Inez Clare was born on 24 June 1860 to Ezra B. and Jane Wilson Eddy in Plainview, Minnesota. On 1 October 1878, Inez Eddy married Peter Clare, who had graduated from Garrett Biblical Institute, Evanston, Illinois. Peter Clare served the Minnesota Conference of the Methodist Church. They lived in Luverne, Minnesota where Peter Clare served as Pastor. The Clare family later moved to Fergus Falls, Minnesota. lib.mnsu.edu