Clinton
Eastwood
Born in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Burr Eastwood
and Jessie Mabel (Anderson) Eastwood
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Margaret Ruth (Runner) Wood
— married
5 Jun 1927 in California, USA
Father of
Clint Eastwood Jr. and [private daughter (1930s - unknown)]
Died
at age 64
in Pebble Beach, Monterey County, California, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Oct 2013
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Biography
Oakland Tribune, July 22, 1970
Pebble Beach - Clinton Eastwood, a business executive and father of motion picture and television actor Clint Eastwood, died yesterday at his home here of an apparent heart attack. He was 64.
A native of San Francisco, Mr. Eastwood lived in Piedmont for many years. He was a long-time general sales manager for Container Corporation of America. He was also a former manager of Pacific Coast branch of Georgia Pacific Co.
His son, Clint is a graduate of Oakland Technical High School.
Other survivors include his widow, Ruth R. of the family home in Pebble Beach, a daughter, Mrs. William (Jeanne) Bernhardt of Pebble Beach and four grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held tomorrow at the Church of the Wayfarer in Carmel with Dr. Herbert W. Neale officiating. Interment was held at the little Chapel by the Sea Crematory in Pacific Grove today.
Contributions to the Monterey Institute of Speech and Hearing, 969 Pacific St. Monterey are preferred.
- 1920 United States Federal Census[1]
- 1930 United States Federal Census[2]
- 1940 United States Federal Census[3]
- Beta: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1940-1955[4]
- Beta: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1940-1955[5]
- California Death Index, 1940-1997[6]
- California, Marriage Records from Select Counties, 1850-1941[7]
- Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999[8]
- U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1898-1929[9]
- U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007[10]
Sources
- ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census: Year: 1920; Census Place: Piedmont, Alameda, California; Roll: T625_92; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 203 Ancestry Record 6061 #3279001
1920 United States Federal Census:
Name: Clinton Eastwood Age: 13 Birth Year: abt 1907 Birthplace: California Home in 1920: Piedmont, Alameda, California Residence Date: 1920 Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital Status: Single Father's Name: Burr Eastwood Father's Birthplace: New York Mother's Name: Jesse M Eastwood Mother's Birthplace: New York Occupation: None Household Members Name Age Relationship Burr Eastwood 48 Head Jesse M Eastwood 41 Wife Burr Eastwood Jr 18 Son Clinton Eastwood 13 Son - ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census: Year: 1930; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 2339840 Ancestry Record 6224 #88659120
1930 United States Federal Census:
Name: Clinton Eastwood Birth Year: abt 1907 Gender: Male Race: White Age in 1930: 23 Birthplace: California Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1930: Oakland, Alameda, California, USA Attended School: No Father's Birthplace: California Mother's Birthplace: United States Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Salesman Industry: Stock Bands Household Members Name Age Relationship Clinton Eastwood 23 Head Margaret Eastwood 21 Wife - ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census: Year: 1940; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: m-t0627-00436; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 61-158 Ancestry Record 2442 #73560880
1940 United States Federal Census:
Name: Clenton Eastwood Age: 33 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: California Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head House Number: 4003 Resident on farm in 1935: No Sheet Number: 6A Occupation: Jewelery Salesman Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 42 Weeks Worked in 1939: 52 Income: 2200 Income Other Sources: No Household Members Name Age Relationship Clenton Eastwood 33 Head Ruth Eastwood 29 Wife Clinton Eastwood Jr 9 Son Jeanne Eastwood 6 Daughter - ↑ U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current: Oakland Tribune; Publication Date: 11 Oct 1963; Publication Place: Oakland, California, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/354547118/?article=bfa0e1b0-039a-4887-bcc9-2c58304607ea&focus=0.025273614,0.18279329,0.14990507,0.24479154&xid=3355 Ancestry Record 61843 #83534388
U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current:
Name: Clinton Eastwood Newspaper Title: Oakland Tribune Father: Eastwood - ↑ U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current: The Californian; Publication Date: 23 Jul 1970; Publication Place: Salinas, California, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/522362040/?article=2ad6c9b6-9444-40f9-9a97-80402ac0ee69&focus=0.024175188,0.39590964,0.14629687,0.58722717&xid=3355 Ancestry Record 61843 #559039818
Death:
Name: Clint Eastwood Sr. Gender: Male Death Age: 64 Birth Date: abt 1906 Residence Place: Teddle Reach Death Date: Abt 1970 Obituary Date: 23 Jul 1970 Obituary Place: Salinas, California, USA Newspaper Title: The Californian Spouse: Ruth Child: M r s. William Bernhardt - ↑ California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997: Place: Monterey; Date: 21 Jul 1970; Social Security: 565108180 Ancestry Record 5180 #2054274
Death:
Name: Clinton Eastwood Gender: Male Birth Date: 11 Jun 1906 Birth Place: California Death Date: 21 Jul 1970 Death Place: Monterey - ↑ California, U.S., Marriage Records from Select Counties, 1850-1941: Ancestry.com. California, U.S., Marriage Records from Select Counties, 1850-1941 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Marriage records, select counties and years. California State Archives, Sacramento, California. Ancestry Record 8797 #218235
Marriage Licenses and Certificates:
Name: Clinton Eastwood Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1907 Birth Place: California Race: White Marriage Age: 20 Residence Place: 141- Boneta Ave Piedmont Marriage Date: 5 Jun 1927 Marriage Place: Alameda, California, USA Father: Burr Eastwood Mother: Jessie Anderson Spouse: Ruth Runner Spouse Gender: Female Spouse Race: White Spouse Marriage Age: 18 Spouse Birth Place: California Spouse Residence Place: 169, Ronada St Piedmont Spouse Father: Walter E Runner Spouse Mother: Virginia McClanahan Record Type: Marriage Licenses and Certificates - ↑ U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current: Oakland Tribune; Publication Date: 3/ Jun/ 1927; Publication Place: Oakland, California, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/95530810/?article=1db9891c-31e7-449a-8106-1b35f85902ba&focus=0.49268284,0.14445837,0.7288806,0.1696829&xid=3398 Ancestry Record 62116 #81617545
Marriage:
Name: Clinton Eastwood Gender: Male Marriage Date: 5 Jun 1927 Spouse: Ruth Runner - ↑ U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947: National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for California, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 504 Ancestry Record 2238 #17654115
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947:
Name: Clinton Eastwood Gender: Male Race: White Age: 34 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 11 Jun 1906 Birth Place: San Francisco, California, USA Residence Place: Oakland, California, USA Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940 Registration Place: Oakland, California, USA Employer: Shreva & Co Height: 6 1 Weight: 190 Complexion: Light Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Blue Next of Kin: Clinton Eastwood Household Members Name Age Relationship Clinton Eastwood 34 Self (Head) Clinton Eastwood Wife - ↑ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007: Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. Ancestry Record 60901 #813146278
Death:
Name: Clinton Eastwood Sr Gender: Male Birth Date: 11 Jun 1906 Death Date: Jul 1970 Claim Date: 12 Aug 1970
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118703926/clinton-eastwood : accessed 08 July 2022), memorial page for Clinton Eastwood (11 Jun 1906–21 Jul 1970), Find A Grave: Memorial #118703926, ; Maintained by Gary Virts (contributor 47181338) Burial Details Unknown.
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"California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VLNH-FS6 : 27 November 2014), Clinton Eastwood, 11 Jun 1906; citing San Francisco, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
"United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH38-C26 : 31 January 2021), Clinton Eastwood in entry for Burr Eastwood, 1920.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCXF-3W2 : accessed 1 February 2021), Clinton Eastwood, Oakland, Alameda, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 107, sheet 15B, line 62, family 281, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 105; FHL microfilm 2,339,840.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9ZR-ZF2 : 6 January 2021), Clinton Eastwood, Brooklyn Judicial Township, Alameda, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 61-158, sheet 6A, line 25, family 147, 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 436.
"California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGXB-QF89 : 2 March 2020), Clinton Eastwood, Oakland, , California, United States; from "Draft Registration Cards for California, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947." Database and images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : n.d.); citing Draft Registration, Oakland, , California, United States, citing NARA Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975. Record Group Number 147. NAID: 7644723. Records of the Selective Service System. The National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri, n.d.
"California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K86C-V7H : 10 December 2017), Clinton Eastwood in entry for Clinton Eastwood and Margaret Neville Johnson, 19 Dec 1953; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,343,366.
"California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGRB-LPN : 26 November 2014), Clinton Eastwood, 21 Jul 1970; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9TJ-66V : 11 January 2021), Clinton Eastwood, Jul 1970; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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