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"Elijah Clore, was born in Boone County, Kentucky. He came with hisparents from Kentucky to Montgomery County, Indiana. He married in1849, Miss Jane Deer. In 1850, he settled in Brown Township and livedthere three years then moved to Alamo, Indiana to his present farmwhere he had bought one hundred and sixty acres. At this time, heowned two hundred and forty acres in Iowa. This he soon sold andbegan increasing his homestead. More land became a necessity to himas he engaged in stock raising. He was very successful with hogs, andfrom the proceeds he bought most of the land. He owned five hundredand sixty acres where he lived and two hundred acres in WayneTownship, Montgomery County, Indiana. He had eleven children. He andhis wife are both buried in the Alamo Cemetery in Alamo, Indiana."(JE), Page 7, Vol. I. [Transcribed 12 January 2007, SLJuhl,compiler]
"Fountain Co. Indiana HW Beckwith History (Chicago: HH Hill, 1881);ELIJAH CLORE, farmer and stock raiser, Alamo, Montgomery County,Indiana was born in Boone County, Kentucky, Oct. 28, 1827. He was theeldest son of Joel and Sarah (Rice) Clore. His grandparents and hisparents emigrated together from Virginia to Kentucky prior to the lastwar with Great Britain. In the fall of 1828, Mr. Clore's parents cameto Indiana making the trip down the Ohio and up the Wabash in akeel-boat. Frederick Wineland and his family and some others were inthe party. They disembarked at Montezuma and the father of thissubject settled in Brown Township, Montgomery County. After aresidence of some thirteen years there he moved into Sugar Creek (nowHoward Township), Parke County. He was in the habit of flat boatingto New Orleans and while at Lake Providence, Louisiana, on one of histrips, he was taken sick and died in that place. Mr. Clore wasmarried September 13, 1849 to Miss Jane Deer, who was born in BrownTownship, Montgomery County, Indiana August 11, 1828. She was thedaughter of John and Margaret Deer. In 1850, they moved to thistownship, to his present farm where he had bought 160 acres. At thistime he owned 24 acres in Iowa; this he soon sold and began increasinghis homestead. More land became a necessity to him, as he had alreadyengaged in stock raising. he was very successful with hogs, from theproceeds of which he bought the most of his land. he now owns 560acres where he lives and 200 acres in Wayne Township, MontgomeryCounty the whole valued at $38, 000. It is in a high state ofcultivation, and on the homestead there have been put down 7 or 8miles of drain time. He has given, besides 80 acres to his marrieddaughter. Mr. Clore interested himself from the start in improvinghis stock and began patronizing the fairs with graded animals. Abouttwelve years ago he brought the first short horns to "Fountain StockFarm" (the name his home bears); these were bought in Kentucky. Hehas made two later purchases in that state and has also added threesuperb animals to his herd from Illinois. He now has 65 head of finethoroughbreds and has no lack of purchasers far and near. He hasadvertised a public sale of shorthorns for next August. Hiscelebrated show cow, one of the finest in America, belongs to thePomona family, and took the sweepstakes prize at the Indiana statefair last year. Out of the five premiums which he obtained there fourwere first premiums. He is making a beginning with Jersey's, havingnow two cows on the place. His swine is exclusively Berkshires.During the last ten years he has been experimenting in fish culture.His pond covers over one fourth of an acre. He has twice lost hisfish by hard winters, and the extent to which they have suffered thepresent severe and protracted cold season is not known. He hasascertained that it takes fish as long to complete growth as it doesneat cattle. Mr. Clore is a Mason of 20 years' standing; he was oncean Odd-Fellow five years; and when the farmers' popular movement beganin 1873 he at once allied himself with it and is now a member ofStillwater Grange No. 850. His mother, who has been living with himfor many years died at his home November 27, 1880, aged 70 years. Mr.& Mrs. Clore have had eleven children: Martha Ann (deceased); MaryJane, now Mrs. Ransom Myers, Sarah Elizabeth (deceased); infant(deceased); Albert (scalded to death when a year old); Lucinda(deceased), Lilian (deceased), John (deceased), Joel, Jesse, andLaroy."
OTHER EXCERPTS OF INTEREST FROM THE BOOK: Page 462 - "..The firstsettler...James Garrison and Ewlet came early also, and made homesnear and north of Elijah Clore's. Etc..." Page 465 - "A violenttornado swept through this township (Johnson) on the evening of July27, 1875, uprooting and twisting off trees, demolishing fences, anddestroying crops...., doing a great amount of damage to the timber andgrain belonging to David Shoef, Abe Wilkerson, Elijah Low, DavidBowman, ELIJAH CLORE, Wm. Tate, and others...etc..." [Transcribed 12January 2007, SLJuhl, compiler]
According to Family Histories in Parke, Montgomery, and ParkeCounties, Indiana, Book-1823-1988; ELIJAH CLORE--"...Eight (children)died before 26 years of age except Mary Jane Myers who died at 93,Laroy, the youngest child of eleven, at 75, and Jesse at 90." MaryJane Myers then must be the married daughter that Elijah gave 80acres to. [Transcribed 12 January 2007, SLJuhl, compiler]
"C.W. Eltzroth Old Settler's Record for Montgomery County, Indiana(1909)
Entry: CLORE, Elijah, Longview, Crawfordsville, Oct. 28, 1827, Ky,92Y5MID, March 29, 1920."
Book - History of Montgomery County, Indiana: with personal sketchesof representative citizens [c.2005 - data base on-line atwww.Ancestry.com] Indianapolis, Indiana: A.W. Bowen & Co., 1913?,Pages 471, 487. Obtained: Saturday, 16 August 2008 by SLJuhl,Compiler & Genealogist (sljuhl1234@yahoo.com). Page 471 - Title:Octogenarians in Crawfordsville. Excerpt: "etc...Elijah Clore, 80;...etc...". Page 487 - Title: Reunion Of Eighty-Year-Old Men.Excerpt: "etc...Octogenarian...reviewed the long ago years of pioneerlife....were living in January, 1913....Messrs. Elijah Clore,84...etc..."
Information on the Coats Family in Fountain County, Indiana and thisClore Family is available to those who are interested back to 1802 perthe compiler. You may also obtain the same information from theFountain County Library in the History Of Fountain County, 1983;Fountain County Historical Society, Taylor Publishing Company, pages284- 285. [Transcribed 19 January 2007, SLJuhl, compiler,sljuhl1234@yahoo.com or gsjuhl@peoplepc.com]
BIOGRAPHY
Elijah CLORE
Fountain Co. Indiana H. W. Beckwith History (Chicago: HH Hill, 1881)
Elijah CLORE, farmer and stock raiser, Alamo, Montgomery County,Indiana was b. in Boone Co KY Oct 28, 1827. He was the eldest son ofJoel and Sarah (RICE) Clore. His grandparents and his parentsemigrated together form Va. to Ky. prior to the last war with Gr.Britain. In the fall of 1828 Mr. Clore's parents came to IN making thetrip down the Ohio and up the Wabash in a keel-boat. FrederickWINELAND and his family and some others were in the party. Theydisembarked at Montezuma and the father of this subj. settled in BrownTwp, Montgomery Co. After a residence of some 13 years there he movedinto Sugar Creek (now Howard Twp), Parke Co. He was in the habit offlatboating to New Orleans and while at Lake Providence, Louisiana, onone of his trips, he was taken sick and died in that place. Mr. Clorewas marr. Sept 13, 1849 to Miss Jane DEER, who was b. in Brown Twp,Montgomery Co, Aug 11, 1828. She was the daughter of John and MargaretDeer. In 1850 they moved to this township, to his present farm wherehe had bought 160 acres. At this time he owned 24 acres in Iowa; thishe soon sold and began increasing his homestead. More land became anecessity to him, as he had already engaged in stock raising. He wasvery successful with hogs, from the proceeds of which he bought themost of his land. He now owns 560 acres where he lives and 200 acresin Wayne Twp, Montgomery Co the whole valued at $38,000. It is in ahigh state of cultivation, and on the homestead there have been putdown 7 or 8 mi. of drain tile. He has given, besides 80 acres to hismarried daughter. Mr. Clore interested himself from the start inimproving his stock and began patronizing the fairs with gradedanimals. About 12 years ago he brought the first short horns to"Fountain Stock Farm" (the name his home bears); these were bought inKy. He has made two later purchases in that state and has also added 3superb animals to his herd from Ill. He now has 65 head of finethoroughbreds and has no lack of purchasers far and near. He hasadvertised a public sale of shorthorns for next Aug. His celebratedshow cow, one of the finest in America, belongs to the POMONA family,and took the sweepstakes prize at the IN state fair last year. Out ofthe 5 premiums which he obtained there four were first premiums. He ismaking a beg. with Jerseys, having now two cows on the place. Hisswine is exclusively Berkshires. During the last 10 years he has beenexperimenting in fish culture. His pond covers over 1/4 of an acre. Hehas twice lost his fish by hard winters, and the extent to which theyhave suffered the present severe and protracted cold season is notknown. He has ascertained that it takes fish as long to completegrowth as it does neat cattle. Mr. Clore is a Mason of 20 years'standing; he was once an Odd-Fellow 5 years; and when the farmers'popular movement began in 1873 he at once allied himself with it andis now a member of Stillwater Grange No. 850. His mother, who has beenliving with him for many years, d. at his home Nov 27, 1880, aged 70years. Mr. & Mrs. Clore have had 11 children: Martha Ann (Deceased);Mary Jane, now Mrs. Ransom MYERS, Sarah Elizabeth (deceased); infant(deceased); Albert (scalded to death when a year old); Lucinda(deceased), Lilian (deceased), John (deceased), Joel, Jesse, andLaroy.
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In 1909, C.W. Eltzroth petitioned the Montgomery County Board ofCommissioners to begin a registry of Old Settlers. In his own words,"Ibelieve that such a book would not only be a source of gratificationto these pioneers, but of great value to their children and futuregenerations and would be a valuable book for reference in the matterof tracing ancestry and estates and obtaining statistics for futureuse."
**CLORE, Elijah, Longview, Crawfordsville, b. Oct 28, 1827, Ky,92Y5M1D, March 29, 1920"
Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920
Name: Elijah Clore
Date: 28 Mar 1920
Location: Montgomery County
Age: 92 yr
Gender: Male
Race: White
Source Location: City Health Office, Crawfordsville
Source Notes: The source of this record is the book H-36 on page 109within the series produced by the Indiana Works ProgressAdministration.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT,USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data: VariousIndiana county death records indexed by the Indiana Works ProjectsAdministration. Indiana: circa 1938-1941.
05 October 1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Elijah Clore
Age: 22
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828
Birth Place: Kentucky
Gender: Male
Home in 1850(City,County,State): Brown, Montgomery, Indiana
Elijah Clore 22, M, Farmer, 800, KY
June (Jane) 22 F, IN
Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Brown, Montgomery, Indiana;Roll: M432_161; Page: 551; Image: 665; dwelling 1071/1101.
Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line].
07 August 1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Sarah E Clore
Age in 1860: 6
Birth Year: abt 1854
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1860: Jackson, Fountain, Indiana
Gender: Female
Post Office: Wallace
Household Members: Name Age
Elijah Clore 32 Farmer, 6000/2825, KY
Jane Clore 31 F, IN
Martha Ann Clore 10 F, IN
Mary Jane Clore 8 F, IN
Sarah E Clore 6 F, IN
Lucinda Clore 3 F, IN
Albert Clore 1 M, IN
Orlanzo Kelly 15 M, Serving, OH
Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Jackson, Fountain, Indiana;Roll: M653_258; Page: 857; Image: 336; page 125/857; dwelling 894/845.
Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line].
1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Elijah Clore
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828
Age in 1870: 42
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1870: Jackson, Fountain, Indiana
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Wallace
Elijah Clore 42, M, W, Farmer, 30600/8855, KY
Jane 41, F, W, Keeping House, IN
Martha A. 20, F, W, IN
Mary J. 18, F, W, IN
Sarah E. 16, F, W, IN
Lucinda 13, F, W, IN
John 11, M, W, IN
Joseph 4, M, W, IN
Denire William 12, M, W, at home, IN
Sarah Deckinson 60, F, W, at home, KY
Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Jackson, Fountain, Indiana;Roll: M593_314; Page: 60; Image: 121, page 24; dwelling 170/166.
Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line].
1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Elijah Clere (Clore)
Home in 1880: Jackson, Fountain, Indiana
Age: 52
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Spouse's Name: Jane
Father's birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Name: Sarah
Mother's birthplace: Kentucky
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
Elijah Clere (Clore) 52
Jane Clere 51
Joel J. Clere 15
Jesse Clere 8
Lerory Clere 5
Sarah Clere 67
Lizzie Deer 50
John Guffy 47
Winfield Green 25
Harriet Deer 14
Margaret Deer 13
Thomas Ham 18
Emelee J. Lenard 11
Mary E. Lenard 8
Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Jackson, Fountain, Indiana;Roll: T9_278; Family History Film: 1254278; Page: 218.1000;Enumeration District: 86; Image: 0096.
Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880United States Federal Census [database on-line].
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Elijah Clore
Home in 1900: Union, Montgomery, Indiana
Age: 72
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's Name: Jane
Race: White
Household Members: Name Age
Elijah Clore 72
Jane Clore 71
Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Union, Montgomery, Indiana;Roll: T623 394; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 116.
Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line].
19 April 1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Elijah Clore
Age in 1910: 82
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relation to Head of House: Nephew
Father's Birth Place: Virginia
Mother's Birth Place: Kentucky
Home in 1910: Crawfordsville Ward 4, Montgomery, Indiana
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
Elijah Clore 82 M, W, KY, Va, KY, 2nd marr., Head of House, married2 yrs, own income, english, retired farmer, reads/writes
Aliza Clore 56 F, W, IN, wife, 2nd marr., married 2 yrs, 5 child/3living, english, no occupation listed
Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Crawfordsville Ward 4,Montgomery, Indiana; Roll: T624_372; Page: 4A; Enumeration District:174; Image: 269; super. 9; enum. 174; sheet 4A/3851; dwelling400/82/92.
Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line].
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