Bio for Clara Cassell (1852-?) Birth: 1852, Florid, Putnam Co. IL Death: After 1908, California Parents: Christian Cassell and Elizabeth Smith Siblings: Anna (Daily), Sarah (Meyers), Kate (Smith), Benjamin, Elmer Marriage:  After 1870 Spouse:  Manuel Shively Clara was born in 1852 in Florid, Illinois, which is a little village 4 miles south of Hennepin in Putnam County. Clara spent her childhood in Florid, Illinois. She was listed in the 1860 and 1870 census for Putnam County, Hennepin Township, Illinois.   Her occupation was listed as a domestic servant. Between 1870 and 1908, Clara married Manuel Shively and they moved to California. In 1908, according to the Putnam Record, the local paper for Putnam County, she visited her sister Anna Daily in Florid, Illinois from California. Clara would have been 56 years old then.   No other information is known at this time. --------------------------------------------------------------------- UGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nancy Piper