Notes for Cassius M. Clay Elliott

Notes for Cassius M. Clay Elliott

!US Census 1900 (7 June) Colorado, La Plata Co., Durango, Roll T623_125, SD 2 ED 54, Sheet 8A, Page 237A, House No. 158 Second Avenue, Lines 24-31: Cassius Elliott (b. Jul 1862 - 37 - in KS - Occ: Owner of Stage LIne - Fa: ?? and Mo: ??) married 12 years to Lutride (b. Jun 1866 - 33 - in NY - Fa: NY and Mo: NY) having 7 children born and 6 still liviing. Children listed are: Francis (son b. Apr 1888 - 11 - in KS); Lena (dau b. March 1889 - 10 - in KS); Preston (son b. Jan 1892 - 8 - in KS); Saretta (dau b. Nov 1895 - 4 - in KS); John (son b. Dec 1897 - 2 - in CO); and Faith (dau b. Sept 1899 - 8/12 - in CO)

!US Census 1910 (16 April) Colorado, Boulder Co., 4th Ward Boulder, Series T624_113 Part 2, SD 1 ED 46, Sheet 2A, Page 181A, House No. 1705 Marine Street, Lines 32-42: Cassius M. Elliott (b. 1862 - 48 - in IL - Occ: Mail Contractor - Fa: IN and Mo: IL) married 25 years to Lutrede I. (b. 1866 - 44 - in NY - Fa: NY and Mo: NY) having 12 children born and 9 still living. Children listed are: Frances L. (dau b. 1889 - 21 - in KS); Lena E. (dau b. 1890 - 20 - in KS); Preston G. (son b. 1892 - 18 - in KS); Saretta L. (dau b. 1896 - 14 - in KS); John P. (son b. 1898 - 12 - in CO); Faith T. (dau b. 1900 - 10 - in CO); Henry L. (son b. 1902 - 8 - in NM); Eddy W. (son b. 1905 - 5 - in CO); and Grace W. (dau b. 1907 - 3 - in NM)

!Kentucky Education Television has information on the life of Cassius Marcellus Clay. It is found at: http://www.ket.org/trips/whitehall/clay_1.htm - Cassius M. Clay Elliott was probably named after the famous emacipationist "Cassius Marcellus Clay" who was born on October 19, 1810 and died July 22, 1903. The article on Clay says that he was "controversial from the beginning, and controversial still, he was an emancipationist who lived in the slave-holding South among slave holders. He became very vocal in speeches for the emancipation of slaves, making many enemies in the process." One of his quotes is used at the top of the web site - "Slavery is morally, economically, physically, intellectually, socially, religiously, politically -- evil in its inception, in its duration, and in its catastrophe."