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I am preparing the letters of my ancestor, General Leonard Stephens, for
publication. He lived south of Covington in Kenton County, Kentucky. The
letters, written to his brother William in Missouri, are filled with news of
neighborhood events. One item might be of interest to those researching the
Clutterbuck family, especially the branch from Virginia.
On 5 Jan 1866, Leonard wrote:
"A terrible accident happened during the holidays, in the neighborhood of
Florence. A Mrs. Cloterbuck got burnt to death. They had permitted a negro
frolick to be held at their house, & she had laid down before the fire
waiting for the frolick to be over before going to bed. She got to sleep &
her clothes caught fire & burnt her so badly she died the second day after.
She was a very clever lady and a great loss to the family. She leaves a
husband and eight children, several of who are quite small."
I was unable to find any coverage of the tragedy in the surviving area
newspapers, but I think the unfortunate woman was likely the spouse of a
William E. Clotterbuck who was listed in the 1870 census as 43 farmer 2000
Virginia, with seven children: William 18, Edwin 15, Mannie 14, Thomas 13,
George 10, Kate 9, Lee 7. The elder three children's birthplace was given
as Virginia, and that of the younger four as Kentucky, so the family had
been in the Bluegrass state since about 1857. An elder William, 71, was
living next door with Reuben, 40, and his wife Francis and family, along
with Arnold, 37. The three men were all from Virginia. (See 1870 Census,
Boone County, p 191, families 60 and 61, for more details.)
Can anyone give me a name for her? Thanks for any help,
Neil Allen Bristow.
I am a new subscriber, looking for information on this unusual surname. My great-grandmother was a Clutterbuck from London. I have a little information to share on the Clutterbuck family living in London, particularly the Kensington area, around 1800-1850, and I am looking for more.
Dr Chris Woodcock (chriswoodcock(a)lineone.net)