Isaac W. Clemens^{[1, 2]}

1857 - 1909  (51 years)

• Name	Isaac W. Clemens
  Born	23 May 1857	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Building	Santa Ana, Orange, California, USA
  	Orange County Leather Company tannery
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58626953
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Evangelical Association
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Evang. Assoc.
  Eby ID Number	00023-1647
  Died	29 Apr 1909	Santa Ana, Orange, California, USA
  Buried	Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States
  Person ID	I16259	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	David Miller Clemens,   b. 26 Jun 1818, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jun 1887, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Sarah "Sallie" Hagey,   b. 2 Mar 1823, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Apr 1879, Near Roseville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F914	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isabelle "Bella" Donald,   b. 22 Jan 1857, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jun 1936, Santa Ana, Orange, California, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Married	16 Nov 1877	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Harry D. Clemens,   b. 9 Jun 1878, , Michigan, USA ,   d. 22 Oct 1965, Orange, Orange, California, USA  (Age 87 years)   2. Alexander "Sandy" Clemens,   b. 7 Jun 1880, Greenwood, St. Clair Co., Michigan ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Rella Mary Clemens,   b. 25 Jan 1882, , Michigan, USA ,   d. 30 May 1959, Orange, Orange, California, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F3621	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Isaac Clemens, "resides at St. Diego, California, where he is engaged in the mercantile business and mining speculation. He is married to Bella Donald." Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.]. ______________ FIRE VICTIM PASSED WAY Isaac Clemens Died it Night As Result of Burns Received Tuesday As the result of burns received in the gasoline explosion fire at the tannery of the Ora County Leather Co. on C street, yesterday af ternoon, Isaac Clemens died last night at 7 o'clock at thanta Ana Hospital, where he was taken immediately after he was []red. The man was burned from head to foot, and from the first there was little hope of his recovery. Mr. Clemens came to county fourteen years ago. A few months ago he sold his ranch near Anaheim and moved here, where had started the tannery on land leased from the Merchants & Manufacturers' Association. He leaves a wife and a son, Harry Clemens, of Santa Ana, and a daughter, Mrs. Ref[] Woodington of Smeltzer. The funeral will be held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock from the residence at 505 East Fifth street. The Santa Ana Daily Register Fri, Apr 30, 1909 Page 1 ___________ SEVERELY BURNED IN FIRE THAT DESTROYS TANNERY Proprietor of Place Knocked Down and Rendered Unconscious by Explosion SANTA ANA, April 27.-Isaac Clemens was severely burned this afternoon in a fire that destroyed the tannery building recently erected on C street by Isaac Clemens & Co. The fire is believed to have been caused by the explosion of some chemical used in the tanning business. Clemens was knocked down and rendered partially unconscious, and while in that condition was burned about the head, face and arms. He was taken to the Santa Ana hospital and his condition is tonight considered critical. The property loss is estimated to be $500. Los Angeles Herald Wed, Apr 28, 1909 Page 14 __________ TANNER DIES. Isaac Clemens, who was terribly burned in an explosion and fire at the Orange County Leather Company tannery Tuesday afternoon, died at the Santa Ana Hospital last last night as the result of his injuries. Clemens struck a match to light a cigar, and the gasoline tank exploded. Clemens leaves a widow, a son Harry of Santa Ana, and daughter, Mrs. Retta Woodington, of Smeltzer. The Los Angeles Times Sat, May 01, 1909 Page 25

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 400. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 751. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 45. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 9 Page 65.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 May 1857 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Building - Orange County Leather Company tannery - - Santa Ana, Orange, California, USA Residence - Evangelical Association - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evang. Assoc. - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 16 Nov 1877 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 29 Apr 1909 - Santa Ana, Orange, California, USA Buried - - Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States  = Link to Google Earth