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Welcome. We now have 11 subscribers. That's pretty cool, because my
plan is to email all the Clingens I can find on line and mention the
list to them in case they want to join. But that hasn't happened yet.
In May my sister and I will be visiting an aging Clingen descendent and
gathering some family history. Before then I want to study all the
leads folks have contributed and their own family stuff so that I will
have a context for the questions we have. And by June we should have a
report for the list. This person we are seeing is a long lost uncle,
Billy J. Brown, from the Wichita Kansas area, as I am. So it looks like
a lot of fun.
I have changed the welcome message for our Clingen list. Let me know if
you want to see the changes, but it is not a lot--I just wanted to make
sure everyone knew lurkers were just fine. Heck, if you don't have
something to add right then, why tie up cyberspace. (I know this is not
the orthodox view.) Also, on the admin end, it sounds like there have
been some problems with the archives at the rootsweb end. Not with our
list, but in general, as they expand their storage capacity. Frankly I
can't tell what is going on, but I thought I should mention this in case
someone had had a problem with researching that site in general.
That's all for now. This list has been so much fun, I am looking forward
to our growth.
Marsha Brown
Clingen-L list admin
Hello listers,
I am looking for information on an individual who may still be alive. The
name is Willa Clingan and I believe she was born late in 1913 or early in
1914, most likely in the Taylor/Preston/Barbour Co. area of WV. I believe
she married a George Kenzie.
Thanks for looking.
Marci
Marci O'Malley
Department Assistant
Northwestern University/Otolaryngology
Coordinator, MSC Program
320 E. Superior, Searle 12-561
Chicago, IL 60611
phone (312) 503-8920
fax (312) 503-1616
mho788(a)nwu.edu
Hello to all you Clingan cousins, searched familsearch.com tonight. I found two Clingans who spelled their name with the en.: James Clingen
+Mary???Clingen
2.John Clingen b.1794
Charles Clingen
+Ann Smith m1775
at: Swede's CH (that could be either chapel or church)
Philedelphia PA
With regards to all., Wally Clingan wc(a)erinet.com
Hi, All,
These are from an index - I plan on looking up the records when I get a
chance (I've looked up the ones of my immediate line)... and fill in the
years where I didn't check the index. My CLINGEN line came from Dromara,
Co. Down, Ireland to St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, then on to Boston,
Massachusetts, settling in Chelsea by 1860, just outside Boston:
MA Birth Index:
1861 - 1865: Clingen, Henrietta Chelsea 1861-143-135 (my g-grandmother,
d. 1933)
Clingen, Samuel Robt. Chelsea 1864-170-116 (my
g-uncle)
1866 - 1870: Clingen, Male 1870-225-196
1891 - 1895: no Clingens listed
1896 - 1900: Clingen, James Chelsea 1897-468-381
1901 - 1905: no Clingens listed
MA Marriage Index:
1851 - 1855: No Clingens listed
1856 - 1860: Clingen, Robert, Chelsea, 1859-128-143 (my g-g-grandfather)
Clingen, Sarah, Chelsea, 1860-137-144 (my
g-g-grandaunt)
1876 - 1880: No Clingens listed
1881 - 1885: No Clingens listed
MA Death Index:
1896 - 1900: Clingen, Samuel Chelsea, 1897-474-521 (this is an infant)
1901 - 1905: no Clingens listed
1906 - 1910: Clingen, William A., Boston, 1908-19-365
Clingen, William A., Chelsea, 1908-29-354
1911 - 1915: Clingen, Henrietta E., Chelsea, 1915-14-485 (my g-g-grandmother)
Clingen, James, Chelsea, 1915-14-462 (my
g-g-grand-uncle)
Clingen, Matilda (Allen), Sommerville, 1912-89-20
(wife of James)
1916 - 1920: Clingen, Henry C., Chelsea, 1918-19-79
Clingen, Henry C., Danvers, 1918-23-125
1921 - 1925: Clingen, Robert, Revere, 1921-62-282 (my g-g-grandfather!)
1941-1945: No Clingen listed.
Anyone else recognize any of these folks??? I'm beginning to think there
are no Clingens left of this line... maybe only maternal lines continued....
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Hurd
Johnston, RI USA
beth(a)the-hurds.com
http://www.the-hurds.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hello, everyone
You can search the archives of any Rootsweb list (I believe) at this URL:
http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl
Hope this helps - I just searched for my own posting to check it out, and
found 5 listings on "Robert Clingen".... my posting, and some responses.
Beth Hurd
Johnston, RI USA
beth(a)the-hurds.com
Researching Robert Clingen, b. 1834 in Dromara, Co. Down, Ireland, d. 1921
Chelsea, MA
Dear Marsha, The thing I did was make my papers. I took what every one had
sent me over two or three years and attempted to put all the information
together in one compact paper. I think it has worked fairly well, but there
may be something better out there. I guess that sort of thing falls into
Scott's expertise as I am pretty much computer illiterate. LOL Iknow how
to search and I know data processing, but beyond that I am lost. Wally
----- Original Message -----
From: Marsha G. Brown <MBROW28(a)SPH.Emory.Edu>
To: <CLINGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2000 8:51 AM
Subject: Re: misc Clingen stuff from web
> Wally and Scott, this brings up an issue which only now is becoming
> apparent--before you guys got on the list we had some great research
> shared by Beth Hurd and Dora Smith. With stuff as neat and timely as
> everyone is contributing my dilemma is how to make research already
> posted available to new subscribers. I understand, though I have not
> finished researching this, that the archives may not always be available
> on rootsweb. So just to throw this out--I was thinking of a page of
> links or something, maybe everybody's web page could have an identical
> page of links of stuff we have shared. I am thinking as I go, but it
> seems to me a problem, how we share stuff that was posted in the past.
> So maybe other folks have some ideas on this. I have already posted
> twice stuff on my Dad, for instance. I am not myself able to maintain
> another web page right now, I was trying to think of some alternative to
> just making another web site. Anyway, I am having so much fun with this
> list. And I will come up with some more stuff on my Dad, (Marshall
> Clingen Brown, 1907 to 196x) For one thing, I will be visiting older
> family members soon and collecting more history, so we will have that in
> a few months. Take care,
>
> Marsha Brown
>
>
> Wally Clingan wrote:
> >
> > Scott, I have a good deal more information added to both the PA
clihistfi
> > papers as well as my Ohio line clfam. The PA line has gotten so large I
> > think it might be wise to divide it into The Brothers Part 1 and
Edwards
> > family Part 2. What do you think? I will send it on as soon as I
decide.
> > I think we should go ahead and add my papers to the page. Wally
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Scott Barnes <sbarnes(a)ieee.org>
> > To: <CLINGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 11:27 PM
> > Subject: Re: misc Clingen stuff from web
> >
> > > Marsha,
> > >
> > > Thanks for the compliments. People like Wally are doing the
> > > heavy lifting as far as the research is concerned. The web site
> > > would be a rather empty shell otherwise.
> > >
> > > I am open to putting Clingen lines on the site if anyone is
> > > interested. Whether the lines are connected to Clingans or not is
> > > not really important.
> > >
> > > ---
> > > Scott Barnes
> > > Webmaster, "The Clingan Connection"
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Wally and Scott, this brings up an issue which only now is becoming
apparent--before you guys got on the list we had some great research
shared by Beth Hurd and Dora Smith. With stuff as neat and timely as
everyone is contributing my dilemma is how to make research already
posted available to new subscribers. I understand, though I have not
finished researching this, that the archives may not always be available
on rootsweb. So just to throw this out--I was thinking of a page of
links or something, maybe everybody's web page could have an identical
page of links of stuff we have shared. I am thinking as I go, but it
seems to me a problem, how we share stuff that was posted in the past.
So maybe other folks have some ideas on this. I have already posted
twice stuff on my Dad, for instance. I am not myself able to maintain
another web page right now, I was trying to think of some alternative to
just making another web site. Anyway, I am having so much fun with this
list. And I will come up with some more stuff on my Dad, (Marshall
Clingen Brown, 1907 to 196x) For one thing, I will be visiting older
family members soon and collecting more history, so we will have that in
a few months. Take care,
Marsha Brown
Wally Clingan wrote:
>
> Scott, I have a good deal more information added to both the PA clihistfi
> papers as well as my Ohio line clfam. The PA line has gotten so large I
> think it might be wise to divide it into The Brothers Part 1 and Edwards
> family Part 2. What do you think? I will send it on as soon as I decide.
> I think we should go ahead and add my papers to the page. Wally
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Scott Barnes <sbarnes(a)ieee.org>
> To: <CLINGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 11:27 PM
> Subject: Re: misc Clingen stuff from web
>
> > Marsha,
> >
> > Thanks for the compliments. People like Wally are doing the
> > heavy lifting as far as the research is concerned. The web site
> > would be a rather empty shell otherwise.
> >
> > I am open to putting Clingen lines on the site if anyone is
> > interested. Whether the lines are connected to Clingans or not is
> > not really important.
> >
> > ---
> > Scott Barnes
> > Webmaster, "The Clingan Connection"
> > http://www.chesco.com/~sbarnes/clingan-family/
> >
> >
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Scott, I have a good deal more information added to both the PA clihistfi
papers as well as my Ohio line clfam. The PA line has gotten so large I
think it might be wise to divide it into The Brothers Part 1 and Edwards
family Part 2. What do you think? I will send it on as soon as I decide.
I think we should go ahead and add my papers to the page. Wally
----- Original Message -----
From: Scott Barnes <sbarnes(a)ieee.org>
To: <CLINGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 11:27 PM
Subject: Re: misc Clingen stuff from web
> Marsha,
>
> Thanks for the compliments. People like Wally are doing the
> heavy lifting as far as the research is concerned. The web site
> would be a rather empty shell otherwise.
>
> I am open to putting Clingen lines on the site if anyone is
> interested. Whether the lines are connected to Clingans or not is
> not really important.
>
> ---
> Scott Barnes
> Webmaster, "The Clingan Connection"
> http://www.chesco.com/~sbarnes/clingan-family/
>
>
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Marsha,
Thanks for the compliments. People like Wally are doing the
heavy lifting as far as the research is concerned. The web site
would be a rather empty shell otherwise.
I am open to putting Clingen lines on the site if anyone is
interested. Whether the lines are connected to Clingans or not is
not really important.
---
Scott Barnes
Webmaster, "The Clingan Connection"
http://www.chesco.com/~sbarnes/clingan-family/
Hello, Yes, Marsha in most cases the name has only changed because of bad
spelling. Perhaps there are some Who were actually named Clingaen, but most
are of the Clingan family. Our name has been spelled Clingman, Clinganhan,
Clinging, Cling, Clingham, but they are all family. I am sending you two
more URL addresseswhich I believe will enhance your understanding of Clingan
history. Would also love to have all you can tell me about your own family.
Wally Clingan wc(a)erinet.com
Here is the PA line of Clingan, the joint work of about 20 Clingan
researchers.
http://www.chesco.com/~sbarnes/clingan-family/clihistfi.doc
The next is my Ohio line which is unfolding little by little.
http://www.chesco.com/~sbarnes/clingan-family/clfam.doc
----- Original Message -----
From: Marsha G. Brown <MBROW28(a)SPH.Emory.Edu>
To: <CLINGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 1:51 PM
Subject: Re: misc Clingen stuff from web
> Your web site, is great--these look like tremendous resources.
> http://www.chesco.com/~sbarnes/clingan-family/
> Right now I am in sensory overload from hearing from all these wonderful
> Clingen/Clingan researchers. But that is one site I bookmarked. Do we
> think all Clingens are related and that
> Clingen and Clingan were the same at one time? At one time I assumed
> Clingen to be quite rare, but it is not as rare as I thought.
> Looking forward to sharing resources with you,
>
> Marsha Brown
> daughter of Marshall Clingen Brown
>
>
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>
Your web site, is great--these look like tremendous resources.
http://www.chesco.com/~sbarnes/clingan-family/
Right now I am in sensory overload from hearing from all these wonderful
Clingen/Clingan researchers. But that is one site I bookmarked. Do we
think all Clingens are related and that
Clingen and Clingan were the same at one time? At one time I assumed
Clingen to be quite rare, but it is not as rare as I thought.
Looking forward to sharing resources with you,
Marsha Brown
daughter of Marshall Clingen Brown
Hi, all,
Here's another CLINGEN family I found in Rhode Island - no known relation to
my own Clingen ancestors, who immigrated from Co. Down, Ireland to St. John,
New Brunswick, Canada, to Chelsea, Massachusetts...
1875 State of Rhode Island Census (very faint on microfilm)
Town of Scituate
James Clingen, head, 55, white, male, b. Ireland, farmer
James Clingen, Jr., son, 31, white, male, b. Providence, farmer
Wlm Clingen, son, 22?, b. Providence, carder
John Clingen, son, 29, b. Providence, mule spinner
George Clingen, son, age?? couldn't read, b. Providence
Susan Clingen, dau., 22?, b. Ireland
Mary Clingen, dau., 16? servant, b. Ireland
John Clingen, brother, 57, farmer, b. Ireland
Ann Clingen, wife, 60, housekeeper, b. Ireland
Death Record:
James Clingen, Jr., August 18, 1913, age 68-10-11, died in Scituate, RI,
male, white (no "condition" listed, e.i., single, married, widowed),
occupation: mule spinner. born Providence, RI; Father, b. Ireland, Mother,
b. Ireland; parents' names: James & Ann Clingen; Burial in North End Burial
Ground, Providence. *( I have a photo of his gravestone which says he was
born 1844)
Death Record:
William Clingen, July 6, 1911, Scituate, RI, age 69
male, white, married, occ: cotton carder overseer,
born in RI, parents born Ireland
parents' names: James & Ann Murphy (?) Clingen
burial in North End Burial Ground, Providence
*( I have a photo of his gravestone, which says he was born 1842)
and a William J. Clingen, son of William Clingen, age 37, died March 18,
1912 in the State Almshouse, Cranston, RI, of pulmonary tuberculosis.
Anyone recognize this CLINGEN family????
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Hurd
Johnston, RI USA
beth(a)the-hurds.com
http://www.the-hurds.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Just wanted to put in a small "plug" for my own web site (see
below for URL). We have over 1600 Clingans and their relations,
dating back from colonial times. A lot of the information was
provided by Robert Clingan, the "clingan(a)aol.com" who was
mentioned.
By the way, I am the sixth great-grandson of Thomas Clingan
(1722-1788) through his daughter Mary. Thomas lived much of his
life in Donegal, Lancaster Co., PA. He evidently emigrated from
Ireland, although the details are somewhat in question.
Also, I should mention that there is a rather active Clingan list
going over at eGroups. The URL is:
http://www.egroups.com/group/clingan/info.html
...but it's only by a quirk that it ended up there and not on
RootsWeb! I'll be sure to tell the folks over there about this list, too.
---
Scott Barnes
Webmaster, "The Clingan Connection"
http://www.chesco.com/~sbarnes/clingan-family/
I am reposting this info on my Dad, that Pam sent to the list.
Marshall Clingen Brown was my biological father. He had three
daughters that I know of. My mother, Jacquelin Lee Walker was his
third wife; I know of at least one wife after my mother (Mrs. Faye
Brown signed his death certificate in Wichita). Mina Brown was his
first daughter. Marshall married my mother on November 28, 1943 at
Trinity Methodist Church in Bexar County, Texas. (San Antonio) They
had two daughters: my sister, Marsha Geraldine Brown, and myself,
Pamela Lee Brown. Marsha was born in 1945 and I was born in 1946. I
do not believe that my father has any other children. Subsequent to
our parents' divorce, Marsha and I never saw our father again after
I was six years old.
Marshall Brown was born January 21, 1909. He made his transition
back into non-physical on August 10, 1967. He was born, lived most
of his life, and died in Wichita, Kansas.
My mother's report is that Marshall's mother was a cat importer,
breeder and cat show judge who traveled all over the country in her
capacity as a show judge. My mother tells us that our grandfather,
William Harrison Brown, was employed at the local train station in
Wichita. I believe that my grandmother's maiden name was Mary
Elizabeth Howard. My father's middle name, Clingen, reportedly comes
from his mother's side of the family. Marshall had one brother, Bill
Brown.
During World War II, Marshall served in the U.S. Army as a private.
He enlisted November 16, 1942 and received a Good Conduct Medal as an
Airplane Armorer. (from a "Statement of Service") I have a
newspaper photo showing Marshall receiving CAA Wings (Civil
Aeronautics Administration) at the University of Wichita.. He was
in a program called the Civil Aeronautics Administration War Training
Service. Marshall received an honorable discharge April 1, 1945.
His military records appear to have been destroyed in a fire at the
National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
After his military service Marshall was a building contractor in
Wichita, Kansas in partnership with Billie Jennings, according to
reports from my mother. They built single family homes in tract
housing.
Marshall was a Mason.
Well, I changed the list so that the reply to field will be to the list.
Of course you can always overwrite that if you like. Also I made sure
the archives will be available to anyone, not just list members. This
makes sense to me but we are such a select group at the moment that
we can make a group decision -- if anyone has a different preference,
let me know. Marsha
I would enjoy and appreciate people replying to the list, and not just
personally to each other, if they are at all inclined to do this. It
looks like the easiest way to do this is
do a "reply all" and then delete the stuff besides Clingen-L. I will
try to get it changed so that a 'reply' gets CLingen-L. What fun.
Marsha
Hi, everyone,
My CLINGEN ancestors immigrated from St. John, New Brunswick, Canada to
Boston, MA... but I guess they weren't in Canada very long. An online
friend living in St. John looked up this info for me, but I'm not sure if
these folks are related to my ancestors yet:
>1851 Census, Kings Ward, a div. in the city of Saint John.
>
>CLINGEN, William head 46 Irish came 1831 labourer
> Ellen wife 43 Irish came 1831
> Ellen dau 19 NB (m. Robert FORSYTH 13 Apr 1853)
> Mary dau 17 NB (m. James GILBREATH 7 Sep 1853)
> George son 15
> Sarah dau 10
> Anna dau 7
and these burials:
>
>Loyalist Burial Ground - CLINGEN, Samuel Parish(I don't know what this
>means) Blacksmith age 26 1 Aug 1840
>
>Church of England Burial Ground - CLINGEN, James 6 Sep 1840 age 1 yr 21 days
Anyone recognize these CLINGENs????
>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Hurd
Johnston, RI USA
beth(a)the-hurds.com
http://www.the-hurds.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hi, everyone,
These records are from the <familysearch.org> site on-line, from a
transcription of the marriage and birth dates and places of my CLINGENs,
who apparently spelled the name "CLINGAN" originally:
Marriage: Samuel CLINGAN and Martha SKELLY
15 Jul 1833
Dromara, Presbyterian, Down, Ireland
Batch number: M700041
Birth: Robert CLINGAN
1 May 1834
Dromara, Presbyterian, Down, Ireland
Father: Samuel CLINGAN
Mother: Martha SKELLY
Batch number: C700041
Birth: Sarah CLINGAN
3 Mar 1836
Dromara, Presbyterian, Down, Ireland
Father: Samuel CLINGAN
Mother: Matty SKELLY
Batch number: C700041
Birth: James CLINGAN
21 Aug 1838
Dromara, Presbyterian, Down, Ireland
Father: Samuel CLINGAN
Mother: Martha SKELLY
Batch number: C700041
These are some other records from the same church, probably also related:
Birth: James CLINGAN
22 Apr 1834
Dromara, Presbyterian, Down, Ireland
Father: Robert CLINGAN
Mother: Martha AICKEN
Batch number: C700041
Marriage: James CLINGAN and Margaret SCOTT
18 Apr 1836
Dromara, Presbyterian, Down, Ireland
Batch number: M700041
Birth: Sally Jane CLINGAN
13 Mar 1827
Dromara, Presbyterian, Down, Ireland
Father: Thomas CLINGAN
Mother: Mary Ann LOWRY
Batch number: C700041
Baptism: Sarah CLINGAN
Christened: 8 Dec 1837
Dromara, Down, Ireland
Father: James CLINGAN
Mother: Margaret SCOTT
Batch number: 7212522
Sheet: 71
Birth: Sarah Ann CLINGAN
11 Aug 1842
Dromara, Presbyterian, Down, Ireland
Father: Joseph CLINGAN
Mother: S._ LOWRY
Batch number: C700041
Anyone else descended from these CLINGAN/CLINGEN???
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Hurd
Johnston, RI USA
beth(a)the-hurds.com
http://www.the-hurds.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hi, everyone,
Thanks to Marsha Brown for starting up the CLINGEN list!!
Here's my CLINGEN (originally spelled CLINGAN) line, as I know it so far:
1...Samuel CLINGAN married Martha SKELLEY (b. in Scotland?)
15 Jul 1833 in Dromara, Presbyterian, Down, Ireland
2...Robert CLINGEN, born May 1, 1834 in Dromara, Co. Down
immigrated to Boston, MA in 1850 from St. John, NB, Canada
occupation: Carriage Smith, Goddard Carriage Co.
married Henrietta E. Stoner, dau. of Peter Stoner & Sarah Hunt
on June 27, 1869 in Chelsea, MA
by Hanson P. Mason, Pastor of the Baptist Church, Chelsea, MA
Robert died Nov. 19, 1921 in Revere, MA
Henrietta died Dec .13, 1915, in Chelsea, MA
buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett, MA, #1580 Azure Path
known children:
3.. Martha Clingen, b. c. 1860 in MA
married ??? Spurrell?
(a Martha Spurrell signed Robert's death record in 1921)
3.. Henrietta Clingen, b. Dec. 22, 1861 in Chelsea, MA
d. 1933 in New Mexico, while on vacation
married John J. Carr on Oct. 18, 1883 in Chelsea, MA
( *** my great-grandparents)
- six children
3.. Samuel Robert Clingen, b. March 1864
died Jan. 4, 1956 in Riverside, CA, aged 91 years
3.. Robert Clingen, Jr., b. c. 1867 in MA
3.. David S. Clingen, b. Jan.1884 (??) in MA
married Irene (Irene Clingen, b. 1886, d. Nov. 1969? in SSDI)
4... Nellie Clingen
2.. Sarah CLINGEN, b. 3 Mar 1836, Dromara, Co. Down
married on Oct. 18, 1860 in Chelsea, MA to
Albert Hanson, b. c. 1838, son of Benjamin & Clarrisa,
by J. A. Copp, Pastor of the Broadway Congr. Church, Chelsea
2.. James CLINGEN, b. 21 Aug 1838, Dromara, Co. Down
d. Dec. 1, 1915 in Chelsea, MA
married Matilda Allen in Feb., 1870.
Matilda d.1912 in Somerville, MA
buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett, MA;
(possible children - from gravestone:
John B. (1871 - 1951)
William A. (1874 - 1908)
James A. (1874 - 1948)
Samuel (1886 - April 29,1897)
(possible relation to the Follett family - on tombstone)
* * * * * * * * * * *
Here's the info from the 1860 Federal & 1870 MA census:
1860: Chelsea, MA (Suffolk Co.)
Robert Clingen, 23, machinist
James Clingen, 19, laborer
Sarah Clingen, 22
1870: Chelsea, MA (Suffolk County),
Robert Clingen, "Jour. Blacksmith", age 34, born in "B. Provinces",
Henrietta Clingen, age 29, born in NY
Martha Clingen, age 10, born in MA
Henrietta Clingen, age 8, born in MA (my great-grandmother)
Samuel Clingen, age 6, born in MA
Robert Clingen, Jr., age 3, born in MA.
Also living with this family are
James Clingen, age 27, born in "B. Provinces", a courrier, married (in Feb.,
1870) to Matilda Clingen, age 24, born in "B. Provinces".
1882 - 1893 Chelsea city directories:
Robert Clingen living at 85 Middlesex, Chelsea
1885 - 1900 Chelsea city directories:
Robert Clingen living at175 Congress St., Chelsea
Here's the 1900 & 1920 Federal Census info on this family:
1900 Mass. Census: T623
Reel # 689
E.D. # 1552
Sheet 15
Line 88
Address: 175 Congress Ave., Chelsea, Suffolk County
Robert Clingen; Head; Born May 1834; Age 66; Years Married 41; Place of
birth - Canada (Scot); Father's place of birth - Scotland; Mother's place
of birth - Scotland; Year of immigration - 1850; # of year in US - 50;
Naturalized; Occupation: Blacksmith - Carriage; can read and write; Owns home.
Henrietta Clingen; Wife; Born Feb 1839; Age 61; Years Married 41; Place of
birth - NY; Father's place of birth - Pennsylvania; Mother's place of birth
- New York.
Samuel R. Clingen; Son; Born March 1864; Age 36; Years Married 11(but no
mention of his wife anywhere); Place of birth - Mass.; Father's place of
birth - Canada (Scot); Mother's place of birth - New York;Occupation - Milk
Dealer; # of months unemployed during last twelve months - 4.
David S. Clingen; Son: Born Jan. 1884; Age 16;Place of birth - Mass.;
Father's place of birth - Canada (Scot); Mother's place of birth - New
York;Occupation - Messenger - Post Office; # of months unemployed during
last twelve months - 8.
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1920 Mass Census T625
Reel # 709
E.D. # 124
Sheet 2
Line 92
Address: 124 Irving St., Everett, Middlesex County
David Clingen; Head; Age 36; Place of birth - Mass.; Father's place of
birth - US (unknown); Mother's place of birth - US (unknown); Occupation -
Letter carrier, Gov't.
Irene Clingen; Wife; Age 33; Place of birth - Ohio; Father's place of
birth - Pennsylvania; Mother's place of birth - Ohio.
Nellie Clingen; Daughter; Age 13; Place of birth - Mass.; Father's place
of birth - Mass; Mother's place of birth - Ohio.
And here's the info from James Clingen's gravestone:
James Clingen (1828 - 1915)
E. Matilda, wife (1845 - 1912)
William A. (1874 - 1908)
Samuel (1886 - 1897)
James A. (1874 - 1948)
John B. (1871 - 1951)
Thomas Follett July 20, 1957
Grace Follett June 20, 1968
* * * * * * * *
Would love to find more cousins!
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Beth Hurd
Johnston, RI USA
beth(a)the-hurds.com
http://www.the-hurds.com
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Is everybody getting duplicate messages? It might just be my email but
I am getting duplicates of each message sent to the list. Marsha
Dora Smith wrote:
>
> A quick tour of the web turned up the following:
>
> Clingan/Clingen a not uncommon Galloway surname
> from MacClingan. There is a Galloway and a
> Galway, one is an island and bay in Ireland, and
> the other an island and bay in southwestern
> Scotland. I don't know which is which. The name
> turns up in Dumfries and Ayrshire from the early
> 1600's, and it turns up as Clingane.
>
> My own theory was it is a German name - which it
> is, and I found some German genealogy pages about
> it. Since the web surname dictionary cites only
> records of it in Scotland after about 1630, it
> could have been brought from the Continent by
> Germans fleeing religious persecution, as I first
> suspected. Could also be a coincidence.
>
> >From genealogy's most wanted list; Edward Clingan
> married in 1792 in Tennessee; thought possibly to
> be the son of George Clingan of Pennsylvania. A
> Scotch-Irish Clingan fmaily from that far back
> could account for alot of Clingan's in the U.S.
> The person working on that is clingan(a)aol.com, I
> think.
>
> Yours,
> Dora Smith
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