Researching Eleanor Clymer
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 52 people with the Clymer surname? In that year Clymer was ranked number 3527 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Eleanor means "Light" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Eleanor Clymer on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Eleanor Clymer and the Clymer Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Clymer Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Clymer family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Eleanor Clymer at Find My Past.
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| Did you know that there are currently 62 people with the Clymer surname in the UK? Clymer is now ranked number 3984 for popularity in the UK. |
Clymer Family History Databases
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Clymer Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Clymer surname in the USA? Clymer is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Clymer Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Eleanor Clymer. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Eleanor Clymer
Eleanor Clymer
Eleanor Clymer (née Lowenton; January 7, 1906 – March 31, 2001), was an American children's author, best known for The Trolley Car Family (1947). She graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1928 with a degree in English. Between the years of 1943 and 1983 she published 58 books, including The Tiny Little House, My Brother Stevie, and Hamburgers–and Ice Cream for Dessert.
Clymer was born in New York City, the daughter of Russian immigrants. Through much of her life she was a resident of Katonah, New York and an active member of the nearby Unitarian Universalist fellowship. In 1980 she was awarded the Rip Van Winkle award by the School Library Media Specialists of Southeastern New York for outstanding contributions to children's literature.
Her son, Adam Clymer, was a journalist with The New York Times. Clymer died in 2001 at the age of 95 in Haverford, Pennsylvania.
==References==
Source: Eleanor Clymer, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Clymer
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