Clarissa is the daughter of Elihu Joshua Keyes and Rachel Jeanne Snead. She is a sister to Nora, Ora, and Charles Keyes and a half-sister to Rosalie Pearl.
Clarissa's first union was to a man named Albert Rickards who was born November 1859 in Oregon and was the Chief Engineer on the Lighthouse Tender, Manzanita. Clarissa had only one child, Alta Juanita, who was born February 1892 from her first marriage with Albert Rickards. Clarissa had two twin step-daughters; Margarita and Gwendolyn were from Albert Rickards' prior marriage to Anna M Hartwig. Albert Rickards died on 17 October 1911 San Francisco, California.
Clarissa's second marriage was to Robert D Inman on 6 June 1912. Clarissa's two additional step-daughters, Minnie Myrtle and Ivy "Ida" Frances were from Mr. Inman's first marriage to Francis Guild. Robert Inman born August 1852 in Iowa and died on 27 April 1920. Robert D. Inman was the founder of the Inman-Poulsen Lumber Company. During the first fifteen years of the twentieth century, the Inman-Poulsen Mill was considered the world's largest sawmill.
Clarissa was a Presbyterian in religious faith and contributed generously toward the support of the church. Her interest in social and cultural affairs is indicated by her affiliation with the Oregon Sculptors Society, the Portland Research Club, and the Woman's Club of this city and the local Country Club. Clarissa retained an interest in the Inman-Poulsen Lumber Company and was a capable business woman. Endowed with creative power, she invented the hot water bottle stopper cap and the first electric curling iron for which a plant was established in Chicago for manufacturing this device. The business was started with a capital stock of one hundred thousand dollars and incorporated under the name of the Del Sales Company. Forty girls were employed in the factory, the output of which was sold mainly through the Western Electric Company and Marshall Field & Company. Mrs. Inman received large royalties from her invention and controlled the patent rights therein for about twelve years. She then sold an interest in the curling iron and invested a portion of the profits in Aerial Terraces, a beautiful home on Westover heights of Portland, Oregon.
Clarissa's third husband was Frederick (Fritz) DeBruin, a native of Amsterdam, Netherlands. They were married in April 1931 in Phoenix, Arizona. He was born 5 December 1890 and died in Washington county, Oregon on 25 October 1977.
The sources for this bio include the US censuses; her obituary in the News-Review, Roseburg, Oregon; and newspaper records from www.genealgybank.com.
Clarissa's first union was to a man named Albert Rickards who was born November 1859 in Oregon and was the Chief Engineer on the Lighthouse Tender, Manzanita. Clarissa had only one child, Alta Juanita, who was born February 1892 from her first marriage with Albert Rickards. Clarissa had two twin step-daughters; Margarita and Gwendolyn were from Albert Rickards' prior marriage to Anna M Hartwig. Albert Rickards died on 17 October 1911 San Francisco, California.
Clarissa's second marriage was to Robert D Inman on 6 June 1912. Clarissa's two additional step-daughters, Minnie Myrtle and Ivy "Ida" Frances were from Mr. Inman's first marriage to Francis Guild. Robert Inman born August 1852 in Iowa and died on 27 April 1920. Robert D. Inman was the founder of the Inman-Poulsen Lumber Company. During the first fifteen years of the twentieth century, the Inman-Poulsen Mill was considered the world's largest sawmill.
Clarissa was a Presbyterian in religious faith and contributed generously toward the support of the church. Her interest in social and cultural affairs is indicated by her affiliation with the Oregon Sculptors Society, the Portland Research Club, and the Woman's Club of this city and the local Country Club. Clarissa retained an interest in the Inman-Poulsen Lumber Company and was a capable business woman. Endowed with creative power, she invented the hot water bottle stopper cap and the first electric curling iron for which a plant was established in Chicago for manufacturing this device. The business was started with a capital stock of one hundred thousand dollars and incorporated under the name of the Del Sales Company. Forty girls were employed in the factory, the output of which was sold mainly through the Western Electric Company and Marshall Field & Company. Mrs. Inman received large royalties from her invention and controlled the patent rights therein for about twelve years. She then sold an interest in the curling iron and invested a portion of the profits in Aerial Terraces, a beautiful home on Westover heights of Portland, Oregon.
Clarissa's third husband was Frederick (Fritz) DeBruin, a native of Amsterdam, Netherlands. They were married in April 1931 in Phoenix, Arizona. He was born 5 December 1890 and died in Washington county, Oregon on 25 October 1977.
The sources for this bio include the US censuses; her obituary in the News-Review, Roseburg, Oregon; and newspaper records from www.genealgybank.com.
Clarissa is the daughter of Elihu Joshua Keyes and Rachel Jeanne Snead. She is a sister to Nora, Ora, and Charles Keyes and a half-sister to Rosalie Pearl.
Clarissa's first union was to a man named Albert Rickards who was born November 1859 in Oregon and was the Chief Engineer on the Lighthouse Tender, Manzanita. Clarissa had only one child, Alta Juanita, who was born February 1892 from her first marriage with Albert Rickards. Clarissa had two twin step-daughters; Margarita and Gwendolyn were from Albert Rickards' prior marriage to Anna M Hartwig. Albert Rickards died on 17 October 1911 San Francisco, California.
Clarissa's second marriage was to Robert D Inman on 6 June 1912. Clarissa's two additional step-daughters, Minnie Myrtle and Ivy "Ida" Frances were from Mr. Inman's first marriage to Francis Guild. Robert Inman born August 1852 in Iowa and died on 27 April 1920. Robert D. Inman was the founder of the Inman-Poulsen Lumber Company. During the first fifteen years of the twentieth century, the Inman-Poulsen Mill was considered the world's largest sawmill.
Clarissa was a Presbyterian in religious faith and contributed generously toward the support of the church. Her interest in social and cultural affairs is indicated by her affiliation with the Oregon Sculptors Society, the Portland Research Club, and the Woman's Club of this city and the local Country Club. Clarissa retained an interest in the Inman-Poulsen Lumber Company and was a capable business woman. Endowed with creative power, she invented the hot water bottle stopper cap and the first electric curling iron for which a plant was established in Chicago for manufacturing this device. The business was started with a capital stock of one hundred thousand dollars and incorporated under the name of the Del Sales Company. Forty girls were employed in the factory, the output of which was sold mainly through the Western Electric Company and Marshall Field & Company. Mrs. Inman received large royalties from her invention and controlled the patent rights therein for about twelve years. She then sold an interest in the curling iron and invested a portion of the profits in Aerial Terraces, a beautiful home on Westover heights of Portland, Oregon.
Clarissa's third husband was Frederick (Fritz) DeBruin, a native of Amsterdam, Netherlands. They were married in April 1931 in Phoenix, Arizona. He was born 5 December 1890 and died in Washington county, Oregon on 25 October 1977.
The sources for this bio include the US censuses; her obituary in the News-Review, Roseburg, Oregon; and newspaper records from www.genealgybank.com.
Clarissa's first union was to a man named Albert Rickards who was born November 1859 in Oregon and was the Chief Engineer on the Lighthouse Tender, Manzanita. Clarissa had only one child, Alta Juanita, who was born February 1892 from her first marriage with Albert Rickards. Clarissa had two twin step-daughters; Margarita and Gwendolyn were from Albert Rickards' prior marriage to Anna M Hartwig. Albert Rickards died on 17 October 1911 San Francisco, California.
Clarissa's second marriage was to Robert D Inman on 6 June 1912. Clarissa's two additional step-daughters, Minnie Myrtle and Ivy "Ida" Frances were from Mr. Inman's first marriage to Francis Guild. Robert Inman born August 1852 in Iowa and died on 27 April 1920. Robert D. Inman was the founder of the Inman-Poulsen Lumber Company. During the first fifteen years of the twentieth century, the Inman-Poulsen Mill was considered the world's largest sawmill.
Clarissa was a Presbyterian in religious faith and contributed generously toward the support of the church. Her interest in social and cultural affairs is indicated by her affiliation with the Oregon Sculptors Society, the Portland Research Club, and the Woman's Club of this city and the local Country Club. Clarissa retained an interest in the Inman-Poulsen Lumber Company and was a capable business woman. Endowed with creative power, she invented the hot water bottle stopper cap and the first electric curling iron for which a plant was established in Chicago for manufacturing this device. The business was started with a capital stock of one hundred thousand dollars and incorporated under the name of the Del Sales Company. Forty girls were employed in the factory, the output of which was sold mainly through the Western Electric Company and Marshall Field & Company. Mrs. Inman received large royalties from her invention and controlled the patent rights therein for about twelve years. She then sold an interest in the curling iron and invested a portion of the profits in Aerial Terraces, a beautiful home on Westover heights of Portland, Oregon.
Clarissa's third husband was Frederick (Fritz) DeBruin, a native of Amsterdam, Netherlands. They were married in April 1931 in Phoenix, Arizona. He was born 5 December 1890 and died in Washington county, Oregon on 25 October 1977.
The sources for this bio include the US censuses; her obituary in the News-Review, Roseburg, Oregon; and newspaper records from www.genealgybank.com.
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