Individual Details
Phyllis Ann McClard
(__ JUN 1867 - 23 May 1911)
Newton died of hypothermia in a winter rain storm on his way to Jackson,
Missouri on horseback. Phillis drowned in the Mississippi River. Her death
was ruled as a suicide. A riverboat pilot found her body on a sandbar at
Bird's Point near Cairo, Illinois and buried her there. During one winter
after Newton's death, she and the children had only sweet potatoes to eat. A
neighboring farmer would sometimes bring her flour on his trips to Jackson and
not charge her. She and Newton have a memorial head stone at New Bethel Cem.
Missouri on horseback. Phillis drowned in the Mississippi River. Her death
was ruled as a suicide. A riverboat pilot found her body on a sandbar at
Bird's Point near Cairo, Illinois and buried her there. During one winter
after Newton's death, she and the children had only sweet potatoes to eat. A
neighboring farmer would sometimes bring her flour on his trips to Jackson and
not charge her. She and Newton have a memorial head stone at New Bethel Cem.
Events
| Marriage | 23 Jan 1883 | Cape Girardeau Co, MO - Newton M Grammer | |||
| Death | 23 May 1911 | Cape Girardeau, MO | |||
| Burial | 2 Jun 1911 | Bird's Point, Mississippi Co, MO | |||
| Birth | __ JUN 1867 | Neely's Landing, Cape Gir. Co, MO |
Families
| Spouse | Newton M Grammer ( - ) |
| Child | Lula Elizabeth Grammer (1884 - 1960) |
| Child | Newton Jasper Grammer (1887 - 1977) |
| Child | Robert James Grammer (1893 - 1967) |
| Child | Ollie Grammer ( - ) |
| Father | William George Ross McClard (1838 - 1878) |
| Mother | Martha Elizabeth Whitworth (1832 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Susan Adeline McClard (1860 - 1916) |
| Sibling | John McClard (1862 - 1932) |
| Sibling | Nancy Elizabeth McClard (1864 - 1865) |
| Sibling | William Henry McLard (1868 - 1908) |
| Sibling | Martha Elizabeth McClard (1871 - 1899) |
| Sibling | Francis Marion McClard (1872 - 1953) |