Clarissa was the daughter of Thomas McAboy (b. 1783 Va - d. after 1850 OH) and Polly (Everenden) (b. 1796 OH - d. 1839). Polly's father changed their last name to "Everton".
Clarissa married 1st husband, Giles Sisson Case, on May 14, 1846. He was a ferryman on the Ohio River. On December 27, 1848, a total stranger came to the door & asked Giles to take him over to VA. Clarissa didn't want Giles to go but he assured her he would be O.K. & gave her a "lucky" 2 1/2 dollar gold piece. He never returned. At the end of the winter his body was found washed up on an island down river near Gallipolis.
*Info suppled by Sue Edwards, ggg-granddaughter of Clarissa McAboy Case-Oaks. Sue has the gold piece & the story was handed down to her by her great-aunt, the daughter of Blanche Chase. Sue also shares that Giles is buried in Pine Street Cemetery, Gallipolis, next to his father, Luther "Lute" Case
At the time of Giles's death Clarissa was pregnant and gave birth to their 2nd daughter, Lucy, in February, 1849; Lucy died 6 months later from the "croop". Their first daughter, Lutilla Case, was born in June, 1847.
Clarissa married her 2nd husband, Gorham Oaks, in October, 1849, in Rutland, Ohio.
Their 5 children; all born in Meigs Co, Ohio
1) Giles C. (named after her 1st spouse), b. 1850; d. 1900 MN; m. Martha (Andrews); child: Walter
2) Edward, b. 1852; m. Rosetta (Russell) 10/14/1877 Rutland, OH; 2 kids: William Oscar, Charles Artuhr
3) William H., b. 02/02/1856; d. 10/15/1923 MN; m. Rosanna G. (Russell) on 03/23/1875 {sister to his brother Edward's wife}; 4 kids: John Worley; Benjamin Franklin, William Purl, Neva Mae
4) Adelia Capitola "Cappy", b. 06/04/1859; d. 02/26/1945 Grand Forks, ND; m. 1st spouse Daniel Frazier Humphreys on 04/02/1878 in OH; 4 kids: Clara Juanita, Guy Fenton, Gorham C., Adela Gertrude; m. 2nd spouse Mr. McAboy (he was her cousin & nephew to her mother)
5) Magnolia "Maggie", b. 1861; d. 1896 OH; m. Dennis N. Holt 09/28/1881 OH; 2kids: Webber F., Herbert H.
Clarissa married 1st husband, Giles Sisson Case, on May 14, 1846. He was a ferryman on the Ohio River. On December 27, 1848, a total stranger came to the door & asked Giles to take him over to VA. Clarissa didn't want Giles to go but he assured her he would be O.K. & gave her a "lucky" 2 1/2 dollar gold piece. He never returned. At the end of the winter his body was found washed up on an island down river near Gallipolis.
*Info suppled by Sue Edwards, ggg-granddaughter of Clarissa McAboy Case-Oaks. Sue has the gold piece & the story was handed down to her by her great-aunt, the daughter of Blanche Chase. Sue also shares that Giles is buried in Pine Street Cemetery, Gallipolis, next to his father, Luther "Lute" Case
At the time of Giles's death Clarissa was pregnant and gave birth to their 2nd daughter, Lucy, in February, 1849; Lucy died 6 months later from the "croop". Their first daughter, Lutilla Case, was born in June, 1847.
Clarissa married her 2nd husband, Gorham Oaks, in October, 1849, in Rutland, Ohio.
Their 5 children; all born in Meigs Co, Ohio
1) Giles C. (named after her 1st spouse), b. 1850; d. 1900 MN; m. Martha (Andrews); child: Walter
2) Edward, b. 1852; m. Rosetta (Russell) 10/14/1877 Rutland, OH; 2 kids: William Oscar, Charles Artuhr
3) William H., b. 02/02/1856; d. 10/15/1923 MN; m. Rosanna G. (Russell) on 03/23/1875 {sister to his brother Edward's wife}; 4 kids: John Worley; Benjamin Franklin, William Purl, Neva Mae
4) Adelia Capitola "Cappy", b. 06/04/1859; d. 02/26/1945 Grand Forks, ND; m. 1st spouse Daniel Frazier Humphreys on 04/02/1878 in OH; 4 kids: Clara Juanita, Guy Fenton, Gorham C., Adela Gertrude; m. 2nd spouse Mr. McAboy (he was her cousin & nephew to her mother)
5) Magnolia "Maggie", b. 1861; d. 1896 OH; m. Dennis N. Holt 09/28/1881 OH; 2kids: Webber F., Herbert H.
Clarissa was the daughter of Thomas McAboy (b. 1783 Va - d. after 1850 OH) and Polly (Everenden) (b. 1796 OH - d. 1839). Polly's father changed their last name to "Everton".
Clarissa married 1st husband, Giles Sisson Case, on May 14, 1846. He was a ferryman on the Ohio River. On December 27, 1848, a total stranger came to the door & asked Giles to take him over to VA. Clarissa didn't want Giles to go but he assured her he would be O.K. & gave her a "lucky" 2 1/2 dollar gold piece. He never returned. At the end of the winter his body was found washed up on an island down river near Gallipolis.
*Info suppled by Sue Edwards, ggg-granddaughter of Clarissa McAboy Case-Oaks. Sue has the gold piece & the story was handed down to her by her great-aunt, the daughter of Blanche Chase. Sue also shares that Giles is buried in Pine Street Cemetery, Gallipolis, next to his father, Luther "Lute" Case
At the time of Giles's death Clarissa was pregnant and gave birth to their 2nd daughter, Lucy, in February, 1849; Lucy died 6 months later from the "croop". Their first daughter, Lutilla Case, was born in June, 1847.
Clarissa married her 2nd husband, Gorham Oaks, in October, 1849, in Rutland, Ohio.
Their 5 children; all born in Meigs Co, Ohio
1) Giles C. (named after her 1st spouse), b. 1850; d. 1900 MN; m. Martha (Andrews); child: Walter
2) Edward, b. 1852; m. Rosetta (Russell) 10/14/1877 Rutland, OH; 2 kids: William Oscar, Charles Artuhr
3) William H., b. 02/02/1856; d. 10/15/1923 MN; m. Rosanna G. (Russell) on 03/23/1875 {sister to his brother Edward's wife}; 4 kids: John Worley; Benjamin Franklin, William Purl, Neva Mae
4) Adelia Capitola "Cappy", b. 06/04/1859; d. 02/26/1945 Grand Forks, ND; m. 1st spouse Daniel Frazier Humphreys on 04/02/1878 in OH; 4 kids: Clara Juanita, Guy Fenton, Gorham C., Adela Gertrude; m. 2nd spouse Mr. McAboy (he was her cousin & nephew to her mother)
5) Magnolia "Maggie", b. 1861; d. 1896 OH; m. Dennis N. Holt 09/28/1881 OH; 2kids: Webber F., Herbert H.
Clarissa married 1st husband, Giles Sisson Case, on May 14, 1846. He was a ferryman on the Ohio River. On December 27, 1848, a total stranger came to the door & asked Giles to take him over to VA. Clarissa didn't want Giles to go but he assured her he would be O.K. & gave her a "lucky" 2 1/2 dollar gold piece. He never returned. At the end of the winter his body was found washed up on an island down river near Gallipolis.
*Info suppled by Sue Edwards, ggg-granddaughter of Clarissa McAboy Case-Oaks. Sue has the gold piece & the story was handed down to her by her great-aunt, the daughter of Blanche Chase. Sue also shares that Giles is buried in Pine Street Cemetery, Gallipolis, next to his father, Luther "Lute" Case
At the time of Giles's death Clarissa was pregnant and gave birth to their 2nd daughter, Lucy, in February, 1849; Lucy died 6 months later from the "croop". Their first daughter, Lutilla Case, was born in June, 1847.
Clarissa married her 2nd husband, Gorham Oaks, in October, 1849, in Rutland, Ohio.
Their 5 children; all born in Meigs Co, Ohio
1) Giles C. (named after her 1st spouse), b. 1850; d. 1900 MN; m. Martha (Andrews); child: Walter
2) Edward, b. 1852; m. Rosetta (Russell) 10/14/1877 Rutland, OH; 2 kids: William Oscar, Charles Artuhr
3) William H., b. 02/02/1856; d. 10/15/1923 MN; m. Rosanna G. (Russell) on 03/23/1875 {sister to his brother Edward's wife}; 4 kids: John Worley; Benjamin Franklin, William Purl, Neva Mae
4) Adelia Capitola "Cappy", b. 06/04/1859; d. 02/26/1945 Grand Forks, ND; m. 1st spouse Daniel Frazier Humphreys on 04/02/1878 in OH; 4 kids: Clara Juanita, Guy Fenton, Gorham C., Adela Gertrude; m. 2nd spouse Mr. McAboy (he was her cousin & nephew to her mother)
5) Magnolia "Maggie", b. 1861; d. 1896 OH; m. Dennis N. Holt 09/28/1881 OH; 2kids: Webber F., Herbert H.
Gravesite Details
According to Clarissa's 3x's great-granddaughter, Tracie, the correct date of death is the 18th. Tracie has a copy of the Death Certificate & also visited the cemetery to see the gravestone. Tracie says the obit has the incorrect date of the 17th.
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