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Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" CLAWSON

Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" CLAWSON[1]

Female 1872 - 1942  (69 years)

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  • Name Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" CLAWSON 
    Nickname Lizzie 
    Born 25 Mar 1872  Ash Grove, Shelby, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    FamilySearch ID LW6R-VXG 
    Name Lizzie 
    Residence 1880  Ashgrove, Shelby, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 2 Mar 1942  Ash Grove Twp, Shelby, Ill. Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    _UID 99DE69F7639D40F684DAC28A735C2AE797D3 
    Died 2 Mar 1942  Mattoon, Coles, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Ash Grove Cemetery, Ash Grove Township, Shelby, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I14835  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2022 

    Father John Larimore "Jack", CLAWSON,   b. 15 Sep 1835, Windsor, Shelby, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1913, Ash Grove, Shelby, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Rachel PRICE,   b. 2 Oct 1830, Ash Grove, Shelby, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1912, Ash Grove, Shelby, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 25 Feb 1853  Shelby County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7716  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 William E. SEARS,   b. 3 Jan 1871, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 1903  (Age 32 years) 
    Married 19 Feb 1894  Shelby County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary Mabel SEARS,   b. 31 Jul 1895, Shelby County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1964, Shelbyville, Shelby, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     2. Rachel Ruth SEARS,   b. Abt 1900, Illnois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1975  (Age ~ 75 years)
     3. Flossie SEARS,   b. Abt 1902, Illnois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F7603  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Edward B. STEPHENS,   b. 19 Oct 1850, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1929, Shelby, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 7 Jul 1912 
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F7604  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mary Elizabeth Clawson
      From Findagrave:
      Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Clawson Sears Stephens
      BIRTH25 Mar 1872
      Shelby County, Illinois, USA
      DEATH2 Mar 1942 (aged 69)
      Coles County, Illinois, USA
      BURIAL
      Cochrans Grove Cemetery
      Windsor, Shelby County, Illinois, USA
      MEMORIAL ID103455600 ? View Source
      An obituary published in the Windsor Gazette on March 5, 1942 for Mary Elizabeth Stephens states that she had died at the Mattoon Memorial Hospital, March 2, 1942. She was born in Ash Grove township, March 25, 1872, the daughter of John L. and Rachel Clawson and spent all of her life in the same community. She married William E. Sears, February 19, 1893. He died September 29, 1903. Three children were born to this union, Mrs. Otto Meyer of Mattoon, Mrs. A. H. Stone and Miss Ruth Sears of near Windsor. Also surviving were two grandchildren and one step-grandchild. She married Edward B. Stephens, July 7, 1912 and he had died February 26, 1929. Mrs. Stephens was a sister-in-law of Mrs. Calvin Clawson of Shelbyville and Mrs. Charles Clawson of Great Bend, Kansas. Burial was in Ash Grove Cemetery.



  • Sources 
    1. [S426] Barbara Westman, Barbara Westman.

    2. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 14 Dec 2022), entry for Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" CLAWSON, person ID LW6R-VXG. (Reliability: 3).