Ella Mae Clifton
1892 - 1982 (90 years)
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Name Ella Mae Clifton Born 25 Mar 1892 Homer, Champaign County, Illinois 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Female Occupation teacher Died 11 Sep 1982 Spencer, Clay County, Iowa [1, 2, 3] Buried Riverside Cemetery, Spencer, Clay County, Iowa [2, 3] Person ID I243 Hedges Last Modified 23 May 2024
Father George Andrew Clifton, b. 29 Feb 1864, DeWitt County, Illinois , d. 4 Feb 1942, Spencer, Clay County, Iowa (Age 77 years) Mother Evaline Matilda Hedges, b. 1 Mar 1867, Rowan County, Kentucky , d. 14 Sep 1933, Royal, Clay County, Iowa (Age 66 years) Married 28 Jul 1886 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois [1, 4, 5] Family ID F149 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Ernest Bernhart Anderson, b. 6 Aug 1894, Royal, Clay County, Iowa , d. 23 May 1972 (Age 77 years) Married 27 Apr 1918 Estherville, Iowa [1] Divorced Bef 1938 [1] Children 1. Jack Leroy Anderson, b. 6 Aug 1929, Freedom Township, Palo Alto County, Iowa , d. 16 Mar 1988, Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa (Age 58 years)Last Modified 1 Nov 2021 Family ID F152 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Samuel Berlin Hammer, b. 6 May 1889, McDowell, Virginia , d. 15 Jul 1940, Spencer, Clay County, Iowa (Age 51 years) Married 8 Aug 1938 Jackson, Minnesota [1] Last Modified 18 Feb 2018 Family ID F153 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 3 Fred C. Beck, b. 1881, d. 1961 (Age 80 years) Married 1967 Iowa [6] Last Modified 23 May 2024 Family ID F154 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 25 Mar 1892 - Homer, Champaign County, Illinois 
Married - 27 Apr 1918 - Estherville, Iowa 
Married - 8 Aug 1938 - Jackson, Minnesota 
Married - 1967 - Iowa 
Died - 11 Sep 1982 - Spencer, Clay County, Iowa 
Buried - - Riverside Cemetery, Spencer, Clay County, Iowa = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Evaline Matilda Hedges and George Andrew Clifton family
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71823407/evaline-matilda-cliftonClifton, Ella
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Notes - MHR note: Lottie said that Ella was a member of the Christian Church and the Eastern Star. She was a teacher for 34 years.
Ella and Ernest had one son.
[1] - Iowa licenses to Wed
New Hampton [list includes ... ]
Fred C. Beck, 76, and Ella M. Hammer, 75, Spencer.
Des Moines Tribune, Des Moines, Iowa. Tuesday, 15 August 1967, page 14.
[6] - Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Beck of Spencer will be held today, Tuesday, September 14, at 2:30 p.m. from the Warner Funeral Home.. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Spencer
Mrs. Beck died Saturday, September 11, 1982 at the Spencer Municipal Hospital. She was 90.
Ella Mae Clifton was born March 22, 1892 near Homer, Illinois, the fourth child of George Andrew and Evaline (Hedges) Clifton. In 1895 the Clifton family moved to Clay County and settled near Everly, later moving to Moneta where they had purchased a farm. Ell graduated from Everly High School and began teaching at age 17. She was married to Ernest Anderson in 1918. A school teacher for many years, Ella also worked capably at many jobs, among them were an oil station attendant, tombstone salesman, life insurance salesman and after the death of her second husband, Berl Hammer, she started a dress shop in Spencer. She later moved to Emmetsburg, building a larger bridal and dress selection in her shop. Ella sold the business in 1957 to return to college and renew her teaching certificate. She taught in Hartley for several years and then taught the special education classes in Spencer until she was married to Fred Beck on August 10, 1966. Ella taught school for a total of 39 years.
Mrs. Beck is survived by her husband, Fred a resident of Long House in Spencer; a son Jack LeRoy Anderson of Mason City; six grandsons; two great grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Lloyd (Lottie) LaDow of Emmetsburg.
The Reporter, Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, Iowa, Tuesday, September 14, 1982.
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- MHR note: Lottie said that Ella was a member of the Christian Church and the Eastern Star. She was a teacher for 34 years.
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