Clarence Alfred and Evelyn Alberta (GEORGE) CLAWSON
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1875
Born February 4, 1875, Eva (Eve) was the baby of the Enoch "Jack"son George family.
1888
Her mother Margaret died June 25, 1888 when Eva was 13. Eva's older sisters, 31 year old Ida and 28(?) year old Opha, raised their youngest siblings, 17 year old Charles Fred and Eva.
1910
In 1910, thirty-five year old Evelyn married Clarence
Alfred Clawson. He was born 2 August 1873 in Ohio.
His parents were NOT Clinton (b ca 1846) and Elizabeth
(b ca 1848) of Liberty township, Butler Co. They appeared in the
1900 census with a son, 27 year old Clarence Clawson - a bank teller.
That Clarence turns out to be James
Clarence Clawson, born in 1873, the same year as Clarence Alfred Clawson.
Clarence A. Clawson may or may never have
lived in Butler Co.
Early in their marriage, Clarence worked on the King Ranch in Dalhart, Texas.
1917-18
Clarence Clawson's WWI draft registration showed he and his wife
Evelyn were living in Indianapolis IN in 1917-18. He was a
veternarian for the Department of Agriculture.
1925
According to a post card written in 1925, the Clawsons were living in Cheboygen, MI. Clarence was on a trip, traveling from St. Jo, MO to Indianapolis.
1930
The 1930 census shows Clarence, Evelyn, and their 7 year old daughter, Doris
M. living in Indianapolis, IN (Maron County, Washington township). Actually
the Clawsons were in the process of legally adopting Doris as their daughter.
1934
Clarence died in 1934 by drowning.
Evelyn lived 40 more years, moving back to Butler County, Ohio to live at 7 E. Collins Street, Oxford, OH. Doris married.
Toward the end of her long life, Eva moved to the Golden Years Nursing Home on Old Oxford Road, Hamilton, OH.
1974 (obituary)
Her brother Cary George's heirs
She was born near Okeana, a daughter of Enoch and Margaret DeArmond George Jackson. [Note: Should be Enoch Jackson George.]
She was educaterd in the Shandon public schools.
She married Clarence Clawson in 1910, and they made their home in Dalhart, Tex., where Clawson was a veterinarian for the King ranch. They later moved to Indainapolis, Ind., where he preceded her in death in 1934.
She had been an Oxford resident since 1946. She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Oxford.
She is survived by a number of nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Marshall Smith Funeral Home, 101 W. Church St., Oxford, with burial in the New London Cemetery, Shandon. Visitation is from 10 a.m., Tuesday until time of service.
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Born near Okeana on February 4, 1875, "Eva" was a daughter of Enoch Jackson and Margaret DeArmond George. She was educated in the Shandon public schools.
In 1910, she married Clarence Clawson in 1910, and they made their home in Dalhart, Texas, where Clarence was a veterinarian for the King Ranch. They later moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, where he preceded her in death in 1934.
When she was nearly 70, Eva moved to 7 E. Collins Street in Oxford, Ohio about 1946. She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Oxford. Her brother, C. F. George, moved to Spring Street in Oxford from his farm near Okeana about that same time.
Eve and Clarence never had children, although they were in the process of adopting a daughter when Dr. Clawson died. At that time, a single parent could not adopt a child. Eva had a number of nieces and nephews.
Services were held at the Marshall Smith Funeral Home, 101 W. Church Street, Oxford, with burial in the New London Cemetery, Shandon.
Evelyn outlived her husband, all of her siblings, and some of her neices and nephews. At the time of her death, her heirs were:
Her brother Frank J. George's heirs
* J. Shumard George, Frank's son, heirs:
* Dr. J. Frank George, grand-nephew, Metairie, LA
* Abigail Pizzo, grand-niece, Camarillo, CA
* Homer George, nephew, Lebanon, OH
* Clayton George, nephew, Madison, WI
* Russell George's heirs:
* Jessie May McKinney, grand-niece, Sheridan, IN
* Janie Lou Riner, grand-niece, Lebanon, IN
* John George, grand-nephew, Lebanon, IN
* Dr. Richard L. George, grand-nephew, Bloomington, IN
* Pearl G. Cook, daughter of Cary, niece, Brookville, IN
* Howard George, son of Cary, nephew, Sacramento, CA
Her brother Benton George's heirs
* Julian George, nephew, Centerville, IN
* Kathryn Cheesman, niece, Centerville, IN
* Esther Zierer's heirs
* David G. Zierer, grand-nephew, Anderson, IN
* Sabra Zierer Passwater, grand-niece, Anderson, IN
* Jeanette George Moulton's heirs
* Louise Moulton Sullivan, grand-niece, Laguna Hills, CA
* Elizabeth J. Moulton, grand-niece, Laguna Hills, CA
Her brother Fred George's heirs
* Marguerite Myers' heirs
* Herbert L. Myers, Jr., grand-nephew, Dayton, OH
* Fred George Myers, grand-nephew, Oxford, OH
* Mary Alice Myers Smith, grand-niece, Tarentum, PA
* David D. Myers, grand-nephew, Glen Falls, NY
* Miriam VanMason, niece, Cleveland, OH
* Lois MacDonald (no children)
* Alice Davis, niece, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
* Frances Ertel, niece, Dayton, OH
page 10, Journal-News?
Mrs. Clawson
Mrs. Evelyn G. Clawson, 99, formerly of 7 E. Collins St., Oxford, died Saturday at 5 p.m. at the Golden Years Nursing Home, Old Oxford Road.
Evelyn George Clawson died at 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 29, 1974, at the Golden Years Nursing Home, Old Oxford Road. She was 99 years old.