Individual Details

Clarissa Maria Wells

(20 Sep 1812 - 14 Apr 1885)

Source: County Court House Norwalk, Ohio and the Fire Lands Pioneer of 1864.
Clarissa M. or Maria C. Whitney was the daughter of Persis Wells. She married a Whitney and had a son William about 1833. She married (2) Erastus Ivory. The above information was figured out from the conflicting information in Court House records, Firelands Pioneer, Woodlawn Cemetery records and the U.S. Census 1850-1880 Norwalk, Ohio.

Transcribed from Norwalk Daily Reflector, dated 14 April 1885; page 1 column 3:
Mrs. Clarissa Maria Ivory, wife of Mr. Erastus Ivory, residence Milan street, died quite suddenly this morning, at 7:30, after a week or ten days’ illness, of pneumonia. Mrs. Ivory was one of the oldest residents of the place, having moved here from Birmingham, Erie county in 1841. Had she lived until next September she would have been 73 years of age. Although she had been seriously ill for several days, yet her death was quite sudden and unexpected, as it was thought her symptoms were somewhat more favorable last evening and early this morning. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon, at 2 o’clock, from the late residence of the deceased. Friends of the deceased cordially invited to be present.

From Find-a-Grave:
married 1st) Nathan Whiting (1798 - 1837) on 18 Mar 1832 in Erie Co., Ohio
married 2nd) Erastus Ivory (1821-1892) on 9 May 1841 [2 sources give a different date] in Norwalk, Huron Co., Ohio.
mother of William Henry Whiting (Apr 1833-24 May 1917)
who married Ann Amerman on 10 Feb 1859. They had a daughter Carrie b: 1868 and divorced in June 1880. He married 2nd Mary Howell.

Events

Birth20 Sep 1812Chester, Windsor County, Vermont
Census (family)-shared1830(James Wells and Persis Earle) Florence, Huron County, Ohio
Marriage18 Mar 1832Huron County (now Erie County), Ohio - Nathan Whiting
Marriage5 Sep 1841Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio - Erastus Ivory
Census (family)18 Jul 1850Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio - Erastus Ivory
Census (family)2 Jun 1860Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio - Erastus Ivory
Census (family)Jul 1880Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio - Erastus Ivory
Death14 Apr 1885Norwalk Township, Huron County, Ohio
Alt nameMaria C. Whiting
Alt nameCarry M. Ivory
BurialWoodlawn Cemetery, Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio

Families

SpouseErastus Ivory (1821 - 1892)
SpouseNathan Whiting (1798 - 1837)
ChildWilliam Henry Whiting (1833 - 1917)
FatherJames Wells (1792 - 1870)
MotherPersis Earle (1792 - 1866)
SiblingFrancis James Wells (1813 - 1910)
SiblingJames Fones Wells (1816 - 1898)
SiblingEunice K. Wells (1818 - 1886)
SiblingMartha T. Wells (1821 - )
SiblingJustus O. Wells (1823 - 1883)
SiblingCharles Kibbse Wells (1826 - 1905)
SiblingJames Wells (1827 - 1887)
SiblingWilliam Washington Wells (1830 - 1903)

Notes

Census (family)-shared

James Wells Home in 1830: Florence, Huron, Ohio
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2 [James Fones and Charles K.]
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1 [Justice O.]
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1 [Fones]
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1 [Francis]
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1 [James]
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1 [Martha T.]
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1 [Eunice K.]
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1 [Clarissa]
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1 [Persis]
Free White Persons - Under 20: 8
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 10
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 10

Census (family)

Erastus Ivory M28 Ohio - Mason
Clarissa M Ivory F27 Vermont
Wm Whitney M17 Ohio (William Henry Whiting?) - Baker
Persis Wells F56 Vermont

Charles Pamhimel M26 Ohio - Blacksmith
Susan Pamhimel F19 Ohio
John Pamhimel M5 Ohio
Jerome Pamhimel M3 Ohio
John R Pamhimel M60 New Jersey - Miller

Census (family)

Erastus Irving M 39 Ohio - Stone mason
Clarrisa M Irving F 47 New York
[illegible] [Alexa] Irving F 61 New York

Census (family)

Self Erastus Ivory M 59 Ohio - Mason
Wife Carry M. Ivory F 68 Vermont (Clarissa Maria?)
Son Henry Hebiating M 48 Ohio (William Henry Whiting?) - Carriage trimmer

Alt name

5 Sep 1841 marriage

Alt name

1880 census

Endnotes

1. "United States Census, 1830," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHGK-5B2 : accessed 08 Nov 2014), James Wells, Florence, Huron, Ohio; citing p. 346, NARA microfilm publication M19, roll 133, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 0337944..

2. "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XZPG-8Y1 : accessed 19 Feb 2014), Erastus Ivory and Maria C Whiting, 05 Sep 1841; citing Huron, Ohio, United States, reference v 2 p 70; FHL microfilm 410258..

3. "Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDNL-V2S : accessed 19 Feb 2014), Erastus Ivory and Maria C. Whiting, 05 Sep 1841..

4. "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXQ6-K5W : accessed 31 Aug 2013), Erastus Ivory, 1850..

5. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCGF-RG9 : 30 December 2015), Erastus Irving, 1860..

6. "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M89Z-DSL : accessed 18 Feb 2014), Erastus Ivory, Norwalk, Huron, Ohio, United States; citing sheet 302A, family 0, NARA microfilm publication T9-1035.

7. Maria Clarissa Wells Ivory (death 14 April 1885) obituary, (Sandusky, Ohio: Sandusky Register, 1885), April 15, 1885, page 1 column 2.

8. "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F6NM-JJC : accessed 03 Nov 2014), Clarissa M Ivory, 14 Apr 1885; citing Death, Norwalk, Norwalk City, Huron, Ohio, United States, source ID v 1 p 123, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 410483..

9. Find A Grave Memorial# 81668791.