Clara

Biography

Timeline

1. After Sophrona's death

   Frank marries Clara

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2. Edith was 18 months old

   Edith's abuse and Clara's imprisonment

   Frank had Clara arrested upon discovering severe abuse of Edith. Clara was tried and imprisoned; the family concealed this with a brain-tumor story.

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Stories mentioning Clara

• Sophrona's Children and the Love That Helped Edith HealAdah Sophrona Guild Beckman died of tuberculosis at 38, leaving eight surviving children after Samuel's fatal poisoning at two. Her widower Frank married Clara, who severely abused little Edith and was imprisoned after Frank discovered the abuse. The family concealed the imprisonment with a brain-tumor story. Frank later married Mary, whose love helped Edith recover. Edith became a tender mother, and her daughter Gerri supplied details. The account also recalls Adah's lost inheritance and Frank's later Wabedo Lake resort.

Referenced in

• History of the Guild Family — THE SAW MILL