Jessie Lorene Clifford

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name
Jessie Lorene Clifford
aka
[Jessie Holbrook, Jessie C. Holbrook, Jessie Absalom, Jessie Absolom, Mrs. Jessie Clifford]
sex
female
access
public
summary
Daughter of John and Emma (Bruner) Clifford, born in Arkansas and with her widowed mother at Gothic, Colorado, in 1880. She married Richard Blackmer Holbrook at Seattle in 1900 and was the mother of Richard Clifford Holbrook; in 1922 she was called a widow, though her husband was farming in South Dakota with a second wife. In 1928 she married Thomas Harris Absalom, and by 1940 they lived in Wheatland, California.
born
date
6 May 1876
place
Siloam Springs, Benton County, Arkansas
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[census-1880-gothic-colorado-clifford]
note
The census gives age 3, born Arkansas. The full date and town are from the Collins-Reed master tree.
died
date
29 Aug 1948
place
Yuba County, California
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
note
From the Collins-Reed master tree; source not yet attached.
residences
date
1880
place
Gothic, Gunnison County, Colorado
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[census-1880-gothic-colorado-clifford]
note
In her mother's household.
date
1881
place
Benton County, Arkansas
basis
inferred
confidence
probable
sources
[marriage-license-davis-clifford-1881]
note
Aged four, back from Gothic with her widowed mother Emma, who married J. L. Davis in Benton County in February 1881.
date
Aug 1893
place
Delta, Delta County, Colorado
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[marriage-certificate-dunlap-davis-1893]
note
A witness, as Jessie Clifford, to her mother's marriage to John Dunlap.
date
1910
place
3rd Precinct, Kitsap County, Washington
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[census-1910-kitsap-county-holbrook]
note
In her husband's household.
date
1917
place
8629 51st Av S, Seattle, Washington
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[directories-seattle-holbrook-1906-1917]
note
As Richard's wife: "Richd B (Jessie L) master mariner h 8629 51st av S."
date
1918
place
560 Mercer, Seattle, Washington
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[directories-seattle-holbrook-1918-1926]
note
As Richard's wife, with his mother and her son Dick at the same address; the same in 1919.
date
1920
place
Mercer St, Seattle, Washington
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[census-1920-seattle-jessie-holbrook]
note
Head of household, married, owning her house on Mercer Street; her husband is not in it.
date
1920
place
560 Mercer, Seattle, Washington
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[directories-seattle-holbrook-1918-1926]
note
"Jessie Mrs h 560 Mercer", not as a widow.
date
1922
place
225 N Broadway, Seattle, Washington
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[directories-seattle-holbrook-1918-1926]
note
"Jessie Mrs lndrs r225 N Bway": a laundress, rooming, while her son Phil lived at 560 Mercer.
date
1925
place
560 Mercer, Seattle, Washington
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[directories-seattle-holbrook-1918-1926]
note
"Jessie (wid Richd D) h560 Mercer"; in 1926 "(wid Richd B) cook."
date
1940
place
Wheatland, Yuba County, California
basis
documented
confidence
probable
note
Living with her second husband Thomas Absalom at Wheatland by 1940; her mother lies there too.
father
id
john-clifford-1844
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[census-1880-gothic-colorado-clifford]
research
research/collins-reed/meredith_collins_research.md
note
In 1880 a daughter of the widowed Emma Clifford, father born "Mo."; her brother Eli's NUMIDENT and death certificate name their father John Clifford.
mother
id
mariah-bruner-1853
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[census-1880-gothic-colorado-clifford]
research
research/collins-reed/meredith_collins_research.md
note
Daughter in Emma Clifford's household, Gothic, Colorado, June 1880.
spouses
name
Thomas Harris Absalom (1867-1953)
married
date
6 May 1928
place
Kent, King County, Washington
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[marriage-certificate-absalom-holbrook-1928]
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[marriage-certificate-absalom-holbrook-1928]
note
Her second husband. Born Wolfscastle, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Also spelled Absolom.

With her husband, sons and mother in Kitsap County, Washington, in 1910; headed her own household on Mercer Street, Seattle, in a house she owned, in January 1920, recorded as married, with her sons, her mother and roomers, while her husband worked away; living with Thomas Absolom in Wheatland, California, by 1940.

Called a widow by the Seattle Times in November 1922, when her son Dick was shot; then a laundress rooming at 225 North Broadway, and back at 560 Mercer by the time of the shooting. Her husband was alive, farming near Pollock, South Dakota, with a second wife, Maud, and two young sons; he died at Bismarck on 22 Sept 1923. Listed in the Seattle directories as "wid Richd B" from 1925.

Open questions

  • Her death record (29 Aug 1948, Yuba County): the colonial tree marks the death documented; the page keeps compiled until the record is attached.
  • Did she and Richard divorce, and did she know of his second family? King County divorce records, 1915-1923; the license application for her 1928 marriage, which may say whether she was widowed or divorced.
  1. ---
  2. name: Jessie Lorene Clifford
  3. aka: [Jessie Holbrook, Jessie C. Holbrook, Jessie Absalom, Jessie Absolom, Mrs. Jessie Clifford]
  4. sex: female
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Daughter of John and Emma (Bruner) Clifford, born in Arkansas and with her widowed mother at
  8. Gothic, Colorado, in 1880. She married Richard Blackmer Holbrook at Seattle in 1900 and was the
  9. mother of Richard Clifford Holbrook; in 1922 she was called a widow, though her husband was
  10. farming in South Dakota with a second wife. In 1928 she married Thomas Harris Absalom, and by
  11. 1940 they lived in Wheatland, California.
  12. born:
  13. date: 6 May 1876
  14. place: Siloam Springs, Benton County, Arkansas
  15. basis: documented
  16. confidence: probable
  17. sources: [census-1880-gothic-colorado-clifford]
  18. note: The census gives age 3, born Arkansas. The full date and town are from the Collins-Reed master tree.
  19. died:
  20. date: 29 Aug 1948
  21. place: Yuba County, California
  22. basis: compiled
  23. confidence: probable
  24. note: From the Collins-Reed master tree; source not yet attached.
  25. residences:
  26. - date: "1880"
  27. place: Gothic, Gunnison County, Colorado
  28. basis: documented
  29. confidence: proven
  30. sources: [census-1880-gothic-colorado-clifford]
  31. note: In her mother's household.
  32. - date: "1881"
  33. place: Benton County, Arkansas
  34. basis: inferred
  35. confidence: probable
  36. sources: [marriage-license-davis-clifford-1881]
  37. note: "Aged four, back from Gothic with her widowed mother Emma, who married J. L. Davis in Benton County in February 1881."
  38. - date: Aug 1893
  39. place: Delta, Delta County, Colorado
  40. basis: documented
  41. confidence: proven
  42. sources: [marriage-certificate-dunlap-davis-1893]
  43. note: A witness, as Jessie Clifford, to her mother's marriage to John Dunlap.
  44. - date: "1910"
  45. place: 3rd Precinct, Kitsap County, Washington
  46. basis: documented
  47. confidence: proven
  48. sources: [census-1910-kitsap-county-holbrook]
  49. note: In her husband's household.
  50. - date: "1917"
  51. place: 8629 51st Av S, Seattle, Washington
  52. basis: documented
  53. confidence: proven
  54. sources: [directories-seattle-holbrook-1906-1917]
  55. note: "As Richard's wife: \"Richd B (Jessie L) master mariner h 8629 51st av S.\""
  56. - date: "1918"
  57. place: 560 Mercer, Seattle, Washington
  58. basis: documented
  59. confidence: proven
  60. sources: [directories-seattle-holbrook-1918-1926]
  61. note: As Richard's wife, with his mother and her son Dick at the same address; the same in 1919.
  62. - date: "1920"
  63. place: Mercer St, Seattle, Washington
  64. basis: documented
  65. confidence: proven
  66. sources: [census-1920-seattle-jessie-holbrook]
  67. note: Head of household, married, owning her house on Mercer Street; her husband is not in it.
  68. - date: "1920"
  69. place: 560 Mercer, Seattle, Washington
  70. basis: documented
  71. confidence: proven
  72. sources: [directories-seattle-holbrook-1918-1926]
  73. note: "\"Jessie Mrs h 560 Mercer\", not as a widow."
  74. - date: "1922"
  75. place: 225 N Broadway, Seattle, Washington
  76. basis: documented
  77. confidence: proven
  78. sources: [directories-seattle-holbrook-1918-1926]
  79. note: "\"Jessie Mrs lndrs r225 N Bway\": a laundress, rooming, while her son Phil lived at 560 Mercer."
  80. - date: "1925"
  81. place: 560 Mercer, Seattle, Washington
  82. basis: documented
  83. confidence: proven
  84. sources: [directories-seattle-holbrook-1918-1926]
  85. note: "\"Jessie (wid Richd D) h560 Mercer\"; in 1926 \"(wid Richd B) cook.\""
  86. - date: "1940"
  87. place: Wheatland, Yuba County, California
  88. basis: documented
  89. confidence: probable
  90. note: "Living with her second husband Thomas Absalom at Wheatland by 1940; her mother lies there too."
  91. father:
  92. id: john-clifford-1844
  93. basis: documented
  94. confidence: proven
  95. sources: [census-1880-gothic-colorado-clifford]
  96. research: research/collins-reed/meredith_collins_research.md
  97. note: In 1880 a daughter of the widowed Emma Clifford, father born "Mo."; her brother Eli's NUMIDENT and death certificate name their father John Clifford.
  98. mother:
  99. id: mariah-bruner-1853
  100. basis: documented
  101. confidence: proven
  102. sources: [census-1880-gothic-colorado-clifford]
  103. research: research/collins-reed/meredith_collins_research.md
  104. note: Daughter in Emma Clifford's household, Gothic, Colorado, June 1880.
  105. spouses:
  106. - name: Thomas Harris Absalom (1867-1953)
  107. married:
  108. date: 6 May 1928
  109. place: Kent, King County, Washington
  110. basis: documented
  111. confidence: proven
  112. sources: [marriage-certificate-absalom-holbrook-1928]
  113. basis: documented
  114. confidence: proven
  115. sources: [marriage-certificate-absalom-holbrook-1928]
  116. note: Her second husband. Born Wolfscastle, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Also spelled Absolom.
  117. ---
  119. With her husband, sons and mother in Kitsap County, Washington, in 1910; headed her own
  120. household on Mercer Street, Seattle, in a house she owned, in January 1920, recorded as married, with her sons, her mother
  121. and roomers, while her husband worked away; living with Thomas Absolom in Wheatland,
  122. California, by 1940.
  124. Called a widow by the *Seattle Times* in November 1922, when her son Dick was shot;
  125. then a laundress rooming at 225 North Broadway, and back at 560 Mercer by the time of
  126. the shooting. Her husband was alive, farming near Pollock, South Dakota, with a second wife, Maud,
  127. and two young sons; he died at Bismarck on 22 Sept 1923. Listed in the Seattle directories as "wid
  128. Richd B" from 1925.
  130. ## Open questions
  132. - Her death record (29 Aug 1948, Yuba County): the colonial tree marks the death documented; the
  133. page keeps compiled until the record is attached.
  134. - Did she and Richard divorce, and did she know of his second family? King County divorce records,
  135. 1915-1923; the license application for her 1928 marriage, which may say whether she was widowed or
  136. divorced.
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