I found these flat markers for Clara Dunlap (1885-1966) and Edgar N Dunlap (1878-1955) in Mount Hebron Cemetery in Montclair, New Jersey.
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| flat marker Clara L Dunlap 1885-1966 |
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| flat marker Edgar N Dunlap 1878-1955 |
The woman on this stone is Clara Louise, the adopted daughter of Philip Duryee (1848-1936) and Mary Amelia Brown (1852-1931). Most of the prior generations were buried at Grove Church Cemetery in North Bergen, Hudson County, New Jersey.
Here they are in the 1900 federal census at 400 Columbia Street, Town of Union, Hudson County, New Jersey. Philip and Amelia have two daughters: Luela (or Lulla?) Duryee, age 14, and Mary Hazard, age 12.
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(The Town of Union was dissolved in 1898. Don't quote me on this, but I think that Columbia Street became 21st Street, then 66th Street, in the Town of West New York.)
In the 1910 census, "Lula" is the adopted daughter, while Mary retained the surname Hassard.
1910 federal census: 400 Columbia Street, Union City, Hudson County, New Jersey.
Phillip Duryee, head; age 61; married for 22 years.Mary A Duryee, wife; age 57; married for 22 years; no children.Lula Duryee, adopted daughter; age 24; single.Mary G Hassard, cousin; age 22; single.
Philip Duryee was discussed in an earlier post. He disappeared before his wedding ceremony in 1887. He returned and married Mary Amelia Brown, daughter of James Nathan Brown and Charlotte Amelia Gardner (1826-1891).
At first, I did not know how these two children related to Philip and Amelia. I found no birth record for Luela or Lulla Duryee circa 1885 and none for Mary Hazard circa 1887.
After happening upon the gravestone of Clara, I renewed efforts to uncover the identity of these two "adopted" daughters.
New Jersey has indexes online for its marriages. One of the issues is the 1920-1929 index, which spells out a bride's name but only includes initials of the husband. The marriage certificate is not online, so you cannot immediately confirm the groom from home.
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| New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-2016 Ancestry.com |
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| 1922 marriage record Clara Louise Hassard and Edgar Newton Dunlap |
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| 1925 marriage record Mary Gardner Hassard and James Aloysius Bergin |
In 1925, Mary Gardner Hassard (died 1973) married James Aloysius Bergin (1887-1958). She listed her parents as William Hassard and Clara Sears.
Thus, the parents of these two adopted children were identified.
I did not find a marriage record for William Hassard and Clara Sears. William died in Jersey City in 1889 from meningitis. He was 34 years old.
Clara Sears died in the Town of Union in 1893 from pulmonary tuberculosis. She was 36 years old.
Luella, who became known as Clara Louise, and Mary were the only children of this couple who survived their parents.
Mary Amelia Brown, the wife of Philip Duryee, was a first cousin of William Hassard, the father of Luella and Mary. The common ancestors were James Gardner and Mary Earle, born around 1790 in New Jersey.
