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A cousin and I are researching my husband's great-great grandmother's
first husband, "Dr. Arthur Clyde". He supposedly was a doctor, was from
New York, and since she was from Ohio, we assume they met there. He may
have died in Iowa, where their daughter Laura (presumably) was born
around 1853-1855. When this grandmother remarried shortly after his
death, she named her first son in honor of this dead husband, "Arthur
Clyde" Richmond. We continue to search for any documentary clue about
this elusive Dr. Clyde, and can't really imagine anything about him or
how he came to marry Mary Forney and move to IA.
What I'm wondering, though, is how the name Arthur Clyde got to be such
a popular combination, both as a first name for Clyde males, and as a
first name/middle name for men who probably weren't named in honor of
dead first husbands even. We run into Arthur Clydes and Arthur Clyde
so-and-so's all over the place, never the right one. It might give us
some clues about Dr. A.C.'s mother and heritage if I understood why so
many 19th century men are "Arthur Clyde."
Any observations from Clyde experts out there are welcome!
Thanks,
Cheryl Tarsala