(An attempt to profile three more of the CLINE heirs to the 1920 estate of William C. SMITH of Newton County, Missouri. Unfortunately, this attempt resulted in two strike-outs and only one probable heir.)
30. Roy CLINE has so far eluded this researcher. It would seem likely based on his placement location in the list of heirs that he was a grandson to James D. Martin and Martha Parthena F. (SMITH) CLINE, the son of one of their sons. Whoever arranged the list of heirs for the Court began with the sons and then the daughters of William C. SMITH’s siblings. After that the list focused on the grandsons and then granddaughters who were heirs - and after that great-grandsons and then great-granddaughters and so on.
The first four CLINEs listed in the legal notice were two sons and then two daughters of James M. and Martha Parthena CLINE, and the next three are males with the surname CLINE, making them probable grandsons of the original CLINE couple.
I have found no record of a Roy CLINE in the vicinity of POPE County, Arkansas, in the years leading up to the death of William C. SMITH in 1920. Information regarding this individual from researchers or family members would be most welcome.
31. John CLINE has also eluded this researcher. Again, he was likely a grandson of James D. Martin and Martha Parthena (SMITH) CLINE, the son of one of their sons. Any information from others researching this family would certainly be welcome and appreciated.
32. Clarence CLINE: According to information contained on an undated, delayed filing of an Arkansas birth certificate, there was a Clarence David CLINE born in Illinois Township of Pope County, Arkansas, on August 4, 1897. His father was listed on that document as 22-year-old “Richard CLINE” of Russellville, Pope County, Arkansas, and his mother was named as “Ida REED,” a 16-year-old from the state of Arkansas. The delayed birth certificate was signed by Ida STEWART, who was named as the child’s mother. Richard CLINE’s family lineage is unknown at this point, and three years later, in 1900, he was not on the census entry that contained his wife and son. That census entry listed Ida as a widow.
Ida CLINE (age 18) and her son, Clarence D. CLINE (2) were in the household of James H. CALTON (32) of Galla Creek, Pope County, Arkansas, in 1900. Also in that household were James’ wife, Mary V. CALTON (27), and their children, all CALTONs: Gracie (9), James H. (7), Oma R. (2), and John L. (1). Ida’s relationship to the head of the household was noted as “sister-in-law,” and Clarence’s relationship to the head of the household was “nephew," which would have made Ida the younger sister of Mary V. CALTON.
Ida used Richard’s surname for the 1900 census, an indication that they had been wed. Richard CLINE would have been born around 1875. Martha Parthena CLINE had, according to information in the 1880 census, given birth to John Andrew CLINE around 1873 (actually January 17, 1873), and her next child was Henry M. CLINE who was born around 1878. There would have been room for another child to have been born to the CLINE family around 1875, but if that happened and if that child was Richard, for some reason he was not included with the family on the 1880 census. At this point Clarence’s delayed birth certificate is the only known official proof of Richard CLINE’s existence.
But, Clarence CLINE was recognized as an heir to the 1920 estate of William C. SMITH of Newton County, Missouri, a circumstance which shows the family regarded him as one of their own.
Nineteen-year-old Clarence CLINE of Pottsville, Pope County, Arkansas, married 16-year-old “Delpha” MERLON, also of Pottsville, in Pope County on June 10, 1916. (In all subsequent documents her first name is spelled “Delphia.”) When he registered for the World War I draft in Pope County on August 24, 1918, Clarence David CLINE referred to his wife on the registration form as “Effie,” likely a nickname.
Clarence D. CLINE and his young family were residing in Holla Bend, Pope County, Arkansas, when the 1920 US census was taken. That census reported that Clarence’s father and mother were both born in the state of Arkansas. It also revealed that he was farming and that the family lived in a rented home. Present in the household were Clarence D. CLINE (22), Delphia J. CLINE (18), and Lila V. Cine (0). (A subsequent Social Security filing listed the child’s name as “Lela Vecal.”)
Clarence and Delphia, along with three daughters and two sons, were living in Galla, Pope County, Arkansas, when the 1930 census was taken. That census showed that they were living on a farm that they owned, and stated that the family did not own a radio. The census also stated that Clarence had not attended school but that he was able to read and write. The family members, all CLINEs, were: Clarence (32), Delphia (27), Lela (10), Eunice (7), “Hazzel” (6), “Loyd” (3), and Earl (0). (A subsequent Social Security filing listed the name of the third child as “Hazel Inez.”)
C.D. CLINE and Delphia J. CLINE were divorced in Pope County, Arkansas, on September 30, 1938, with C.D. being the plaintiff in the case and Delphia J. the defendant.
A divorced Clarence D. CLINE was still living in Galla Creek, Pope County, Arkansas, when the census taker arrived in 1940. His youngest three children were residing with him. He was still farming and owned his own home. The 1940 census stated that Clarence had completed 8th grade. The four CLINEs present in the household were: Clarence D. (42), Hazel (16), Lloyd (13), and Earl (10).
Forty-five-year-old Clarence David CLINE married 33-year-old Ruth HARRIS of Pottsville, Pope County, Arkansas, on September 14, 1942, in Sebastian County, Arkansas.
Clarence relocated to Pocasset Township, Grady County, Oklahoma, sometime after the 1940 census, and he was a resident farmer there on October 9, 1944, when his son, Lloyd David CLINE, registered for the draft on his 18th birthday. Lloyd told the clerk that he had been born in Pottsville, Arkansas, on October 9, 1926, and that he was currently living with his father, C.D. CLINE in Grady County, Oklahoma, and working on his father’s farm.
Clarence David CLINE was a resident of Tahlequah, Cherokee County, Oklahoma, when he died on August 27, 1969, at the age of seventy-two. He was married to Mary Ruth CLINE at the time of his death. Clarence and Mary Ruth are buried at the Tahlequah Cemetery.
(Note: Clarence’s son, Lloyd David CLINE, is buried at the Pisgah Cemetery in Pottsville, Pope County, Arkansas, the place where many members of the CLINE family are interred.)
(The next profiles will focus on the five surviving adult children of Lydia F. (CLINE) REED who were heirs to the 1920 estate of William C. SMITH of Newton County, Missouri.)
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