Clarence Ezra Updegraff 
M, (7 November 1886 - 28 August 1945)
- Relationship
- 8th great-grandson of Herman Op Den Graeff
Clarence Ezra Updegraff was born on 7 November 1886.1 He was the son of William Sylvester Updegraff and Annie E. Weaver. Clarence Ezra Updegraff was baptized, at age 2 months and 23 days, on Sunday, 30 January 1887.1 He married Blanche F. Leedy, daughter of Jacob VanBuren Leedy and Ida Diffenderfer, in 1908.2 Clarence Ezra Updegraff died on 28 August 1945 at Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, at age 58 years, 9 months and 21 days.1
He bought a farm in LaTexo, Texas in 1909, where he became famous for introducing the Irish Potato.
He bought a farm in LaTexo, Texas in 1909, where he became famous for introducing the Irish Potato.
Children of Clarence Ezra Updegraff and Blanche F. Leedy
- William Martin Updegraff+3 (25 Jan 1909 - 25 Jan 1982)
- Clair Edward Updegraff+3 (15 Oct 1910 - 1 Jan 1960)
- Dorothy Mae Updegraff+3 (20 May 1912 - Oct 1977)
- George Woodrow Updegraff+3 (13 Dec 1913 - 5 Feb 1976)
- Charles Henry Updegraff+3 (9 Nov 1915 - 5 Dec 1993)
- Helen Gertrude Updegraff+3 (2 Jul 1917 - 31 Mar 2005)
- Alice Irene Updegraff (c 1919 - )
- Clarence Harvey Updegraff+3 (15 Apr 1921 - 13 Apr 1982)
- Blanche Evelyn Updegraff (16 Jul 1925 - 24 Apr 1983)
Last Edited=22 Aug 2011
Citations
- [S15] June (Shaull) Lutz, History of the Op Den Graef / Updegraff Family (Grand Rapids, Michigan; 1433 Elderwood Ct. N.W.: J. S. Lutz, 1988), p. U-63.
- [S97] Scott Kirby Gardner, "Family Group Sheets (Kirby Alvin Gardner and Geraldine Ann Traffas)," supplied 12 October 1999 ([address for private use,] Gardner, Kansas; USA).
- [S2158] Roberta Updegraff, Updegraff / Blair Family Trees, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/13004757/ (Williamsport, Pennsylvania: page last updated 2011) viewed on 22 August 2011.