Matilda Emma Fox

Brief Life History of Matilda Emma

When Matilda Emma Fox was born in 1839, in Mainesburg, Sullivan Township, Tioga, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John Fox, was 38 and her mother, Deborah Rickard, was 35. She married Jesse Miller Clark on 12 September 1866, in Mainesburg, Sullivan Township, Tioga, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Sullivan Township, Tioga, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850. She died on 21 February 1889, in Hartsfield, Liberty Township, Tioga, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Prospect Cemetery, Mansfield, Tioga, Pennsylvania, United States.

Photos and Memories (0)

Photos and Memories

Do you know Matilda Emma? Do you have a story about her that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account

Family Time Line

Jesse Miller Clark
1841–1907
Matilda Emma Fox
1839–1889
Marriage: 12 September 1866
Coleman Clark
1867–1886

Sources (4)

  • T E Clark in household of J H Clark, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Tillie E Fox Clark, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Matilda Fox in household of John Fox, "United States Census, 1860"

Spouse and Children

World Events (7)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · Battle of Gettysburg

The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.

Name Meaning

English: nickname from a word denoting the animal (Middle English, Old English fox), widely used to denote a sly or cunning individual. It was also used for someone with red hair. In England this surname absorbed some early examples of surnames derived from the ancient Germanic personal names mentioned at Faulks and Foulks .

Irish: part translation of Gaelic Mac an tSionnaigh ‘son of the fox’ (see Tinney ).

Irish: also adopted for Ó Catharnaigh, see Kearney .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Discover Even More

As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.

Create a FREE Account

Search for Another Deceased Ancestor

Share this with your family and friends.