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Cornelius Rakestraw "Clem" Eller

Cornelius Rakestraw "Clem" Eller[1]

Male 1879 - 1927  (48 years)

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  • Name Cornelius Rakestraw "Clem" Eller  [1, 2] 
    Born 1879  Indian Territory (now Erie, Neosho County, KS) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 6 Nov 1927  Oak Creek, Routt County, CO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Town Marshal Clem Eller was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man for selling illegal liquor at a dance hall. As Marshal Eller approached the man, the subject drew a handgun and fatally shot him. Marshal Eller succumbedto his wound the following day. The suspect was convicted of Marshal Eller's murder and sentenced to life in prison. Marshal Eller had served with the Oak Creek Police Department for only six months. He was survived by his wife. -- US Officer Down Memorials, 1791-2014
    Person ID I12518  George Michael Eller
    Last Modified 30 Jul 2020 

    Father Henry Eller,   b. Feb 1822, Miami County, OH Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1906, Caney, Montgomery County, KS Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 84 years) 
    Mother America Mary Wise,   b. Feb 1838, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1903, Pallas, Routt County, CO Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Married 19 Apr 1877  Neosho County, KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F4390  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bessie James,   b. Jan 1882, Iowa City, Wright County, IA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1963, Oak Creek, Routt County, CO Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Married 23 Dec 1903  Oak Creek, Routt County, CO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 26 Jul 2020 
    Family ID F4470  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Headstones
    Eller, Clem (1879-1927)    		Eller, Clem (1879-1927)

  • Notes 
    • According to J. Hooper Cornelius (Clem) Rakestraw Eller was actually a Grandson of Henry Eller. He lived with his grandfather and step grandmother America (Mary) Wise from a young age. I can find no other confirmation of this.

  • Sources 
    1. [S157] Ancestry: "Hopper Wells Tree 2011-02-21", J. Hopper, https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/66753287/person/44156368115/facts.

    2. [S143] Ancestry: Herrin/Donohoe Tree, Kimberly Humphrey.

    3. [S131] Ancestry: "Herrin Donohoe Family" -, Kimberly Humphrey.