JOHN, Corporal Clarence Fredrick

1898 - 1954  (55 years)

• Name	JOHN, Clarence Fredrick  [1]
  Prefix	Corporal
  Born	29 Oct 1898	Oconto, Oconto County, Wisconsin   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930 Census... Can’t find in any indexes for the whole USA. Details of 1940 US Federal Census, Laona Township, Forest County, Wisconsin Supervisors district 8, ED 21-13, Sheet No. 21 A [lines 39-40] & B, [lines 41-43]; household number 375, homed owned, lives as a farm 39. Johns, Clarence [answered questions] head, male, white, age 41, married, had not attended school since March 1939, completed 1 year of college, born in Wisconsin, lived in a different place April 1, 1935, Oconto, Wisconsin, wasn’t on a farm, was doing government work during week of March 24th 1939, number of hours worked then 36, senior clerk for U.S. Forestry Station, type of work CA [code], no. of hours worked in a week 32, salary received $560, did not receive money from other source, no. 10 on farm schedule. 40. Johns Myrtle, wife, female, white, age 33, married had not attended school since March 1939, competed 3 years of college [nursing school], born in Minnesota, lived in a different place April 1, 1935, Oconto, Wisconsin, wasn’t on a farm, wasn’t working in government work, not working, was not seeking work, did not have a job, worked in the home. sheet 21B 41. Johns, Claire, daughter, female, white, age 5, single, attended school, born in Wisconsin, R, Oconto, Wisconsin, not on farm 42. Johns, Victor, son, male, white, age 4, single, no school, born in Wisconsin 43. Johns, Carol, daughter, female, white, age 2, single, no school, born in Wisconsin EXTRA QUESTIONS FOR CLARENCE: Father born in Wisconsin, mother born in Wisconsin, was a veteran, war service, does have a SS number, no deductions for old age insurance or RR were made in 1939, deductions made from all wages, usual occupation is a senior clerk for U.S. Forestry, government worker
  Census	1900	Cavour, Forest County, Wisconsin
  	See Victor H. John for details.
  Census	1905	Town Of Wabeno, Forest County, Wisconsin
  	See Victor H. John for details.
  Census	1910	Hackley, Vilas County, Wisconsin
  	See Victor H. John for details.
  Census	1920	Crandon, Forest County, Wisconsin
  	See Victor H. John for details.
  Census	1940	Laona, Forest County, Wisconsin
  	See notes for details.
  Died	13 Feb 1954	Gillett, Oconto County, Wisconsin   [3, 4]
  	at 3:30 pm of a heart attack.
  Buried	16 Feb 1954	Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin   [4]
  	Pine Grove Cemetery Wausau, WI / obit says buried the 17th
  Person ID	I2176	Shepard and John Tree
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	JOHN, Victor Hugo,   b. 13 Feb 1872, Gillett, Oconto County, Wisconsin ,   d. 22 Apr 1956, Oconto Falls, Oconto County, Wisconsin  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	CAIN, Gertrude Marie,   b. 9 Aug 1877, Oconto, Oconto County, Wisconsin ,   d. 10 Feb 1962, Gillett, Oconto County, Wisconsin  (Age 84 years)
  Married	28 Aug 1897	Carter, Armstrong, Oconto County, Wisconsin   [5, 6]
  	at 4:15 pm
  Notes	Married on the Train. A romantic wedding took place on the train between Gillett and Wabeno Saturday August 28. The contracting parties in this happy event were Mr. Victor John, the genial station agent at Wabeno, and Miss Gertie Cain of Oconto. The bride, accompanied by justice Newald of Gillett, took the 1:30 train from the latter place and when near the county line between Oconto and Forest counties, they were met by the groom and his party who had come to meet them on a handcar, as it was necessary to have the nuptial knot tied on Oconto county territory. The train was stopped and Justice Newald lost no time in declaring the lovers man and wife. Miss May Lecourt. who accompanied the groom from Wabeno was bridesmaid and Mike Arsnean was best man. The event was celebrated by a long continuous blast of locomotive whistle and the joyous ringing of the bell. The newly married couple are well known in Oconto. [7]
  Family ID	F1747	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	EDWARDS, Esther
  Married	10 Jan 1922	Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois   [8, 9]
  Divorced	24 Oct 1923	Merrill, Lincoln County, WIsconsin   [10, 11]
  Notes	Clarence John Married The marriage of Miss Esther Edwards to Clarence John, both of White Lake, was published in the Milwaukee papers last Friday among the Waukegan weddings. Clarence is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. V. H. John, former Crandon residents. The bride also has acquaintances in this city having visited here several times. Their local friends extend congratulations. It appears that Esther was possibley pregnant when they married. I do not know if that was why they married as she was only about a month gone, this is calculating from marriage date to birth date of Marie. [8]
  Children	1. JOHN, Gertrude Marie,   b. 8 Aug 1922, Wisconsin ,   d. 23 Aug 1992, Sonoma County, California  (Age 70 years)
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2018
  Family ID	F1860	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	HAMM, Myrtle Caroline,   b. 8 Jul 1906, Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota ,   d. 14 Jun 1966, Pewaukee, Waukesha County, Wisconsin  (Age 59 years)
  Married	9 May 1931	Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois   [12]
  Children	1. (Private)   2. (Private)   3. JOHN, Carole L.,   b. 25 Jan 1938, Laona, Forest County, Wisconsin ,   d. 5 Dec 1997, Illinois  (Age 59 years)
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2018
  Family ID	F1692	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Clarence Frederick John Clarence in Florida, looks like he is enjoying his hootch. This was taken in the early 1930s.
  		Clarence Fredrick John and Myrtle Caroline Hamm This is my favorite picture of my John grandparents. They are on their honeymoon trip in Florida in the early 1930s. This image is found in one of the family albums
  		Deputy Sherrif's badge This is Clarence Fredrick's deputy sheriff's badge from Forest County, Wisconsin. Not sure when but possibly in the 1920s. His father Victor Hugo John was elected sheriff twice, in Forest County, in the late teens of 1900 and was acting sheriff in the 1920 census.

  
  

  Documents

  Crossing the Arctic Circle certificate Clarence John received this certificate on his trip to Greenland during WWII. He had officially crossed the latitude 66'33" line for the first time on the ship Fairfax.

  
  

  Headstones

  Clarence F. John and Myrtle Hamm John This headstone is located in Pine Grove cemetery in Wausau, Wisconsin.

  
  

• Sources

  [S412] . [S427] . [S82] . [S428] . [S550] . [S551] . [S1352] . [S676] . [S1100] date of marriage to Clarence indicated on marriage registration to Oscar. [S1100] details of first marriage on record includes date [which is a few days off] and place of divorce from Clarence. [S1101] . [S549] .