Dear Linda, Thank you for your very interesting message. I've been looking for this family in the 1880 census but could never find it? They were living there in Plattin in the 1870 fed census. Do you happen to have the page and film number where you located the family? Yes, the 'Ellen' mentioned is actually 'Helen M. Whitney'. The name was confirmed on a property document in which their mother sold property in Hematite. I wasn't aware that she was a teacher in Plattin. Her sister was a teacher in St. Louis at the school where their father was Principal. It's always possible that Helen continued to teach in St. Louis after she married Stillman Clark in St. Louis in 1881. Shortly after the 1880 census the family moved to Wellston where the family lived for many years into the new century. The matriarch Charlotte Whitney at that location in 1900 but the children continued to live in the home on Bertha St. I'd love to find Helen and Stillman Clark on the 1900, 1910 or 1920 census if possible. Thanks so much for your kindness. Happy New Year [Jerry Forman] Jerry Forman MOJEFFER-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > MOJEFFER-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 371 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [MOJEFFER] Re: MOJEFFER-D Digest V [Lwhansel@aol.com] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from MOJEFFER-D, send a message to > MOJEFFER-D-request@rootsweb.com > that contains in the body of the message the command > unsubscribe > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [MOJEFFER] Re: MOJEFFER-D Digest V00 #355 > Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 15:06:38 EST > From: Lwhansel@aol.com > To: MOJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com > > In a message dated 12/14/00 7:04:51 AM Pacific Standard Time, > MOJEFFER-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > << Looking for information on STILLMAN CLARK who married Helen M WHITNEY of > Hematite, Jefferson Co., MO. They were married in St. Louis 1881 and > supposedly > died in Festus, Jefferson Co. Any information greatly appreciated. > > Jerry Forman > Berkeley, CA > >> > Hello Jerry, > Was just going through my census books and cannot find anything on the > Whtineys that come close to your needs, except for one listing of Ellen > Whitney, (not Helen) in the 1880 census. She was a teacher in Plattin > township and lived with Charlotte Whitney who was widowed. There were two > others living there also. Her brother Charles, a candy maker, and her sister > Harriet, who was listed at home. > I have searched all my JC reference books and cannot find a Stillman Clark > anywhere, and not exact reference to Helen. If you know of any of their > siblings that lived here I may be able to help or their parents names? Sorry > I couldn't be of more help. Happy New Year. Linda