Individual Details
Walter Scott Clayson
(1 Apr 1842 - 6 May 1918)
1880 U. S. Census Redwood Falls, Redwood Co., Minnesota page 29D: W. S. Clayson, age 37, born New York, occupation Keeps Dry Good Store, wife, Charlotte Clayson, age 28 born New York, Marshall E. Clayson, son, age 11, Frank H. Clayson, age 9, Florence M. Clayson, age 6, and Minnie L. Clayson, age 3. All children born in Minnesota.
The 1885 Minnesota Territorial & State Census of 1 May 1885 at Redwood Falls, Redwood Co., Minnesota shows: Walter Clayson, his wife Lottie, children Marshall, Frank, Polly, Daisy and Dollie.
On the 1895 Minnesota Territorial & State Census of June 1895, at Redwood Falls, Redwood Co. shows Walter S. Clayson, Lottie, Marshall, Mabel, Daisy, Dollie and Walter. Walter S. is a farmer. Marshall occupation state Butter Milk. Walter S. is also the enumerator of this part of the census.
1900 U. S. Census, Redwood Co., Minnesota, Walter S. Clayson with wife and family. It states they are the parents of 6 children, 6 currently living.
On the 1910 U. S. Census of Temescal, Riverside Co., California, Walter S. Clayson appears with his wife Carrie P. and son Walter S. Clayson, Jr. Walter Sr. is retired and Walter Jr. is an attorney. Carrie is the mother of 6 all of whom are currently living.
Riverside Independent Enterprise, Riverside, California, Thursday, May 9, 1918, Page 8, Last Rites Said For Old Citizen. Walter S. Clayson, Sr., Laid to Rest; Many Beautiful Floral Offerings. Corona, May 8.--Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock occurred the funeral of Walter S. Clayson, Sr., at 903 Main street. Rev. S. S. Sampson of the Methodist church had charge of the service at the house while the Masonic order of which the deceased was a member took charge of the service at the grave. Following the very comforting talk which Rev. Sampson made at the home, Mrs. George E. Snidecor and Mrs. Charles F. Hildreth sang a duet, "One Sweetly, Solemn Thought." The flowers were beautiful and spoke eloquently of the tenderness in which the memory of the departed was held. Quite unusual with such services was the fact that three sons and three son-in-laws acted as pall bearers; the sons, Marshall, Frank and Walter S. Clayson, Jr., while the sons-in-law were T. A. Fraser and Mason Terpening of Corona, and Earl MacDoanld of Riverside. A large number of the Masonic order attended the funeral in a body. The service at the grave was one of dignity. Fred E. Snidecor acted as spokesman for the order, the regular ritual in such cases being used. The deceased came to Corona in 1900 from Redwood Falls, Minnesota, and in the early days here he will be remembered as the furniture dealer of Corona. Nearly 10 years ago he retired from active business life of the city and for the past four or five years his feeble health has made it necessary for him to keep very close to his home and thus favor his declining years.
The 1885 Minnesota Territorial & State Census of 1 May 1885 at Redwood Falls, Redwood Co., Minnesota shows: Walter Clayson, his wife Lottie, children Marshall, Frank, Polly, Daisy and Dollie.
On the 1895 Minnesota Territorial & State Census of June 1895, at Redwood Falls, Redwood Co. shows Walter S. Clayson, Lottie, Marshall, Mabel, Daisy, Dollie and Walter. Walter S. is a farmer. Marshall occupation state Butter Milk. Walter S. is also the enumerator of this part of the census.
1900 U. S. Census, Redwood Co., Minnesota, Walter S. Clayson with wife and family. It states they are the parents of 6 children, 6 currently living.
On the 1910 U. S. Census of Temescal, Riverside Co., California, Walter S. Clayson appears with his wife Carrie P. and son Walter S. Clayson, Jr. Walter Sr. is retired and Walter Jr. is an attorney. Carrie is the mother of 6 all of whom are currently living.
Riverside Independent Enterprise, Riverside, California, Thursday, May 9, 1918, Page 8, Last Rites Said For Old Citizen. Walter S. Clayson, Sr., Laid to Rest; Many Beautiful Floral Offerings. Corona, May 8.--Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock occurred the funeral of Walter S. Clayson, Sr., at 903 Main street. Rev. S. S. Sampson of the Methodist church had charge of the service at the house while the Masonic order of which the deceased was a member took charge of the service at the grave. Following the very comforting talk which Rev. Sampson made at the home, Mrs. George E. Snidecor and Mrs. Charles F. Hildreth sang a duet, "One Sweetly, Solemn Thought." The flowers were beautiful and spoke eloquently of the tenderness in which the memory of the departed was held. Quite unusual with such services was the fact that three sons and three son-in-laws acted as pall bearers; the sons, Marshall, Frank and Walter S. Clayson, Jr., while the sons-in-law were T. A. Fraser and Mason Terpening of Corona, and Earl MacDoanld of Riverside. A large number of the Masonic order attended the funeral in a body. The service at the grave was one of dignity. Fred E. Snidecor acted as spokesman for the order, the regular ritual in such cases being used. The deceased came to Corona in 1900 from Redwood Falls, Minnesota, and in the early days here he will be remembered as the furniture dealer of Corona. Nearly 10 years ago he retired from active business life of the city and for the past four or five years his feeble health has made it necessary for him to keep very close to his home and thus favor his declining years.
Events
| Birth | 1 Apr 1842 | New York |  | ||
| Marriage | 22 Jan 1868 | Warsaw, Rice Co., Minnesota - Charlotte Philetta Horton | | ||
| Death | 6 May 1918 | Riverside Co., California | | ||
| Burial | Corona Sunnyslope Cemetery, Corona, Riverside Co., California | |
Families
| Spouse | Charlotte Philetta Horton (1852 - 1927) |
| Child | Marshall Emery Clayson (1869 - 1945) |
| Child | Francis "Frank" H. Clayson (1871 - 1963) |
| Child | Florence Maybelle Clayson (1874 - 1963) |
| Child | Daisy Madalin Clayson (1877 - 1921) |
| Child | Dorothy "Dollie" Clayson (1881 - 1957) |
| Child | Walter Scott Clayson Jr. (1887 - 1972) |
| Father | Isaac Lewis Clason (1811 - 1878) |
| Mother | Emeline Esther Burdick (1819 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Arminda J. Clason (1840 - 1914) |
| Sibling | Lucy C. Clayson (1845 - 1935) |
| Sibling | Chauncey L. Clayson (1847 - 1936) |
| Sibling | Cordelia L. Francis Clason (1849 - 1873) |
| Sibling | Stillman B. Clason (1852 - 1883) |
| Sibling | Albert A. Clason (1854 - 1854) |
| Sibling | Harriet "Hattie" A. Clason (1855 - 1934) |
| Sibling | Charles Chester Clayson (1857 - 1934) |
| Sibling | Alice "Allie" Clason (1861 - 1868) |
| Sibling | Albert A. Clayson (1862 - 1944) |
Endnotes
1. Abigail Farris & James Clason By Fay Morehouse Medhaug, April 1987, Page 132.
2. 1900 Census Redwood Co., Minnesota.
3. Abigail Farris & James Clason By Fay Morehouse Medhaug, April 1987, Page 132.
4. 1910 Census Riverside Co., California.
5. Minnesota Official Marriage System (MOMS) (n.p: www.moms.mn.gov, n.d).
6. Obituary of Charlotte Horton Clayson, Riverside Daily Press, Riverside, California, Tuesday, June 28, 1927, Page 15.
7. 1910 Census Riverside Co., California.
8. VitalSearch Company (n.p: vitalsearch-worldwide.com, n.d).
9. U. S. Gen Web Archives.