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Samuel Converse Cliff

Samuel Converse Cliff

Male 1871 - 1949  (78 years)    Has 8 ancestors and 3 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Samuel Converse Cliff 
    Birth 11 Mar 1871  Chester Twp., Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 14 Apr 1949  Zumbro Twp., Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 16 Apr 1949  Pleasant Prairie Dale Cemetery, Zumbro Twp., Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 3 Siblings 
    Person ID I254544  Geneagraphie
    Last Modified 11 Jul 2001 

    Father Addin Johnson Cliff,   b. 12 Feb 1834, Sheffield, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1897, Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Huldah Elizabeth Converse,   b. 2 Mar 1830, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jul 1912, Zumbro Falls, Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 1 Jan 1867  Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F101753  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth 'Libby' Duncan,   b. 2 Feb 1876, Bear Valley, Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 1900, Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 24 years) 
    Marriage Sep 1893  Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Martha A. Cliff,   b. 24 Jun 1896, Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jul 1904, Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 8 years)
    Family ID F103011  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Jul 2001 

    Family 2 Myrtle Jones,   b. 17 Jul 1880, Bear Valley, Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1943, Zumbro Twp., Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage 15 Oct 1904  Lake City, Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Hollie Clarence Cliff,   b. 14 Sep 1905, Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Mar 1950, Zumbro Twp., Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
     2. Beulah (Billy) Merl Cliff,   b. 13 Aug 1914, Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jan 1996, Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    Family ID F103012  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Jul 2001 

  • Notes 
    • In the 1900 census, Chester Twp., Wabasha County, ED 139, Sh. 8, L. 8, his wife Elizabeth is not enumerated and appears to have died. His mother, Huldah Converse is living with Samuel and his daughter Martha. Also enumerated are two servants: Thomas Donehue, born 2-1863, and Jennie Donehue, born 5-1881.

      In the 1910 census, Chester Twp., Wabasha County, Samuel is enumerated with a new wife, Myrtle, but Martha is not enumerated with them. In the 1920 census, Chester Twp., Wabasha County, ED 142, Sh. 7, L 15, Samuel and his family are found.

      His obituary in the 4-21-1949 Zumbro Falls Enterprise stated he had died early Thursday morning at the home of his son, Hollie. As a young man he had gone to Minot, ND, where he took a claim and remained there for 2 years. Upon his return to Mazeppa, MN, he operated a livery stable for 2 years. After his marriage to Myrtle Jones they moved to a farm in Bear Valley until 1920, when they moved to a farm in South Troy. He was president of the Zumbro Falls Creamery for many years and served on the Board of Directors of Farmers Telephone Co. He was survived by 3 children: Hollie of Zumbro Falls, Mrs. Martin Kinsella and Mrs. Francis Riley, and a sister, Mrs. Carrie Williams of Fallbrook, CA. Pallbearers were H. M. Drinkwalter, J. A. Tiedemann, Earl Boyce, Fred Westendorf, Ray Anderson, and A. H. Biersdorf.



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