Individual Details
Avis Cornelia Clason
(Jul 1863 - 11 Feb 1920)
Avis' death certificate states she was a housewife, lived at 508 N. State Street, Chicago, Illinois. She had lived in Chicago for 20 years. She died of carcinoma of rectum.
The Schuyler Sun, Schuyler, Nebraska, Feb. 19, 1920, Page 10, Column 3: The remains of Mrs. Avis Dalton who passed away at her home in Chicago Wednesday of last week were brought to Schuyler Saturday by her daughter, Mrs. R.O. Woodwater *, for interment. Funeral services were held at Chicago and also in this city Monday afternoon at the O'Callahan & Son undertaking parlors, Rev. J. J. Cooke, pastor of the Presbyterian church of this city officiating. Mrs. Dalton had suffered greatly for the past year from cancer. She resided in Omaha for eighteen years prior to her moving to Chicago ten years ago. She was 56 years of age. It was her wish to be buried in the Schuyler cemetery where rest the remains of her two little grandsons, sons of Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Woodworth. The surviving relatives are three daughters, Mrs. R.O. Woodworth of Chicago, Mrs. Marjorie Willard of Daytona Beach, Fla., and Mrs. Mude [should be Maud] Winegar of Chicago, and one son James Berry of St. Louis, MO, and the husband, Joseph Dalton of Chicago, Ill. Mr. Woodworth is a former Schuyler boy. He is a nephew of Mrs. Howard Chronister and Mrs. E.D. Ralston of this city.
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The Schuyler Sun, Schuyler, Nebraska, Feb. 19, 1920, Page 10, Column 3: The remains of Mrs. Avis Dalton who passed away at her home in Chicago Wednesday of last week were brought to Schuyler Saturday by her daughter, Mrs. R.O. Woodwater *, for interment. Funeral services were held at Chicago and also in this city Monday afternoon at the O'Callahan & Son undertaking parlors, Rev. J. J. Cooke, pastor of the Presbyterian church of this city officiating. Mrs. Dalton had suffered greatly for the past year from cancer. She resided in Omaha for eighteen years prior to her moving to Chicago ten years ago. She was 56 years of age. It was her wish to be buried in the Schuyler cemetery where rest the remains of her two little grandsons, sons of Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Woodworth. The surviving relatives are three daughters, Mrs. R.O. Woodworth of Chicago, Mrs. Marjorie Willard of Daytona Beach, Fla., and Mrs. Mude [should be Maud] Winegar of Chicago, and one son James Berry of St. Louis, MO, and the husband, Joseph Dalton of Chicago, Ill. Mr. Woodworth is a former Schuyler boy. He is a nephew of Mrs. Howard Chronister and Mrs. E.D. Ralston of this city.
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Events
| Birth | Jul 1863 | Iowa |  | ||
| Marriage | 9 Feb 1881 | Osage, Mitchell Co., Iowa - James A. Berry | | ||
| Marriage | 5 Dec 1892 | Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa - Joseph Dalton | | ||
| Death | 11 Feb 1920 | Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois | | ||
| Burial | Schuyler City Cemetery, Schuyler, Colfax Co., Nebraska | |
Families
| Spouse | James A. Berry (1863 - 1888) |
| Child | Ruby Pearl Berry (1881 - 1960) |
| Child | Margery Hazel Berry (1885 - 1945) |
| Child | James E. Berry (1887 - ) |
| Child | Maude Berry (1888 - 1922) |
| Spouse | Joseph Dalton (1858 - 1920) |
| Father | John Jacob Clason (1834 - 1922) |
| Mother | Permelia A. Johnson (1837 - 1881) |
| Sibling | Evaline "Effie" Helena Clason (1857 - 1918) |
| Sibling | Jennie Lee Clason (1858 - 1908) |
| Sibling | Alta "Allie" LaVerne Clason (1861 - 1939) |
| Sibling | Harriet "Hattie" Janette Clason (1866 - 1954) |
| Sibling | Myrtle Marie Clason (1872 - 1931) |
| Sibling | William Benjamin Clason (1875 - 1961) |
Endnotes
1. Abigail Farris & James Clason By Fay Morehouse Medhaug, April 1987.
2. 1880 Census Buchanan Co., Iowa.
3. Family Search, Film 1985365.
4. Marriage Certficiate of James I. Berry to Avis Clason.
5. Family Search.
6. Death Certificate of Mrs. Avis Dalton.
7. Obituary of Avis Clason Dalton.