Kay, I checked the 1887 and 1891 Kansas City, MO city directory and there were to CLERCs listed. I also checked the marriage index for Jackson County. The index covers the period from 1827 through 1937. There were no CLERCs listed. John Kansas City, MO ----- Original Message ----- From: <MehdiFakhar@aol.com> To: <MOJACKSO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 10:21 PM Subject: [MOJACKSO] City/County directory: Pierre Louis Charles CLERC 1887-1892 (or Le'Clerc?) > Does anyone happen know if a city/county directory exists, or if any other > type of publications were available during 1887-1892 such as a farm gazette or > business index? Would someone be able to check those types of records for the > surname CLERC for me? 'Yeahs' and 'neahs' are both important to me. > > In addition, I'm looking for a CLERC marriage and divorce/or wife's death > notice during this same time period. And his Declaration of Intention or > Naturalization Application. (Citizenship was filed/granted in Jefferson County Sept > 1892) > These type of fees were often published in the local newspaper under the > Court column. > > Pierre Louis Charles CLERC's 1925 Jefferson County, MO obituary reads that he > was a well educated Frenchman; immigrated from France; was from an > affluential family; and lived in Kansas prior to moving to Jefferson County, MO. > > Unfortunately it does not explain where he lived in Kansas and 1887-1892 is a > poor time frame to try to find a needle in a haystack... 'Kansas' could mean > Kansas City, MO and it's neighboring areas or instead, a city in the state of > Kansas. > > He has not turned up in any indexed listing of the 1885 State Kansas Census > records (tho I don't anticipate finding him earlier than 1887). Numerous > census records list his immigration year as 1887, and that time period is in > agreement with the citizenship papers. > > Per the History of Jefferson County, MO, by Litton, it states that Pierre > CLERC made and sold an 'excellent stove polish' out of his home. This 'means' of > making a living was something he did in the 1890's (based on his residence at > that time vs. his later residence listed in the land/tax records for > Hillsboro Poultry Farms). > > **************************************************** > I'm hoping local documentation might be found mentioning an earlier > involvement in making/selling this stove polish prior to moving to Jefferson County, > MO. > ***************************************************** > > Other info: > > Per the 1900 - 1926 Jeffco county newspapers on microfilm, there were 6 CLERC > products that he manufactured/sold at his 'factory' (called Hillsboro Poultry > Farms): > Clerc's Specific > Clerc's Clerc's Chicken-Lice Killer > Clerc's Egg Producer > Clerc's Chicken Food > Clerc's Condition Powders > Clerc's Disinfectant Insect Powder > > ***************************************************** > Citizenship/Naturalization/Declaration of Intent: > ***************************************************** > His citizenship record was applied for (exact date unknown, but at least 2 > years prior to...) and granted Sept 18, 1892, in Jefferson County, MO. Julius > DuFOUR and Eugene HEYLIGERS (Heilgers?) were witnesses. Julius Dufour, born > 1844, is listed in various county census records: 1860 (STE GENEVIEVE, MO), 1870 > (Randolph County, IL), (1880/1900 - ?) and 1910-20 (STE GENEVIEVE, MO); and a > Eugene HEILGER is listed under property transfers in Jefferson County, MO > (1910, I believe). > > I've been unable to find the naturalization record or declaration of intent > for Pierre CLERC, which would help provide answers as to CLERC's birthtown or > anyone he may have immigrated with. > His 'German' brother-in-law, Albert Joseph UMHOEFER's, Declaration of > Intention was recorded in St. Louis, MO, but CLERC's isn't there. > > ****************************************************** > Marriage/Wife's Death Notice or Divorce Notice : > ****************************************************** > It seems that Pierre CLERC was married prior to his Jefferson County marriage > in 1892; whether that first marriage ended in death or divorce, I'm not > sure. There could be a death notice for his first wife during this time period or > a divorce notice in the locally published court records (1887-1892). > > (His second marriage (mid-1892) to Anna UMHOEFER ended in a divorce (denied > in Jeffco, but later a change of venue was granted to St. Genevieve, MO). A > week after the divorce was granted (1920) in St. Genevieve, he remarried in > Jefferson County.) > > I've been searching for these missing CLERC records for 7 years -and > counting! > Any help will be greatly appreciated. I have several books for Jefferson > County and will be happy to reciprocate the kindness with any lookups in that > area. > > Since I'm not a regular subscriber to this board, please email me directly > at: > > MehdiFakhar@aol.com > > Thank You for helping! > -Kay Clerc-Fakhar, FL >