2nd Great Grandmother Harriet (Ogden) Clark passed Dec. 19, 1912 while visiting my grandmother, Viola Lillian Wilson, in Hartford, Connecticut. Harriet had been living with her daughter, Lillian (Clark) Hewitt, in Middletown, Orange County, New York after her husband Jeremiah B. Clark died in 1908.
Grace
Lee (Clark) Wilson was Harriet’s youngest child as well as Viola and Ella’s mother.
Grace died in 1904 leaving behind two small daughters. Aunt Lillie reared Ella
and Grandmother Harriet took care of Viola since their father, Jerome W.
Wilson, wasn’t in a position to care for them. Viola contracted polio which was
a very serious disease in those days. Many children were disfigured or
paralyzed after having polio. By this time Jerome had married again to Belle Cosgrove.
Jerome and Belle were afraid it would too difficult for Harriet to nurse her so
they took Viola home with them to Hartford. My mother told me Grandmother
Harriet adored Viola. It must have been hard for her when Jerome and Belle left
with Viola. Polio left its mark on my grandmother. She walked with a slight
limp and one leg was slightly thinner than the other.
From left to
right
Viola and Ella
Wilson on the sidewalk
Grandmother
Harriet (Ogden) Clark and Aunt Lillie near steps
Aunt Lillie Hewitt is wearing dust
cap at her home
24 Grand Avenue,
Middletown, NY
May 15, 1911
Certainly
the only reason Harriet was in Connecticut would be to visit my grandmother. Grandmother
Harriet’s death certificate states she died in Jerome and Belle’s home at 112
Oak Street. It’s good to know Great Grandfather Jerome and Belle welcomed his 1st
wife’s mother in their home. Harriet suffered from heart disease and this was
the primary cause of her death with angina pectoris a secondary cause.
Harriet Ogden
Clark’s death certificate
Issued Hartford,
Connecticut
Front and Back
NOTE: Harriet (Ogden) Clark wasn’t born in Westtown
as stated on death certificate. Her residence was Middletown, New
York—not Middletown, Connecticut.
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