Brief Life History of Loy Orval
When Loy Orval Clanton was born on 14 July 1895, in Saint Charles, Madison, Iowa, United States, his father, James Daniel Clanton, was 21 and his mother, Daisy Mae McCrea, was 19. He married Leta Margaret Stayton on 20 September 1917, in Saint Charles, Madison, Iowa, United States. He lived in Penn Township, Madison, Iowa, United States in 1925 and South Township, Madison, Iowa, United States in 1930. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 2 August 1972, in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (17)
- Loy O Clanton, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
- Loy Orval Clanton, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
- Loy Orval Clanton, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
Spouse and Children
1895–1972 Male
1896–1948 Female
Parents and Siblings
1874–1947 Male
1876–1958 Female
Siblings (1)
1895–1972 Male
World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 1
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
Age 11
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 21
Name Meaning
English: probably a variant of Clandon, a habitational name from any of the places in Surrey and Dorset named Clandon, from Old English clǣne ‘clean’ (i.e. ‘clear of weeds’) + dūn ‘hill’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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