Gilbert Lawrence Clemons

Male25 September 1922–22 September 2001

Brief Life History of Gilbert Lawrence

When Gilbert Lawrence Clemons was born on 25 September 1922, in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States, his father, Gilbert Milton Clemons, was 29 and his mother, Clara Addie Smith, was 31. He married Jane Plummer in 1949, in Ashland, Cass, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Ashland, Cass, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. He died on 22 September 2001, in Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Ashland City Cemetery, Cass, Illinois, United States.

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Gilbert Lawrence Clemons
1922–2001
Jane Plummer
Marriage: 1949
David Clemons
Marilyn Clemons

Sources (7)

  • Gilbert L Clemons in household of Gilbert Clemons, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Gilbert Lawrence Clemons, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Lawrence in entry for Addie C Clemons, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1949Ashland, Cass, Illinois, United States
  • Children (2)

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    Siblings (5)

    World Events (8)

    1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

    Age 1

    Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

    1925 · Woman's World's Fair

    Age 3

    The first Woman's World's Fair was held in Chicago in 1925. The idea of the completely women-run fair was to display the progress of ideas, work, and products of twentieth-century women

    1944 · The G.I Bill

    Age 22

    The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.

    Name Meaning

    English (Worcestershire): variant of Clemence or Clements .

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

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