Clinton Hale Tebbetts (1848 - 1920)

Born 30 Jan 1848 in Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States

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Died 13 Feb 1920 at age 72 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Clinton Hale Tebbetts was born on January 30, 1848, in Fayetteville, Arkansas, to Jonas March Tebbetts and Matilda Jane Winlock1. He had six siblings: Marion, Lillian, Harry, Annie, Edward and Howard. He attended West Point Military Academy from 1866 to 1870, graduating in the middle of his class. He married Katherine Curry on May 25, 1874, in Mercer, Kentucky. They had seven children: W. C., Mary W., Janos M., James Curry, Elizabeth, Marion and Ruth.

Tebbetts worked as a civil engineer and settled in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. He lost everything in the panic of 1893, a financial crisis that affected thousands of Americans. After this loss, he took a position at Culver Military Academy and became Superintendent and Commandant in 1895. He left the Culver Academy in 1896 and became Commandant at the Howe School (later named Howe Military Academy).

In 1898, he moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and worked for the H. J. Heinz Company, and later as an inspector of iron and steel for the American Bridge Company. Due to poor health, he was unemployed for a few years. In 1907, he accepted a position as Inspector of Purchases for the U.S. Army at their Pittsburgh Storage and Supply Depot. He remained there until he retired.

He died on February 13, 1920, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the age of 72. He was buried in Kent, Connecticut.

Sources

• 1850 United States Federal Census: The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas; Roll: 31; Page: 439b Ancestry Record 8054 #10041674
• 1860 United States Federal Census: The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas; Roll: M653_52; Page: 625; Family History Library Film: 803052 Ancestry Record 7667 #13379260
• 1870 United States Federal Census: Year: 1870; Census Place: District 10, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: M593_567; Page: 293B Ancestry Record 7163 #23117386
• 1880 United States Federal Census: Year: 1880; Census Place: Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky; Roll: 434; Page: 133D; Enumeration District: 138 Ancestry Record 6742 #42221285
• 1900 United States Federal Census: Year: 1900; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 19, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1361; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0222 Ancestry Record 7602 #51317771
• 1910 United States Federal Census: Year: 1910; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 11, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1302; Page: 1b; Enumeration District: 0412; FHL microfilm: 1375315 Ancestry Record 7884 #23770808
• 1920 United States Federal Census: Year: 1920; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 11, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1518; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 485 Ancestry Record 6061 #99541546
• Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965: Ancestry.com. Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Marriage Records. Kentucky Marriages. Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky. Ancestry Record 61372 #2331809
• New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947: New England Historical Genealogical Society; New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records, Concord, New Hampshire Ancestry Record 5241 #15320116
• North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998: Record of Wills, 1771-1963; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Surry County) Ancestry Record 9061 #3761703
• Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1969: Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pa; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 025501-028500 Ancestry Record 5164 #1563724
• U.S., Military and Naval Academies, Cadet Records and Applications, 1800-1908: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Series Number: M2061 Ancestry Record 1299 #12571
• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970: Volume: 73 Ancestry Record 2204 #156434
• Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42905772/clinton-hale-tebbetts: accessed 28 May 2023), memorial page for Clinton Hale Tebbetts (30 Jan 1848–15 Feb 1920), Find A Grave: Memorial #42905772, citing Congregational Church Cemetery, Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Linda Mac (contributor 47062703).