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Joseph Kirk Clarkson

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Joseph Kirk Clarkson Veteran

Birth
Pennsylvania, USA
Death
21 Mar 1875 (aged 37)
Fayette County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Patoka, Marion County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1879-1903
Joseph K Clarkson
State of Cemetery: Illinois
Village Cemetery, Patoka, Marion County, Illinois
Date of Death: March 21, 1875
Private, Reg. 1 Colorado
Tombstone provided by: D.W. Whitney 11/29/1879

Chicago Daily Tribune dated 25 March 1875:
"CLARKSON, At Vernon, Illinois, of consumption, March 21, 1875, Joseph K. Clarkson, formerly of this city, aged 36 years."
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He was the son of Robert Rollen Clarkson who was born September 02, 1804 in Nova Scotia, Canada and Margaret Jane Wilson born September 20, 1808 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

He was the brother of
James St. John Clarkson
Margaret A. Clarkson Hoard
Robert R. Clarkson
Elizabeth Clarkson
Charles Folger Clarkson
Louis Clarkson

He was married November 26, 1863 in Miami County, Ohio to Mary Elizabeth Smith. She was born August 23, 1838 at Salem, Columbiana County, Ohio and died November 26, 1880 as Mary Elizabeth Smith-Clarkson-Galyean at Carrigan, Marion County, Illinois.

The children of Joseph Kirk Clarkson and Mary Elizabeth Smith were:
Margaret Clarkson
Charles H. Clarkson
William Kirk Clarkson
Maxon H. Clarkson
Louis D. Clarkson

Following the death of Joseph Kirk Clarkson and Mary Elizabeth Smith-Clarkson-Gaylean, the boys were split up among relatives who were granted guardianships.
Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1879-1903
Joseph K Clarkson
State of Cemetery: Illinois
Village Cemetery, Patoka, Marion County, Illinois
Date of Death: March 21, 1875
Private, Reg. 1 Colorado
Tombstone provided by: D.W. Whitney 11/29/1879

Chicago Daily Tribune dated 25 March 1875:
"CLARKSON, At Vernon, Illinois, of consumption, March 21, 1875, Joseph K. Clarkson, formerly of this city, aged 36 years."
****** ****** ******
He was the son of Robert Rollen Clarkson who was born September 02, 1804 in Nova Scotia, Canada and Margaret Jane Wilson born September 20, 1808 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

He was the brother of
James St. John Clarkson
Margaret A. Clarkson Hoard
Robert R. Clarkson
Elizabeth Clarkson
Charles Folger Clarkson
Louis Clarkson

He was married November 26, 1863 in Miami County, Ohio to Mary Elizabeth Smith. She was born August 23, 1838 at Salem, Columbiana County, Ohio and died November 26, 1880 as Mary Elizabeth Smith-Clarkson-Galyean at Carrigan, Marion County, Illinois.

The children of Joseph Kirk Clarkson and Mary Elizabeth Smith were:
Margaret Clarkson
Charles H. Clarkson
William Kirk Clarkson
Maxon H. Clarkson
Louis D. Clarkson

Following the death of Joseph Kirk Clarkson and Mary Elizabeth Smith-Clarkson-Gaylean, the boys were split up among relatives who were granted guardianships.


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