Note: There are various records (including her Obit) found for Lenna which show her as the daughter of John and Almedia Smith - but her biological parents were Harry and Laura Clifford. The Federal Census below is 2 years after the death of her mother and she is actually the NIECE of John and Almeda (Meda) Smtih.
1900 Federal Census, Union, Rush, IN
John E Smith and Meda Smith (Almeda Jane Clifford – married John E Smith)
Their niece – Lenna Clifford Age 9 (Mar 1891)
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Lenna was the daughter of Harry Clifford (b 1863) and Laura Test (Frost) Clifford (b 1864)
Her mother (Laura) died in 1898 leaving 5 small children. The 1900 Federal Census years show several of the children were housed with Harry's relatives. Lenna was taken care of by John E Smith and his wife, Almeda Jane (Clifford) Smith. Almeda was the younger sister of Harry's father, Edward H Clifford.
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“The Frost Genealogy, Descendants of William Frost of Oyster Bay, New York” By Josephine C Frost of Brooklyn, New York.1912
(Laura Test Frost, and Harry Clifford)
Their first child:
Lena B Clifford, b Mar 20, 1891; married George Billings. Live Rush Co, IN. Issue: Ruth Billings, b Oct 12, 1907; Mildred Billings, b Aug 5, 1909
1900 Federal Census, Union, Rush, IN
John E Smith and Meda Smith (Almeda Jane Clifford – married John E Smith)
Their niece – Lenna Clifford Age 9 (Mar 1891)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lenna was the daughter of Harry Clifford (b 1863) and Laura Test (Frost) Clifford (b 1864)
Her mother (Laura) died in 1898 leaving 5 small children. The 1900 Federal Census years show several of the children were housed with Harry's relatives. Lenna was taken care of by John E Smith and his wife, Almeda Jane (Clifford) Smith. Almeda was the younger sister of Harry's father, Edward H Clifford.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
“The Frost Genealogy, Descendants of William Frost of Oyster Bay, New York” By Josephine C Frost of Brooklyn, New York.1912
(Laura Test Frost, and Harry Clifford)
Their first child:
Lena B Clifford, b Mar 20, 1891; married George Billings. Live Rush Co, IN. Issue: Ruth Billings, b Oct 12, 1907; Mildred Billings, b Aug 5, 1909
Note: There are various records (including her Obit) found for Lenna which show her as the daughter of John and Almedia Smith - but her biological parents were Harry and Laura Clifford. The Federal Census below is 2 years after the death of her mother and she is actually the NIECE of John and Almeda (Meda) Smtih.
1900 Federal Census, Union, Rush, IN
John E Smith and Meda Smith (Almeda Jane Clifford – married John E Smith)
Their niece – Lenna Clifford Age 9 (Mar 1891)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lenna was the daughter of Harry Clifford (b 1863) and Laura Test (Frost) Clifford (b 1864)
Her mother (Laura) died in 1898 leaving 5 small children. The 1900 Federal Census years show several of the children were housed with Harry's relatives. Lenna was taken care of by John E Smith and his wife, Almeda Jane (Clifford) Smith. Almeda was the younger sister of Harry's father, Edward H Clifford.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
“The Frost Genealogy, Descendants of William Frost of Oyster Bay, New York” By Josephine C Frost of Brooklyn, New York.1912
(Laura Test Frost, and Harry Clifford)
Their first child:
Lena B Clifford, b Mar 20, 1891; married George Billings. Live Rush Co, IN. Issue: Ruth Billings, b Oct 12, 1907; Mildred Billings, b Aug 5, 1909
1900 Federal Census, Union, Rush, IN
John E Smith and Meda Smith (Almeda Jane Clifford – married John E Smith)
Their niece – Lenna Clifford Age 9 (Mar 1891)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lenna was the daughter of Harry Clifford (b 1863) and Laura Test (Frost) Clifford (b 1864)
Her mother (Laura) died in 1898 leaving 5 small children. The 1900 Federal Census years show several of the children were housed with Harry's relatives. Lenna was taken care of by John E Smith and his wife, Almeda Jane (Clifford) Smith. Almeda was the younger sister of Harry's father, Edward H Clifford.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
“The Frost Genealogy, Descendants of William Frost of Oyster Bay, New York” By Josephine C Frost of Brooklyn, New York.1912
(Laura Test Frost, and Harry Clifford)
Their first child:
Lena B Clifford, b Mar 20, 1891; married George Billings. Live Rush Co, IN. Issue: Ruth Billings, b Oct 12, 1907; Mildred Billings, b Aug 5, 1909
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