Rudger Clawson

Brief Life History of Rudger

When Rudger Clawson was born on 12 March 1857, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Hiram Bradley Clawson, was 30 and his mother, Margaret Gay Judd, was 25. He married Florence Ann Dinwoodey on 1 August 1882, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 21 June 1943, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Rudger Clawson
1857–1943
Lydia Elizabeth Spencer
1860–1941
Marriage: 29 March 1883
Remus Rudger Clawson
1885–1904
Hyrum Bradley Clawson
1888–1975
Margaret Gay Clawson
1890–1986
Daniel Spencer Clawson
1892–1893
Vera May Clawson
1894–1897
Samuel George Clawson
1896–1942
Lorenzo Snow Clawson
1898–1962
Marion Clawson
1900–1901
Lydia Clawson
1903–1980

Sources (68)

  • Rodger Clawson in household of Ellen P Clawson, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Rudger Clawson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Rudger Clawson, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Claxton .

Americanized form of North German, Danish, and Norwegian Clausen , Claussen , or Klausen , and also of their Dutch cognates, such as Claassen or Klaassen, patronymics from short forms of the local equivalents of the personal name Nicholas . Compare Clauson .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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"The Work of Healing" by Jonathan Stapley In February 1931, Mary McClellan sat down with her daughter Zitelle to record some of her life’s history to be included in a ward publication: Gleaners’ Trea …

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