Individual Details

Clarence Melvin Shropshire

(23 Feb 1911 - 4 Aug 1984)



1940 Census. Wister, LeFlore Co, Ok, Hh 115
Lived in Greer Co, OK in 1935
Clarence Shropshire, 29, b. OK, Bus Driver, Public School
Grace, wife, 22, b. OK
Imogene, dau, 6, b. OK
Wanda Sue, dau, 4, b. OK
Ronald, son, 1, b. OK

16 Oct 1940 World War II Draft Registration
Clarence Melvin Shropshire of Fanshawe, LeFlore Co, OK, was age 29, born 23 Feb 1911 in McCurtain, OK. His father-in-law, William B. Shipman, will always know his addres. Employed by Fanshawe School Board. 5'11" tall, 152 lb. Brown eyes and hair.

1950 Census. Reno, Canadian Co, OK, Hh 99
Clarence Melvin Shropshire, 39, Fireman, Railroad, Rock Island Railway
Grace beatrice, wife, 34
Wanda sue, dau, 15
Ronald Dee, son, 11
Jerry Mack, son, 8
Iris Gwendolyn, dau, 6
Joyce Ann, dau, 1
Randy Clarence, son, 5

The Daily Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, 7 Aug 1984, Tuesday, p.25
SHROPSHIRE
Clarence M., 73, of Checotah, died Saturday. Born at McCurtain, OK. Retired railraod locomotive engineer, a member of El Reno Masonic Lodge No. 50. Survivors: wife, Grace, of the home; 12 sons & daughters; 3 sisters; 32 grandchildren & 11 great-grandchilren. Services, 2:00 pm, Tuesday, Wilson Funeral Home, El Reno with interment at El Reno cembery,

Events

Birth23 Feb 1911McCurtain, Haskell County, Oklahoma
Marriage2 Jul 1932Latimer County, Oklahoma - Grace Beatrice Shipman
Death4 Aug 1984Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

Families

SpouseGrace Beatrice Shipman (1917 - 1999)
ChildWanda Sue Shropshire (1935 - 2018)
ChildLinda Lou Shropshire (1948 - 1999)
ChildButch Shropshire (1949 - 2003)
ChildLiving
FatherOscar Milton Shropshire (1890 - 1979)
MotherLillie May Allen (1891 - 1984)