John Clement
Born: May 5, 1830 in Butler Co., Ohio
Died: May 12, 1900 in Metz, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 174, plot 2
Married: Martha Wasson on May 9, 1851 in Cambridge, Wayne Co., Indiana
Children: William Daniel, Laurida Hayes, Josephine Boyd, Margaret I. Hensel Goodhue, John, Sarah Gertrude Miller, Mary E., Infant and Martha (Anna) Cox
Married: Mrs. Harriet J. (Boyd) Gist August 4, 1872 in Jasper Co., Iowa 1
Parents: David and Catherine (Hollis) Clement
Obituary
John Clement, who has been a resident of Jasper County since 1854, died at his home near Metz, last Sunday evening about 6 o'clock, leaving a wife and children. He was a brother of Stephen Clement of this city and Jesse Clement of Metz. His children are Wm. D. Clement, Lorinda Hays, Josephine Boyd, Margaret I. Goodhue, John M. Clement, Gertrude Miller and Anna Cox, who were with him when he died. He was a member of the United Brethren Church, a faithful and earnest Christian man. He had passed his seventieth birthday only a few days before his death. The funeral services were held in Sugar Grove Church, on Tuesday at 11 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Nichols of the U. B. Church. ~ The Newton Record, Thursday, May 17, 1900, Page 5, Column 4
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Obituary
John Clements died at his home near Metz, last Sunday and was buried Tuesday at the Metz cemetery. The funeral was held in the Sugar Grove school house, conducted by Rev. Nichols. John Clements was born in Butler County, OH, May 5, 1830, lived there until 1846, when he moved to Cambridge, Indiana. Came to Jasper County in the fall of 1855, and has since made this his home. Married Martha Wasson, May 9, 1851, nine children were born to them, eight of whom are living. Mrs. Clements died March 15, 1872. He afterward married Mrs. Harriet J. Gist. All the children are married and all were present at the funeral. Mr. Clement was a kind and loving father and was quite prominent in local affairs, held in high esteem by all his neighbors. The large circle of relations and friends have the sincere sympathy of all to the loss of their father and friend. ~ The Newton Journal, Newton Iowa, May 16, 1900.
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Biographical Sketch
Clement, John, farmer, Sec 34; P.O. Newton; born in Butler Co., Ohio, May 5, 1830; lived there till 1846, when he moved to Cambridge, Indiana. Came to this country in the Fall of 1855, and has since made it his home. Married Martha Wasson May 9, 1851; they have had nine children, eight of whom are living. Mrs. C. died March 15, 1872. Mr. C's present wife was Mrs. Harriet J. Gist, whom he married August 4, 1872.
Mr. C and wife are members of the M.E. Church; in politics he is a Democrat. He has been quite unfortunate for the past two years, being confined to the bed in sickness most of the time. Owns a farm of forty-five acres, valued at $25 per acre, upon which there is a coal mine that is yielding about 2,000 bushels of coal per month. ~ The History of Jasper Co., Iowa 1878.
Martha (Wasson) Clement
Born: October 3, 1832 in Ohio2
Died: March 15, 1872 in Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 174, plot 3
Married: John Clement on May 9, 1851 in Cambridge, Wayne Co. Indiana
Children: William Daniel, Laurida Hayes, Josephine Boyd, Margaret I. Hensel Goodhue, John, Sarah Gertrude Miller, Mary E., Infant and Martha (Anna) Cox
Parents: Ezra and Mary Wasson2
1. Jasper Co., Marriages, Book 2, page 98
2. The Hayes Family Album by Karen Hayes White and Connie Hayes Edwards, Dec. 1993 (on file at Jasper County, Iowa Genealogical Society library.)