire. Not smart at all any more but as sweet as ever

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