Clarissa Buckley was born on March 27, 1860, in Otisco Michigan to Lorenzo and Ann Buckley. She married Edward J. Burrough on May 9, 1878, in Plymouth, Michigan. They had five children in 15 years. Three of them, Marie, Ione, and Edward Jr., lived to adulthood. Clarissa, or Clara as she was known, died on September 11, 1901, in Silver City at the age of 41. Edward was listed in census records as a salesperson and general merchant. He did not remarry and lived to age 90. He is buried in Nyssa Oregon.