John Marshall Clifford
Probably the son of Orlando H. Clifford, in whose household he was in Livingston County, Missouri, in 1850 and at Nebraska City, Nebraska Territory, in 1860. He married Mariah Emma Bruner about 1872-73, and their children were born in Arkansas and Iowa; he probably died in Iowa in 1879, leaving Emma a widow at about 25. Father of Jessie Lorene Clifford, who married Richard Blackmer Holbrook.
Life
- c. 1844BornMissouri, probably Livingston County
"John M.," 6, born Missouri, in 1850; his daughter Jessie's father born "Mo." in 1880. His son Eli's death certificate says Nebraska, where the family lived in 1860.
- 1850Lived
- 1860LivedNebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska Territory
In his father's household.
- c. 1872Married Mariah Emma Brunerc. 1872-73
No marriage record found. She was at home in July 1870, and their first child was born in October 1873. Perhaps in Arkansas.
inferredprobable - 1879DiedIowa
The year and place are from FamilySearch (profile LRX2-NHF). His wife was a widow by June 1880.
Family
- Father
- Orlando H. Clifford
"John M.," 6, in O. H. Clifford's household in 1850, and John, 15 or 16, in Orlando H. Clifford's in 1860 (neither census gives relationships). His first son was named Orlando.
inferredprobableSources
- 1850 U.S. census, Livingston County, Missouri, O. H. Clifford household
- 1860 U.S. census, Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska Territory, Orlando H. Clifford household
- Reasoning:
research/collins-reed/meredith_collins_research.md
- Mother
- Delila Clifford
The woman of 38 in O. H. Clifford's household in 1850. By 1860 his father's wife was Elizabeth.
inferredprobableSources
- 1850 U.S. census, Livingston County, Missouri, O. H. Clifford household
- Reasoning:
research/collins-reed/meredith_collins_research.md
- Spouse
Pedigree
Notes
Married Mariah Emma Bruner about 1872-73. Their children were born in Arkansas (Orlando, October 1873), Des Moines, Iowa (Eli, March 1875), and Arkansas again (Jessie, May 1876). He died in 1879, leaving Emma a widow at about 25. His sons’ names honored both grandfathers: Orlando for his father, Eli for Emma’s.
His siblings in 1850: Henry C. (15, born Indiana), Mortimer (8, Missouri) and an unnamed baby brother (5/12, Missouri).
Open questions
- The marriage record, c. 1872-73, Arkansas or Iowa.
- His death and burial: the record behind FamilySearch’s 1879, Iowa.