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Matilda Jane “Tillie” <I>Ross</I> Clow

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Matilda Jane “Tillie” Ross Clow

Birth
Industry, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
30 Dec 1903 (aged 67)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.9838005, Longitude: -87.681469
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She married in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, in 1859 James Beach Clow, founder of James Beach Clow and Sons, later known as the Clow Corporation still in business today.

She was the daughter of Jacob B. Ross and Mary S. (Irwin) Ross from Beaver County, Pennsylvania; granddaughter of Jacob and Hannah (Peterson) Ross, William Irwin and Sarah Jane (Boyd) Irwin; great-granddaughter of John Boyd and Jane Holland Boyd; great-great-granddaugther of William Boyd and Margaret Lyons Boyd.

Her brother Irwin Boyd Ross' death certificate in Michigan in 1909 lists his mother's maiden name as Irwin.

Their mother was Mary Scott Irwin Ross, a granddaughter of John Boyd and Jane Holland from County Armagh, N. Ireland, and great-granddaughter of William Boyd and Margaret Lyons who landed at Charleston, S.C., Oct. 31, 1804 on the ship "Lady Washington" from Belfast, N. Ireland.

Boyd family letters give the address of Mary S. Boyd Ross on April 2, 1882, as 339 La Salle St., Chicago, Ill.
And on Feb. 18, 1885 as 415 N. State St., Chicago, Ill.

In the 1880 census, Mrs. Mary S. Ross was shown living with her daughter Matilda Clow at Number 339 N. La Salle St., Chicago. An 1888 voter registration list shows J.B. Clow and son C.R. Clow at 415 N. State Street.

Chicago INTER OCEAN, Jan. 7, 1892, p.7: MISS BESSIE McNALLY AND HARRY B. CLOW MARRIED.
"…Mrs. J.B. Clow, mother of the groom, wore pearl gray bengaline en traine, trimmed with black passementerie, diamond necklace, and carried a bouquet of violets."
She married in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, in 1859 James Beach Clow, founder of James Beach Clow and Sons, later known as the Clow Corporation still in business today.

She was the daughter of Jacob B. Ross and Mary S. (Irwin) Ross from Beaver County, Pennsylvania; granddaughter of Jacob and Hannah (Peterson) Ross, William Irwin and Sarah Jane (Boyd) Irwin; great-granddaughter of John Boyd and Jane Holland Boyd; great-great-granddaugther of William Boyd and Margaret Lyons Boyd.

Her brother Irwin Boyd Ross' death certificate in Michigan in 1909 lists his mother's maiden name as Irwin.

Their mother was Mary Scott Irwin Ross, a granddaughter of John Boyd and Jane Holland from County Armagh, N. Ireland, and great-granddaughter of William Boyd and Margaret Lyons who landed at Charleston, S.C., Oct. 31, 1804 on the ship "Lady Washington" from Belfast, N. Ireland.

Boyd family letters give the address of Mary S. Boyd Ross on April 2, 1882, as 339 La Salle St., Chicago, Ill.
And on Feb. 18, 1885 as 415 N. State St., Chicago, Ill.

In the 1880 census, Mrs. Mary S. Ross was shown living with her daughter Matilda Clow at Number 339 N. La Salle St., Chicago. An 1888 voter registration list shows J.B. Clow and son C.R. Clow at 415 N. State Street.

Chicago INTER OCEAN, Jan. 7, 1892, p.7: MISS BESSIE McNALLY AND HARRY B. CLOW MARRIED.
"…Mrs. J.B. Clow, mother of the groom, wore pearl gray bengaline en traine, trimmed with black passementerie, diamond necklace, and carried a bouquet of violets."


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  • Created by: Ray Isbell
  • Added: Dec 15, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82024096/matilda_jane-clow: accessed ), memorial page for Matilda Jane “Tillie” Ross Clow (23 Dec 1836–30 Dec 1903), Find a Grave Memorial ID 82024096, citing Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Ray Isbell (contributor 47188697).