George A. “Tom” Clopton (1935)

CLOPTON, DAVIS

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 11/3/2016 at 08:41:06

The Winterset News
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, February 21, 1935
Page 4, Column 1

Tommy Clopton, born in Missouri and brought as an infant to Winterset in 1860, died Saturday.

Tommy’s father went to war in ’62 and died in one of the southern states. Tommy had several brothers and sisters. On Asbury, older brother, and Tommy, fell the job of keeping the family. One of the things any old resident of Winterset will remember was the boy’s ox team hauling anything they could get to haul, over the streets. They made a fair living at first and a good living as they grew older.

Tommy never made much money and did not care for it very much, for he took life easily, as it came, as did his brother Asbury, and enjoyed every day. He never made an enemy and died with the friendship of every person who knew him well.
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The Winterset News
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, February 21, 1935
Page 7

Thomas Clopton, son of Robert and Priscilla Davis Clopton was born in Gentry county, Missouri on October 23, 1856 and died in Winterset February 16, 1935 at the age of 78 years, 3 months and 23 days. He was a member of a pioneer family that came to Winterset shortly before the outbreak of the Civil war. His father was a member of the 39th Iowa infantry and gave his life for the Union.

He leaves one brother, Lincoln Clopton of Winterset, the sole survivor of his immediate family.

Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. H. L. Olmstead, pastor of the Church of Christ, at Ramsey Richards at 2 p.m. Monday. Interment was in the Winterset cemetery.
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Transcriber’s note: Name taken from gravestone at Winterset cemetery, Madison county, Iowa.

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