Clermont Families

In the process of writing about Clermont it is important to list some of the families who lived in Clermont or on one of the farms in the Clermont area at one time.  In some cases only the names of families and their names will be listed since photos are not always available. In other families photos of some family members will be shown. 

The John Hartberg family lived on Bunker Hill and consisted of John, Jennie, Esther, Viola, Hazel, Mildred, Florence , Harold(died as a child), Merle, Melvin and Marjorie.

The George Silfies family lived on a farm East of Clermont just past the A. R. Anderson farm. The family members were George, Abacinia, Eugene , Clint, Joe, Harry, Maude, Hazel, and Florence .

The Finn family lived in several places in the Clermont Area. They lived on the old Martin farm at one time and eventually moved into town in the bottom of the Odd Fellows hall. Benton and his wife Elsa had nine children: Eddie, Howard, Gordon, Kenneth, Ruth, Marie, Peggy, Dolly, and Mary Ann.

Otto Jacobson and his wife lived on the Jacobson farm not far from the Hagman farm. They had three children: John, Bill, and Artie. Artie and his mother moved into town in the house west of the present day school house. After his mother's death Artie continued to live there until his death.

When they first came to town, Elisha Mose Kinney and his wife Sarah Jane lived on the old Dumjohn farm. They later moved into the old Frank Caterina farm and raised the following children: Stella, Pearl , Annabelle, Harry, Stanley , Howard, Donald and Gerald. They also raised a granddaughter Shirley. Gerald Kinney passed away in 2006. Donald is the only Kinney remaining in 2006. Even Shirley has passed away.

John Anderson and his wife Lily (Hagman) had five children: Bernice, Wallace, Eloise, Margaret, and Audene. Wallace was killed in action while serving with the United States Army in 1945. John died shortly after his son's death. The rest of the children left Clermont but Lily lived alone for a few years after that in their old home.

Albert Fuller, Sr. and his wife, Mame, lived in a house down the Pennsy grade nearly across from the Clermont School . They had 18 children. I can only find names of 15 of them and they are as follows: Vernel, Mary, Martha, Betty, Grace, Cora, Alva, Molly, Phyllis, Jim, Albert, Jr., Howard, Harry, Charlie, and Paul. Harry and Charlie drown on July 4, 1931 in the Pennsy pond while swimming in that pond.

A.J. Anderson and his wife lived in a white house across from George Blauser. They had a small farm with an ice pond, which produce ice for selling and also for the cooler in the Anderson store. Their children were Bert, Carl, Helen, and Alva. Helen married Merle Bush. Her husband was a local barber for many years. Alva worked in her father's store and married Clint Silfies.

George Blauser worked in the office of United Natural Gas Company. He also was the local Justice of the Peace. The Blauser children were Seth, Isabel, Imogene, Tom, J. R., and Marjorie. At one time George had a small gas station in front of his house where he sold gas, oil, and tires. Their house was located across the road from the A. J. Anderson family. In fact Marjorie and her husband still lived in the same house until Marjorie's death in2003. Her husband continues living in the house in 2004. He recently in 2005 remarried. His new wife is the widow of Wendell Anderson.

The J. F. Keating family lived in the house now occupied by Dick Rifle. This house for a long time received its water from the same source as the Clermont School . J. F. Keating and his wife had these children: John, Percieval, Vince, Hugh, Margaret, Mary, and Gertrude.