Elsie Mary Koontz Clem Kirby
1895–1931
When Elsie Mary Koontz CLEM was born on May 20, 1895, in New Market, Virginia, her father, William Benjamin Clem (1837-1907), was 58, and her mother, Mary Frances Breedlove (1853-1896), was 42.
She married Francis Jacob "Frank" Kirby (1893-1943) on December 25, 1913, in Lonaconing, Maryland when she was 18 years old, he was 20.
Frank and Elsie had seven children in 16 years:
Gladys "Beryl" Kirby Wilson (1914-2009)
Frank William "Shannon" Kirby (1918-1972)
Ruth Elsie Kirby Sturgis Bounds (1921-2002)
Vivian Virginia "Jean" Kirby Ray (1923-2016)
Frances "Linda" Louise Kirby Riend Becker (1924-2010)
Marjory Elizabeth Kirby Shaia (1927-2011)
Shirley Lee Kirby Boyce (1931-2016)
She died on February 16, 1931, in Allegany, Maryland, at the age of 35, and was buried in Elk Garden, West Virginia.
Funeral of Mrs. Frank Kirby
Kitzmiller, Md., Feb. 21
The funeral of Mrs. Frank Kirby of this town who died early Monday morning in Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, was held in the Methodist Episcopal Church Thursday, by Rev. Charles R. Kupfer. Burial was at Nethken Hill. She was 35 year of age and is survived by her husband, six daughters and one son. She is also survived by five brothers and two sisters. The pallbearers were Fred Burrell, David Sowers, Ed Burrell, Herman Kellar, C. H. Jones and Walter Kellar; flowerbearers, Misses Lotis Davis, Gertrude Sell, Ora Clem, and Dorothy Papa. Among those attending were: Grover Clem, of Shameburg, Pa.; Mrs. Barbara Clem, Hagerstown; Mrs. Dorothy Papa, Shameburg, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Clem and family, Headsville, W. Va.; Mrs. Florence McNiel and daughters, Louise and Irene, of New Market, Va.; Mrs. Beatrice Johnson, of Port Republic, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Homer Sell, Breedlove, W. Va., and Mrs. Blanche Clem and son, Cresaptown Md.
Published Saturday, February 21, 1931 in THE CUMBERLAND EVENING TIMES, Cumberland, Maryland on page 4, col. 6.
LIFE EVENTS:
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Elsie Kerby [Elsie Kirby] [Elsie Mary Clem]
Birth Year: abt 1896
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: Kitzmillerville, Garrett, Maryland
Map of Home: View Map
Street address: Front Street
Dwelling Number: 170
Family Number: 170
Age at First Marriage: 18
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Frank J Kerby 36
Elsie Kerby 34
Williard Kerby 11
Ruth E Kerby 8
Vivian V Kerby 6
Frances L Kerby 5
1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Elsie K Kirby
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1896
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Kitzmillerville, Garrett, Maryland
Street: Front Street
House Number: F4
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Frank J Kirby
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Frank J Kirby 26
Elsie K Kirby 24
Glady B Kirby 5
Frank W Kirby 1
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LONACONING
Bureau of The Evening Times, H. H. Robinson Lonaconing, Md., Dec. 27
Mr. Frank Jacob Kirby and Miss Elsie Koontz Clem, both of this place, were quietly married Christmas evening at 7:30 o'clock at the Methodist Episcopal parsonage. Mr. and Mrs. Kirby will reside in Lonaconing.
Published Saturday, December 27, 1913 in THE EVENING TIMES, Cumberland, Maryland on page 5, col. 3.
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary E Clem
Age in 1910: 14
Birth Year: abt 1896
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Lee, Shenandoah, Virginia
Street: Valley Pike Near New Market
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Sister-in-law
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Native Tongue: English
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas J Mcneal 31
Florence C Mcneal 32
Marshall J Mcneal 8
Frances C Mcneal 7
Barbria T Mcneal 5
Irine V Mcneal 3
Mary E Clem 14
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Elsie M Clew [Elsie M Clem]
Age: 5
Birth Date: May 1895
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Lee, Shenandoah, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Servant
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: View on Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
William Cone 68
Barbara Cone 61
Shirley Z Cone 21
Florence Clew 22
Elsie M Clew 5
1895–1931
When Elsie Mary Koontz CLEM was born on May 20, 1895, in New Market, Virginia, her father, William Benjamin Clem (1837-1907), was 58, and her mother, Mary Frances Breedlove (1853-1896), was 42.
She married Francis Jacob "Frank" Kirby (1893-1943) on December 25, 1913, in Lonaconing, Maryland when she was 18 years old, he was 20.
Frank and Elsie had seven children in 16 years:
Gladys "Beryl" Kirby Wilson (1914-2009)
Frank William "Shannon" Kirby (1918-1972)
Ruth Elsie Kirby Sturgis Bounds (1921-2002)
Vivian Virginia "Jean" Kirby Ray (1923-2016)
Frances "Linda" Louise Kirby Riend Becker (1924-2010)
Marjory Elizabeth Kirby Shaia (1927-2011)
Shirley Lee Kirby Boyce (1931-2016)
She died on February 16, 1931, in Allegany, Maryland, at the age of 35, and was buried in Elk Garden, West Virginia.
Funeral of Mrs. Frank Kirby
Kitzmiller, Md., Feb. 21
The funeral of Mrs. Frank Kirby of this town who died early Monday morning in Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, was held in the Methodist Episcopal Church Thursday, by Rev. Charles R. Kupfer. Burial was at Nethken Hill. She was 35 year of age and is survived by her husband, six daughters and one son. She is also survived by five brothers and two sisters. The pallbearers were Fred Burrell, David Sowers, Ed Burrell, Herman Kellar, C. H. Jones and Walter Kellar; flowerbearers, Misses Lotis Davis, Gertrude Sell, Ora Clem, and Dorothy Papa. Among those attending were: Grover Clem, of Shameburg, Pa.; Mrs. Barbara Clem, Hagerstown; Mrs. Dorothy Papa, Shameburg, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Clem and family, Headsville, W. Va.; Mrs. Florence McNiel and daughters, Louise and Irene, of New Market, Va.; Mrs. Beatrice Johnson, of Port Republic, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Homer Sell, Breedlove, W. Va., and Mrs. Blanche Clem and son, Cresaptown Md.
Published Saturday, February 21, 1931 in THE CUMBERLAND EVENING TIMES, Cumberland, Maryland on page 4, col. 6.
LIFE EVENTS:
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Elsie Kerby [Elsie Kirby] [Elsie Mary Clem]
Birth Year: abt 1896
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: Kitzmillerville, Garrett, Maryland
Map of Home: View Map
Street address: Front Street
Dwelling Number: 170
Family Number: 170
Age at First Marriage: 18
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Frank J Kerby 36
Elsie Kerby 34
Williard Kerby 11
Ruth E Kerby 8
Vivian V Kerby 6
Frances L Kerby 5
1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Elsie K Kirby
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1896
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Kitzmillerville, Garrett, Maryland
Street: Front Street
House Number: F4
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Frank J Kirby
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Frank J Kirby 26
Elsie K Kirby 24
Glady B Kirby 5
Frank W Kirby 1
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LONACONING
Bureau of The Evening Times, H. H. Robinson Lonaconing, Md., Dec. 27
Mr. Frank Jacob Kirby and Miss Elsie Koontz Clem, both of this place, were quietly married Christmas evening at 7:30 o'clock at the Methodist Episcopal parsonage. Mr. and Mrs. Kirby will reside in Lonaconing.
Published Saturday, December 27, 1913 in THE EVENING TIMES, Cumberland, Maryland on page 5, col. 3.
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary E Clem
Age in 1910: 14
Birth Year: abt 1896
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Lee, Shenandoah, Virginia
Street: Valley Pike Near New Market
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Sister-in-law
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Native Tongue: English
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas J Mcneal 31
Florence C Mcneal 32
Marshall J Mcneal 8
Frances C Mcneal 7
Barbria T Mcneal 5
Irine V Mcneal 3
Mary E Clem 14
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Elsie M Clew [Elsie M Clem]
Age: 5
Birth Date: May 1895
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Lee, Shenandoah, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Servant
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: View on Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
William Cone 68
Barbara Cone 61
Shirley Z Cone 21
Florence Clew 22
Elsie M Clew 5
Elsie Mary Koontz Clem Kirby
1895–1931
When Elsie Mary Koontz CLEM was born on May 20, 1895, in New Market, Virginia, her father, William Benjamin Clem (1837-1907), was 58, and her mother, Mary Frances Breedlove (1853-1896), was 42.
She married Francis Jacob "Frank" Kirby (1893-1943) on December 25, 1913, in Lonaconing, Maryland when she was 18 years old, he was 20.
Frank and Elsie had seven children in 16 years:
Gladys "Beryl" Kirby Wilson (1914-2009)
Frank William "Shannon" Kirby (1918-1972)
Ruth Elsie Kirby Sturgis Bounds (1921-2002)
Vivian Virginia "Jean" Kirby Ray (1923-2016)
Frances "Linda" Louise Kirby Riend Becker (1924-2010)
Marjory Elizabeth Kirby Shaia (1927-2011)
Shirley Lee Kirby Boyce (1931-2016)
She died on February 16, 1931, in Allegany, Maryland, at the age of 35, and was buried in Elk Garden, West Virginia.
Funeral of Mrs. Frank Kirby
Kitzmiller, Md., Feb. 21
The funeral of Mrs. Frank Kirby of this town who died early Monday morning in Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, was held in the Methodist Episcopal Church Thursday, by Rev. Charles R. Kupfer. Burial was at Nethken Hill. She was 35 year of age and is survived by her husband, six daughters and one son. She is also survived by five brothers and two sisters. The pallbearers were Fred Burrell, David Sowers, Ed Burrell, Herman Kellar, C. H. Jones and Walter Kellar; flowerbearers, Misses Lotis Davis, Gertrude Sell, Ora Clem, and Dorothy Papa. Among those attending were: Grover Clem, of Shameburg, Pa.; Mrs. Barbara Clem, Hagerstown; Mrs. Dorothy Papa, Shameburg, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Clem and family, Headsville, W. Va.; Mrs. Florence McNiel and daughters, Louise and Irene, of New Market, Va.; Mrs. Beatrice Johnson, of Port Republic, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Homer Sell, Breedlove, W. Va., and Mrs. Blanche Clem and son, Cresaptown Md.
Published Saturday, February 21, 1931 in THE CUMBERLAND EVENING TIMES, Cumberland, Maryland on page 4, col. 6.
LIFE EVENTS:
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Elsie Kerby [Elsie Kirby] [Elsie Mary Clem]
Birth Year: abt 1896
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: Kitzmillerville, Garrett, Maryland
Map of Home: View Map
Street address: Front Street
Dwelling Number: 170
Family Number: 170
Age at First Marriage: 18
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Frank J Kerby 36
Elsie Kerby 34
Williard Kerby 11
Ruth E Kerby 8
Vivian V Kerby 6
Frances L Kerby 5
1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Elsie K Kirby
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1896
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Kitzmillerville, Garrett, Maryland
Street: Front Street
House Number: F4
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Frank J Kirby
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Frank J Kirby 26
Elsie K Kirby 24
Glady B Kirby 5
Frank W Kirby 1
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LONACONING
Bureau of The Evening Times, H. H. Robinson Lonaconing, Md., Dec. 27
Mr. Frank Jacob Kirby and Miss Elsie Koontz Clem, both of this place, were quietly married Christmas evening at 7:30 o'clock at the Methodist Episcopal parsonage. Mr. and Mrs. Kirby will reside in Lonaconing.
Published Saturday, December 27, 1913 in THE EVENING TIMES, Cumberland, Maryland on page 5, col. 3.
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary E Clem
Age in 1910: 14
Birth Year: abt 1896
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Lee, Shenandoah, Virginia
Street: Valley Pike Near New Market
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Sister-in-law
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Native Tongue: English
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas J Mcneal 31
Florence C Mcneal 32
Marshall J Mcneal 8
Frances C Mcneal 7
Barbria T Mcneal 5
Irine V Mcneal 3
Mary E Clem 14
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Elsie M Clew [Elsie M Clem]
Age: 5
Birth Date: May 1895
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Lee, Shenandoah, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Servant
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: View on Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
William Cone 68
Barbara Cone 61
Shirley Z Cone 21
Florence Clew 22
Elsie M Clew 5
1895–1931
When Elsie Mary Koontz CLEM was born on May 20, 1895, in New Market, Virginia, her father, William Benjamin Clem (1837-1907), was 58, and her mother, Mary Frances Breedlove (1853-1896), was 42.
She married Francis Jacob "Frank" Kirby (1893-1943) on December 25, 1913, in Lonaconing, Maryland when she was 18 years old, he was 20.
Frank and Elsie had seven children in 16 years:
Gladys "Beryl" Kirby Wilson (1914-2009)
Frank William "Shannon" Kirby (1918-1972)
Ruth Elsie Kirby Sturgis Bounds (1921-2002)
Vivian Virginia "Jean" Kirby Ray (1923-2016)
Frances "Linda" Louise Kirby Riend Becker (1924-2010)
Marjory Elizabeth Kirby Shaia (1927-2011)
Shirley Lee Kirby Boyce (1931-2016)
She died on February 16, 1931, in Allegany, Maryland, at the age of 35, and was buried in Elk Garden, West Virginia.
Funeral of Mrs. Frank Kirby
Kitzmiller, Md., Feb. 21
The funeral of Mrs. Frank Kirby of this town who died early Monday morning in Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, was held in the Methodist Episcopal Church Thursday, by Rev. Charles R. Kupfer. Burial was at Nethken Hill. She was 35 year of age and is survived by her husband, six daughters and one son. She is also survived by five brothers and two sisters. The pallbearers were Fred Burrell, David Sowers, Ed Burrell, Herman Kellar, C. H. Jones and Walter Kellar; flowerbearers, Misses Lotis Davis, Gertrude Sell, Ora Clem, and Dorothy Papa. Among those attending were: Grover Clem, of Shameburg, Pa.; Mrs. Barbara Clem, Hagerstown; Mrs. Dorothy Papa, Shameburg, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Clem and family, Headsville, W. Va.; Mrs. Florence McNiel and daughters, Louise and Irene, of New Market, Va.; Mrs. Beatrice Johnson, of Port Republic, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Homer Sell, Breedlove, W. Va., and Mrs. Blanche Clem and son, Cresaptown Md.
Published Saturday, February 21, 1931 in THE CUMBERLAND EVENING TIMES, Cumberland, Maryland on page 4, col. 6.
LIFE EVENTS:
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Elsie Kerby [Elsie Kirby] [Elsie Mary Clem]
Birth Year: abt 1896
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: Kitzmillerville, Garrett, Maryland
Map of Home: View Map
Street address: Front Street
Dwelling Number: 170
Family Number: 170
Age at First Marriage: 18
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Frank J Kerby 36
Elsie Kerby 34
Williard Kerby 11
Ruth E Kerby 8
Vivian V Kerby 6
Frances L Kerby 5
1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Elsie K Kirby
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1896
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Kitzmillerville, Garrett, Maryland
Street: Front Street
House Number: F4
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Frank J Kirby
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Frank J Kirby 26
Elsie K Kirby 24
Glady B Kirby 5
Frank W Kirby 1
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LONACONING
Bureau of The Evening Times, H. H. Robinson Lonaconing, Md., Dec. 27
Mr. Frank Jacob Kirby and Miss Elsie Koontz Clem, both of this place, were quietly married Christmas evening at 7:30 o'clock at the Methodist Episcopal parsonage. Mr. and Mrs. Kirby will reside in Lonaconing.
Published Saturday, December 27, 1913 in THE EVENING TIMES, Cumberland, Maryland on page 5, col. 3.
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary E Clem
Age in 1910: 14
Birth Year: abt 1896
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Lee, Shenandoah, Virginia
Street: Valley Pike Near New Market
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Sister-in-law
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Native Tongue: English
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas J Mcneal 31
Florence C Mcneal 32
Marshall J Mcneal 8
Frances C Mcneal 7
Barbria T Mcneal 5
Irine V Mcneal 3
Mary E Clem 14
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Elsie M Clew [Elsie M Clem]
Age: 5
Birth Date: May 1895
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Lee, Shenandoah, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Servant
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: View on Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
William Cone 68
Barbara Cone 61
Shirley Z Cone 21
Florence Clew 22
Elsie M Clew 5
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