Clara Elizabeth Vogt b. 25 Jun 1861 Niagara, Niagara, New York, United States d. 30 Sep 1943 1947 West Sunnyside Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States: WNY, New Brunswick and Minnesota Roots

1861 - 1943 (82 years)

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Name	Clara Elizabeth Vogt
Birth	25 Jun 1861	Niagara, Niagara, New York, United States [1]
Gender	Female
Census	1865	Niagara, Niagara, New York, United States [2]
	Role: Child
		1865 New York census - George Vogt household (Town of Niagara, Niagara Co., NY) 37. George Vogt, 44, male, born Penn., married twice, now married, farmer, citizen, owner of land 38. Elizabeth Vogt, 29, female, wife, born Penn., mother of six children, married once, now married 39. George J. Vogt, 16, male, child, born Niagara Co. 40. Matilda E. Vogt, 12, female, child, born Niagara Co. 41. William H. Vogt, 8, male, child, born Niagara Co. 42. Ida Vogt, 5, female, child, born Niagara Co. 43. Clara Vogt, 4, female, child, born Niagara Co.
Census	1880	Wheatfield, Niagara, New York, United States [3]
		1880 U.S. census - Clara Voht (Wheatfield, Niagara Co., NY) household of Jacob Kibler, his wife Dora A. Kibler, and their daughters Olive A. and Jessie M. Kibler 18. Voht Clara, white, female, 19, boarder, single, dressmaker, born in New York, father born in Penn., mother born in N.Y.
Occupation	1880 [4]
	dressmaker
Census	1900	2695 North 41st Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States [5]
	Role: Wife
		1900 U.S. census - Casslus W. Gould Sr. household (Chicago Ward 27, Cook Co., IL) 2695 N. 41st Avenue, dwelling 288, household 302 89. Gould, Cassius W., head, white, male, born Dec. 1850, 49, married for 13 years, born New York, father born New York, mother born New York, Western agent (iron co.), able to read/write/speak English, owns home (mortgaged) 90. Gould, Clara E., wife, white, female, born June 1863, 36, married for 13 years, mother of 3 children (3 now living), born New York, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Pennsylvania, able to read/write/speak English 91. Gould, Harold, son, white, male, born Apr. 1889, 11, single, born New York, father born New York, mother born New York, at school, able to read/write/speak English 92. Gould, Ruth E., daughter, white, female, born Mar. 1892, 8, single, born Illinois, father born New York, mother born New York 93. Gould, Charles A., son, white, male, born Sept. 1895, 4, single, born Illinois, father born New York, mother born New York 94. Gould, Cassius W., son, white, male, born Oct. 1881, 18, single, born New…
Census	1910	1361 La Salle Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States [6]
	Role: Wife
		1910 U.S. census - Cassuis W. Gould Sr. household (Chicago Ward 21, Cook Co., IL) 1361 La Salle Avenue, dwelling 65, household 139 6. Gould Cassius W., head, male, white, 59, married twice, currently married for 23 years, born N.Y., father born Mass., mother born N.Y., speaks English, manager of an Iron & Steel business, able to read and write, owns home (mortgaged) 7. Gould Clara E., wife, female, white, 46, married once, currently married for 23 years, mother of 3 children (3 living), born N.Y., father born Pa., mother born N.Y., speaks English, able to read and write 8. Gould, Harold T., son, male, white, 20, single, born N.Y., father born N.Y., mother born N.Y., speaks English, student, able to read and write, attends school 9. Gould Ruth E., daughter, female, white, 18, single, born Ill., father born N.Y., mother born N.Y., speaks English, student, able to read and write, attends school 10. Gould Chas A., son, male, white, 14, single, born Ill., father born N.Y., mother born N.Y., speaks English, able to read and write, attends school
Census	1920	1361 La Salle Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States [7]
	Role: Wife
		1920 U.S. census - Cassius W. Gould Sr. household (Chicago Ward 21, Cook Co., IL) 1361 North LaSalle Street, dwelling 37, household 86 85. Gould, Casius [sic], head, owns home freely, male, white, 69, married, able to read and write, born New York, father born New York, mother born New York, able to speak English, general agent in R.R. couplers industry 86. Gould, Clara, wife, female, white, 56, married, able to read and write, born New York, father born Pennsylvania, mother born New Jersey, able to speak English 87. Gould, Charles, son, male, white, 24, single, able to read and write, born Illinois, father born New York, mother born New York, able to speak English, salesman in iron & steel industry
Census	1930	1947 West Sunnyside Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States [8]
	Although this census lists her address as 1951 Sunnyside, she and Cassius were living at 1947 Sunnyside when he died in 1927 and she is enumerated at 1947 Sunnyside in 1940, suggesting this was an enumeration error.
		1930 U.S. census - Clara Gould (Chicago Ward 47, Cook Co., IL) 1951 Sunnyside Ave, dwelling 3, household 6 17. Gould Clara, head, owns home valued at $7500, has a radio, female, white, 66, widowed, able to read and write, born New York, father born Pennsylvania, mother born New Jersey, able to speak English Two other households live at the same address and are listed as renters.
Census	1940	1947 West Sunnyside Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States [9]
		1940 U.S. census - Clara Gould household (Chicago Ward 47, Cook Co., IL) 1947 West Sunnyside Avenue, household 12 - owned and valued at $2500 34. Gould Clara, head, female, white, 78, widowed, completed 8th grade, born New York, lived in same house in 1935, did not work 35. Sprague Ruth, daughter, female, white, 40, widowed, completed 4 years high school, born Illinois, lived in same house in 1935, operates apartment house, worked 52 weeks for $1000 income 36. Jacobs Raymond, grandson, male, white, 20, single, completed 1 year college, born Illinois, lived in same house in 1935, office boy for a meat packer, worked 13 weeks for $140 income Three other households were enumerated as renting at Clara's home in 1940.
Name	Clara Voht [4]
Death	30 Sep 1943	1947 West Sunnyside Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States [10]
	Cause: cardiac decompensation and terminal uremia
		Death certificate of Clara Elizabeth Gould (1943, Illinois) Registered No. 27650 1. Place of death: County of Cook, Chicago, 1947 Sunnyside Ave. Length of residence in city or town where death occurred: 22 years 2. Place of residence: Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, 1947 Sunnyside Ave. 3. Full name: Clara Elizabeth Gould / Not a veteran / No SSN 4. Sex: Feale 5. Color or race: White 6. Widowed / Husband's name: Dr. Cassius 7. Date of birth: June 25, 1861 8. Age: 82 years, 3 months, 5 days 9. Birthplace: Niagara Falls, N.Y. 10. Usual occupation: Living with daughter 12. Father's name: unknown Voght 13. Father's birthplace: unknown, New York 14. Mother's maiden name: Elizabeth Bonnell 15. Mother's birthplace: unknown, New York 16. Informant: Ruth E. Jacobs, 1947 Sunnyside Ave. 17. Burial: Rosehill, Chicago, Cook, Illinois / Oct 2, 1943 20. Date of death: Sept. 30, 1943, 5 a.m. 21. I hereby certify that I attended the deceased from: Sept. 28, 1943 to Sept. 30, 1943 and that death occured on date and hour stated above. Immediate cause of death:…
Burial	2 Oct 1943	Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States [1, 11]
	Address: Section 103
		Headstone of Clara E. Gould, Rosehill Cemetery (Chicago, IL) MOTHER CLARA E. GOULD 1862 - 1943
Person ID	I161	Main Tree
Last Modified	15 May 2026

Father	George Vogt, b. Abt 1821, , , Pennsylvania, United States d. 11 Sep 1869, Suspension Bridge, Niagara, New York, United States (Age 48 years)
Mother	Elizabeth Bonnell, b. 1837, , , Pennsylvania, United States d. 21 Jan 1899, Lockport, Niagara, New York, United States (Age 62 years)
Family ID	F34	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Dr. Cassius Wallace Gould, Senior, b. 27 Dec 1850, , Genesee, New York, United States d. 19 Feb 1923, 1947 West Sunnyside Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States (Age 72 years)

Marriage Abt 1887 [12]

Children

+	1. Dr. Harold Vogt Gould, b. 18 Apr 1889, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States d. 22 Feb 1955, Ravenswood Hospital, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States (Age 65 years)
+	2. Ruth Elizabeth Gould, b. 5 Mar 1892, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States d. 21 Jun 1968, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States (Age 76 years)
+	3. Charles Albert Gould, b. 2 Sep 1895, 2695 North 41st Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States d. 13 Jan 1936, 4542 North Ravenswood Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States (Age 40 years)

Family ID F226 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Birth - 25 Jun 1861 - Niagara, Niagara, New York, United States
	Census - 1865 - Niagara, Niagara, New York, United States
	Census - 1880 - Wheatfield, Niagara, New York, United States
	Census - 1900 - 2695 North 41st Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
	Census - 1910 - 1361 La Salle Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
	Census - 1920 - 1361 La Salle Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
	Census - 1930 - 1947 West Sunnyside Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
	Census - 1940 - 1947 West Sunnyside Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
	Death - Cause: cardiac decompensation and terminal uremia - 30 Sep 1943 - 1947 West Sunnyside Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
	Burial - Address: Section 103 - 2 Oct 1943 - Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

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Sources

[S197] Death Certificates -- Illinois, Cook Co., Death Certificate; 27650; 30 September 1943; Clara Elizabeth Gould (Reliability: 2).

Death certificate of Clara Elizabeth Gould (1943, Illinois)
Registered No. 27650
1. Place of death: County of Cook, Chicago, 1947 Sunnyside Ave.
Length of residence in city or town where death occurred: 22 years
2. Place of residence: Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, 1947 Sunnyside Ave.
3. Full name: Clara Elizabeth Gould / Not a veteran / No SSN
4. Sex: Feale
5. Color or race: White
6. Widowed / Husband's name: Dr. Cassius
7. Date of birth: June 25, 1861
8. Age: 82 years, 3 months, 5 days
9. Birthplace: Niagara Falls, N.Y.
10. Usual occupation: Living with daughter
12. Father's name: unknown Voght
13. Father's birthplace: unknown, New York
14. Mother's maiden name: Elizabeth Bonnell
15. Mother's birthplace: unknown, New York
16. Informant: Ruth E. Jacobs, 1947 Sunnyside Ave.
17. Burial: Rosehill, Chicago, Cook, Illinois / Oct 2, 1943
20. Date of death: Sept. 30, 1943, 5 a.m.
21. I hereby certify that I attended the deceased from: Sept. 28, 1943 to Sept. 30, 1943 and that death occured on date and hour stated above.
Immediate cause of death:…

[S113] 1865 New York State Census, Niagara County, population schedule; Town of Niagara, ED2; page 65; household 431; George Vogt; downloaded 19 October 2019 (Reliability: 3).

1865 New York census - George Vogt household (Town of Niagara, Niagara Co., NY)
37. George Vogt, 44, male, born Penn., married twice, now married, farmer, citizen, owner of land
38. Elizabeth Vogt, 29, female, wife, born Penn., mother of six children, married once, now married
39. George J. Vogt, 16, male, child, born Niagara Co.
40. Matilda E. Vogt, 12, female, child, born Niagara Co.
41. William H. Vogt, 8, male, child, born Niagara Co.
42. Ida Vogt, 5, female, child, born Niagara Co.
43. Clara Vogt, 4, female, child, born Niagara Co.

[S115] 1880 U.S. Federal Census, New York, Niagara County, Wheatfield, ED 192; page 52; dwelling 211, household 213; Clara Voht; downloaded 10 June 2022 (Reliability: 3).

1880 U.S. census - Clara Voht (Wheatfield, Niagara Co., NY)
household of Jacob Kibler, his wife Dora A. Kibler, and their daughters Olive A. and Jessie M. Kibler
18. Voht Clara, white, female, 19, boarder, single, dressmaker, born in New York, father born in Penn., mother born in N.Y.

[S115] 1880 U.S. Federal Census, New York, Niagara County, Wheatfield, ED 192; page 52; dwelling 211, household 213; Clara Voht; downloaded 10 June 2022 (Reliability: 2).

[S195] 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Illinois, Cook County, Ward 27 Chicago, ED 822; sheet 16; dwelling 288, household 302; Cassius Gould; downloaded 29 April 2015 (Reliability: 3).

1900 U.S. census - Casslus W. Gould Sr. household (Chicago Ward 27, Cook Co., IL)
2695 N. 41st Avenue, dwelling 288, household 302
89. Gould, Cassius W., head, white, male, born Dec. 1850, 49, married for 13 years, born New York, father born New York, mother born New York, Western agent (iron co.), able to read/write/speak English, owns home (mortgaged)
90. Gould, Clara E., wife, white, female, born June 1863, 36, married for 13 years, mother of 3 children (3 now living), born New York, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Pennsylvania, able to read/write/speak English
91. Gould, Harold, son, white, male, born Apr. 1889, 11, single, born New York, father born New York, mother born New York, at school, able to read/write/speak English
92. Gould, Ruth E., daughter, white, female, born Mar. 1892, 8, single, born Illinois, father born New York, mother born New York
93. Gould, Charles A., son, white, male, born Sept. 1895, 4, single, born Illinois, father born New York, mother born New York
94. Gould, Cassius W., son, white, male, born Oct. 1881, 18, single, born New…

[S198] 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Illinois, Cook County, Ward 21 Chicago, ED 908; sheet 7A; dwelling 65, household 139; Cassius W. Gould; downloaded 29 April 2015 (Reliability: 3).

1910 U.S. census - Cassuis W. Gould Sr. household (Chicago Ward 21, Cook Co., IL)
1361 La Salle Avenue, dwelling 65, household 139
6. Gould Cassius W., head, male, white, 59, married twice, currently married for 23 years, born N.Y., father born Mass., mother born N.Y., speaks English, manager of an Iron & Steel business, able to read and write, owns home (mortgaged)
7. Gould Clara E., wife, female, white, 46, married once, currently married for 23 years, mother of 3 children (3 living), born N.Y., father born Pa., mother born N.Y., speaks English, able to read and write
8. Gould, Harold T., son, male, white, 20, single, born N.Y., father born N.Y., mother born N.Y., speaks English, student, able to read and write, attends school
9. Gould Ruth E., daughter, female, white, 18, single, born Ill., father born N.Y., mother born N.Y., speaks English, student, able to read and write, attends school
10. Gould Chas A., son, male, white, 14, single, born Ill., father born N.Y., mother born N.Y., speaks English, able to read and write, attends school

[S199] 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Illinois, Cook County, Ward 21 Chicago, ED 1153; sheet 4B; dwelling 37, household 86; Gould, Casius; downloaded 19 April 2015 (Reliability: 3).

1920 U.S. census - Cassius W. Gould Sr. household (Chicago Ward 21, Cook Co., IL)
1361 North LaSalle Street, dwelling 37, household 86
85. Gould, Casius [sic], head, owns home freely, male, white, 69, married, able to read and write, born New York, father born New York, mother born New York, able to speak English, general agent in R.R. couplers industry
86. Gould, Clara, wife, female, white, 56, married, able to read and write, born New York, father born Pennsylvania, mother born New Jersey, able to speak English
87. Gould, Charles, son, male, white, 24, single, able to read and write, born Illinois, father born New York, mother born New York, able to speak English, salesman in iron & steel industry

[S200] 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Illinois, Cook County, Ward 47 Chicago, ED 16-273; sheet 1A; dwelling 3, household 6; Clara Gould; downloaded 10 April 2015 (Reliability: 3).

1930 U.S. census - Clara Gould (Chicago Ward 47, Cook Co., IL)
1951 Sunnyside Ave, dwelling 3, household 6
17. Gould Clara, head, owns home valued at $7500, has a radio, female, white, 66, widowed, able to read and write, born New York, father born Pennsylvania, mother born New Jersey, able to speak English

Two other households live at the same address and are listed as renters.

[S201] 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Illinois, Cook County, Ward 47 Chicago, ED 103-3000; sheet 1A; household 12; Clara Gould; downloaded 12 May 2026 (Reliability: 3).

1940 U.S. census - Clara Gould household (Chicago Ward 47, Cook Co., IL)
1947 West Sunnyside Avenue, household 12 - owned and valued at $2500
34. Gould Clara, head, female, white, 78, widowed, completed 8th grade, born New York, lived in same house in 1935, did not work
35. Sprague Ruth, daughter, female, white, 40, widowed, completed 4 years high school, born Illinois, lived in same house in 1935, operates apartment house, worked 52 weeks for $1000 income
36. Jacobs Raymond, grandson, male, white, 20, single, completed 1 year college, born Illinois, lived in same house in 1935, office boy for a meat packer, worked 13 weeks for $140 income

Three other households were enumerated as renting at Clara's home in 1940.

[S197] Death Certificates -- Illinois, Cook Co., Death Certificate; 27650; 30 September 1943; Clara Elizabeth Gould (Reliability: 3).

[S220] Cemetery -- Rosehill Cemetery (Chicago, IL), headstone of Clara E. Gould; MOTHER, CLARA E. GOULD, 1862 - 1943 (Reliability: 2).

Headstone of Clara E. Gould, Rosehill Cemetery (Chicago, IL)
MOTHER
CLARA E. GOULD
1862 - 1943

[S195] 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Illinois, Cook County, Ward 27 Chicago, ED 822; sheet 16; dwelling 288, household 302; Cassius Gould; downloaded 29 April 2015 (Reliability: 2).