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Facts and Events
| Name |
Clarence Curtis McBRIDE |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1] |
26 Feb 1888 |
Rock Island, RI County, IL |
| Marriage |
27 Aug 1907 |
Blue Island, Cook Co., IL; Visiting Sister Of Clarenceto Clara Lena Maria THEUS |
| Education[7] |
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| Occupation? |
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Worked At Farmall Tractor Plant In RI; Last Job As Overhead Crane Operator |
| Death[2][6] |
13 May 1971 |
Coal Valley, IL, RI County |
| Burial[3] |
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Memorial Park Cemetery, Rock Island, IL; Lot 161, Section 4, Grave 1. |
| Religion? |
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Did Not Attend Church. |
Rock Island City Directories provide this scenario of his employment and residences:
1905: woodworker for Rock Island Sash Works (with brother Albert); living 2823-6th Ave.
1909: can’t read the record; married to Clara; living at 720-10th St
1913: conductor for Tri-City Railway; living at 714-10th St with Clara
1915: laborer at Rock Island Plow Co.; same house
1917: bench worker, Rock Island Plow Co., 714-10th St; wife is Clara.
1919-1923: driver for Montgomery and Campbell Cleaners; same house
1924: clerk form Montgomery and Campbell
1927-1933: driver for Montgomery and Campbell; now living at 1000-7th Ave.
1930 census: age 42; truck driver for cleaners and dyers; cash worth $200.
1936: checker, but business not listed
1940: oiler at International Harvester Co.
1942: machine operator for IH Co.; now living with brother Walter at 2911-6th Ave.
1947-53: crane operator for IH Co; same house.
1957: living at 3038 1/2-5th Ave, RI
Obituary:
“Clarence C. McBridge (sic), 83, formerly of Rock Island, died Thursday at the Oak Glen Home, Coal Valley.
Private services will be 2:30 p.m. at the Hodgson Chapel. Burial will be in Memorial Park. There will be no visitation.
Mr. McBride was employed at International Harvester Co., Farmall Works, until retiring.
He was born in Rock Island. He married Clara Theus in 1907 in Blue Island.
Mr. McBride had lived most of his life in Rock Island.
He is survived by his wife: a son, Earl (sic) C., Rock Island, two grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren, and brothers Albert R. and Walter E., both of Rock Island.”
“Mrs. McBride, life resident, succumbs at 84.
Mrs. Clara L. McBride, 84, a lifetime Rock Island resident, died at 2:20 yesterday afternoon at Oak Glen Home, Coal Valley.
Funeral services will be at 1 Saturday afternoon at the Hodgson funeral Home, Rock Island, with the Rev. R.H. Lawrenz, pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Rock Island, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Rock Island.
Friends may call from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at the funeral home.
The former Clara Theus was born Feb. 1, 1888 in Rock Island, a daughter of John S. and Lena Stoit Theus. She received her education in Rock Island schools.
She was married to Clarence C. McBride, Aug. 27, 1907 in Blue Island, Ill. He died May 13, 1971.
Mrs. McBride was a life member of Immanuel Lutheran Church.
Surviving are a son, Earle C. of Moline; two grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Edward Mangelsdorf, Mrs. Earl Vollmer, and Miss Mabel Theus, all of Rock Island, and a brother, Edward Theus, Rock Island.
She was also preceded in death by a son in infancy, a brother and a sister.”
References
- ↑ Bk 2, page 283, RI County records. Testament of June 1969..
- ↑ Illinois Death Certificate; State file number 69098; Registered number 212..
- ↑ Memorial Park Cemetery Internment Records 6/2003..
- The Argus, Rock Island, IL.; undated obituary..
- The Argus, Rock Island, IL., October 5, 1972..
- ↑ Oak Glen Nursing Home under state aid
- ↑ Grade School; Uncertain If He Went To High School
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