Clara Etta Guard
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 12 Apr 1889 - Indiana, USA
Christening:
Death: 26 Aug 1947 - Lafayette, Montgomery, Indiana, USA
Burial: 28 Aug 1947 - Linden Cemetery, Linden, Montgomery, Indiana, United States
Cause of Death: cerebral hemorrhage/general arterio sclerosis
Parents
Father: Timothy Guard Jr. {FGID: 130510869}
Mother: Mary Idella Powers {FGID: 130510855}
Notes
General:
Per 1900 US Census: 6/6/1900 Madison, Montgomery, Indiana
Timothy Guard is the 52 year old white male head of household, born March 1848 in Indiana, as were his parents. He is a farmer who owns his farm. He has been married for 25 years to Mary I. Guard. Mary was born December 1849 in Indiana, her father in New York, her mother in Indiana. She has had 9 children, all still living. The children living at home are all born in Indiana: Daniel Guard, 24 year old son, born October 1875 married, a farm laborer; Anna Guard 21 year old daughter, born July 1879; Lee Guard, 20 year old son, born June 1880, a farm laborer; Arthur Guard, 18 year old son, born August 1882, a farm laborer; Ada Guard, 15 year old daughter, born February 1885, attends school; Clara Guard, 13 year old daughter, born April 1887, attends school; Timothy Guard Jr, 10 year old son, born January 1890, attends school; May Guard, 9 year old daughter, born May 1891, attends school; Hallie Guard, 21 year old daughter-in-law, born June 1878 in Indiana, as were her parents. It looks like Hallie has been married to daniel for 1 month.
Per 1910 US Census 5/5/1910 Madison, Montgomery, Indiana
Timothy Guard is the 62 year old white male head of household, born in Indiana, his father in Indiana, his mother in Ohio. He is a farmer on his own account on a general farm, and owns his farm house with a mortgage. His wife is 60 year old Mary I. Guard, born in Indiana, her father in Ireland, her mother in England. It is the first marriage for both, 34 years, and they have 9 children, all still living. Seven of the children live with them, all born in Indiana: 32 year old widowed daughter, Anna Guard; 28 year old single son, Almon Guard, works as farmer on home farm; 26 year old single son, Arthur Guard, works as farmer on home farm; 24 year old single daughter, Ada Guard; 22 year old single daughter, Clara Guard; 20 year old single son, Timmy Guard, attends school; and 18 year old single daughter, May Guard, attends school.
Per 1920 US Census 1/28/1920 A farm in Madison, Montgomery, Indiana
Timothy Guard is the 71 year old white male head of household, who owns his home with a mortgage. Born in Indiana, as were his parents, he is a farmer of his own account growing grain. His wife is 70 year old Mary I. Guard, born in Indiana, her father in Ireland, her mother in Indiana. There are 3 single children living at home, all born in Indiana: 32 year old daughter, Ada C. Guard; 30 year old daughter, Clara E. Guard; and 7 year old grandson, Forest Allen, attends school.
Per 1930 US Census 4/24/1930 Madison township, Montgomery county, Indiana
Ada C. Guard is the 44 year old white single female head of household, who owns her home on a farm, was born in Indiana as were her parents, and is an employer/farmer on her own farm. Her mother is 80 year old widowed Mary I. Guard, born in Indiana, as were her parents. Cara E. Guard is Ada's 42 year old single sister, born in Indiana. Forest A. Guard is Ada's nephew, 18 years old, born in Indiana as were his parents. Living with the family is a hired hand farm worker, Edward Berry, 28, born in Kentucky.
Per 1940 US Census 5/20/1940 Madison township, Montgomery county, Indiana
Ada Guard is the 54 year old single white female head of household, who owns her home valued at $2,000 located on a farm. She and her family were all from Indiana, and lived in the same house in 1935. Ada was educated through 8th grade, and is manager of her account of her farm, working 48 hours last week, and in 52 weeks of work earned $500 in 1939. Her widowed mother, 90 year old Mary Guard, was educated through 2 years of high school, and cannot work. Ada's sister, Clara Guard, 52 years old, single, was educated through 2 years of high school, and does the home housework.
Per Obituary in the Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Indiana) 8/27/1947
CLARA GUARD
LINDEN. Aug. 26\emdash Miss Clara Guard, 58, died at her home here today at 9:30 a. m. Born in Montgomery county she moved to this town in 1943 and had made her home here since then. She was a member of the Methodist church.
Miss Guard is survived by two sisters, Ada Guard of Linden, and Mrs. May Butler, Indianapolis, and a brother Lee Guard of Marion.
Per Indiana Death Certificate
Clara Guard, a white single female, was born April 12, 1889 in Montgomery county, Indiana, and died August 26, 1947 in Montgomery, Indiana at the age of 58 years, 4 months, 14 days. Informant was Miss Ada Guard of Linden. Father was Tim Guard of Indiana, mother was Mary Powers of Indiana. Cause of death was cerebral hemorrhage due to general arterio sclerosis. Burial to take place 8/28/1947 in Linden Cemetery.