Individual Details
Clarence BILOW
(8 Feb 1895 - 1 Jan 1965)
Events
| Birth | 8 Feb 1895 | Leland, Leelanau, Michigan, United States |  |  | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1900 | Torch Lake, Antrim, Michigan, United States | | | |
| Residence | 5 Jun 1917 | Wolverine, Cheboygan, Michigan, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 3 Jul 1917 | Gaylord, Otsego, Michigan, United States - Edna Mary BEBEAU | | ||
| Census (family) | 1 Jan 1920 | Munising, Alger, Michigan, United States - Edna Mary BEBEAU | | | |
| Census (family) | 1 Apr 1930 | Midland, Midland, Michigan, United States - Edna Mary BEBEAU | | | |
| Census (family) | 1 Apr 1940 | Homer, Midland, Michigan, United States - Edna Mary BEBEAU | | | |
| Residence | 1942 | Homer, Midland, Michigan, United States | | ||
| Death | 1 Jan 1965 | Newberry, Luce, Michigan, United States | | ||
| Burial | Homer Township Cemetery, Midland, Midland, Michigan, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Edna Mary BEBEAU (1898 - 1958) |
| Child | Robert Alexander BILOW (1918 - 1995) |
| Child | Harold Joseph BILOW (1919 - 1993) |
| Child | Lucille Angeline BILOW (1921 - 1969) |
| Child | Leona Jeannette BILOW (1922 - 2013) |
| Child | Melvin Merle BILOW (1925 - 1995) |
| Child | Pearl Mae BILOW (1925 - 2013) |
| Child | Rachel Marie BILOW (1926 - ) |
| Child | Clarence BILOW Jr (1929 - 1992) |
| Child | Betty Jean BILOW (1930 - 2004) |
| Father | George Thomas BILOW ( - ) |
| Mother | Sarah Jane JOHNSON ( - ) |
Notes
Birth
Clarence's birth record, along with his WWII draft registration and the SSDI, report his birth date as 8 February 1895. However, his WWI draft registration and the 1900 Census support a birth date of 8 January 1894. Birth record is the primary source, and should be accepted as accurate.Census
Clarence Bilo, age 6, along with five siblings, lived with his stepfather and mother, Peater (?) and Sarah Jenson. He was born in January of 1894.https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6713-YWJ?imageOrFilmUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F3%3A1%3AS3HY-6713-YWJ
Census (family)
Enumerated with this family were Clarence Byolo, age 30, a paper wrapper in a paper mill; his wife, Edna; and son, Robert, age 2 years and 4 months.http://interactive.ancestry.com/6061/4311578-00276?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d6061%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=4311578-00280
Census (family)
Enumerated with this family were Clarence Bilow, age 36, a fireman in a chemical plant; his wife, Edna M, age 31; and children: Robert A., age 11; Harold J, age 10; Lucille A, age 8; Jeanette L, age 7; Muriel, age 4 years and 9 months; Pearl, age 4 years and 9 months; Rachel M, age 3 years and 9 months; and Clarence, Jr, age 9 months. At the time of their marriage, Clarence was 23 years old and Edna was 19.http://interactive.ancestry.com/6224/4609252_00174?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d6224%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=4609252_00214
Census (family)
Enumerated with this family were Clarence Bilow, age 47, an oiler for the county road commission; his wife, Edna, the owner of a store and gas station; and children: Robert, age 21, a helper in a garage; Harold, age 20, a laborer; Lucile, age, 18; Jeanette, age 17; Merle, age 14; Pearl, age 14; Rachel (mistakenly listed as a son), age 13; Clarence Jr, age 10; and Betty, age 9.https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9M1-JHXK?imageOrFilmUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F3%3A1%3A3QS7-L9M1-JHXK
Endnotes
1. 1920 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Michigan, Alger, Munising, enumeration district (ED) 8, sheet 3A, image 5, dwelling 37, family 42, lines 47-49, Clarence Byolo and family; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 December 2015); National Archives and Records Administration.
2. "Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952," database and digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 14 December 2015), Clarence Bilow and Edna Bebo; Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Registers, 1887-1925; 1916-1920; 1917 Macomb-Saginaw; image 495, record 36.
3. "United States, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," online images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 14 December 2015), Michigan, Cheboygan County, A-Z, image 194: Clarence Bilow.
4. Social Security Death Index, Clarence Bilow.
5. "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards 1942," online images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 14 December 2015), digital folder 4670068, image 1160: Clarence Bilow.
6. "Michigan, Births, 1867-1902," database and images online, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1459684 : accessed 16 December 2015), digital folder 4207250 (FHL microfilm 2322564, item 3, p. 13), image 1112, rn 3010: Clarence Bilow.
7. 1900 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Michigan, Antrim, Milton and Torch Lake townships, enumeration district (ED) 11, sheet 12A, image 23, dwelling 229, family 231, line 28, Clarance Bilo, in family of Peater Jensen; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 14 December 2015); National Archives and Records Administration.
8. "United States, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," online images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 14 December 2015), Michigan, Cheboygan County, A-Z, image 194: Clarence Bilow.
9. "Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952," database and digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 14 December 2015), Clarence Bilow and Edna Bebo; Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Registers, 1887-1925; 1916-1920; 1917 Macomb-Saginaw; image 495, record 36.
10. 1920 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Michigan, Alger, Munising, enumeration district (ED) 8, sheet 3A, image 5, dwelling 37, family 42, lines 47-49, Clarence Byolo and family; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 December 2015); National Archives and Records Administration.
11. 1930 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Michigan, Midland, Midland, enumeration district (ED) 13, sheet 21A, image 41, dwelling 273, family 296, lines 41-50, Clarence Bilow and family; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6224 : accessed 14 December 2015); National Archives and Records Administration.
12. 1940 U.S. Federal Census, , population schedule, Michigan, Midland, Homer, enumeration district (ED) 56-5, sheet 8A, image 15, household 141, lines 15-25, Clarence Bilow and family; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/1940census : accessed 14 December 2015); National Archives and Records Administration.
13. "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards 1942," online images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 14 December 2015), digital folder 4670068, image 1160: Clarence Bilow.
14. Social Security Death Index, Clarence Bilow.
15. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 14 December 2015), Clarence Bilow; memorial #80052014.
16. Social Security Death Index, Clarence Bilow.
17. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 14 December 2015), Clarence Bilow; memorial #80052014.