Individual Details
Joseph R. Clason
(1 Aug 1852 - 6 Sep 1921)
On page 87 of Stephen Clason of Stamford, Connecticut, in 1654 and Some of His Descendants by William B. Lapham, printed in 1892, it states Joseph R. Clason and family resided in Amerdale, Kansas. This could be Amourdale, Kansas, which is now part of Kansas City.
On the 1900 U. S. Census of Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., Kansas, Joseph Clason appears with his wife Mary and children Alva, Bessie, Frank, Ida and Louise. Also in the household is Hanna Bushnell, his mother-in-law, age 72 born, May 1828, a widow, mother of 8, 5 of whom are currently living. Joseph works as a laundryman. He and Mary have been married 18 years. Mary is the mother of 5 all of whom are currently living. Alva works as a salesman of flowers.
On the 1905 Kansas Census the family is living in Kansas City, Kansas.
On the 1910 U. S. Census of Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., Kansas, Joseph R. Clason appears with his wife Mary A. and children Alva J. , Ida E., Frank l. Also in the household is his brother-in-law Edward Bushnell, his son Charles L., Charles' wife Eva M. and daughter Edith M. Joseph is a coach cleaner for the railroad. Alva works as a machinist in construction, Ida works as a stenographer at a distillery, Edward works as a house carpenter and Charles works as a machinist in a factory.
On the 1920 U. S. Census of Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., Kansas, Joseph Clasen appears with his wife Mary A. Joseph is a stationary fireman on the steam railroad. They are living at 901 Gilmore St.
On his death certificate, Joseph R. Clason was working as a janitor for the Missouri Pacific Rail Road.
Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Missouri, Wednesday, September 7, 1921, Page 2: Clason---Joseph R. Clason, 61 years old, 269 South Tremont street, Kansas City, Kas., died last night at St. Margaret's hospital. He leaves his wife Mrs. Mary A. Clason; two sons, Joseph A. Clason, 3213 East Eleventh street, Kansas City, Mo., and Frank I. Clason, living in Ireland, and three daughters Mrs. Ida Meyers, 343 North Nineteenth street, Kansas City Kas., Mrs. Bessie Lang, 313 South Ninth street, and Mrs. Lulu Ridner, Albuquerque, N. M.
Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Missouri, Thursday, September 8, 1921, Page 17: Clason---Joseph E., age 69 years, died Sept. 6th at St. Mary's hospital. He is survived by his wife, Mary A. Clason, 269 South Tremont, Kansas Side, and two sons, Frank L. Clason of the home address; Joseph A. Clason, 3213 E. 11th; three daughters, Mrs. George Myers, 343 North 19th, Kansas Side; Mrs. Bessie Lange, 313 South 9th, Kansas Side; Mrs. Lula Ridner, Clovis, N. M. For further information call John Stine.
Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Missouri, Thursday, September 8, 1921, Page 17: Clason---The funeral of Joseph R. Clason, 269 S. Tremont, who died September 6 at the age of 69 years, will be held Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock from the home of his daughter, Mrs. George Meyers, 343 N. 19th Kansas City, Kan. Burial Highland Park cemetery.
On the 1900 U. S. Census of Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., Kansas, Joseph Clason appears with his wife Mary and children Alva, Bessie, Frank, Ida and Louise. Also in the household is Hanna Bushnell, his mother-in-law, age 72 born, May 1828, a widow, mother of 8, 5 of whom are currently living. Joseph works as a laundryman. He and Mary have been married 18 years. Mary is the mother of 5 all of whom are currently living. Alva works as a salesman of flowers.
On the 1905 Kansas Census the family is living in Kansas City, Kansas.
On the 1910 U. S. Census of Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., Kansas, Joseph R. Clason appears with his wife Mary A. and children Alva J. , Ida E., Frank l. Also in the household is his brother-in-law Edward Bushnell, his son Charles L., Charles' wife Eva M. and daughter Edith M. Joseph is a coach cleaner for the railroad. Alva works as a machinist in construction, Ida works as a stenographer at a distillery, Edward works as a house carpenter and Charles works as a machinist in a factory.
On the 1920 U. S. Census of Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., Kansas, Joseph Clasen appears with his wife Mary A. Joseph is a stationary fireman on the steam railroad. They are living at 901 Gilmore St.
On his death certificate, Joseph R. Clason was working as a janitor for the Missouri Pacific Rail Road.
Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Missouri, Wednesday, September 7, 1921, Page 2: Clason---Joseph R. Clason, 61 years old, 269 South Tremont street, Kansas City, Kas., died last night at St. Margaret's hospital. He leaves his wife Mrs. Mary A. Clason; two sons, Joseph A. Clason, 3213 East Eleventh street, Kansas City, Mo., and Frank I. Clason, living in Ireland, and three daughters Mrs. Ida Meyers, 343 North Nineteenth street, Kansas City Kas., Mrs. Bessie Lang, 313 South Ninth street, and Mrs. Lulu Ridner, Albuquerque, N. M.
Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Missouri, Thursday, September 8, 1921, Page 17: Clason---Joseph E., age 69 years, died Sept. 6th at St. Mary's hospital. He is survived by his wife, Mary A. Clason, 269 South Tremont, Kansas Side, and two sons, Frank L. Clason of the home address; Joseph A. Clason, 3213 E. 11th; three daughters, Mrs. George Myers, 343 North 19th, Kansas Side; Mrs. Bessie Lange, 313 South 9th, Kansas Side; Mrs. Lula Ridner, Clovis, N. M. For further information call John Stine.
Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Missouri, Thursday, September 8, 1921, Page 17: Clason---The funeral of Joseph R. Clason, 269 S. Tremont, who died September 6 at the age of 69 years, will be held Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock from the home of his daughter, Mrs. George Meyers, 343 N. 19th Kansas City, Kan. Burial Highland Park cemetery.
Events
| Birth | 1 Aug 1852 | Wisconsin |  | ||
| Marriage | 1 Jan 1882 | Bazine, Ness Co., Kansas - Mary A. Bushnell | | ||
| Death | 6 Sep 1921 | Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri | | ||
| Burial | Highland Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., Kansas | | |||
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Families
| Spouse | Mary A. Bushnell (1868 - 1923) |
| Child | Lulu Mary Clason (1883 - 1946) |
| Child | Joseph Albert Classon (1887 - 1976) |
| Child | Bessie Myrtle Clason (1889 - 1957) |
| Child | Ida Eleanor Clason (1893 - 1982) |
| Child | Tim Frank Moore (1896 - 1962) |
| Father | Joseph Clason (1802 - 1880) |
| Mother | Rebecca Kenyon (1817 - 1888) |
| Sibling | Ann Maria Clason (1845 - 1884) |
| Sibling | Henry P. Clason (1847 - 1890) |
| Sibling | Avery Clason (1848 - 1868) |
| Sibling | Sarah Edith Clason (1849 - 1931) |
| Sibling | Mary Angelia Clason (1854 - 1927) |
| Sibling | Harvey James Clason (1856 - 1925) |
| Sibling | Emma Viola Clason (1858 - 1946) |
| Sibling | Abraham Lincoln Clason (1860 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Warren Edward "Eddie" Clason (1861 - 1926) |
| Sibling | Lucinda "Nettie" Jeanette Clason (1865 - 1928) |
| Sibling | John Clason (1867 - ) |
Notes
Research Notes
Joseph's death certificate viewed on-line shows he is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri. Find a grave shows Highland Cemetery.Endnotes
1. 1860 Census Dodge Co., Wisconsin.
2. Ancestry.com.
3. Missouri State Archives.
4. 1910 Census Wyandotte Co., Kansas.
5. U. S. Gen Web Site.
6. 1920 Census Wyandotte Co., Kansas.
7. Missouri State Archives.
8. Find A Grave.