Lydia Electa Corey (F)
b. 13 November 1878, d. August 1952
3 Generation Pedigree

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Corey Family Timeline
Ancestors of Lydia Electa Corey
Descendants of Robert Hopkins
Descendants of John Cory
Descendants of Reverend Mace Richard Clough

Lydia Electa Corey

     Lydia Electa Corey used the name Lyda for most of her life.^1,2,3 She was born on 13 November 1878 at Lynxville, Crawford County, Wisconsin.^4,5,6,7,8,9 She was the daughter of Warner Joseph Corey and Martha Louisa Hopkins. Lyda Corey appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Lynxville, Crawford County, Wisconsin in the household of her parents, Warner and Martha.¹⁰ Lyda Corey appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Plain Center Township, Charles Mix County, South Dakota, in the household of her brother Clarence Howard Corey.¹¹ Lydia Electa Corey married John Casper Clough, son of Wilbur Fiske Clough and Jennie Case, on 9 June 1901 at Wagner, Charles Mix County, South Dakota.^12,13 Lyda and John appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Belvidere Township, Stanley (now Jackson) County, South Dakota, enumerated 19 May 1910. Their children Harry Pascel, Mildred Helen, Casper Percival and Marion Dorothy were listed as living with them, also in the household was a boarder named Frank Seymour.¹⁴ Lyda Clough was named as the nearest relative of John Casper Clough when he registered for the World War I draft on 12 September 1918 at Mitchell, Davison County, South Dakota.¹⁵ Lyda and John appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Mitchell, Davison County, South Dakota, at 1305 W. 4th Ave., enumerated 14 January 1920. Their children Harry Pascel, Mildred Helen, Casper Percival, Marion Dorothy, Raymond Bernard, Richard Mace and Clarence Sylvester were listed as living with them.¹⁶ Lyda and John appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Hayti, Hamlin County, South Dakota, enumerated 15 April 1930. Their children Harry Pascel, Casper Percival, Raymond Bernard, Richard Mace, Clarence Sylvester, Elaine and Doris Anita were listed as living with them.¹⁷ Lydia Electa Corey died in August 1952 at Bruce, Rusk County, Wisconsin, at age 73.¹³ She was buried at Apollonia Cemetery, Bruce, Rusk County, Wisconsin.

Children of Lydia Electa Corey and John Casper Clough

Harry Pascel Clough b. 12 Aug 1902, d. 29 May 1979¹³
Mildred Helen Clough b. 4 Apr 1905, d. Dec 1988¹³
Casper Percival Clough b. 3 Nov 1907, d. 30 Jan 1979¹³
Marion Dorothy Clough b. 25 Aug 1909, d. 2006¹³
Raymond Bernard Clough b. 2 Nov 1911, d. 23 Oct 2004¹³
Richard Mace Clough (living)¹³
Clarence Sylvester Clough b. 29 Sep 1918, d. 6 Sep 1985¹³
Elaine Clough (living)¹³
Doris Anita Clough (living)¹³

Notes and Citations:

1. [S69] Warner J. Cora [sic] household, 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Crawford County, Wisconsin, population schedule, Town of Seneca, Village of Lynxville, enumeration district (ED) 53, enumeration date 21 June 1880, page 21/142, line 11, dwelling 189, family 187 (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2002), Image 21 of 30, http://www.ancestry.com/, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC, micropublication T9_1421), accessed 5 December 2001, , name given as Lyda.
2. [S199] John C. Clough household, 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Davison County, South Dakota, population schedule, Mitchell City, ward 4, enumeration district (ED) 74, enumeration date 14 January 1920, page 12A/249, line 15, dwelling 237, family 282 (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2002), Image 23 of 25, http://www.ancestry.com/, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC, micropublication T625_1716), accessed 19 March 2002, , name is listed as Lyda.
3. [S205] John C. Clough household, 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Stanley County, South Dakota, population schedule, Belvidere Township, enumeration district (ED) 100, enumeration date 19 May 1910, page 13B/1821, line 85, dwelling 342, family 347 (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2002), Image 26 of 47, http://www.ancestry.com/, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC, micropublication T624_1488), accessed 19 August 2002, , name given as Lyda.
4. [S212] Clarence Cory household, 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Charles Mix County, South Dakota, population schedule, Plain Center Township, enumeration district (ED) 73, enumeration date 18 June 1900, page 8/229A, line 36, dwelling 174, family 174 (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2002), Image 15 of 26, http://www.ancestry.com/, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC, micropublication T623_1547), accessed 27 November 2001, , birth date Nov. 1878 in Wisconsin.
5. [S55] David W. Taft, compiler, Crawford County, Wisconsin, Birth Records: Earliest to 1907 (Arlington, Texas: Privately published, 2000), birth date listed as 13 Nov 1878, birth registration vol. 1 number 2548, her name was listed as Lydia Electa, mother Martha Hopkins, father Warner Joseph Corey.
6. [S69] Warner J. Cora [sic] household, 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Crawford County, Wisconsin, population schedule, Town of Seneca, Village of Lynxville, enumeration district (ED) 53, enumeration date 21 June 1880, page 21/142, line 11, dwelling 189, family 187 (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2002), Image 21 of 30, http://www.ancestry.com/, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC, micropublication T9_1421), accessed 5 December 2001, , age listed as 1, birthplace as Wisconsin.
7. [S199] John C. Clough household, 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Davison County, South Dakota, population schedule, Mitchell City, ward 4, enumeration district (ED) 74, enumeration date 14 January 1920, page 12A/249, line 15, dwelling 237, family 282 (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2002), Image 23 of 25, http://www.ancestry.com/, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC, micropublication T625_1716), accessed 19 March 2002, , age listed as 40 and birthplace as Wisconsin.
8. [S106] Declaration for Original Pension of a Widow-Child or Children Under Sixteen years of age Surviving; document from Civil War Pension File of Warner J. Corey; box 37351 certificate 286724; (National Archives and Records Administration: Washington, D.C.), birth date given as Nov. 13, 1878, name given as Lydia Electa. Hereinafter cited as Declaration for Original Pension of a Widow.
9. [S275] Lydia Electa Corey, Registration of Birth no. Vol. 1 No. 2548 (filed 12 Dec 1878), Crawford County Register of Deeds, Crawford County Courthouse, Praire Du Chen, Wisconsin. Microfilm no. 1302856, Family History Library (FHL), Salt Lake City, Utah.
10. [S69] Warner J. Cora [sic] household, 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Crawford County, Wisconsin, population schedule, Town of Seneca, Village of Lynxville, enumeration district (ED) 53, enumeration date 21 June 1880, page 21/142, line 11, dwelling 189, family 187 (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2002), Image 21 of 30, http://www.ancestry.com/, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC, micropublication T9_1421), accessed 5 December 2001, , the enumerator entered the surname as Cora.
11. [S212] Clarence Cory household, 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Charles Mix County, South Dakota, population schedule, Plain Center Township, enumeration district (ED) 73, enumeration date 18 June 1900, page 8/229A, line 36, dwelling 174, family 174 (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2002), Image 15 of 26, http://www.ancestry.com/, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC, micropublication T623_1547), accessed 27 November 2001, .
12. [S189] John C. Clough household, 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Hamlin County, South Dakota, population schedule, Hayti Town, Ward 3, enumeration district (ED) 29-13, enumeration date 15 April 1930, page 7481/3B, line 75, dwelling 69, family 66 (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2002), Image 14 of 16, http://www.ancestry.com/, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC, micropublication T626_2224), accessed 24 July 2002, John's age at first marriage is given as 26 and Lyda's as 22, supporting the 1901 marriage date.
13. [S334] Raymond B. Clough, Clough Genealogy (St. Mary's, West Virginia: published by the author, 1992).
14. [S205] John C. Clough household, 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Stanley County, South Dakota, population schedule, Belvidere Township, enumeration district (ED) 100, enumeration date 19 May 1910, page 13B/1821, line 85, dwelling 342, family 347 (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2002), Image 26 of 47, http://www.ancestry.com/, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC, micropublication T624_1488), accessed 19 August 2002, .
15. [S434] World War I Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918, (database online), Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, original source of data: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration). Registration card of John Casper Clough.
16. [S199] John C. Clough household, 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Davison County, South Dakota, population schedule, Mitchell City, ward 4, enumeration district (ED) 74, enumeration date 14 January 1920, page 12A/249, line 15, dwelling 237, family 282 (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2002), Image 23 of 25, http://www.ancestry.com/, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC, micropublication T625_1716), accessed 19 March 2002, .
17. [S189] John C. Clough household, 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Hamlin County, South Dakota, population schedule, Hayti Town, Ward 3, enumeration district (ED) 29-13, enumeration date 15 April 1930, page 7481/3B, line 75, dwelling 69, family 66 (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2002), Image 14 of 16, http://www.ancestry.com/, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC, micropublication T626_2224), accessed 24 July 2002.