1858-1933 · Male · died at 75
Sex is as recorded in the family tree. Age at death is worked out from the dates shown and may be a range or an approximation. It is left out when a date is missing or is only a “before”, “after” or “between” date, when the research has found a date Unconfirmed, when the two dates conflict, or when they would mean an age over 110.
This story is about someone or something else, and names William Banton Clarkson.
William Banton Clarkson grew up in Liverpool and became a cotton buyer and shipper in Texas. His work took him between San Antonio, Houston and Europe.
William was baptised at All Saints Church, Liverpool, on June 22, 1858, the son of William and Emma Lucy Clarkson. He later gave his birth date as May 8, 1858, in a passport application. His death certificate gives the same date; the 1900 census instead gives May 1859.
The precise birth date is supported by later records, not a birth registration cited here. The death certificate names his mother Ellen Green, conflicting with Emma Lucy in the contemporary family records. The reason remains unresolved.
In 1861 the family lived at 171 Islington, where his father was a brewer and wine and spirit merchant. At 22, William worked as a commercial clerk and lived with his parents at The Priory in Toxteth Park. In 1891 he was again in their household, now at The Friars, listed as married and working as a cotton merchant (1861 census; 1881 census; 1891 census).
The censuses name neither his 1881 employer nor the reason for his 1891 stay in Liverpool. The 1891 identification is Likely. His wife was not listed in that household.
William and Alice Ann Peaple's marriage was registered in Lancashire's Prestwich district in the final quarter of 1883. William later said he sailed from London around February 1884. The couple's seven children were born in Texas between 1886 and 1897.
The marriage is known from an index, without a certificate giving the exact day or church. William's passport statement and several later records give 1884 for immigration; the 1900 census gives 1885.
By 1889, Slayden & Clarkson advertised hay, grain, produce and salt on Nueva Street in San Antonio. An 1891 directory listed the partners as cotton buyers. The 1900 census found William, Alice and their children in Houston, where he worked as a cotton buyer. In September 1904, a newspaper reported the family's return to San Antonio.
The business identifications rely partly on initials and the partner's name.
A W. B. Clarkson was named to a precinct committee of San Antonio's Young Men's Reform Club in 1888. In 1895, a newspaper reported a federal civil suit against J. L. Slayden, W. B. Clarkson and W. C. Robards, alleging a contract to bring a cotton buyer into the country from abroad.
The committee member's identity remains Likely. The suit is a reported allegation, with no judgment or outcome established in the cited material.
A reported 1896 inventory listed William's interests in a real-estate exchange and four compress and improvement companies at $52,851. A May 1899 item named him as a director of the Yoakum Improvement Company. In August 1904, the San Antonio Light reported a bankruptcy petition by Clarkson & Co. with liabilities of $174,599.56 and assets of $50,709.95, and a separate request by William for relief from the former partnership's debts.
The inventory figures are a reported filing, not an audited valuation. The Yoakum item is incompletely visible and remains Likely. The bankruptcy outcome is not established. A 1912 petition names Thomas H. Clarkson & Co.; that Thomas's identity remains unresolved.
The San Antonio Cotton Exchange re-elected W. B. Clarkson president in June 1908. By 1916 William was named president of the Clarkson Cotton Company, one of the city's cotton exporters. He was also among the hosts of a 1911 farewell dinner for retired Brigadier General P. D. Vroom at the Menger Hotel, two years after his daughter Dora's wedding to Hilmer G. Guenther (Gazette, 12 June 1908; Express, 31 Dec 1916).
The exchange office is a Likely identification based on initials, trade and city. The company presidency and dinner are separately reported activities. They do not establish the firm's profitability or a closer relationship with Vroom.
After returning from Europe in 1915, William told the San Antonio Light that much of Britain's army lacked arms and defended Lord Kitchener. In August 1916, he predicted cotton prices of as much as 20 cents a pound and a business boom in the South (Light, 15 Aug 1916).
These are William's reported opinions and predictions, not independently established military facts or cotton-market outcomes.
In his March 1921 passport application, William described himself as a cotton shipper planning to arrange shipments in England, France and Italy. He reported stays in Liverpool in 1919 and 1920 and an intended April 30 sailing from New York on the Caronia. He also stated that he had been naturalized in Bexar County on September 14, 1906.
The application records his statements and planned trip; it does not establish that the voyage occurred. No naturalization certificate is cited. His claim of 37 uninterrupted years in San Antonio conflicts with the 1900 Houston census and the likely 1891 Liverpool entry.
The family lived on Washington Street in San Antonio by 1910 and at number 213 by 1920. Alice died there on April 25, 1922. In 1930, William was widowed and retired, living at the same address with his daughter Florence Groos. The census valued the home at $15,000.
The censuses, death certificate and funeral notices establish the household and death details.
William died at home on September 8, 1933, aged 75. His death certificate records influenza and bronchopneumonia, with heart disease as a contributing condition. He was buried at Mission Burial Park on September 10. His funeral notice named seven surviving children and ten grandchildren and announced a service at St Mark's Episcopal Church (Light, 8 Sep 1933; Star-Telegram, 9 Sep 1933).
Florence was the death-certificate informant. The newspaper names the daughters by their married names.
“I can see nothing but high prices for cotton this fall and winter,”
“But England has done a great work in the war so far and she will do even more as the conflict lengthens.”
| When | What the record shows | How sure |
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| 22 June 1858 | Baptised at All Saints Church, Liverpool, as William Banton, son of William and Emma Lucy Clarkson (birth day 8 May 1858 is his later statement). | Confirmed |
| April 1881 | Commercial clerk, 22, in his parents' household at "The Priory," Toxteth Park. 1881 census of England, Toxteth Park (RG11/3652, folio 56, p. 45): William Clarkson, brewer, and household at "The Priory" | Confirmed |
| Oct-Dec 1883 | Marriage to Alice Ann Peaple registered at Prestwich (index). FreeBMD marriage index: Alice Ann Peaple, Prestwich, Oct-Dec 1883 (GRO vol. 8d, p. 643) | Likely |
| About February 1884 | Sails from London for the United States (his 1921 statement; the 1900 census reads 1885). 1920 United States Federal Census: San Antonio Ward 8, Bexar County, Texas (ED 96, sheet 4A), 213 Washington Street; 1930 United States Federal Census: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, 213 Washington Street (enumerated 2 April 1930) | Likely |
| December 1889 | Slayden & Clarkson advertise hay, grain, produce and salt in San Antonio. San Antonio Daily Light, 11 December 1889, p. 6: advertisement of Slayden & Clarkson, wholesale and retail hay, grain, produce and salt | Confirmed |
| 1891 | Listed as a cotton-buying partner in Slayden & Clarkson (directory transcription); in April a "William B." is a cotton merchant in his mother's Liverpool household. San Antonio city directory, 1891, letter S (TXGenWeb transcription): Slayden & Clarkson (Jas. L. Slayden, Wm. B. Clarkson), cotton buyers, 24 W. Nueva; 1891 census of England, Toxteth Park (RG12/2940, folio 26, p. 46): Emma L. Clarkson and household at "The Friars" | Likely |
| September 1896 | A filed inventory lists his stock in five companies at $52,851. San Antonio Daily Light, 9 September 1896, p. 5: "Inventory Filed" | Confirmed |
| 12 June 1900 | Cotton buyer in Houston Ward 3 with wife and seven children. 1900 United States Federal Census: Houston Ward 3, Harris County, Texas (ED 76, sheet 19B) | Confirmed |
| August 1904 | Bankruptcy petitions reported for Clarkson & Co. and separately for him as a former partner. San Antonio Daily Light, 12 August 1904, p. 1: "Petition Filed in Bankruptcy" | Confirmed |
| 4 September 1904 | The family reported arriving from Houston to live in San Antonio. San Antonio Daily Light, 4 September 1904, p. 5 (social notes): the family arrives from Houston to live in San Antonio | Likely |
| 14 September 1906 | Naturalized in the Bexar County Court (his statement; the record not read). | Likely |
| June 1908 | Named president and director of the San Antonio Cotton Exchange on its re-elected slate. The San Antonio Gazette, 12 June 1908, p. 2: "Cotton Exchange Holds Its Annual Election" | Likely |
| 1910 | Cotton buyer, Washington Street, San Antonio Ward 8. 1910 United States Federal Census: San Antonio Ward 8, Bexar County, Texas (sheet 5B) | Confirmed |
| January 1912 | Named among petitioners in bankruptcy as Thomas H. Clarkson & Co. San Antonio Light, 30 January 1912, p. 3: "Petitions in Bankruptcy" (Thomas H. Clarkson & Co.) | Confirmed |
| August 1915 | Quoted on Britain's munitions shortage after returning from Europe. The San Antonio Light, 3 August 1915, p. 5: "Had 2,000,000 Men; Only One-Fourth Armed. W. B. Clarkson Tells of England's Lack of Preparedness for War" | Confirmed |
| August-December 1916 | Quoted on cotton prices as president of the Clarkson Cotton Company; the firm is listed among the city's exporters. The San Antonio Light, 15 August 1916, p. 1: "Texas Cotton to Bring High Price" (W. B. Clarkson, president of the Clarkson Cotton Company); San Antonio Express, 31 December 1916, p. 12A: classified directory of business firms, Clarkson Cotton Company, W. B. Clarkson, president | Confirmed |
| 21 March 1921 | Applies for a passport as a cotton shipper to arrange shipments in England, France and Italy. | Confirmed |
| 25 April 1922 | His wife dies at home, 213 Washington Street. | Confirmed |
| 2 April 1930 | Owner of 213 Washington Street, widowed, aged 71, with his daughter Florence Groos. 1930 United States Federal Census: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, 213 Washington Street (enumerated 2 April 1930) | Confirmed |
| 8 September 1933 | Dies at 213 Washington Street, aged 75; buried 10 September at Mission Burial Park after a service at St. Mark's Episcopal Church. The San Antonio Light, 8 September 1933, p. 32: obituary, "William B. Clarkson, 75, of 213 Washington street" | Confirmed |
The evidence note for this conclusion names a relative who may be living, so it is shown only in the family area.
The evidence note for this conclusion names a relative who may be living, so it is shown only in the family area.
Why: Marriage index: Alice Ann Peaple, Prestwich, Dec quarter 1883; the 1909 newspaper names W. B. Clarkson and wife Alice.
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Why: Phyllis is listed as a child of William Clarkson in the 1900 census household in Houston.
Records:
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Earlier: Unconfirmed (09-24-2026, imported tree): From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed.
Why: Laurel is listed as a child of William Clarkson in the 1900 census household in Houston.
Records:
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Earlier: Unconfirmed (09-24-2026, imported tree): From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed.
Why: Florence is listed as a child of William Clarkson in the 1900 census household in Houston.
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Earlier: Likely (09-24-2026, newspapers): Named as W. B. Clarkson's children in Texas newspapers and memorials. · Likely (09-24-2026, research): Named as W. B. Clarkson's children in Texas newspapers and memorials.
Why: Alice is listed as a child of William Clarkson in the 1900 census household in Houston.
Records:
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Earlier: Likely (09-24-2026, newspapers): Named as W. B. Clarkson's children in Texas newspapers and memorials. · Likely (09-24-2026, research): Named as W. B. Clarkson's children in Texas newspapers and memorials.
Why: Herbert is listed as a child of William Clarkson in the 1900 census household in Houston.
Records:
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Earlier: Likely (09-24-2026, newspapers): Named as W. B. Clarkson's children in Texas newspapers and memorials. · Likely (09-24-2026, research): Named as W. B. Clarkson's children in Texas newspapers and memorials.
Why: Dora is listed as a child of William Clarkson in the 1900 census household in Houston.
Records:
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Earlier: Likely (09-24-2026, newspapers): Named as W. B. Clarkson's children in Texas newspapers and memorials. · Likely (09-24-2026, research): Named as W. B. Clarkson's children in Texas newspapers and memorials.
Why: Percy is listed as a child of William Clarkson in the 1900 census household in Houston.
Records:
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Earlier: Likely (09-24-2026, newspapers): Named as W. B. Clarkson's children in Texas newspapers and memorials. · Likely (09-24-2026, research): Named as W. B. Clarkson's children in Texas newspapers and memorials.
| Born | 8 May 1858, Liverpool Confirmed evidence: show whyThe evidence note for this conclusion names a relative who may be living, so it is shown only in the family area. |
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| Died | 8 Sep 1933, 213 Washington Street, San Antonio, Texas Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: His Texas death certificate: died 8 Sep 1933, aged 75, a retired cotton broker. His obituary agrees. Records:
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| Buried | 10 Sep 1933, Mission Burial Park, San Antonio, Texas Confirmed evidence: show whyThe evidence note for this conclusion names a relative who may be living, so it is shown only in the family area. |
| Baptism | 22 JUN 1858, All Saints, Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
| Baptism | Baptised, 22 Jun 1858, All Saints, Liverpool Confirmed evidence: show whyThe evidence note for this conclusion names a relative who may be living, so it is shown only in the family area. |
| Residence | 1861, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Image: 1871 Wales Census · Image: 1901 England Census · Image: 1900 U.S. Census, Houston Ward 3, Harris County, Texas: Percy Clarkson, with his parents and six siblings. |
| Residence | Aged 2, in the household of his father, a brewer and wine and spirit merchant, 1861, 171 Islington, Liverpool Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: 1861 census. Records:
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| Residence | 1871, Ruabon, Denbighshire, Wales |
| Residence | 1881, Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England |
| Residence | Commercial clerk, aged 22, in his parents' household, 1881, The Pines, Toxteth Park, Liverpool Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: 1881 census. It does not name his employer or say why he later emigrated. Records:
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| Marriage | Oct-Dec 1883, Prestwich, Lancashire, with Alice Ann (Peaple) Clarkson 1859–1922 Likely evidence: show whyWhy: Index only. Records:
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| Marriage | 1883 |
| Arrival | 1884 |
| Emigration | ABT FEB 1884, London, England |
| Emigration | Sailed for the United States, about Feb 1884, London Likely evidence: show whyThe evidence note for this conclusion names a relative who may be living, so it is shown only in the family area. |
| Community | A W. B. Clarkson was named to precinct committee No. 1 of the Young Men's Reform Club, which was organizing to work the polls, Nov 1888, San Antonio, Texas Likely evidence: show whyWhy: San Antonio Daily Light, 6 Nov 1888. The newspaper gives only his initials, so that this is him is Likely. Records:
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| Business | Slayden & Clarkson advertised wholesale and retail hay, grain, produce and salt, Dec 1889, Nueva Street near Dwyer Avenue, San Antonio Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: San Antonio Daily Light, 11 Dec 1889. Records:
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| Business | Partner with James L. Slayden in Slayden & Clarkson, cotton buyers, 1891, 24 West Nueva, San Antonio Likely evidence: show whyWhy: The 1891 city directory as transcribed; the original page was not seen. Records:
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| Residence | 1891, Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England |
| Residence | In his mother's household as her married son, aged 32, a cotton merchant, 1891, The Pines, Toxteth Park, Liverpool Likely evidence: show whyWhy: 1891 census. Probably the Texas merchant on a stay in England; the census does not say why or for how long. Records:
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| Court case | A newspaper reported a United States civil suit for $1,000 against J. L. Slayden, W. B. Clarkson and W. C. Robards, alleging a contract to bring a cotton buyer into the country from abroad, Sep 1895, San Antonio, Texas Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: San Antonio Daily Light, 23 Sep 1895. Confirmed as a report of a filed suit; the allegation was not tested in any record found, and no outcome has been found. Records:
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| Business | A filed inventory was reported to list his stock in the San Antonio Real Estate Exchange and the Schulenburg Compress, Yoakum Improvement, Capitol Compress and San Antonio Compress companies at $52,851, Sep 1896, San Antonio, Texas Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: San Antonio Daily Light, 9 Sep 1896. The newspaper's account of a filed schedule, not an audited valuation or a measure of lasting wealth. Records: Review: assessed 09-24-2026; evidence: Image examined. |
| Business | Reported as a director of the Yoakum Improvement Company, May 1899, Yoakum, Texas Likely evidence: show whyWhy: Houston Daily Post, 15 May 1899 (text; the page image is incomplete at the edges). Records:
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| Residence | 1900, Houston Ward 3, Harris, Texas, USA |
| Residence | Cotton buyer, with his wife Alice and seven children, Jun 1900, Houston Ward 3, Harris County, Texas Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: 1900 census. Records:
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| Residence | 1901, Yardley, Worcestershire, England |
| Court case | Reported as petitioning for voluntary bankruptcy with Edward Moritz Goldstein and Henry Clarkson, as Clarkson & Co., and separately as a former member of Slayden, Clarkson & Robards, 12 Aug 1904, San Antonio, Texas Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: San Antonio Daily Light, 12 Aug 1904. It reports the firm's liabilities as $174,599.56 and assets as $50,709.95, with creditors mostly abroad, and separately his request for relief from $166,667.97 of the former partnership's liabilities; these are separate schedules. The outcome has not been found, and the report is not a finding of wrongdoing. Records:
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| Residence | The family was reported as arriving from Houston to live permanently in San Antonio, Sep 1904, San Antonio, Texas Likely evidence: show whyWhy: San Antonio Daily Light, 4 Sep 1904 (text and a partly clipped page image). The move came weeks after the bankruptcy report, but no record says why they moved. Records:
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| Naturalization | 14 SEP 1906, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA |
| Naturalization | Naturalized, 14 Sep 1906, Bexar County Court, San Antonio, Texas Likely evidence: show whyThe evidence note for this conclusion names a relative who may be living, so it is shown only in the family area. |
| Family event | Hosted the wedding of his daughter Dora to Hilmer G. Guenther, 1909, San Antonio, Texas Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: San Antonio Light and Gazette, 17 Jun 1909. Records:
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| Residence | 1910, San Antonio Ward 8, Bexar, Texas |
| Community | Among the named hosts of a farewell dinner for retired Brigadier General P. D. Vroom, May 1911, Menger Hotel, San Antonio Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: San Antonio Light, 12 May 1911. It records the dinner, not wider influence or friendships. Records:
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| Court case | Named with Thomas H. Clarkson and E. M. Goldstein, as Thomas H. Clarkson & Co., among petitioners in bankruptcy, Jan 1912, San Antonio, Texas Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: San Antonio Light, 30 Jan 1912. Whether this Thomas H. Clarkson is the 1904 'Henry Clarkson', or William's brother, is not established. Records:
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| Business | President of the Clarkson Cotton Company, listed among the city's cotton exporters, Dec 1916, San Antonio, Texas Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: San Antonio Express, 31 Dec 1916, classified business directory. Records:
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| Travel | Stayed in Liverpool, March-July 1919 and April-July 1920, 1919-1920, Liverpool Confirmed evidence: show whyThe evidence note for this conclusion names a relative who may be living, so it is shown only in the family area. |
| Residence | 1920, San Antonio Ward 8, Bexar, Texas |
| Travel | Applied for a passport as a cotton shipper, to travel to England, France and Italy to arrange cotton shipments, 21 Mar 1921, San Antonio, Texas Confirmed evidence: show whyThe evidence note for this conclusion names a relative who may be living, so it is shown only in the family area. |
| Residence | 1930, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas |
| Residence | Widowed, in a household with his daughter Florence Groos, 1930, 213 Washington Street, San Antonio, Texas Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: 1930 census. Records:
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| Obituary for B Clarkson | 9 SEP 1933, Fort Worth, Texas |
| Residence | San Antonio, Texas, USA |
| Residence | San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA |
27 newspaper clippings to view here. View them larger, one at a time.
San Antonio Daily Light, 6 Nov 1888, p. 8: For Reform (W. B. Clarkson named to precinct committee No. 1, Young Men's Reform Club).6 Nov 1888 · p. 8
San Antonio Daily Light, 11 Dec 1889, p. 6: advertisement of Slayden & Clarkson, hay, grain, produce and salt.11 Dec 1889 · p. 6
San Antonio Daily Light, 23 Sep 1895, p. 8: Sensational Suit (the United States sues J. L. Slayden, W. B. Clarkson and W. C. Robards).23 Sep 1895 · p. 8
San Antonio Daily Light, 9 Sep 1896, p. 5: Inventory Filed (Slayden and Clarkson).9 Sep 1896 · p. 5
San Antonio Daily Light, 27 Nov 1897: real-estate transfers in which William Clarkson, of Liverpool, England, acts as agent and attorney in fact for W. B. Clarkson.27 Nov 1897 · p. 6
The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), 15 May 1899, p. 3: directors elected at the Yoakum Improvement Company (W. B. Clarkson, Houston, among them).15 May 1899 · p. 3
The Houston Daily Post, 29 May 1901, p. 6: "Mr. William Clarkson of Liverpool, England, who has been visiting his son, W. B. Clarkson, of this city, left yesterday afternoon .. for MacLeod, Alberta province, Dominion of Canada, where he will visit another son."29 May 1901 · p. 6
The Houston Daily Post, 29 May 1901, p. 6: the Liverpool William Clarkson, 'who has been visiting his son, W. B. Clarkson, of this city,' leaves for Canada.29 May 1901 · p. 6
San Antonio Daily Light, 12 Aug 1904, p. 1: Petition Filed in Bankruptcy (Clarkson and Slayden on the page).12 Aug 1904 · p. 1
San Antonio Daily Light, 12 Aug 1904: Clarkson & Co., cotton buyers, are the petitioners in voluntary bankruptcy; William Banton Clarkson also asks relief from liabilities of the former firm Slayden, Clarkson & Robards.12 Aug 1904 · p. 1
The Houston Post, 13 Jan 1907, p. 44: "Clarkson-Groos", the wedding of Florence Clarkson and Fred C. Groos, Wednesday evening, at 213 Washington St.1907-01-13 · page image
"The annual election of officers of the San Antonio Cotton exchange resulted in the re-election of the old officers ... President, W. B. Clarkson." The San Antonio Gazette, 12 June 1908, p. 2.1908
The San Antonio Gazette, 12 June 1908, p. 2: the Cotton Exchange's annual election, "President, W. B. Clarkson; vice president, A. Cohen."12 June 1908 · p. 2
San Antonio Light and Gazette, 24 May 1909: William Clarkson of Liverpool conveys lots on Washington street to William and Herbert Green Clarkson, trustees for William Banton Clarkson and wife, Alice Clarkson (11 May 1909).24 May 1909 · p. 9
San Antonio Light, 12 May 1911, p. 16: Farewell Dinner at Menger (Clarkson on the page).12 May 1911 · p. 16
San Antonio Light, 30 Jan 1912, p. 3: Petitions in Bankruptcy (Clarkson on the page).30 Jan 1912 · p. 3
"W. B. Clarkson Tells of England's Lack of Preparedness for War." The San Antonio Light, 3 August 1915, p. 5.1915
The San Antonio Light, 3 August 1915, p. 5: "W. B. Clarkson Tells of England's Lack of Preparedness for War."3 August 1915 · p. 5
"Mean Business Boom": "the prediction of W. B. Clarkson, president of the Clarkson Cotton Company," that Texas cotton would bring as much as 20 cents a pound. The San Antonio Light, 15 August 1916, p. 1.1916
San Antonio Express, 31 Dec 1916, p. 12A (Portal page 36): classified directory, Clarkson Cotton Company, W. B. Clarkson, president.31 Dec 1916 · p. 12A
The San Antonio Light, 15 August 1916, p. 1: the Texas cotton story carrying the prediction of W. B. Clarkson, president of the Clarkson Cotton Company.15 August 1916 · p. 1
The San Antonio Light, 25 April 1922, p. 1: "Mrs. W. B. Clarkson died at her home, 213 Washington street, Tuesday morning, after a brief illness."25 April 1922 · p. 1
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas), Saturday 9 September 1933, p. 2 (Obituary Index entry naming Florence Alice Clarkson and William Banton Clarkson). Full newspaper page as saved.9 Sep 1933 · p. 2
Newspapers.com - Fort Worth Star-Telegram - 9 Sep 1933 - 2 Obituary for B Clarkson9 Sep 1933
Obituary for William B Clarkson (Aged 75)9 Sep 1933
The San Antonio Light, 8 September 1933, p. 32: the obituary of William B. Clarkson, 75, a native of Liverpool, England, who came to this country in 1884.8 September 1933 · p. 32
William B. Clarkson, 75, of 213 Washington street. Native of Liverpool, England. He came to this country in 1884. The San Antonio Light, 8 September 1933, p. 32.193316 record images to view here. View them larger, one at a time.
All Saints, Liverpool, baptisms 1858, p. 124, no. 989: William Banton, son of William and Emma Lucy Clarkson, 32 Great Mersey Street, brewer; baptized 22 June 1858 by Henry Marlen1858-06-22 · page image
Baptism register of All Saints, Liverpool, p. 124: on 22 June 1858 William Banton, child of William and Emma Clarkson, of 32 Great Mersey Street, father a brewer, was baptised. The entries above it on the page belong to other families.22 Jun 1858 · p. 124, entry 989
Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, Houston Ward 3, Harris County, Texas, sheet 19B: William, Alice and their seven children.1900
Thirteenth Census, 1910, San Antonio Ward 8, sheet 5B (Washington Street).1910
1920 census, San Antonio Ward 8, sheet 4A: the Clarkson household at 213 Washington Street.1920
1930 census, San Antonio Ward 8: W. B. Clarkson, head, owner, widowed, 71, born England.1930
Clarkson family pedigree chart mailed to Margery Clarkson, August 1996 (page 1 of 6)1996-08 · chart p.3 of original
1871 Wales Census
1900 U.S. Census, Houston Ward 3, Harris County, Texas: Percy Clarkson, with his parents and six siblings.
1901 England Census
1910 U.S. Census, San Antonio Ward 8, Bexar County, Texas: Percy, still in his parents' household.
1920 United States Federal Census
1930 United States Federal Census
Grave marker of the Clarkson family monument, Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio.photograph undated
Grave marker of William Banton Clarkson, 8 May 1858 - 8 Sep 1933.photograph undated
His 1921 passport application, sworn at San Antonio on 21 March 1921: born Liverpool, 8 May 1858; sailed from London about February 1884; naturalized 14 September 1906; occupation cotton shipper.Share a memory of William Banton Clarkson: saved privately, not published (family members can sign in to send one).
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