Charles Clawson and Melinda Truesdell

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Husband Charles Clawson ¹

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           Born: 24 Dec 1844 - Mercer Co, PA 2
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         Father: William H. Clawson (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Melinda Humason (      -1876) 1

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       Marriage: 22 Nov 1871 2

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Wife Melinda Truesdell ²

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         Father: Joel Truesdell (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Jerusha [Unk] (      -      )

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Children

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1 F Kate Clawson ²

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2 F Mary Clawson ²

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3 F Anna Clawson ²

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General Notes: Husband - Charles Clawson

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He was educated in the common schools of Mercer County, PA, and when only sixteen years old succeeded in getting into the army in the defense of his country. His enlistment was in Company G, One Hundredth Pennsylvania Volunteers, with which he remained nearly four years, and was mustered out as an orderly sergeant. He participated in the battles of Port Royal, S. C., James' Island, Second Bull Run, Chantilly, South Mountain, siege of Vicksburg, Jackson, Miss., Blue Springs, Tenn., Candle Station, Tenn., siege of Knoxville, White Ford, Tenn., Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna River, Bethesda Church, Va., Cold Harbor, Poplar Grove Church and Fort Steadman. At Cold Harbor he was wounded in the foot by a minie-ball, which he has in his possession. He was also wounded by a minie-ball in the left shoulder at the battle of South Mountain, September 14, 1862. On his return from the war he engaged in farming for three years, and then for the next four years he was in the oil business. Following that he was engaged for four years in a gro­cery in Mercer, having for a partner his brother, A. M. Clawson. In 1879 he started a meat market, and did the leading business in that line thereafter. He belonged to the G. A. R., was a Republican, and he and wife were members of the Second Presbyte­rian Church. [HMC 1888, 657]

1 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 657, 1047.

2 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 657.