G2G: are Clarence W Rardon and John Clarence Rardin the same person

Question

i have a problem, i see 2 people born to john rardin and mary ashton on the same year with different names sharing only the word clarence. i have a death date for one but not the other. are they the same person or did john and mary have 2 children in the same year. if their the same person then why the different names?

Answer 1

Could they have been twins? I ran into a situation like that with one of my greats.

Answer 2

John Clarence Rardin

Ohio Deaths

Name	John Clarence Rardin
Event Type	Death
Event Date	18 May 1948
Gender	Male
Age	78
Race	White
Birth Date	26 Feb 1870
Birthplace	Athens Co, Ohio
Birth Year (Estimated)	1870
Father's Name	John Rardin
Mother's Name	Maryetta Ashton
Spouse's Name	Elma Rardin

Citing this Record

"Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X61L-7YF : 9 March 2018), John Clarence Rardin, 18 May 1948; citing , reference certificate; FHL microfilm 2,246,461.

Comments

Clarence Rardin

United States Census, 1940

Name	Clarence Rardin
Event Type	Census
Event Date	1940
Event Place	Ward 1, Athens City, Athens Township, Athens, Ohio, United States
Sex	Male
Age	70
Marital Status	Married
Race (Original)	White
Race	White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original)	Head
Relationship to Head of Household	Head
Birthplace	Ohio
Birth Year (Estimated)	1870
Last Place of Residence	Same House

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
Clarence Rardin	Head	M	70	Ohio
Alma Rardin	Wife	F	54	Ohio

Citing this Record

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWDL-9TJ : accessed 24 March 2018), Clarence Rardin, Ward 1, Athens City, Athens Township, Athens, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 5-4, sheet 1A, line 38, family 14, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3025.

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My in-laws have ancestors who are brothers where one in named Arthur Joseph and another is named John Arthur. They are not twins, but have similar given names like your Clarence W and John Clarence.

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i have a tree at family search. according to that tree the two have the exact same information and date of birth but different names. TWINS??? i know nothing of my dads side of the family. so its either the same person or their twins.

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I have determined after a few days digging that since everything i can find out about them leads me to believe them the same person. same birthdate, birth place, same parents, same wife, one with a death date one without. now the question is........why the drastic difference in names for the same person. legal reasons? i know there was some kind of legal dispute over ownership of a plot of land adjacent to the university in Athens but not sure if he was involved. thanks to all who answered my question. it helped me to sort the person out

Answer 3

Clarance W. Rardon

Ohio, County Births

Name	Clarance W. Rardon
Event Type	Birth
Event Date	26 Feb 1870
Event Place	, Athens, Ohio, United States
Gender	Male
Father's Name	John Rardon
Mother's Name	Mary Rardon

Citing this Record

"Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRMN-YGG : 13 March 2018), Clarance W. Rardon, 26 Feb 1870; citing Birth, , Athens, Ohio, United States, county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 311,600.