Birth Name: Clyde William Tombaugh
Date of Birth: February 4, 1906
Place of Birth: Streator, Illinois, United States
Date of Death: January 17, 1997
Place of Death: Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States
Ethnicity: Dutch, English, German, Scottish, remote French, remote Irish
Family Info:
Clyde Tombaugh was an American astronomer, known for discovering the dwarf planet Pluto in 1930. He was the son of Adella Pearl (Chritton) and Muron Dealvo Tombaugh.
Clyde’s paternal grandfather was Jacob L. Tombaugh (the son of Matthias Tombaugh and Rachel Spohn). Matthias was the son of George Tombaugh and Elizabeth Gardner. Rachel was the daughter of John Spohn and Judith Wise.
Clyde’s paternal grandmother was Sallie Jane Ostrander (the daughter of Joseph Pier Ostrander and Rachel Barber). Joseph was the son of Johannes Ostrander and Hannah Pier.
Clyde’s maternal grandfather was George Franklin Chritton (the son of William Washburn Chritton and Laura Ann Rector). William was the son of William Washburn Chritton and Eura Eaton Drake. Laura was the daughter of George Rector and Polly Mary Riddle.
Clyde’s maternal grandmother was Emeratta “Etta” Swan (the daughter of Henry P. Swan and Deborah Johnson).
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* Genealogy of Clyde Tombaugh: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dowfam3&id=I38653