Her death certificate records Clara Elsinor Pettit, age 79 years 7 months 7 days, born 15 April 1856 in Placerville, California, died 22 Nov 1935 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, address 114 W. McMillan St., single, father Chas B. Pettit, born in Frankfort, Kentucky, mother’s maiden name Arathusa M. Bradley, born in Lawrenceville, Kentucky.

Since she was recorded as age 3 months in the 1860 census, the birthdate is off by three years.