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Clara Matilda Robey

Clara Matilda Robey

Female 1881 - 1963  (81 years)

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  • Name Clara Matilda Robey 
    Born 23 Oct 1881  Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census 14 Jun 1900  Mammoth, Juab, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 1900

    Utah, Juab, Mammoth Precinct, SD Utah, ED 100, Sheet 10B, Dwelling 206, Family 210

    Clara M. Robey, servant, 18, Oct 1871, born in Utah. Father born in California; mother in California. Employed as a servant in the household of Septimus and Elizabeth Nesbit. Can read and write.

    Presumed based on name and initial. Date of birth is recorded as 1871 but that would make her 28 in 1900 and not 18 which would be correct based on date of birth in 1881. 
    Age: 18 
    Census 28 Apr 1910  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1910

    Utah, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Ward 3, 28 Apr 1910, SD Utah, Ed 129, sheet 27B, 227 Chicago Street, Dwelling 553, Family 568

    William H. Post, head, 27. Clara, wife, 26. Married for 8 years; first marriage for both; 3 children born and all living. Children: William H., son 6; Velma L., daughter 5; Sarah, daughter, 2. He works for the Railroad as an engineer for wages. Owns his home with a mortgage. William and Clara can read and write. He is born in Canada and the rest in Utah. Next door to John and Emma Allen and Charles and Isabella Galehouse.  
    Age: 26 
    Census 17 Jan 1920  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1920

    Utah, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Precinct 59, 17 Jan 1920, SD 2, ED 134, 527 North Chicago St., Dwelling 272, Family 278

    William H. Post, head, 36. Clara, wife, 37. Children: Wilbert H., son 16; Velma L, daughter 14; Fern S., daughter 11; Melba L, daughter 8; DeVon, son 5; Glen R, son 3 9/12. Owns home with mortgage. He is employed as a Locomotive engineer on a steam railroad for wages. Wilbert, Velma and Fern are attending school. All are able to read and write except Melba, DeVon and Glen. All are born in Utah except William and he was born in Canada. Next door to Nora and John E. Dunn and William and Catherine L Harrison. 
    Age: 37 
    Census 11 Apr 1930  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1930

    Utah, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Ward 3, Block 1430, 11 Apr 1930, ED 18-821, SD 2, sheet 7A, 527 Chicago Stree, Dwelling 110, Family 110

    William H. Post, head, 46. Flara R, wife 47. Married at ages 20 and 21, respectively. Children: Melba, daughter 18; Devon, son, 16; Glen R, son 14. Living with them is Sarah Post, William's mother; 67, widow. Own their own home valued at $2,500. Devon and Glenn are attending school. All can read and write. He is employed as a locomotive engineer on a steam railway for wages. He and his mother immigrated from Canada in 1890 and are naturalized citizens. Melba works as a waitress in a cafe. Next door to ?? Dexter and Arson and Susie Ogden.  
    Age: 47 
    Census 4 Apr 1940  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census 1940

    Utah, Salt Lake, Salt Lake City, 4 Apr 1940, SD 2, ED 30-98, sheet 2B, 527 Chicago Street, dwelling 39

    Clara Post, head 57; divorced. Children: Melba, daughter 27; DeVon, son 26; Cella, daughter-in-law 25. Owns home valued at $2,800. Melba is an inspector for a film company for private wages; income for 1939 was $500. DeVon is a salesman for a doctor supply company for private wages; income for 1939 was $1,200. Cella is a practical nurse at a hospital for private wages; income for 1939 was $500. Clara does not work but has other source of income. All were born in Utah; living in same place as on 1 Apr 1935. Highest educational level: Clara 8th; Melba H-4; DeVon H-4; Cella H-4. 
    Age: 57 
    Died 01 Jan 1963  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Larkin Sunset Gardens Cemetery, Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Clara Matilda Robey Post (1881-1963) - Find A Grave
    Clara Matilda Robey Post (1881-1963) - Find A Grave
    Person ID I294  clanSoren | FRS101
    Last Modified 27 Jun 2016 

    Father Ancestors Theophilus Katen Robey Married: 2x2x ,   b. 3 Aug 1834, Shinnston, Harrison, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1923, Arcadia, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Ancestors Maria Louisa Rolfe Married: 2x2x ,   b. 26 Aug 1856, San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1951, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 6 Jun 1880  Park City, Summit, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F122  Group Sheet

    Family Ancestors William Henry Post Married: 2x2x ,   b. 29 Oct 1882, Whitby, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1964, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 15 Sep 1902  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Divorced Bef 1935 
    Children 
    +01. William Herbert Post Married: 2x2x ,   b. 20 Jun 1903, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1965, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
    +02. Velma Leone Post,   b. 25 Oct 1905, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1981, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    +03. Fern Sarah Post,   b. 4 Aug 1908, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1992, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     04. Melba Louise Post,   b. 20 May 1911, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1998, Centerville, Davis, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     05. Dorrell Harrison Post,   b. 21 Feb 1913, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1913, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Married: 1x06. DeVon Floyd Post,   b. 20 Jan 1914, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1992, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    Married: 1x07. Glen Robey Post,   b. 23 Apr 1916, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 2003, Saint George, Washington, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2017 
    Family ID F125  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S97] 1900 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, (Ancestry.com), Year: 1900; Census Place: Mammoth, Juab, Utah; Roll: T623 1683; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 100 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S98] 1910 United States Federal Census, Thirteenth Census of the United States, (Ancestry), Year: 1910; Census Place: Salt Lake City Ward 3, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: T624_1607; Page: 27B; Enumeration District: 129 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S82] 1920 United States Federal Census, Fourteenth Census of the United States, (Ancestry.com), Year: 1920;Census Place: Salt Lake City Ward 3, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: T625_1866; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 134 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S99] 1930 United States Federal Census, Fifteenth Census of the United States, (Ancestry), Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: 2421; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 52 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S306] 1940 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls., Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: T627_4226; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 30-98 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S157] Findagrave.com, (Findagrave.com), Memorial 162555823 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S172] BYU Idaho Special Collections and Family History, (BYU Idaho) (Reliability: 3).
      Marriage ID: 332610
      Groom's Last Name: POST
      Groom's First Name: William H.
      Bride's Last Name: ROBY
      Bride's First Name: Clara M.
      Bride's Residence: null
      Groom's Residence: null
      State: Utah
      County: Salt Lake
      Place: Salt Lake City
      Marriage Date: 15 Sep 1902
      Partial Date: null
      Volume: M
      Comment: null
      Page: 191