The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Humboldt Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Odd Fellow cemetery at Humboldt.
Mrs. Hoots, as Clara Brewster, was born Nov. 20, 1864, on a farm north of Mattoon, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jess Brewster. She attended the Coles county rural schools. On Dec. 21, 1887, she was married to Albert Hoots and they moved to a farm near Humboldt, where they resided 52 years.
Surviving besides her husband are two sons, Roy Hoots and Fred Hoots, residing near Humboldt, and a daughter, Mrs. Charles Knowles of Mattoon. J. F. Brewster of Mattoon is a cousin.
Mrs. Hoots was a member of the Methodist church.
Journal Gazette, January 22, 1940, Page 1.
Name Clara Bell Hoots
[Clara Bell Brewster]
Birth Date 20 Nov 1864
Birth Place Humboldt Twp , Illinois
Death Date 20 Jan 1940
Death Place Humboldt, Coles, Illinois
Burial Date 23 Jan 1940
Burial Place Humboldt, Coles, Illinois
Death Age 75
Occupation Housewife
Race White
Marital Status M
Gender Female
Residence Humboldt, Coles, Illinois
Father Name Jessie R. Brewster
Father Birth Place Grayson County, Kentucky
Mother Name Sarah Janes
Mother Birth Place Toledo, Illinois
Spouse Name Albert Hoots
FHL Film Number 1831898
Note: There is a difference in place of death: her deathe certificate has Humboldt; her obituary has Mattoon Memorial Hospital.
The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Humboldt Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Odd Fellow cemetery at Humboldt.
Mrs. Hoots, as Clara Brewster, was born Nov. 20, 1864, on a farm north of Mattoon, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jess Brewster. She attended the Coles county rural schools. On Dec. 21, 1887, she was married to Albert Hoots and they moved to a farm near Humboldt, where they resided 52 years.
Surviving besides her husband are two sons, Roy Hoots and Fred Hoots, residing near Humboldt, and a daughter, Mrs. Charles Knowles of Mattoon. J. F. Brewster of Mattoon is a cousin.
Mrs. Hoots was a member of the Methodist church.
Journal Gazette, January 22, 1940, Page 1.
Name Clara Bell Hoots
[Clara Bell Brewster]
Birth Date 20 Nov 1864
Birth Place Humboldt Twp , Illinois
Death Date 20 Jan 1940
Death Place Humboldt, Coles, Illinois
Burial Date 23 Jan 1940
Burial Place Humboldt, Coles, Illinois
Death Age 75
Occupation Housewife
Race White
Marital Status M
Gender Female
Residence Humboldt, Coles, Illinois
Father Name Jessie R. Brewster
Father Birth Place Grayson County, Kentucky
Mother Name Sarah Janes
Mother Birth Place Toledo, Illinois
Spouse Name Albert Hoots
FHL Film Number 1831898
Note: There is a difference in place of death: her deathe certificate has Humboldt; her obituary has Mattoon Memorial Hospital.
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