Joseph Lawrence "Lawrence" Clark

Cal 1895 - 1937  (~ 42 years)

• Name	Joseph Lawrence "Lawrence" Clark
  Born	CALC 27 Feb 1895	St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1 - 34th Cameron Highlanders and saw active service overseas.
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-50215
  Died	3 Jul 1937	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Cause: Cause: Cancer of Stomach
  Buried	6 Jul 1937	Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I50215	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	James Joseph Clark,   b. 26 Jun 1863, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1914, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Catherine Lehman,   b. 8 Oct 1870, Formosa, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jun 1933, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F55951	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Selma Katherine "Katie" Esch,   b. 20 Oct 1897, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Apr 1972, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married	14 Apr 1920	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Children	1. John Joseph "Joseph" Clark,   b. 7 Mar 1921, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Oct 2005, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   2. Anna Mary Catherine "Mary" Clark,   b. 7 May 1922, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Mar 1999, Ajax, Pickering Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario  (Age 76 years)   3. Francis Martin Clark,   b. 10 Apr 1925, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Feb 1988, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)   4. Albert Ralph Clark,   b. 25 Aug 1926, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jul 1929, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 2 years)   5. James Lawrence Clark,   b. 18 Mar 1932, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Sep 2012, Dartmouth, , Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 80 years)   6. Bernard John Clark,   b. 1934,   d. 12 Dec 2012, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)   7. William Cyril Clark,   b. 18 Aug 1935, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Aug 2001, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)   8. Geraldine Helen Clark,   b. 22 Mar 1937, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Apr 2018, Mississauga, Peel Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F252893	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Lawrence & Selma (Esch) Clark Monalily1950 originally shared this on 04 Aug 2014 to Ancestry Public Member Tree

  
  

• Notes

  LAWRENCE J. CLARK PRESTON, July 5 - Lawrence Joseph Clark, 42, 344 Hespeler street, Preston, died Saturday in St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, after a month's illness. He was a cabinet maker by trade and had been employed with the Canadian Office and School Furniture for 28 years. Born in St. Clements, he resided in Preston for the past 33 years. He was a member of St. Clement's R. C. church and also of the Holy Name Society. During the Great War he enlisted with the 34th Cameron Highlanders and saw active service overseas. Deceased is survived by his wife, Selma Katherine Esch; five sons, Joseph, Bernard, Francis, James and William, and two daughters, Mary and Geraldine, all of Preston; two brothers, Sylvester and Edward of Preston and one sister, Mrs. Charles Terry, of Oshawa. The funeral will be held tomorrow morning from his residence to St. Clement's R. C. church for mass at 9 a.m, Interment will take place in Preston R.C. Cemetery. Kitchener Daily Record 5 Jul 1937 pg 13

  
  

• Sources

  [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-4 Page 10. [S2489] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - St. Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery Internet Link. Clark/ Lawrence J./ 1895 - 1937/ Selma K./ 1898 - 1972/ [Legion Marker] [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 041559 (1937). Name:Lawrence Joseph Clark Gender:Male Age:42 Birth Date:abt 1895 Birth Place:St Clements, Ontario Death Date:3 Jul 1937 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Joseph Clark Mother:Catherine Lehman [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 025972 (1920). Name:Joseph Lawrence Clark Age:25 Birth Year:abt 1895 Birth Place:St Clements, Ontario Marriage Date:14 Apr 1920 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Joseph Clark Mother:Catherine Lehman Spouse:Selma Catherine Esch

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 27 Feb 1895 - St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 14 Apr 1920 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Cancer of Stomach - 3 Jul 1937 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 6 Jul 1937 - Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth