Clara is the daughter of
Theodore Albert Upham and
his wife Isadora N. Kizer,
of Oronoko Twp. (near Baroda)
N. of Buchanan, Berrien Co. MI.
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Thanks, Nancy (Letcher) Heib.
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Note: Cemetery records incorrectly
state that she was born on July 8th.
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Clara married Clyde W. Dragoo
on Sept. 7, 1898 in Baroda
(North of Buchanan),
Berrien County Michigan.
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They had two sons:
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1. Glenn W. Dragoo b. March 21, 1908.
m. Clara Ueck/Veck and Nora Ella Buschert.
Lived in St. Joseph, Michigan.
d. Sept. 15, 1969, age 61.
In 1963, Glenn was living with his
mother, at 904 Wisconsin Avenue, in
St. Joseph, Berrien County Michigan.
Buried: Riverside Cemetery, St. Joseph,
Berrien County Michigan.
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2. Harry M. Dragoo.
b. Oct. 2, 1910.
m. # 1. Helen Richards,
on April 9, 1929,
in St. Joseph County Indiana.
m. # 2. Lilas L. LaMunion,
on July 13, 1936, in Berrien Co. MI.
Harry had a daughter,
Joretta Lee (Dragoo) Wheeler,
who graduated from St. Joseph
High School in 1962.
In 1963, Harry was living at
3602 Sandra Terrace, in
St. Joseph, Berrien County Michigan.
d. 1981.
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An announcement for a birthday open
house [with a picture of Clara], was
published in "The News Palladium"
newspaper, in Benton Harbor, Michigan
in 1963. It reads as follows:
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Will Honor Mother
On 84th Birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dragoo will honor Mr. Dragoo's mother, Mrs. Clara Dragoo, at an open house at their home at 3602 Sandra Terrace, St. Joseph, [MI], Sunday, July 11, [1963]. Friends and relatives of Mrs. Dragoo may attend the affair between 3 and 6 p.m. to help her celebrate her 86th [84th] birthday.
Mrs. Dragoo was born Clara Upham in Mishawaka, [IN], July 7, 1879, and came from a family of five children. The family moved to the Baroda area when she was a child. A brother, Clifford Upham, lives in Buchanan, [MI]. Mrs. Dragoo has resided in St. Joseph for the past 50 years.
Sept. 7, 1898, she was married in Baroda [MI] to Clyde Dragoo who is now deceased. The couple had two sons - Harry of St. Joseph [MI], and Glenn who makes his home with his mother at 904 Wisconsin avenue, St. Joseph, [MI].
There are two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Clara and her husband Clyde Dragoo
are buried right next to Clara's
sister Edna (Upham) Schriver and
her husband Carl Schriver.
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Clara's parents are also
buried in this cemetery.
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Click on photo for an enlargement.
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