Person:Clara Gunby (1)

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Clara Louise Gunby
b.21 Sep 1839 Fork Town (later Fruitland), Maryland
d.2 Oct 1891 Allen, Wicomico, Maryland, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 2 Dec 1838
  1. Clara Louise Gunby1839 - 1891
  2. John W Gunby1842 - 1879
  3. Francis "Frank" McClelland Gunby1844 - 1884
  4. Anna S Gunby1846 - 1862
  5. Ida L W Gunby1849 - 1853
  6. Edwin Gunby1851 - 1908
  7. Louis White Gunby1854 - 1951
  8. Charles Somers Gunby1859 - 1931
Spouse and Children
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m. 1865
  1. Marion J Huffington
  2. Charlotte Huffington
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Facts and Events
Name Clara Louise Gunby
Married Name Clara Gunby Huffington
Gender Female
Birth? 21 Sep 1839 Fork Town (later Fruitland), Maryland
Marriage 1865 Maryland, United Statesto William M Huffington
Death? 2 Oct 1891 Allen, Wicomico, Maryland, United States

Clara Gunby (1839-1890), daughter of Col. John Gunby and Charlotte Somers Gunby, was an outspoken southern sympathizer who was jailed during the Civil War for defiance and disrespect toward Union troops. She was held prisoner at Fortress Monroe, located in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Post-Civil War, Ms. Gunby married Mr. William M. Huffington and resided on a farm in the vicinity of Allen, Maryland. [per Salisbury University]

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  • attended Mrs. Symington's School in Salisbury
  • graduated with honors from the Baltimore Female College
  • sent to Richmond in a prisoner exchange where she witnessed the burning of the Confederate capital on 2 Apr 1865
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Clara Gunby House (aka John Kirk Gunby House) in Fruitland, Maryland
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Clara Gunby House (aka John Kirk Gunby House) in Fruitland, Maryland
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