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Clarissa <I>Blackney</I> Mumford

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Clarissa Blackney Mumford

Birth
Columbia County, New York, USA
Death
3 Jan 1906 (aged 91)
Spring Green, Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Lone Rock, Richland County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
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Clarissa Blackney was born on October 2, 1836 in Columbia County, New York- the daughter of Eldad and Sarah "Sally" Cross Blackney. On October 2, 1836 she married Charles Norhood Mumford- the son of Henry and Sarah Thompson Mumford. Following is a transcription of their marriage record:

"Charles N. Mumford of Pomfret, and Clarissa Blackney of Perrysburgh- married on October 2, 1836 at the bride's parents, by Reverend Mr. Preston of Lodi, New York. Witnesses: Seley Blackney and Delia Blackney."

Charles N. and Clarissa Blackney Mumford went on to have nine, known children. By 1850 the family had migrated to Highland, Iowa County, Wisconsin, where they remained for only a short time. At that time they moved to Wauzeka, a small village not far from Prairie du Chien, Crawford County, Wisconsin. It was there that they would remain for nearly 30 years. It was from Wauzeka, Wisconsin that Charles would leave to serve in the Civil War- serving in Companies K and M, 3rd Wisconsin Calvary, along with his sons, Henry and Manley as well as his son-in-law, Jacob Lemons.

By 1880 the family had relocated to Lone Rock in Richland County, Wisconsin. It was there that Charles N. Mumford passed away on April 4, 1899. Clarissa Blackney Mumford would remain a widow until January 3, 1906, when she passed away at Spring Green in Sauk County, Wisconsin.

The known children of Charles N. and Clarissa Blackney Mumford are as follows:

Henry R. Mumford
Manley Eldad Mumford
Cordelia Rosaline Mumford Foster
Sarah Adaline Mumford Lemons
Edward Mumford
Frank Mumford
Mary Clarissa Mumford Kendall
Jane Mumford Beardsley
Marien Adelia Mumford
Clarissa Blackney was born on October 2, 1836 in Columbia County, New York- the daughter of Eldad and Sarah "Sally" Cross Blackney. On October 2, 1836 she married Charles Norhood Mumford- the son of Henry and Sarah Thompson Mumford. Following is a transcription of their marriage record:

"Charles N. Mumford of Pomfret, and Clarissa Blackney of Perrysburgh- married on October 2, 1836 at the bride's parents, by Reverend Mr. Preston of Lodi, New York. Witnesses: Seley Blackney and Delia Blackney."

Charles N. and Clarissa Blackney Mumford went on to have nine, known children. By 1850 the family had migrated to Highland, Iowa County, Wisconsin, where they remained for only a short time. At that time they moved to Wauzeka, a small village not far from Prairie du Chien, Crawford County, Wisconsin. It was there that they would remain for nearly 30 years. It was from Wauzeka, Wisconsin that Charles would leave to serve in the Civil War- serving in Companies K and M, 3rd Wisconsin Calvary, along with his sons, Henry and Manley as well as his son-in-law, Jacob Lemons.

By 1880 the family had relocated to Lone Rock in Richland County, Wisconsin. It was there that Charles N. Mumford passed away on April 4, 1899. Clarissa Blackney Mumford would remain a widow until January 3, 1906, when she passed away at Spring Green in Sauk County, Wisconsin.

The known children of Charles N. and Clarissa Blackney Mumford are as follows:

Henry R. Mumford
Manley Eldad Mumford
Cordelia Rosaline Mumford Foster
Sarah Adaline Mumford Lemons
Edward Mumford
Frank Mumford
Mary Clarissa Mumford Kendall
Jane Mumford Beardsley
Marien Adelia Mumford

Inscription

"Edward Mumford, Died June 12, 1872.
Buried at Wauzeka, Wis."

"Cordelia Mumford Foster, Died April, 1886,
buried at Graves, Cemetery, Rush, Illinois."

"Mary Mumford Kendall, died April 4, 1905,
buried at Wichita, Kansas."



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