6/6/1902 The newspaper reported that she and a Miss Ophelia Garnerwer e in Decatur Tuesday.
At the 1930 Merris reunion in Decatur, Mrs Clara Vangundy ofSpringfiel d won the prize for being the oldest person there at age76. It couldn' t have been this Clara she was only 54 then.
Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
Name: Clara Van Gundy
Birth Date: 30 May 1876
Birth Place: Macon, Illinois
Death Date: 4 Feb 1938
Death Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois
Burial Date: 7 Feb 1938
Burial Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois
Cemetery Name: Memorial Park
Death Age: 61
Occupation: Housewife
Race: White
Marital Status: M
Gender: Female
Residence: Decatur, Macon, Illinois
Father Name: Elijah Walker
Father Birth Place: Virginia
Mother Name: Carrie Allenson
Mother Birth Place: Green Co., Illinois
Spouse Name: John F. Van Gundy
FHL Film Number: 1818554
Following Clara's death, son, CW, and family moved in with Dad andstay ed until the spring of 1939.
