John Clarence Clipson
1843 - 1924 (80 years)
Generation: 1
1. John Clarence Clipson was born on 10 Apr 1843 in London, England; died on 29 Mar 1924 in Okmulgee, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma; was buried in Clarinda Cemetery, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa. Other Events:
- Occupation: foreman for Pullman Car Co. in Chicago; building contractor in Clarinda, Iowa; owner of Model Clothing Co. in Okmulgee, Oklahoma
- Occupation: wagon maker
- _MILT: Civil War. Union Army. 125th Illinois Infantry. Scout.
- Census: 1860, Catlin Township, Vermilion County, Illinois
- Census: 1870, Vance Township, Vermilion County, Illinois
- Census: 1900, Nodaway Township, Page County, Iowa
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Taps Is Sounded For J.C. Clipson, Civil War Veteran
Well know Okmulgeean is found dead in bed
Death shock friends
Mr. Clipson was life-long member of the Methodist Church and belonged to the Grand Army of the Republic and was commander of Okmulgee Post.
John Clarence Clipson, age 81 years, Civil war veteran and widely known resident of Okmulgee, died suddenly Friday night at his home, 618 South Seminole avenue. Mr. Clipson’s death was unexpected and came as a shock to his family and a wide circle of friends. He retired Friday night in his usual good health, except that he complained he was suffering from a severe headache. Early yesterday morning he was found dead in his bed by Mrs. Clipson. Death was due, it is believed, to an attack of heart disease.
He was born in London, England, April 10, 1943, and with his parents came to this country when he was 10 years of age. His family took up their residence on a farm three miles from Catlin, Ill., which is located eight miles from Danville, Ill.
Mr. Clipson enlisted in the Union army during the Civil war and spent three years in the service. He was attached to the 125th Illinois Infantry, and served as a scout throughout his enlistment. While with General Sherman’s forces in the South, he was wounded, near the close of the war.
Went to Iowa in 1882
After the Civil war, Mr. Clipson returned to Catlin and several years later went to Chicago, where he was employed as a foreman for a number of years by the Pullman Car company. After the death of his first wife in Chicago he removed to Clarinda, Iowa, in 1881, and engaged in business as a building contractor. He followed this business until the time of his death, although he has not been active in business for the past several years.
He was married at Clarinda, Iowa, in 1883, to Maggie Hutchings, who survives him.
A short time after he came to Okmulgee, Mr. Clipson and his son, Perry C. Clipson, established the Model Clothing store and which his son managed for several years.
Acquainted with Lincoln
Mr. Clipson during his residence near Danville, Ill., in the days prior to the Civil war, became well acquainted with Abraham Lincoln, who later became president, and he frequently entertained his friends with accounts of events in Danville in which President Lincoln, then a young lawyer, was the central figure. He also counted among his acquaintances many other notable men, including a number of the civil and military leaders of Civil war days.
Mr. Clipson was a lifelong and active member of the Methodist church. He was an active member of the Grand Army of the Republic and took a keen interest in all that organizations affairs since its formation. At various time he held a number of official positions in the G.A.R. and was Okmulgee post commander at the time of his death. Only a few other members of the G.A.R. survive him in this county.
Loved Children
Among those who mourn his death sincerely are the children of the neighborhood in which he resided. He loved children and was in turn loved by them. His pockets were seldom, if ever, empty of pennies or candy which he distributed generously to children. Mr. Clipson was one of a family of 13 children.
His wife, three sons, Percy C. of Tulsa and Edward, of Chicago; one daughter, Mrs. W.L. Simmons of Tulsa, and three brothers, Albert, Richard, and Harry Clipson of Catlin, survive Mr. Clipson.
Funeral services in his memory will be conducted this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the First Christian church by Rev. Fred Mesch. His remains will be taken tomorrow night to Clinda, Iowa, where interment will be made in the Clarinda cemetery beside the graves of two of his children.
Okmulgee Daily Democrat, Okmulgee, Oklahoma. Sunday, 20 March 1924, page 1.
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15671175/john-clarence-clipsonJohn married Elizabeth Fairchild on 8 Oct 1866 in Vermilion County, Illinois, and was divorced before 1882. Elizabeth (daughter of Daniel Perry Fairchild and Dorothy Ann Gritton) was born in 1847 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 8 Aug 1911 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Marriage License Abstracts Vermilion County, Illinois 1853-1874. Page 25. Perry Fairchild, father, signed permission for Elizabeth E. Fairchild.- Edwin Fletcher Clipson was born on 17 Jul 1868 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 30 Nov 1935 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; was buried on 22 Nov 1935 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.