Modena A. Clark1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 14472, (1841 - 1908)
FatherJames G. Clark4,5,6 (abt 1800 - bef 1878)
MotherMary Willard Cobb4,5,6 (6 Jul 1807 - Dec 1878)

Key Events:

Birth: Jan 1841, Kentucky7,8,9
Marriage: 30 Apr 1861, Lyon Co., Kentucky, William Tillman White (1836 - Apr 1880)10,11
Death: 23 Nov 1908, Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana12
Burial: 25 Nov 1908, Trenton, Kentucky6
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

      Modena A. Clark was born in Jan 1841 in Kentucky.7,8,9
     She appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Caldwell Co., Kentucky, in the household of her parents, James G. Clark and Mary Willard Cobb.13
     She appeared with her parents on the 1860 Federal Census of Dycusburg, Crittenden Co., Kentucky, in the household of Gideon Dyer Cobb Jr., her mother's brother.14,15
     Modena married William Tillman White, son of Henry P. White and Martha B. Bradley, on 30 Apr 1861 in Lyon Co., Kentucky.10,11
     Modena and William appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Elkton, Todd Co., Kentucky, enumerated 19 Jul 1870, reporting real estate valued at $1,000 and personal estate of $2,000. Their children William, Martha and Henry were listed as living with them.16
     Her husband died in Apr 1880 in Todd Co., Kentucky.17,18
     Modena appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Trenton, Todd Co., Kentucky, enumerated 7 Jun 1880. Her children William, Martha, Henry and James were listed as living with her, as was her niece, Belle Shannon.19 She was is listed in the 1880 census as operating a farm, with the aid of her sons William and Henry, after the death of her husband.19
     Modena moved to Evansville, Indiana, with her daughter Martha and her husband, James Young Cabaniss by 1893, when they were living at 2 Madison Ave.20 The following year they moved to 115 Jefferson Ave.21 About 1896 they moved to 1104 Upper 6th St.22 Modena appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana, in the household of her daughter Martha and her husband.23 About 1903 they moved to 414 Chandler Ave.24
     Modena died on 23 Nov 1908 in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana, at age 67.12 She was buried on 25 Nov 1908 in Trenton, Kentucky.6

Children:
     Children with William Tillman White

No record of their son William has been found after he appeared with his mother in the 1880 census.

Citations

  1. [S1824] James Clark household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows name as Modena Clark.
  2. [S1697] Gideon D. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Crittenden Co., Kentucky, shows name as Modena Clark.
  3. [S893] "Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900," Ancestry.com, record for Modena A. Clark, citing FHL films #0321364, #1760251-1760252, #1760255-1760256, and #1760263.
  4. [S1824] James Clark household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows them in same household, apparently as parent and child.
  5. [S1697] Gideon D. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Crittenden Co., Kentucky, shows them living together as if parent and child.
  6. [S8431] Modena White, Certificate of Death.
  7. [S8431] Modena White, Certificate of Death, shows month and year, as Jan 1840, and state.
  8. [S961] James Cabaniss household, 1900 U.S. Census, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana, shows month and year, as Jan 1843 age 57, and state. But given that the 1850 census shows her at age 10, and 1860 shows age 19, it seems more likely she was born in 1841.
  9. [S1800] James Clark household, 1840 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows no female under age 5, so apparently Modena was born after 1 Jun 1840.
  10. [S893] "Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900," Ancestry.com, record for Modena A. Clark, citing FHL films #0321364, #1760251-1760252, #1760255-1760256, and #1760263, shows date and county.
  11. [S960] William T. White household, 1870 U.S. Census, Todd Co., Kentucky, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  12. [S8431] Modena White, Certificate of Death, shows date, city, county, and state.
  13. [S1824] James Clark household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  14. [S1697] Gideon D. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Crittenden Co., Kentucky.
  15. [S841] Gideon D. Cobb, owner, 1860 U.S. Census, Crittenden Co., Kentucky, slave schedule.
  16. [S960] William T. White household, 1870 U.S. Census, Todd Co., Kentucky.
  17. [S8435] William T. White entry, 1880 U.S. Census, mortality schedule, Todd Co., Kentucky.
  18. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 108709279, William Tillman White, shows month, as Feb, and year and includes tombstone photo showing year.
  19. [S1894] Modena A. White household, 1880 U.S. Census, Todd Co., Kentucky.
  20. [S8310] Bennett & Co.'s Evansville City Directory, 1893, pg 139, 621.
  21. [S8310] Bennett & Co.'s Evansville City Directory, 1894, pg 143, 629.
  22. [S8310] Bennett & Co.'s Evansville City Directory, 1896, pg 149, 669.
  23. [S961] James Cabaniss household, 1900 U.S. Census, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana.
  24. [S8310] Bennett & Co.'s Evansville City Directory, 1903, pg 150.
  25. [S960] William T. White household, 1870 U.S. Census, Todd Co., Kentucky, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  26. [S961] James Cabaniss household, 1900 U.S. Census, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana, shows Modena as his mother-in-law, and Mattie as his wife.