Clara was the daughter of immigrants Jacob Stahler and Catharine Turk.
Clara Stahler was born August 6, 1852, probably in Saukville or Fredonia, Wisconsin. While 1853 is the date her children used for her death certificate, Clara's baptismal certificate states she was born in 1852, and several later census record also give 1852 as the birth year. Clara was baptized at Mater Dolorosa Church in Little Kohler within the town of Fredonia, Wisconsin.
While Clara was working as a maid in the transit house at the Chicago Stock Yards, she met James Francis Tillotson. They fell in love, and were married in Chicago, Illinois on March 5, 1878. No one from either of their families attended the wedding. James was a Protestant, and Clara was a Catholic. This did not set well with the parents of James, especially his mother, Jane Ann Sexton Tillotson. Clara's family was likewise not impressed with James at first. They had expected Clara to marry someone from the local German community back in her home town in Wisconsin.
Clara and James had five children. Three lived to adulthood: Eva Josephine Tillotson (married John Michael Burns); Jennie May Tillotson (married Harry Vandenberg);
and Frank James Tillotson (married Jane Georgina Carroll).
Clara had a great deal of trouble giving birth. She lay ill for months after each of her children was born. The last two, Mae and Milo, died in infancy. James named them after his brother and sister who had died as children in Elsie, Michigan.
James's mother Jane Ann, who possessed a robust constitution, was not impressed by Clara's fragility. She sent James's younger sisters in shifts from Crete to help take care of the children during periods when Clara was laid up, a welcome relief.
Clara's husband James died on June 11, 1893 at the relatively young age of 43. She never married again, and supported her family by taking in washing. Her daughter Eva left school early to work odd jobs to help support the family as well.
Her granddaughters Grace Evelyn Burns and Margaret Adele Burns remembered Clara as a very calm and soft-spoken woman. She taught them how to bake pies.
Clara Stahler Tillotson died in Chicago on December 14, 1925 at the home of her daughter Eva Tillotson Burns. Clara is buried in Mt. Olivet cemetery.
Clara's grandson Robert Francis Burns was present when his grandmother died. As she passed, her false teeth dropped out of her mouth. For years thereafter Robert thought everyone's teeth fell out when they died.
Clara's granddaughter Mary Burns, who died as an infant, is buried with her.
Clara Stahler was born August 6, 1852, probably in Saukville or Fredonia, Wisconsin. While 1853 is the date her children used for her death certificate, Clara's baptismal certificate states she was born in 1852, and several later census record also give 1852 as the birth year. Clara was baptized at Mater Dolorosa Church in Little Kohler within the town of Fredonia, Wisconsin.
While Clara was working as a maid in the transit house at the Chicago Stock Yards, she met James Francis Tillotson. They fell in love, and were married in Chicago, Illinois on March 5, 1878. No one from either of their families attended the wedding. James was a Protestant, and Clara was a Catholic. This did not set well with the parents of James, especially his mother, Jane Ann Sexton Tillotson. Clara's family was likewise not impressed with James at first. They had expected Clara to marry someone from the local German community back in her home town in Wisconsin.
Clara and James had five children. Three lived to adulthood: Eva Josephine Tillotson (married John Michael Burns); Jennie May Tillotson (married Harry Vandenberg);
and Frank James Tillotson (married Jane Georgina Carroll).
Clara had a great deal of trouble giving birth. She lay ill for months after each of her children was born. The last two, Mae and Milo, died in infancy. James named them after his brother and sister who had died as children in Elsie, Michigan.
James's mother Jane Ann, who possessed a robust constitution, was not impressed by Clara's fragility. She sent James's younger sisters in shifts from Crete to help take care of the children during periods when Clara was laid up, a welcome relief.
Clara's husband James died on June 11, 1893 at the relatively young age of 43. She never married again, and supported her family by taking in washing. Her daughter Eva left school early to work odd jobs to help support the family as well.
Her granddaughters Grace Evelyn Burns and Margaret Adele Burns remembered Clara as a very calm and soft-spoken woman. She taught them how to bake pies.
Clara Stahler Tillotson died in Chicago on December 14, 1925 at the home of her daughter Eva Tillotson Burns. Clara is buried in Mt. Olivet cemetery.
Clara's grandson Robert Francis Burns was present when his grandmother died. As she passed, her false teeth dropped out of her mouth. For years thereafter Robert thought everyone's teeth fell out when they died.
Clara's granddaughter Mary Burns, who died as an infant, is buried with her.
Clara was the daughter of immigrants Jacob Stahler and Catharine Turk.
Clara Stahler was born August 6, 1852, probably in Saukville or Fredonia, Wisconsin. While 1853 is the date her children used for her death certificate, Clara's baptismal certificate states she was born in 1852, and several later census record also give 1852 as the birth year. Clara was baptized at Mater Dolorosa Church in Little Kohler within the town of Fredonia, Wisconsin.
While Clara was working as a maid in the transit house at the Chicago Stock Yards, she met James Francis Tillotson. They fell in love, and were married in Chicago, Illinois on March 5, 1878. No one from either of their families attended the wedding. James was a Protestant, and Clara was a Catholic. This did not set well with the parents of James, especially his mother, Jane Ann Sexton Tillotson. Clara's family was likewise not impressed with James at first. They had expected Clara to marry someone from the local German community back in her home town in Wisconsin.
Clara and James had five children. Three lived to adulthood: Eva Josephine Tillotson (married John Michael Burns); Jennie May Tillotson (married Harry Vandenberg);
and Frank James Tillotson (married Jane Georgina Carroll).
Clara had a great deal of trouble giving birth. She lay ill for months after each of her children was born. The last two, Mae and Milo, died in infancy. James named them after his brother and sister who had died as children in Elsie, Michigan.
James's mother Jane Ann, who possessed a robust constitution, was not impressed by Clara's fragility. She sent James's younger sisters in shifts from Crete to help take care of the children during periods when Clara was laid up, a welcome relief.
Clara's husband James died on June 11, 1893 at the relatively young age of 43. She never married again, and supported her family by taking in washing. Her daughter Eva left school early to work odd jobs to help support the family as well.
Her granddaughters Grace Evelyn Burns and Margaret Adele Burns remembered Clara as a very calm and soft-spoken woman. She taught them how to bake pies.
Clara Stahler Tillotson died in Chicago on December 14, 1925 at the home of her daughter Eva Tillotson Burns. Clara is buried in Mt. Olivet cemetery.
Clara's grandson Robert Francis Burns was present when his grandmother died. As she passed, her false teeth dropped out of her mouth. For years thereafter Robert thought everyone's teeth fell out when they died.
Clara's granddaughter Mary Burns, who died as an infant, is buried with her.
Clara Stahler was born August 6, 1852, probably in Saukville or Fredonia, Wisconsin. While 1853 is the date her children used for her death certificate, Clara's baptismal certificate states she was born in 1852, and several later census record also give 1852 as the birth year. Clara was baptized at Mater Dolorosa Church in Little Kohler within the town of Fredonia, Wisconsin.
While Clara was working as a maid in the transit house at the Chicago Stock Yards, she met James Francis Tillotson. They fell in love, and were married in Chicago, Illinois on March 5, 1878. No one from either of their families attended the wedding. James was a Protestant, and Clara was a Catholic. This did not set well with the parents of James, especially his mother, Jane Ann Sexton Tillotson. Clara's family was likewise not impressed with James at first. They had expected Clara to marry someone from the local German community back in her home town in Wisconsin.
Clara and James had five children. Three lived to adulthood: Eva Josephine Tillotson (married John Michael Burns); Jennie May Tillotson (married Harry Vandenberg);
and Frank James Tillotson (married Jane Georgina Carroll).
Clara had a great deal of trouble giving birth. She lay ill for months after each of her children was born. The last two, Mae and Milo, died in infancy. James named them after his brother and sister who had died as children in Elsie, Michigan.
James's mother Jane Ann, who possessed a robust constitution, was not impressed by Clara's fragility. She sent James's younger sisters in shifts from Crete to help take care of the children during periods when Clara was laid up, a welcome relief.
Clara's husband James died on June 11, 1893 at the relatively young age of 43. She never married again, and supported her family by taking in washing. Her daughter Eva left school early to work odd jobs to help support the family as well.
Her granddaughters Grace Evelyn Burns and Margaret Adele Burns remembered Clara as a very calm and soft-spoken woman. She taught them how to bake pies.
Clara Stahler Tillotson died in Chicago on December 14, 1925 at the home of her daughter Eva Tillotson Burns. Clara is buried in Mt. Olivet cemetery.
Clara's grandson Robert Francis Burns was present when his grandmother died. As she passed, her false teeth dropped out of her mouth. For years thereafter Robert thought everyone's teeth fell out when they died.
Clara's granddaughter Mary Burns, who died as an infant, is buried with her.
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