Clyde Herbert Darrow 1858-1930

Clyde Herbert Darrow was born March 22nd 1858 in Kinsman Ohio, the son of Nathan Darrow and Elizabeth Shepler. Clyde married Cora Belle Way in 1883 in Kansas City Missouri. Clyde and Cora had two children, Fred Herbert and Maude May.

In 1887 he arrived Rialto California with his brother in law, Ezra Graft, and it's said that they painted the first buildings and residences in the town. Clyde eventually traded two homes they owned in the area and took out a mortgage to buy fifteen acres of land one mile east of Bloomington California where he planted peaches, apricots and oranges.

In 1903 Clyde was sworn into the Salvation Army where he served as Treasurer as well as other positions for several years.

Clydes father Nathan was an Uncle to the famous Lawyer Clarence Seward Darrow. Nathan and Clarence' father Amirrus had adjoining farms in Trumbull County Ohio.

Circa 1920 Clyde started the move that brought the Darrows to their homestead in Southern New Mexico. In an area known at the time as "The Haig Place", he started growing a wide variety of grapes including Muskat, Tokay and Black Morocco. The family also relied on trapping during the winter months.

Later Clyde, his son Fred Herbert Darrow and Freds daughter Leona "Bobbie" Darrow/Doby [Leona was married to Fred Doby of the Deming area Doby clan] all had land adjoining each other south of Deming New Mexico in an area that came to be known as "Waterloo" where they raised cotton.

Clyde became ill and returned to the Redlands California area two months before he passed away January 23rd 1930 in Highlands/San Bernadino California and is buried in Hermosa Cemetery, Colton California. Before Clydes father Nathan died he planted a pepper tree to shade the spot he himself wanted to be buried so he could be in the shade. Grandpa Clyde was buried right beside his father in the shade of that tree.