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Clawson, Laura

Female 1875 - 1954  (79 years)


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  1. 1.  Clawson, Laura was born in 1875 in Illinois; died on 15 Feb 1954; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: CLAW.L001
    • _FGRAVE: 24144692
    • Census: 24 Apr 1940, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois; 1930 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 04b
    • Census: 9 May 1940, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois; 1940 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 01b

    Family/Spouse: Skelton, Oscar. Oscar (son of Skelton, Levi and Gill, Sarah Jane) was born on 15 May 1870 in Clay County, Illinois; died on 25 Apr 1934 in Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 26 Apr 1934 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Skelton, Theodore Haven 'Ted'  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Jul 1904 in Clay County, Illinois; died on 31 Jan 1974 in Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.
    2. 3. SKELTON, Mary Amy  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Mar 1906; died on 25 Oct 1998; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.
    3. 4. Skelton, Dorothy M.  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1911 in Illinois; died in 1988; was buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois.
    4. 5. SKELTON, J.N.  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Skelton, Theodore Haven 'Ted'Skelton, Theodore Haven 'Ted' Descendancy chart to this point (1.Laura1) was born on 21 Jul 1904 in Clay County, Illinois; died on 31 Jan 1974 in Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: SKEL.T001
    • _FGRAVE: 26393951
    • Funeral: Cardascio-Easley Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois
    • Military Service: World War II, Carpenter's Mate First Class, United States Navy

    Notes:

    He was a veteran of World War II, and a member of the Clay City American Legion Post and Masonic Lodge.

    Military Service:
    Enlisted and entered active service on October 8, 1942 at the Navy Recruiting Station, Saint Louis, Missouri. Completed boot camp at the Naval Construction Training Center, Naval Operating Base, Norfolk, Virginia; Advanced 'Seabee' Training at Camp Perry, Williamsburg, Virginia; and then served with the following Naval Construction Battalions: 67th, 68th, and 19th. Honorably discharged as a Carpenter's Mate First Class on November 21, 1945 at the Naval Personnel Separation Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and the WWII Victory Medal.

    This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.

    Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2298982

    Buried:
    Interment will be in Clay City Cemetery, with military rites at graveside.


  2. 3.  SKELTON, Mary Amy Descendancy chart to this point (1.Laura1) was born on 25 Mar 1906; died on 25 Oct 1998; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: SKEL.M001


  3. 4.  Skelton, Dorothy M.Skelton, Dorothy M. Descendancy chart to this point (1.Laura1) was born in 1911 in Illinois; died in 1988; was buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: SKEL.D001
    • _FGRAVE: 60243255

    Family/Spouse: WATTS, Harold E.. Harold was born in 1902; died in 1977; was buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  SKELTON, J.N. Descendancy chart to this point (1.Laura1)

    Family/Spouse: SMITH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]




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