Clarence Ellerbe

b. 29 April 1874, d. 6 August 1937
  • Clarence Ellerbe was born on 29 April 1874 in Montgomery County, Alabama.
  • Charlotte Walker Cobbs appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Montgomery, Alabama, at Mobile Road enumerated in the household of Charlotte's brother J. L. Cobbs.. Other members of the household included Clarence Ellerbe, Irene Sample Ellerbe and George Herbert Ellerbe.
  • He married Cecilia Leonard, daughter of Albert Leonard and Lucy Lee Howell, circa 1905.
  • Albert Leonard appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, at 902 Commerce. Other members of the household included Clarence Ellerbe, Cecilia Leonard, Lucy Leonard Ellerbe, Cecilia Ellerbe and Charlotte Walker Cobbs.
  • He was employed by the railroad as a general manager, according to the 1910 census.
  • Clarence Ellerbe registered for the draft on 11 September 1918 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, while living with hs wife Cecilia at 520 Fanin Street in Shreveport, and self-employed as a planter.
  • Clarence Ellerbe and Cecilia Leonard appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, at 520 Marshall. Other members of the household included Lucy Leonard Ellerbe, Cecilia Ellerbe and Mollie Ellerbe.
  • He was a manager of planters, according to the 1920 census.
  • The following appeared on 9 May 1920 in The Anniston Star: Among the charming women visiting Montgomery during the past week, was Mrs. Charlotte C. Ellerbe, of Selma, Ala., who was the guest of her friends, Mrs. Mary P. Watt. Mrs. Ellerbe is a native of this city, the daughter of the late Bishop and Mrs. Nicholas Hamner Cobbs, whose names are still reverenced by many Montgomery people. She resides with her daughter, Mrs. W. D. [sic] Hall at Selma, but frequently visits her son Mr. Clarence Ellerbe who resides at Shreveport, La.
         Mrs. Ellerbe is a very attractive, alert and charming woman to whom years have brought the sweetness of the mellowing time. Her visit was a delight to many friends who found in this splendid woman the kindness and gentleness of a wide and generous experience.--Montgomery Advertiser.
         Mrs. Ellerbe is a sister of Mr. R. H. Cobbs and has many friends in Anniston where she often visits.
  • The following appeared on 2 February 1930 in The Times-Picayune: (Shreveport) Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ellerbe announce the marriage of their daughter, Lucy Leonard, to Mr. Charles duBose Egan. Mr. and Mrs. Egan will be at home at 331 1-2 Egan street.
  • Clarence Ellerbe died on 6 August 1937 at age 63 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, at his residence.
  • His wife Cecilia Leonard became a widow at his death.
  • He was interred at Greenwood Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
  • The following appeared on 8 August 1937 in the Monroe Morning World: (Shreveport, Aug. 7) Clarence Ellerbe, 65, for 40 years a resident of Shreveport and one of the leading planters of the Red river valley for years, died last night at his home here, following a heart attack.
         He had been in ill health several years which forced his retirement from business. He is survived by his widow and three daughters, Mrs. Sam Webb Smith, Mrs. Charles Egan and Miss Mollie Ellerbe, all of Shreveport, and a sister, Mrs. W. B. Hall of Selma, Ala., was born at Montgomery, Ala., and was a grandson of Bishop Nicholas Cobb, first Episcopal bishop of Alabama.
         He came to Shreveport in 1897 as assistant to the president of the L. R. and N. railroad, now the Louisiana and Arkansas, but later engaged in planting.
  • Last Edited: 14 Sep 2015

Family: Cecilia Leonard b. 2 December 1880, d. 25 December 1967