Individual Details

Franklin W. Clason

(19 Jun 1861 - 1943)

On the 1900 U. S. Census of Beaver Dam, Dodge Co., Wisconsin, Franklin W. Clason appears with his children Ralph A. and Mabel. Franklin is divorced. He is a farmer. The children are attending school.

On the 1905 Wisconsin census Franklin W. Clason is a lodger, divorced and living in Price County. There are no children noted.

On the 1910 U. S. Census of Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, Franklin Clason is age 49 and divorced and his son is listed as Ralf A. Clason age 26. Franklin is a farmer and Ralph is a gas maker. Ralph states he is married and has been for 4 years. They are lodgers with a large group of people.

Franklin applied for a passport in 1919 to see relatives in Panama (the words Canal Zone were lined out). Two pictures of him are with the application. He is a retired farmer. He stated he wanted the passport sent to him at F. W. Clason, Fort Screven, Georgia. This is where both daughters were living with their military husbands.

He appears on an immigration list as a passenger of the S. S. Calawaii sailing from Los Angeles to Honolulu in December 1923. At this time he states his American address is Pasadena, California. He is traveling without any family members.

Obituary not found at genealogybank.com or newspaperarchive.com, Novmeber 12, 2017.

Events

Birth19 Jun 1861Beaver Dam, Dodge Co., Wisconsin
Marriage3 Oct 1882Dodge Co., Wisconsin - Etta Lauraette Graham
Divorce16 Feb 1900Dodge Co., Wisconsin - Etta Lauraette Graham
Death1943
Burial1861-1943 Frank Clason, Oakwood Cemetery, Beaver Dam, Dodge Co., Wisconsin

Families

SpouseEtta Lauraette Graham (1859 - 1914)
ChildRalph Andrew Clason (1883 - 1973)
ChildElla Mae Clason (1886 - 1969)
ChildMabel Clason (1888 - 1975)
FatherAndrew Laten Clason (1825 - 1900)
MotherHelen "Maria" Brookins (1830 - 1896)

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