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CLARENCE A. REASONER
An experienced garage operator of
Clements, where he now conducts the Service Garage, is Clarence A. Reasoner,
who was born at Clements on November 9, 1888, the son of Charles and Ada
(Megerle) Reasoner. His father came to
California about forty years ago; but his mother was born in Clements, the
daughter of Philip L. Megerle, who was born in Richland County, Ohio, in
October, 1840. He came to California
across the plains in 1853, and made a difficult journey, requiring six and
one-half months. He settled in San
Joaquin County, and resided there until his death. In 1875 he purchased the farm today called
the Old Megerle Rancho, a quarter-section of fine grain land lying near
Lockeford. The ranch was well equipped
in his time with a fine home, barns, shed, and all necessary tools. In 1867, on October 8, at Woodbridge, he
married Miss Theodocia Boyce, a member of another pioneer family. They had five children, one of whom is Mr.
Reasoner’s mother. Charles Reasoner died
in 1920. Mrs. Reasoner remarried and is
now the wife of Joseph Steely, of Lockeford, partner of Clarence A. Reasoner.
Clarence Reasoner attended the
Athearn School at Clements. He has been
working for himself ever since he was ten years old. In 1921 he and Joseph Steely established
themselves as proprietors of the Service Garage in Clements. They own their own building, and also deal in
plumbing and electrical supplies. They
carry farming machinery, and undertake to do general garage repairing. They have an enviable reputation for
efficiency and willingness to accommodate, and the community has not been slow
to respond in profitable patronage.
On December 14, 1917, Mr. Reasoner
enlisted in the United States service for the World War, and was sent to Camp
Lewis, where he became a member of Company G, 362nd Infantry, 91st Division.
He sailed for France in June, 1918, and partook in all the drives until
he was wounded in October, in the Meuse-Argonne offensive. Sailing from New York, he went to France by
way of Liverpool and Southampton, England, and eventually reached Havre; and in
France his regiment trained at Bonnecourt before going to the trenches. Upon being wounded, he was sent to Base
Hospital No. 61, and there he remained until he recovered and returned to the
United States. On March 11, 1919, at the
Presidio, in San Francisco, he left the service as a corporal with his coveted
documents attesting honorable standing and faithful service; and then he
returned to Clements. He belongs to the
Clements Lodge, No. 355, I. O. O. F., and is a past grand in that lodge. He is also a member of the Rebekah Lodge at
Clements.
Transcribed by Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Page
1224. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2011 Gerald Iaquinta.
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