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Family Sheet
HUSBAND
Name: Clayton George WilcoxMale Note
Born: 16 Jan 1878 1878-1-16 at Deerfield, Portage, OH Deerfield, Portage, OH
Married: 26 Sep 1900 1900-9-26 at Edinburg, Portage, OH Edinburg, Portage, OH
Died: 2 Jul 1935 1935-7-2 at Alliance, Stark Co., OH Alliance, Stark Co., OH
WIFE
Name: Caroline Hutton Logue Note
CHILDREN
Born: 4 Jun 1909 at Deerfield, Portage, OH
Died: 5 Nov 1997 at St. Louis, MO Barnes Jewish Hospital 6 57Pm
Husband: George Graham Lindsley
Born: 18 Oct 1901 at Deerfield, Portage Co., OH
Died: 29 Oct 1950 at Salem, Columbiana Co., OH
Wife: Laura Alice Loomis
Name: Eva May Wilcox
Born: 16 Nov 1902 at Deerfield, Portage, OH
Died: 15 Mar 1982 at Coff s Harbor, Nsw, Australia
Born: 8 Oct 1906 at Deerfield, Portage, OH
Died: 1 Jul 1981 at Alliance, Stark, OH
Wife: Mildred Elma Brock
NOTES
1). From a conversation with Verna Steele Welker, daug h t e r o f William and Grace G. Wilcox Steele, writte n b y Ca ro ly n Wilcox Hostetler, 1998. The Little Red Chair George Alexander and Calista Kibler Wilcox ha d b o r n e four girls Mary, Lucy, Grace, and Bertha. Betw ee n th e s e births, three baby boys were stillborn. Thre e de press io n s used to be visible in the front yard of t he ol d stag e c oa ch inn which had become the Wilcox hom e on St ate Rou te 1 4 n orthwest of Deerfield, where the l ittle bo dies wer e lai d t o rest. Finally George Clayto n arrived , to be fol lowe d by y et another girl, Bessie , who comple ted the fami ly. The arrival of Clayte, as he was known, was ca u s e f o r great joy. In those days, boys were money in t h e b ank f or the pioneer farmer, enabling him to acqui r e mor e lan d wh ich his sons could help him to work. Gir l s wer e an eco nomi c liability. While Clayte was very small, the little red ch a i r w a s purchased for him. It had a cane seat, was pain t e d brig h t red, and had little yellow rings at the turn in gs . Thre e g enerations of Wilcox children used it. I n 199 8 i t was i n th e possession of John and Barbara Kre idle i n Lo s Gatos , Cali fornia, and was used by a fourt h genera tion , their t hree bo ys Brian, Andrew, and Wesl ey. John s mot her is Loi s Wilco x Kreidle, daughter o f Roscoe an d Laur a Loomis Wilcox. L oishusband, Joh n Kreidle, i s deceas ed, and sh e lives in D eKalb, Illino is. Clayte was indulged by the four older sisters an d d o t i ng parents. He grew up to be undisciplined and co ul d n o t ma nage money, resulting in bankruptcy. He marri e d a ne ig hbo r girl, Caroline Logue, but they eventuall y d ivorced . Verna Welker confirmed that the chair had a can e s e a t , in a broad interwoven pattern. The chair has be en r ec an e d and repainted, but the little yellow rings r ecall e d b y Ve rna were not duplicated. Following is a transcription from a souvenir marria g e d o c ument for Clayte and Carrie This is to certify that Mr. Clayton Wilcox of Deerfie l d , P o rtage Co., State of Ohio, and Miss Carrie Logu e o f At wate r , Portage Co., State of Ohio, were by me un ite d in t he Ho l y Bonds of Matrimony According to the Or dina nce o f God a n d the laws of the State of Ohio at Edi nbur g on th e 26th d a y of September A.D. 1900. Plimon E. Norton Rev. S. R. Dole Stella Ruggles Witnesses Verse The fountains mingle with the river And the river with the Ocean The winds of heaven mix forever With a sweet emotion. Nothing in the world is single, All things, by a law divine, In one another s being mingle, Why not I with thine? Plimon and Estella were later married. The informant on Clayton s death certificate was R. C . W i l c ox of Deerfield. Medical F. C. McQuade, M.D. Coroner, Stark Co., Ca n t o n , OH !BIRTH Portage County Cemeteries, Vol. VII., Portage Coun t y Cemeteries, Vol. VII., The Portage County Genealogica l So ciety, Ravenna, OH 1994, p 19 !BIRTH Certificate of Death for Clayton George Wilcox, Cer t ificate of Death for Clayton George Wilcox, State of Ohi o Division of Vital Statistics Departme n t o f Health !DEATH Portage County Cemeteries, Vol. VII., Portage Coun t y Cemeteries, Vol. VII., The Portage County Genealogica l So ciety, Ravenna, OH 1994, p 19 !DEATH Certificate of Death for Clayton George Wilcox, Cer t ificate of Death for Clayton George Wilcox, State of Ohi o Division of Vital Statistics Departme n t o f Health !BURIAL Certificate of Death for Clayton George Wilcox, Ce r tificate of Death for Clayton George Wilcox, State of Ohi o Division of Vital Statistics Departme n t o f Health !BURIAL Portage County Cemeteries, Vol. VII., Portage Coun t y Cemeteries, Vol. VII., The Portage County Genealogica l So ciety, Ravenna, OH 1994, p 19
2). Obituary notice for Caroline Logue Wilcox The Allian c e R e v iew Alliance, OH April 17, 1957 Mrs. Clayton Wilcox Mrs. Carrie Wilcox, 79, died a t h e r h o me, 980 W. Cambridge St., at 11 45 PM Tuesda y foll ow i n g a four months illness due to complications . Born i n E di nb urg on Feb. 9, 1878, Mrs. Wilcox had liv ed in All ianc e f o r 15 years. She was a former member o f the Yal e Metho dis t C hurch. Survivng are a son, Melvin J. Wilcox of Beloit two dau g h t e rs, Miss EvavWilcox of Sidney, Australia, and Mrs . Ge or g e L indsley of 980 W. Cambridge St., with whom sh e res ide d . The re are seven grandchildren and 11 great g randch ildr en Funeral services will be held at 2 00 PM Friday in t h e M y e rs Funeral Home in charge of the Rev. Ralph Bla ck burn . B ur ial will be made in the Atwater Cemetery. Fr ien ds ma y ca l l at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Thu rsda y. !BIRTH Portage County Cemeteries, Vol. VII., Portage Coun t y Cemeteries, Vol. VII., The Portage County Genealogica l So ciety, Ravenna, OH 1994, p 177 !DEATH p 177, p 177
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