Clarence
Clay
Wilson
Born in Melvern, Osage, Kansas, United States
Son of Charles H Wilson
and Artie (Unknown) Wilson
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Ruth Janet (Tryon) Wilson
— married
29 Apr 1922 in Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, United States
Father of
Donald Eugene Wilson
Died
at age 77
in Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Feb 2012
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Biography
Obituary
Clarence C. Wilson
Clarence C. Wilson, 77, formerly of 1824 West 4th, died Wednesday at the Veterans Administration Hospital at Noxville, Iowa, after one year's illness.
Born March 12, 1894 at Melvern, he married Ruth J. Tryon on April 29, 1922 at Hutchinson. She died February 28, 1965. In 1967 he moved from Hutchinson to Lincoln, Neb. He had been hospitalized one year.
A World War I veteran, he retired from Cessna Aircraft Co. in 1963. He was a taxidermist and a member of the VFW, American Legion and Hadley United Methodist Church.
Survivors include: son, Donald E. Wilson, Lincoln; sisters, Mrs. Grace Crow, 310 Crescent Blvd, Mrs. O. R. Todd, 305 East Carpenter; brother, Roy Wilson, Los Angeles; four grandchildren.
Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Memorial Park Cemetery; REv. W. Harlan Rittgers. Friends may call at Johnson and Sons Chapel from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday. The family suggest memorials be made to the church.[1]
Sources
- ↑ The Hutchinson News (Hutchinson, Kansas) 03 Dec 1971, Fri Page 12 https://www.newspapers.com
- 1900 US Federal Census; Census Place: Hutchinson Ward 5, Reno, Kansas; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 0207; FHL microfilm: 1240496
- 1910 US Federal Census; Census Place: Hutchinson Ward 5, Reno, Kansas; Roll: T624_453; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0169; FHL microfilm: 1374466 (Ancestry.com)
- 1920 US Federal Census; Census Place: Hutchinson Ward 5, Reno, Kansas; Roll: T625_546; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 177 (Ancestry.com)
- 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Census Place: Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas; Roll: KS1925_122; Line: 2 (Ancestry.com)
- 1930 US Federal Census; Census Place: Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas; Roll: 717; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0030; Image: 450.0; FHL microfilm: 2340452 (Ancestry.com)
- 1940 US Federal Census; Census Place: Reno, Reno, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01254; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 78-50B (Ancestry.com)
- U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942; The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Kansas; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: Box 441 (Ancestry.com)
Acknowledgements
- Entered by Kay Tryon, 22 Feb 2012.
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Kay (Tryon) Carter
Clarence & Ruth lived on suburban tract adjoining city of Hutchinson, KS. He was employed at Model Laundry & Cessna Plant, both in Hutchinson. He developed his hobby of taxidermy into a thriving business, He served in Co. D, 5th Eng. World War I in France & Germany.
posted 23 Feb 2012 by Kay (Tryon) Carter
[thank Kay]
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