This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: netscaper113 Surnames: Clarke Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.franklin/6753.1.2.1.1.1.2.1.4.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Those articles clear up some stuff... Almon didn't officially change his name, although at the time of his death, he was better known by his pen name of Rufus. Apparantly his widow's name was Ellen, but the transcript I have of the burials at her cemetery lists it as Nellie. His first wife, Elizabeth Perry, was also called "Nellie".. And Almon inherited his father's literary abilities. But I have noticed on Google seearches that it is very difficult to get copies of either Almon Jr's "Old Timers Column" from Tupper Lake or Almon Sr's "Meditations" column from Palm Beach, FL. The obituary I found on Marietta Whitney Clarke indicates she was a writer, too (even winning a penmanship award in the NY State Fair before she married Almon Sr). Almon and Harvey seem to be popular names for the descendants of Abraham Clarke. Harvey was the first name of Almon Jr's youngest brother (who according to the NNYLN was a Reverend, but according to census and other records I have on him was more of a teacher and administrator). Harvey was also the middle name of Almon Jr's eldest son, although he may have gone by just that name when he lived in Rochester. The name Almon not only appears in the aforementioned Clarkes, but also in Almon Sr's uncle (Almon Clarke of upstate NY and Andover, MA) and my own great-great grandfather, whose middle name was originally Almon (Edgar Almon Clarke 1850-1929). T.D. Clarke New York, NY Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.