Brief Life History of John Oscar
When John Oscar Clifton was born on 18 May 1871, in DeWitt, Illinois, United States, his father, Andrew Jackson Clifton, was 41 and his mother, Harriet Jane Alsip, was 35. He married Mary Dora Lizer on 19 October 1892, in Iroquois, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 8 daughters. He lived in Ash Grove Township, Iroquois, Illinois, United States for about 20 years and Claytonville, Iroquois, Illinois, United States in 1937. He died on 10 September 1937, in Fountain Creek, Iroquois, Illinois, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Iroquois, Illinois, United States.
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- John O Clifton, "United States Census, 1930"
- John O. Clifton, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- John Oscar Clifton, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1882
Historical Boundaries: 1882: Iroquois, Illinois, United States
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the very numerous places called Clifton, from Old English clif ‘slope’ (see Cliff ) + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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