Gazlay Family History
Clarissa ‘Clara’ Clark (born Douglass)
Parents
| Father | _____ Douglass ( - ) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Chapel (18 August 1877 - 8 February 1967) |
| Adoptive Father | John Leonard Clark (14 August 1875 - 25 May 1945) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 22 May 2010; Last Edited: 17 February 2022 |
| Person ID | 676 |
| Name | Clarissa ‘Clara’ Clark |
| Birthname | Douglass |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 12 November 1897 in East Lyme, New London County, Connecticut1, 2, 3 |
| Adopted | |
| Married | 1 August 1918 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut to Roy Nelson4 |
| Died | 17 May 1972 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut1, 3, 5 |
| Buried | in Comstock Cemetery, Montville, New London County, Connecticut3, 6 |
Biography
Clara was a member of Huntington Street Baptist Church and the Auxiliaries of the John Coleman Prince Post, American Legion, and the Thames Valley Barracks, Veterans of World War I in New London, Connecticut.3
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Roy Nelson (son of Harry Nelson and Mary Tobias) |
| Born | 26 June 1894 in Prentice, Price County, Wisconsin |
| Married | 1 August 1918 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut to Clarissa ‘Clara’ Clark (born Douglass) |
| Died | 6 June 1948 in Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Connecticut |
| Children | of Clarissa ‘Clara’ Clark (born Douglass) and Roy Nelson: |
| +1. | John Lute Nelson |
| Born | 21 June 1921 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | to Ruby E. _____ |
| Died | 28 July 1961 in Preston, Montville, Connecticut |
| +2. | Harrietta Mary ‘Harriet’ Nelson |
| Born | 13 January 1924 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | ca. 1941 to Charles Hudson Obday, Jr. |
| Married | 2 April 1960 in New London, New London County, Connecticut to Elmer Oliver Hannaford |
| Married | 13 May 1961 in New London, New London County, Connecticut to Asa Douglas Oliver |
| Died | 27 October 1986 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut |
| 3. | Raymond Nelson |
| Born | 13 February 1925 in Michigan |
| Died | 15 August 1988 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut |
| 4. | Theodore E. Nelson |
| Born | 6 March 1929 |
| Died | 12 April 1989 in Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts |
Sources
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Clara Nelson, no. 043-03-0956
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Connecticut, Middlesex County, Essex, Enumeration District 275, Sheet No. 25B.
- Obituary, The Day, New London, Connecticut, Clara Clark Nelson, 18 May 1972
- Index to marriage, death, and land records, Montville, Connecticut, Town Hall Website, file number 1918-00000096, marriage of Roy Nelson and Clara Clark
- Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Clara Nelson, 17 May 1972
- Headstone, Comstock Cemetery, Montville, Connecticut, Nelson: Roy 1894-1948, Clara 1897-1972