The one story that I like to use about my grandpap Clawson is that he wasdisabled by two different accidents. In one, he lost three fingers onhis right hand and he had only his thumb and pointer finger. He had theother arm amputated above the elbow in another accident. When he was inhis sixties and seventies, he was the manager at a Western Auto store inSeward, Pennsylvania. One day, a young guy came in and pulled a gun onhim and tried to rob him. I guess he figured he would be an easy preysince he was old and disabled. My grandfather reached under the counterand pulled out the gun (A 38, I believe) that he always had at the storewith him and told the guy that if he didn't leave the store in fiveseconds that he was going to shoot him. This guy didn't expect this andhe hightailed out the store without ever trying to take my grandfatheron. They caught this guy later on. My grandfather could be downrightstern when he needed to be but he was still a fun person to be around.Also with his disabilities, he drove a standard shift automobile most ofhis life.
- 4 Jan 1899 - Birth - ; India, West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
- 14 Nov 1982 - Death - ; Bolivar, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
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PARENT (M) Harry Alfred Clawson | |||
Birth | 4 Jul 1868 | Alliance, Ohio | |
Death | 21 Dec 1924 | Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania | |
Marriage | 4 Mar 1891 | to Jane Anna Clawson | |
Marriage | 22 Aug 1893 | to Minnie Jane Lute at Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland | |
Father | Davis Benjamin Clawson | ||
Mother | Rebecca J. Burkett | ||
PARENT (F) Minnie Jane Lute | |||
Birth | 20 Mar 1874 | Fairfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania | |
Death | 10 Mar 1963 | Bolivar, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania | |
Marriage | 22 Aug 1893 | to Harry Alfred Clawson at Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland | |
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M | Ralph Davis Clawson | ||
Birth | 21 Feb 1897 | India, West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | |
Death | 13 May 1971 | Bolivar, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania | |
Marriage | 28 Apr 1920 | to Jennie M. Miller at Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania | |
F | Mabel Dean Clawson | ||
Birth | 22 Apr 1894 | India, West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | |
Death | 22 Feb 1895 | ||
M | Walter Jean Clawson | ||
Birth | 6 Jan 1913 | Bolivar, Pennsylvania | |
Death | 11 Oct 1956 | Bolivar, Pennsylvania | |
M | Alfred Bruce Clawson | ||
Birth | 4 Jan 1899 | India, West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | |
Death | 14 Nov 1982 | Bolivar, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania | |
Marriage | 28 Jan 1920 | to Florence Hannah Miller | |
M | Paul Loman Clawson | ||
Birth | 1 Jun 1902 | India, West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | |
Death | 17 Mar 1965 | Marsteller, Cambria County, Pennsylvania | |
Marriage | 1 Aug 1923 | to Clare E. Weakland at Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania | |
M | Daniel Townsend Clawson | ||
Birth | 25 Sep 1908 | Fairfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania | |
Death | 9 Jul 1966 | Bolivar, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania | |
Marriage | 20 Nov 1929 | to Eugenia Sue Kerchensky | |
F | Esther Ruth Clawson | ||
Birth | 30 Aug 1895 | India, West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | |
Death | 12 Dec 1977 | ||
Marriage | 27 May 1925 | to John Edward Hughes | |
F | Mary Idella Clawson | ||
Birth | 20 Feb 1905 | Fairfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania | |
Death | 18 Nov 1977 | Bolivar, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania | |
Marriage | 16 Feb 1927 | to Paul Cristoff |
PARENT (M) Alfred Bruce Clawson | |||
Birth | 4 Jan 1899 | India, West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | |
Death | 14 Nov 1982 | Bolivar, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania | |
Marriage | 28 Jan 1920 | to Florence Hannah Miller | |
Father | Harry Alfred Clawson | ||
Mother | Minnie Jane Lute | ||
PARENT (F) Florence Hannah Miller | |||
Birth | 12 Aug 1899 | Bolivar, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania | |
Death | 10 Aug 1977 | Bolivar, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania | |
Marriage | 28 Jan 1920 | to Alfred Bruce Clawson | |
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M | Raymond Miller Clawson | ||
Birth | 2 Mar 1927 | Bolivar, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania | |
Death | 20 Apr 1993 | Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania | |
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1 Alfred Bruce Clawson b: 4 Jan 1899 d: 14 Nov 1982
+ Florence Hannah Miller b: 12 Aug 1899 d: 10 Aug 1977
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+ William Showman b: 8 Oct 1917 d: 11 May 1996
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+ Mary Helene Hood b: 15 Dec 1922 d: 9 Sep 1994
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2 Raymond Miller Clawson b: 2 Mar 1927 d: 20 Apr 1993
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