Clara Adell McKelleb

1868 - 1939  (71 years)

• Name	Clara Adell McKelleb  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Birth	29 Apr 1868	Limestone, Cattaraugus, New York, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	27 Aug 1870	Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA   [1]
  Residence	18 Jun 1875	Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA   [2]
  Residence	12 Jun 1880	Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA   [3]
  Residence	16 Feb 1892	Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA   [4]
  Residence	15 Jun 1900	Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA   [5]
  Residence	1 Jun 1905	Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA   [6]
  Residence	1 May 1910	Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA   [7]
  Residence	1 Jun 1915	Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA   [8]
  Residence	26 Jan 1920	Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA   [9]
  Residence	1 Jun 1925	Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA   [10]
  Residence	15 Apr 1930	Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA   [11]
  Death	22 Sep 1939	Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA   [12, 13]
  Burial	24 Sep 2024	Limestone, Cattaraugus, New York, USA   [13]
  	Limestone Cemetery
  Person ID	I8293	McKelleb
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry Edward McKelleb,   b. 24 Mar 1838, Boole Island, Rhode Island, USA d. 26 May 1913, Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Eliza A. Barber,   b. Jan 1837, Allegany County, New York, USA d. 1905, New York, USA (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	1865	New York, USA   [14]
  Family ID	F3572	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Benjamin Ruoff,   b. 10 May 1854, Ulster County, New York, USA d. 29 Aug 1957, New York, USA (Age 103 years)
  Marriage	1 Nov 1887	Limestone, Cattaraugus, New York, USA   [5, 15, 16]
  	There is a discrepancy with the marriage date. Where Clara is listed date of marriage is March 1st; where John is listed date is listed as November 1st. As his name is spelled correctly I have gone with November. Document is needed to prove which one.
  Children	1. Benjamin H. Ruoff,   b. Apr 1889, Pennsylvania, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Herbert William Ruoff,   b. 4 Feb 1906, Limestone, Cattaraugus, New York, USA d. 29 Nov 1962, Bradford, McKean, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Edward P. Ruoff,   b. Dec 1890, Pennsylvania, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Geneva M. "Eva" Ruoff,   b. May 1893, New York, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Vivian L. "Vera" Ruoff,   b. 1895, New York, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Leroy Reuben Ruoff,   b. 29 Apr 1898, New York, United States d. 22 Sep 1992, Broward County, Florida, United States (Age 94 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Raymond L. Ruoff,   b. Apr 1899, New York, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Clyde K. Ruoff,   b. 1904, New York, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1323	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Apr 1868 - Limestone, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Residence - 27 Aug 1870 - Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Residence - 18 Jun 1875 - Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Residence - 12 Jun 1880 - Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Marriage - 1 Nov 1887 - Limestone, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Residence - 16 Feb 1892 - Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Residence - 15 Jun 1900 - Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Residence - 1 Jun 1905 - Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Residence - 1 May 1910 - Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Residence - 1 Jun 1915 - Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Residence - 26 Jan 1920 - Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Residence - 1 Jun 1925 - Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Residence - 15 Apr 1930 - Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Death - 22 Sep 1939 - Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Burial - 24 Sep 2024 - Limestone, Cattaraugus, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Clara McKelleb

  
  

• Notes

  Age Variation: Clara is listed as being born in 1868 in the 1870, 1880 Census; 1868 in the 1875 State Census Birth Place Variation: Clara is listed as being born in New York in the 1870 Census; Cattaraugus County, New York in the 1875 State Census

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York; Roll: M593_908; Page: 25; Dwelling #204, Family #192, Clara A McKelleb, Line #28 (Reliability: 3). [S38] 1875 New York State Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2013;), New York State Archives; Albany, NY, USA; Census of the State of New York, 1875; Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York; Sheet #8; Visitation #61, Household #65, Clara A McKelleb, Line #13 (Reliability: 3). [S7] 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Carrolton, Cattaraugus, New York; Roll: T9_811; Page: 25; Enumeration District: 004; Dwelling #227, Family #242; Clara A Mc Kelleb, Line #24 (Reliability: 3). [S40] 1892 New York State Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S8] 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;). [S45] 1905 New York State Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). [S9] 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;). [S46] Ancestry.com, New York, U.S., State Census, 1915, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S26] 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;). [S42] Ancestry.com, New York, U.S., State Census, 1925, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S31] 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;). [S51] New York, Death Index, 1852-1956, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2017;), New York Department of Health; Albany, NY; NY State Death Index. https://www.health.ny.gov/vital_records/ [S15] Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42550238/clara-angeline-ruoff [S8] 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York; Roll: T623_1010; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0034; Dwelling #172, Family #172; Eliza A McKelleb, Line #31 (Reliability: 4). [S8] 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York; Roll: 1010; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0034. [S39] Ancestry.com, New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2017;), New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Marriage Index.