Clarence V. Radford was born in 1884 in Athens County, Ohio, the eldest of the 3 children of Thomas B. Radford and Elizabeth Laubner.

For the 1900 Linn County, Oregon census, Clarence Radford was living with his widowed aunt Minerva DeCamp Laubner, his father Thomas B. Radford, his sister Erma Violet Radford, and his step-mother Mary Radford.

For the 1910 census, Clarence Radford was living with his father and his step-mother Mary Radford.

Clarence married Julia Fish Zolskey in 1914. For the 1920 census, Clarence was living with Julia, their daughter Bonita, and 2 of Julia's children from her prior marriage. Starting with the 1920 census, Clarence's recorded birthplace shifts from Ohio to Nebraska.

For the 1930 census, Clarence was living with his 2nd wife Bessie Hammel and his daughter Bonita from his 1st marriage. 2 other children are listed in the household with the surname Radford, but those children are probably from Bessie's 1st marriage.

Clarence was a forest fire fighter. His death in 1935 was attributed to shock. He had been fighting a forest fire in Willamette forest on the McKenzie river near Lebanon, Oregon when a young fire fighter near him was fatally injured by a falling snag. Clarence was survived by his wife, daughter, and 4 step-sons.

References:
• 20 Jan 1914 Albany Democrat, Albany, Oregon, page 1 wedding announcement for Clarence V. Radford and Julia Zalskey.
• 23 Sep 1935 Corvallis Gazette-Times, Corvallis, Oregon, page 3 obituary.
• 23 Sep 1935 Albany Democrat-Herald, Albany, Oregon, page 1 obituary.
• 6 Sep 1978 The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, page 62 funeral notice for daughter Bonita V. Bean.
• 2020 FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KCLJ-RP1 .
• 2020 Radford descendants: https://willbraffitt.org/roots/RadfordDescendants.txt .

Clarence V. Radford was born in 1884 in Athens County, Ohio, the eldest of the 3 children of Thomas B. Radford and Elizabeth Laubner.

For the 1900 Linn County, Oregon census, Clarence Radford was living with his widowed aunt Minerva DeCamp Laubner, his father Thomas B. Radford, his sister Erma Violet Radford, and his step-mother Mary Radford.

For the 1910 census, Clarence Radford was living with his father and his step-mother Mary Radford.

Clarence married Julia Fish Zolskey in 1914. For the 1920 census, Clarence was living with Julia, their daughter Bonita, and 2 of Julia's children from her prior marriage. Starting with the 1920 census, Clarence's recorded birthplace shifts from Ohio to Nebraska.

For the 1930 census, Clarence was living with his 2nd wife Bessie Hammel and his daughter Bonita from his 1st marriage. 2 other children are listed in the household with the surname Radford, but those children are probably from Bessie's 1st marriage.

Clarence was a forest fire fighter. His death in 1935 was attributed to shock. He had been fighting a forest fire in Willamette forest on the McKenzie river near Lebanon, Oregon when a young fire fighter near him was fatally injured by a falling snag. Clarence was survived by his wife, daughter, and 4 step-sons.

References:
• 20 Jan 1914 Albany Democrat, Albany, Oregon, page 1 wedding announcement for Clarence V. Radford and Julia Zalskey.
• 23 Sep 1935 Corvallis Gazette-Times, Corvallis, Oregon, page 3 obituary.
• 23 Sep 1935 Albany Democrat-Herald, Albany, Oregon, page 1 obituary.
• 6 Sep 1978 The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, page 62 funeral notice for daughter Bonita V. Bean.
• 2020 FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KCLJ-RP1 .
• 2020 Radford descendants: https://willbraffitt.org/roots/RadfordDescendants.txt .