Part 3 of 4 ------------------- ISAAC COVERSTONE AND SECOND WIFE MARY ELIZABETH "POLLY" CLEM MARY ELIZABETH "POLLY" CLEM Born: 1819, Shenandoah County, Virginia, d/o Jacob Clem & Barbara Murdock Married:18 March 1851, Shenandoah County, Virginia to Isaac Coverstone Died: 26 May 1890, Shenandoah County, Virginia Aged 71 years 0 months 2 days Burial: Coverstone Cemetery, Dilbeck, Shenandoah County, Virginia ---------------------------------------- 1850 Federal Census: Virginia Could not find Isaac Coverstone and his family anywhere --------------------- 15 March 1851 in Shenandoah County, Virginia widower Isaac Coverstone posted a bond to marry Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Clem. Shenandoah County Virginia Marriages Isaac Coverstone and Polly Clem Married: 18 March 1851 Affidavit of Jeremiah Clem --------------------- 1860 Federal Census: Virginia Powells Fort, Shenandoah County Enumerated 10 July 1860 Page 69/749 Lines 7-12, HH 464/464 Isaac Coverstone Male/White/Farmer/51/$1200-$2892/VA Mary Coverstone Female/White/41/VA Isabella Coverstone Female/White/Spinster/17/AttendedSchool/VA {Daughter of Elizabeth Bushong Sarah Coverstone Female/White/14/VA {Daughter of Elizabeth Bushong} Elizabeth Coverstone Female/White/6/VA Madison Coverstone Male/White/4/VA -------------------- Then Isaac Coverstone died 1 May 1869, leaving second wife Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Clem a widow. --------------------- 1870 Federal Census: Virginia Johnston Township, Shenandoah County Enumerated 26 August 1870 Page Lines 9-13, HH 154/137 Mary Coverstone 50/Female/White/KeepsHouse/$1100-$300/VA Isabel Coverstone 27/Female/White/VA {Step-daughter} Elizabeth Coverstone 16/Female/White/AttendedSchool/VA Madison Coverstone 15/Male/White/DoesFarmWork/AttendedSchool/VA Jane Coverstone 8/Female/White/VA --------------------- Shenandoah County Virginia Chancery Case #1875-040 Mary Coverstone, widow of Isaac Coverstone et al VS Madison Coverstone et al At a Circuit Court continued and held for the county of Shenandoah on Wednesday 14 April 1875. Upon motion of Mary Coverstone, widow of Isaac Coverstone deceased, George Habron and Isabel his wife, Daniel Clem and Elizabeth his wife against Madison Coverstone and Jane Coverstone minors for an assignment of Dower out of the land of which Isaac Coverstone died seized and possessed and Division of the residue among said parties as his heirs. George W. Miley is appointed Guardian ad litem for the infant defendants and now files his answer as such, and the Court thereupon and for reasons to it appearing, appoints William Tissinger, Andrew Coverstone, Adam Ridenour and David Boyers Commissioners to make such assignment of Dower and Division of real estate and report in relation thereto, to the next term of this Court. A Copy. Teste George W. Miley CCSC Division of land of Isaac Coverstone Lot S - 49 acres assigned as Dower to Mary Coverstone, widow Lot # 1 - 20 acres and Lot #2 - 29 acres assigned to Jane Coverstone Lot #3 - 43 acres assigned to Madison Coverstone Lot #4 - 87 acres assigned to Elizabeth Coverstone and husband Daniel Clem some of which was land sold to them by Isabel Coverstone and husband George Habron. --------------------- 1880 Federal Census: Virginia Johnston Township, ED 85, Shenandoah County Enumerated 25 June 1880 Page 418B Lines 42-47, HH 406/423 M. Coverstone White/Male/24/MarriedWithinYear/Farmer/VA/VA/VA {Madison} Ida Coverstone White/Female/18/Wife/KeepingHouse/VA/VA/VA MARY COVERSTONE White/Female/60/Mother/Widowed/AtHome/VA/VA/VA Jane Coverstone White/Female/18/Sister/Single/AtHome/VA/VA/VA Alberta Coverstone White/Female/4/Niece/VA/VA/VA John P. Coverstone White/Male/52/Cousin/Single/Laborer/VA/VA/VA Mary Elizabeth "Polly" (Clem) Coverstone died 27 May 1890 in Shenandoah County, Virginia --------------------- CHILDREN OF ISAAC COVERSTONE AND SECOND WIFE MARY ELIZABETH "POLLY" CLEM 1. ANDREW COVERSTONE Born: 27 November 1851, Shenandoah County, Virginia Died: 7 July 1854, Shenandoah County, Virginia Aged 2 years 7 months 10 days Burial: Clem Cemetery #1, St. David's Church, Shenandoah County, VA --------------------- 2. ELIZABETH COVERSTONE Born: 25 December 1854, Shenandoah County, Virginia Married: 24 February 1872, Shenandoah Co. VA, to Daniel Peter Clem Died: 12 October 1920, Shenandoah County, Virginia Burial: Clem Cemetery, Seven Fountains, Shenandoah County, Virginia DANIEL PETER CLEM Born: 2 May 1845, Shenandoah County, Virginia Died: 10 April 1922, Shenandoah County, Virginia Burial: Clem Cemetery, Seven Fountains, Shenandoah County, Virginia 1880 Federal Census: Virginia Johnston Mag. District, ED 85, Shenandoah County Enumerated 25 June 1880 Page 419B & C Lines 48-50 & 1-2, HH 407/424 Next Door is her mother Mary and brother Madison Coverstone Daniel Clem White/Male/32/Married/Farmer/VA/VA/VA Elizabeth Clem White/Female/26/Wife/KeepingHouse/VA/VA/VA Allen M. Clem White/Male/6/Son/VA/VA/VA Sarah C. Clem White/Female/4/Dau/VA/VA/VA Sydney Clem White/Male/1/Son/VA/VA/VA ----- 1900 Federal Census: Virginia Johnston Mag. District, ED 75, Shenandoah County Enumerated 2 June 1900 Page 185B, Sheet 1 Lines 74-81, HH 15/15 Daniel P. Clem Head/W/M/May1846/54/Md27yrs/Farmer/VA/VA/VA Elizabeth Clem Wife/W/F/Dec1851/48/8children7living/VA/VA/VA Mayberry Clem Son/W/M/Dec1873/26/Single/FarmLaborer/VA/VA/VA Sydney Clem Son/W/M/Dec1878/21/Single/FarmLaborer/VA/VA/VA Anna Clem Dau/W/F/Dec1881/18/Single/AttendedSchool/VA/VA/VA Sylvania Clem Dau/W/F/Nov1885/14/AttendedSchool/VA/VA/VA Munroe Clem Son/W/M/Nov1888/11/AttendedSchool/VA/VA/VA Buddie Clem Son/W/M/Aug1892/7/AttendedSchool/VA/VA/VA ----- 1910 Federal Census: Virginia Johnston Mag. District, ED 90, Shenandoah County Enumerated 6 May 1910 Page 115B & 116A, Sheets 15 & 16 Lines 96-100 & 1, HH 216/228 Back Road Daniel P. Clem Head/M/W/61/Md36yrs/GeneralFarmer/OwnsFree/VA/VA/VA Elizabeth Clem Wife/F/W/56/7children7living/VA/VA/VA Allen M. Clem Son/M/W/35/Single/HomeFarmLaborer/VA/VA/VA Albert S. Clem Son/M/W/13/Single/HomeFarmLaborer/VA/VA/VA Roy M. Clem Son/M/W/20/Single/HomeFarmLaborer/VA/VA/VA {Munroe} William M. C. K. Clem Son/M/W/17/AttendedSchool/HomeFarmLaborer/VA/VA/VA ----- 1920 Federal Census: Virginia Johnston Mag. District, ED 112, Shenandoah County Enumerated 8 January 1920 Page 173A, Sheet 2 Lines 3-6, HH FM/20/20 Daniel P. Clem Head/OwnsFree/M/W/74/Md/GeneralFarmer/VA/VA/VA Elizabeth Clem Wife/Female/White/66/VA/VA/VA Mayberry A. Clem Son/Male/White/46/Single/HomeFarmLaoborer/VA/VA/VA Sidney A. Clem Son/Male/White/41/Single/HomeFarmLaborer/VA/VA/VA -------------------- TO BE CONTINUED: Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong