Clarence Sylvester Clough (M)
b. 29 September 1918, d. 6 September 1985
3 Generation Pedigree
Relationship=Son of Lydia Electa Corey.
Relationship=Son of John Casper Clough.
Relationship=9th cousin 2 times removed of Seth Alexander Moore.
Reference=1147

Appears on these charts:

Descendants of Charles Joslyn Weller
Descendants of George Deerhamer
Descendants of Matthew Wing
Descendants of Robert Hopkins
Descendants of James Moore
Descendants of John Cory
Descendants of Reverend Mace Richard Clough

Clarence Sylvester Clough

     Clarence Sylvester Clough was born on 29 September 1918 at Mitchell, Davison County, South Dakota.^2,3,4 He was the son of John Casper Clough and Lydia Electa Corey.¹ Clarence Sylvester Clough appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Mitchell, Davison County, South Dakota in the household of his parents, John and Lyda.⁵ Clarence Sylvester Clough appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Hayti, Hamlin County, South Dakota in the household of his parents, John and Lyda.⁶ Clarence Sylvester Clough served in the U.S. Marine Corp from 5 November 1940 to 1945.⁷ Clarence fought on Bataan and Corregidor in the Philippine Islands and was a prisoner of the Japanese from 6 May 1942 to 5 September 1945.^8,9,10 He was a mink rancher from 1948 to 1972 at Bruce, Rusk County, Wisconsin. He married Margie Lee Moore, daughter of Seth Alexander Moore and Doris Edna Dearhamer, on 15 October 1948 at Bruce. Clarence Sylvester Clough died of lung cancer on 6 September 1985 at Bruce at age 66.⁴ He was buried on 9 September 1985 at Apollonia Cemetery, Bruce, Rusk County, Wisconsin.⁴

Children of Clarence Sylvester Clough and Margie Lee Moore

Thomas Lee Clough (living)¹¹
Vicki Lynn Clough (living)
Jack Allen Clough (living)
Barbara Ann Clough (living)
Carol Sue Clough (living)
Michael Don Clough (living)

Notes and Citations:

1. [S334] Raymond B. Clough, Clough Genealogy (St. Mary's, West Virginia: published by the author, 1992).
2. [S199] John C. Clough household, 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Davison County, South Dakota, population schedule, Mitchell City, ward 4, enumeration district (ED) 74, enumeration date 14 January 1920, page 12A/249, line 15, dwelling 237, family 282 (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2002), Image 23 of 25, http://www.ancestry.com/, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC, micropublication T625_1716), accessed 19 March 2002, , age listed as 1 1/2 and birthplace as South Dakota.
3. [S189] John C. Clough household, 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Hamlin County, South Dakota, population schedule, Hayti Town, Ward 3, enumeration district (ED) 29-13, enumeration date 15 April 1930, page 7481/3B, line 75, dwelling 69, family 66 (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2002), Image 14 of 16, http://www.ancestry.com/, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC, micropublication T626_2224), accessed 24 July 2002, age listed as 11 and birthplace as South Dakota.
4. [S364] Clarence S. Clough Cemetery Marker, Appolonia Cemetery, Bruce, Rusk County, Wisconsin; read by Thomas L. Clough, 19 May 2002,
   Clarence S. CLough
   
   SGT US Marine Corps
   
   World War II
   
   Sep. 29 1918 Sep 6 1985.
5. [S199] John C. Clough household, 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Davison County, South Dakota, population schedule, Mitchell City, ward 4, enumeration district (ED) 74, enumeration date 14 January 1920, page 12A/249, line 15, dwelling 237, family 282 (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2002), Image 23 of 25, http://www.ancestry.com/, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC, micropublication T625_1716), accessed 19 March 2002, .
6. [S189] John C. Clough household, 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Hamlin County, South Dakota, population schedule, Hayti Town, Ward 3, enumeration district (ED) 29-13, enumeration date 15 April 1930, page 7481/3B, line 75, dwelling 69, family 66 (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2002), Image 14 of 16, http://www.ancestry.com/, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC, micropublication T626_2224), accessed 24 July 2002.
7. [S606] 1798-1940 U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, (database online), The Generations Network Inc., Provo, UT, original source of data: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives). Records of the U.S. Marine Corps, Record Group 127, Microfilm Publication T977, 460 rolls.
8. [S493] "Former Marine Tells of Prison Camp Horrors to Support Claim Against Japs", The Ladysmith News, Ladysmith,Wisconsin, February 25, 1949 to March 11, 1949.
9. [S607] Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, 1941-1945 World War II Navy, (database online), The Generations Network Inc., Provo, UT, original source of data: State Summary of War Casualties from World War II for Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Personnel (College Park, MD: National Archives, 2007). Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Record Group 24 Name:      Clarence Sylvester Clough
   Relative Name:      Mr. and Mrs. John C Clough
   Relative Relationship:      Parents (Parent)
   State:      Wisconsin
   Country:      United States
   Type of Casualty:      POW, Released From Prison Camp
   Roll:      ww2c_27.
10. [S608] 1941-1946 World War II Prisoners of War, (database online), The Generations Network Inc., Provo, UT, original source of data: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, 1942-1947 (College Park, MD: National Archives). Records of the Office of the Provost Marshal General, Record Group 389 Name:      Clarence S Clough
    Residence State:      Wisconsin
    Report Date:      6 May 1942
    Latest Report Date: 13 Sep 1945     
    Grade:      Private First Class
    Grade Notes: Second Lieutenant or Nurse or Dietitian or Physical therapy aide or Private First Class or Ensign or Second Class, Seaman
    Service Branch: Marine
    Arm or Service: United States Marine Corps
    Arm or Service Code: United States Marine Corps
    Area Served: Southwest Pacific Theatre: Philippine Islands
    Detaining Country:      Japan
    Camp: Tokyo POW Camp (Shinjuku) Tokyo Bay Area 35-140
    STATUS:      Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated
    Report Source: Individual has been reported through sources considered official.
11. [S11] Thomas Lee Clough, Certificate of Live Birth 148-50-53452 (filed 30 June 1950), Rusk County Register of Deeds, Rusk County Courthouse, Ladysmith, Wisconsin. Local registrar's number 177, filed in volume 31 page 176. Ceritfied copy dated 24 Feb 1997. Father's name Clarence S. Clough, age 31, birthplace Mitchell, S. Dak.