Individual Details
John Gilbert "Bert" Clason
(10 Aug 1885 - 30 Oct 1918)
John Gilbert "Bert" Clason has used different versions of his names, which has made it difficult to find him, see below:
On his World War I draft registration he is listed as John Gilbert Clason, born Aug. 10, 1885, living at 3111 Vincent Ave., Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota. He is a sack sewer at Pillsbury Flour Mills in Minneapolis. His nearest relative is Mrs. John Gilbert Clason of the same address. He is medium in height and build, with brown eyes and hair. He registered Sept. 12, 1918 at Minneapolis. He died about 6 weeks later at the age of 33. His tombstone shows Bert J. Clason, 1885-1918 with Katherine Clason, 1890-1961, also on the stone. His death certificate lists him as Gilbert Clason. As a child on the census with his parents he is listed as Bertie Clason.
Marriage was listed as Bert Clason to Katie Steiner.
Minnesota Historical Society (www.mnhs.org/research) Minneapolis Morning Tribune, Friday, Nov. 1, 1918, Page 13, Col. 1: Influenza Death List, died yesterday, John G. Clason, 3111 Veincent Ave. N.
Minneapolis Morning Tribune, Saturday, Nov. 2, 1918, Page 21: Deaths--John G. Clason, 33, 3111 Vincent Ave. North.
Obituary not found at chroniclingamerica.loc.gov, genealogybank.com or newspaperarchive.com, November 13, 2017.
On his World War I draft registration he is listed as John Gilbert Clason, born Aug. 10, 1885, living at 3111 Vincent Ave., Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota. He is a sack sewer at Pillsbury Flour Mills in Minneapolis. His nearest relative is Mrs. John Gilbert Clason of the same address. He is medium in height and build, with brown eyes and hair. He registered Sept. 12, 1918 at Minneapolis. He died about 6 weeks later at the age of 33. His tombstone shows Bert J. Clason, 1885-1918 with Katherine Clason, 1890-1961, also on the stone. His death certificate lists him as Gilbert Clason. As a child on the census with his parents he is listed as Bertie Clason.
Marriage was listed as Bert Clason to Katie Steiner.
Minnesota Historical Society (www.mnhs.org/research) Minneapolis Morning Tribune, Friday, Nov. 1, 1918, Page 13, Col. 1: Influenza Death List, died yesterday, John G. Clason, 3111 Veincent Ave. N.
Minneapolis Morning Tribune, Saturday, Nov. 2, 1918, Page 21: Deaths--John G. Clason, 33, 3111 Vincent Ave. North.
Obituary not found at chroniclingamerica.loc.gov, genealogybank.com or newspaperarchive.com, November 13, 2017.
Events
| Birth | 10 Aug 1885 | Iowa |  | ||
| Marriage | 31 Dec 1910 | Hubbard Co., Minnesota - Katherine Steiner | | ||
| Death | 30 Oct 1918 | Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota | | ||
| Burial | Akeley Cemetery, Akeley, Hubbard Co., Minnesota | |
Families
| Spouse | Katherine Steiner (1890 - 1961) |
| Father | Harvey James Clason (1856 - 1925) |
| Mother | Angeline Baldwin (1853 - 1887) |
| Sibling | Daisy B. Clason (1879 - 1962) |
| Sibling | George William Clason (1881 - 1961) |
| Sibling | James H. Clason (1883 - 1947) |
Endnotes
1. William B. Lapham, Stephen Clason of Stamford, Connecticut, in 1654 & Some of His Descendants (n.p: Augusta Kennebec Journal Print, 1892, n.d), Page 88.
2. Minnesota Official Marriage System (MOMS) (n.p: www.moms.mn.gov, n.d), Reginald's name was spelled Riginald.
3. Minnesota Deaths & Burials 1835-1990.
4. Find A Grave.