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GEORGE R. CLEMENTS
An enterprising, successful merchant,
who is also a progressive rancher, is George R. Clements, a native of the town
of Clements, which bears the family name.
He was born on April 28, 1881, the son of Thomas and Jennie (Sprott) Clements, pioneers who are represented on another
page in this history.
George Clements attended the Clements
grammar school, and later went to Polytechnic Business College at Oakland and San
Francisco; while his brother, John H., attended the Stockton high school, and
his sister, Miss Margaret, went to the San Jose State Normal. Another sister, Minnie J., is now Mrs. Brown
of Clements attended the San Joaquin Valley College at Woodbridge, and also a
girls’ seminary at San Francisco. George
Clements assisted on the home farm until he and George Chrisman opened up the Clements
general merchandise store. This store
was established in 1907, under the firm name of Chrisman & Clements. They handle groceries, provisions, hardware,
dry goods, notions, feed and grain—probably carrying one of the largest stocks
in San Joaquin County, outside of Stockton.
At Clements in May, 1903, Mr.
Clements was married to Miss Prudence Whipple, a native of San Francisco, and
the daughter of Charles and Esther D. (Marrow) Whipple, the former a native of
New York, and the latter of Illinois.
They were pioneers of California of 1851 and her father was engaged in
the livery business in San Francisco. He
died at the age of sixty-seven years. Four
daughters have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Clements. Margaret and Esther are attending the Lodi
high school; Patricia and Gertrude are at home.
Mr. Clements is a member of the Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodmen of
America, at Clements, and of the Native Sons at Lodi. He has been past grand of the Odd
Fellows. Mrs. Clements belongs to the
Rebekahs of Clements.
Transcribed by Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Page
1107. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2011 Gerald Iaquinta.
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