John
Reese
Clawson
Born in Utica, Oneida, New York, United States
Son of Zephaniah Clawson
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 43
in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Dec 2017
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Biography
John Clawson was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.
John was born in 1828 in New York, United States.
He was the son of Zephania Clawson and Catherine Reese.
He was a Private in Company "D" of the Mormon Battalion. He marched to Southern California and, at Los Angeles, was mustered out of the service 16 July 1847. He then re-enlisted for six months. That enlistment ended 14 Mar. 1848. Sometime after this he traveled to Utah for he appears with members of his family at Salt Lake City in the 1850 federal census. Additional research is needed to determine the exact year he arrived in Utah and the name of the pioneer company with which he traveled.
Private John Clawson served with the Iowa Volunteers during the Mexican-American War
Service Started: Jul 1846
Unit(s): Company D, Mormon Battalion
Service Ended: Jul 16, 1847
Service Started: Jul 1846
Unit(s): Company D, Mormon Battalion
Service Ended: Jul 16, 1847
He passed away in 1872 in the Utah Territory, United States.
Sources
- Members of the Mormon Battalion, A Sesquicentennial Remembrance, compiled by Dr. Susan Ward Easton, p. 17. https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE5417209
- LDS Pioneer Overland Travel 1847-1868 web site: https://history.lds.org/overlandtravel/pioneers/58141/john-reese-clawson
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