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William Thomas McClard                 1844-1922
William was born on 25 May 1844, in Christian County, Kentucky. On 2 May 1864, he enlisted in the Iowa 47th Infantry, and served in Company B. He married Elizabeth Horn Richardson. They traveled to California about 1881 and farmed in Butte County.
Elizabeth Horn Richardson                 1842-1926
Elizabeth was born on 14 March 1842, the daughter of Thomas Bruce Richardson and Elizabeth Chamberlain, in Clay County, Indiana.
I have identified the following children:
  Charles Henry
Mary Belle		 Twins Born 26 Oct 1868   Appanoose County, Iowa Married Mary Adelle Goodrich
Married Alfred Proctor Bruce
Franklin Pierce Born 2 Mar 1870   Appanoose County, Iowa Died 7 Nov 1872
William Bruce
Nellie E.		 Twins Born 2 Jul 1878   Appanoose County, Iowa Married Gertie Campbell Henderson
Married Clyde Woodward

Birth of Parents
William Thomas McClard b: 25 May 1844           Christian County, Kentucky

Elizabeth Horn Richardson b: 14 Mar 1842           Clay County,Indiana
daughter of Thomas Bruce Richardson and Elizabeth Chamberlain

Marriage
25 Feb 1868
William Thomas McClard
Elizabeth Horn Richardson		   Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa

Children
Charles Henry McClard b: 26 Oct 1868           Appanoose County, Iowa
twin son of William T. McClard and Elizabeth Richardson
Mary Belle McClard b: 26 Oct 1868           Appanoose County, Iowa
twin daughter of William T. McClard and Elizabeth Richardson
Franklin Pierce McClard b: 2 Mar 1870           Appanoose County, Iowa
son of William T. McClard and Elizabeth Richardson

1870 Census 1 Jun 1870
 Center Township, Appanoose County, Iowa
Post Office: Centerville Value of Estate Birthplace
RealPersonalMon.
William T. McClard
Elizabeth
Charles H.
Mary B.
Frank 		Age 25
Age 27
Age 1
Age 1
Age 2/12 		Lime Kiln Worker
Keeping House 		350 325 Kentucky
Indiana
Iowa
Iowa
Iowa



Mar		 25 May 1844
14 Mar 1842
26 Oct 1868
26 Oct 1868
2 Mar 1870

William Bruce McClard b: 2 Jul 1878           Appanoose County, Iowa
twin son of William T. McClard and Elizabeth Richardson
Nellie E. McClard b: 2 Jul 1878           Appanoose County, Iowa
twin daughter of William T. McClard and Elizabeth Richardson

1880 Census 1 Jun 1880
 Center Township, Appanoose County, Iowa
   
Occupation		 Birthplace
Self Father Mother
Thomas McClard
Elizabeth
Charles H.
Mary B.
William
Nellie 		Age 36
Age 38
Age 11
Age 11
Age 2
Age 2 		Coal Contractor
Keeping House
At Home
At Home 		Kentucky
Indiana
Iowa
Iowa
Iowa
Iowa 		Tennessee
Virginia
Kentucky
Kentucky
Kentucky
Kentucky 		Tennessee
Indiana
Indiana
Indiana
Indiana
Indiana 		25 May 1844
14 Mar 1842
26 Oct 1868
26 Oct 1868
2 Jul 1878
2 Jul 1878

1910 Census 15 April 1910
 Chico Vecino, Butte County, California
District 2, Image 5 of 85 Years
Married		 Children/
Living		 Birthplace
Person		 Birthplace
Father		 Birthplace
Mother
William T. McClard
Elizabeth (Wife) 		Age 64
Age 67 		Retired 42
42
5/4 		Kentucky
Indiana 		Tennessee
Virginia 		Tennessee
Indiana 		25 May 1844
14 Mar 1842

1920 Census 1 Jan 1920
 Chico, Butte County, California, U.S.A.
District 5 Page 1A Birthplace
Person		 Birthplace
Father		 Birthplace
Mother
William T. McClard
Elizabeth (Wife) 		Age 74
Age 77 		unreadable
None 		unreadable
unreadable 		unreadable
unreadable 		unreadable
unreadable 		25 May 1844
14 Mar 1842

Death
William Thomas McClard Died 2 Mar 1922 Chico, Butte County, California,
Buried Old Pioneer Cemetery, Chico, Butte County, California

Elizabeth (Richardson) McClard Died 19 Oct 1926 Chico, Butte County, California,
Buried Old Pioneer Cemetery, Chico, Butte County, California



SPECIAL THANKS  to James Robert Peters, of St. Louis, Missouri, a descendant of Phyllis Ann (McClard) Grammer (1867-1911) for many of the details provided above.