FAMILY LINE AND HISTORY
Valentine Costello “Val” Clement
Only child of Edmond Pierre/Peter Clement & Katherine Costello
Born: Feb 14, 1878, San Francisco, California
Died: Aug 24, 1949 (age 71), San Francisco, California; prostate cancer, bronchial pneumonia
Buried: Aug 27, 1949, Olivet Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo Co., California
Occupation: Janitor, building contractor, window cleaner, commercial artist, card writer in card shop, party decorator
Avocation: Amateur prize fighter, ventriloquist
Married (1): Oct 12, 1901, Edith Michaela Sholund, Seattle, King Co., Washington
One child: Katherine Valentine Clement
Divorced
Married (2): Nov 4, 1911, Josephine Clark, San Rafael, Marin Co., California
Two children: Valentine Clark Clement, Edward Leroy “Roy” Clement
Married (3): Oct 21, 1932, Florence Buckingham, Marin Co., California; (her 2nd of 4 marriages, she had a son by her 1st marriage)
No children
Married (4): before 1940 census, Bertha Alberta Von Hindringer
No children
Josephine Clark
Daughter of John Clark & Bridget MacAdams Tierney
Born: Sep 30, 1884, San Francisco, California
Died: Feb 19, 1953 (age 68), San Francisco, California; coronary insufficiency during anesthesia due to arteriosclerosis; anesthetic (ether & oxygen) given in preparation for operation for bowel obstruction
Buried: Feb 21, 1953, Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo Co., California; Dorm 2, Station 13, Grave 69
Occupation: Telephone operator; in later life became extremely hard of hearing (lip reader)
Married (1): Nov 4, 1911, Valentine Costello “Val” Clement, San Rafael, Marin Co., California
Divorced: abt 1929, San Francisco, California
Two children: Valentine Clark Clement, Edward Leroy “Roy” Clement
1. Valentine Clark “Val” Clement
Born: Aug 7, 1912, San Francisco, California
Died: Jan 2, 2003 (age 90), Walnut Creek, Contra Costa Co., California; renal failure
Buried: cremated, scattered at sea (near Carmel, California)
Military: WWII, Army Air Force, Technical Sergeant, stationed in India
Occupation: History teacher at Pacific Grove High, California, traveling encyclopedia salesman
Avocation: European history buff. As children, Val and his brother Roy created a fictional European country “Abstavia”
Married: Aug 23, 1941, Mary Ruth Swift, San Francisco, California
Three children: Paul Denis Clement, Charles Martin Clement, Robert Peter Clement
Mary Ruth Smith
Daughter of Fletcher Harper Swift & Mary Ellen Edge
Born: Mar 8, 1917 (age 78), Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota
Died: Mar 31, 1995, Walnut Creek, Contra Costa Co. California; cerebral hemorrhage, results of a fall
Buried: Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Pleasant Hill, Contra Costa Co., California
Married: Aug 23, 1941, Valentine Clark “Val” Clement, San Francisco, California
Three children: Paul Denis Clement, Charles Martin Clement, Robert Peter Clement
1. Paul Denis Clement
Jan 9, 1947, Monterey Co., California
2. Charles Martin “Charlie” Clement (twin)
Feb 22, 1949, Monterey Co., California
3. Robert Peter Clement (twin)
Feb 22, 1949, Monterey Co., California
2. Edward Leroy “Roy” Clement
Born: Oct 13, 1916, San Francisco, California
Died: Sep 15, 1998 (age 81), Reston, Fairfax Co., Virginia; (suffered from an ailing heart and a fungal infection contracted in the Pacific in WWII)
Buried: Chestnut Grove Cemetery in Herndon, Fairfax Co., Virginia
Military: WWII, U.S. Army Signal Corps in Pacific Theater (radio operator); awarded the Bronze Star
Occupation: U.S. Navy Seabees civilian communications instructor at Port Hueneme, Calif.; electronics, owned & operated TV sales & service business in early days of television; technical writer, high school electronics teacher
Avocation: Painter (oil & acrylic), woodworker, ceramics, gardening, radio amateur (ham operator)
Married (1): Jan 30, 1943, Eleanor Eileen Summers, Las Vegas, Clark Co., Nevada
Two children: Stephen Leroy Clement, Ronald Wesley Clement
Married (2): Mar 20, 1970, Hildegard Ilse Ingeborg “Dee” Mann, Rockville, Montgomery Co., Maryland
No children
(m1) Eleanor Eileen Summers
Daughter of Forrest Summers & Alta Frances Giem
Born: Mar 9, 1922, Denver, Denver Co., Colorado
Died: Mar 28, 2005 (age 83), Davis, Yolo Co., California;
Cremated: Ashes scattered May 24, 2005 over Rocky Peak, Santa Susanna Mountains, Los Angeles Co., California
Married: Jan 30, 1943, Edward Leroy “Roy” Clement, Las Vegas, Clark Co., Nevada
Two children: Stephen Leroy Clement, Ronald Wesley Clement
1. Stephen Leroy “Steve” Clement
Born: Aug 25, 1944, Ventura, Ventura Co., California
2. Ronald Wesley “Ron” Clement
Jul 12, 1947, Ventura, Ventura Co., California
(m2) Hildegard Ilse Ingeborg “Dee” Mann
Escaped the Holocaust w/parents, Fritz Karl Mann & Ingeborg Gertrud Papendieck
Born: Apr 11, 1932, Cologne (Köln) Germany
Living: Reston, Fairfax Co., Virginia
Married (1): May 26, 1951, David Bruce Lloyd, Chevy Chase, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Divorced: Feb 1954, Hot Springs, Arkansas
One child: Craig William Lloyd
Married (2): Jun 21, 1957, Billy Truman Watson, San Diego Co., California
Divorced: Mar 1962, Hawaii
No children
Married (3): Mar 20, 1970, Edward Leroy “Roy” Clement, Rockville, Montgomery Co., Maryland
No children
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Timeline and Records
Spellings and information in census and other records are retained
as reflected in the original documents
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bef 1878: Marriage of Edmond Pierre/Peter Clement & Katherine Costello, the parents of Valentine Costello Clement, prob San Francisco, California
Feb 14, 1878: Birth of Valentine Costello “Val” Clement, the only child of Edmond Pierre/Peter Clement & Katherine Costello, in San Francisco, California
Sep 29, 1890: Marriage of Edmond Pierre/Peter Clement (the father of Valentine Costello Clement) & Alice Josephine Yates, in San Francisco, California
note: Edmond is 37, Alice is a day short of age 15; his 2nd marriage. Edmond’s 1st child with Katherine Costello, Valentine Costello “Val” Clement, is age 10
Two children:
1. Roy Leavitt Clement [Kellogg]
1892 – 1959
2. Edna Marguerite Clement [Kellogg]
1896 – 1983
Circa 1896: Divorce of Edmond Peter Clement & Alice Josephine Yates, San Francisco, California
Oct 21, 1901: Marriage of Valentine Costello “Val” Clement (the only child of Edmond Pierre/Peter Clement & Katherine Costello) & Edith Michaela Sholund, the 1st marriage for both, in Seattle, King Co., Washington
One child:
1. Katherine Valentine Clement
1902-1979
Nov 4, 1911: Marriage of Valentine Costello “Val” Clement (the only child of Edmond Pierre/Peter Clement & Katherine Costello) & Josephine Clark, San Rafael, Marin Co., California; his 2nd marriage
Aug 7, 1912: Birth of Valentine Clark “Val” Clement, 1st of 2 children of Valentine Costello “Val” Clement & Josephine Clark, in San Francisco, California
Oct 13, 1916: Birth of Edward Leroy “Roy” Clement, 2nd of 2 children of Valentine Costello “Val” Clement & Josephine Clark, in San Francisco, California
1917-1918: WWI Draft Registration Card:
Name Valentine Castello Clement
Race White
Birth Date 14 Feb 1879
Residence Date 1917-1918
Street Address 3019 Army Street
Residence Place San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
Draft Board 03
Physical Build Medium
Height Short
Hair Color Dark Brown
Eye Color Dark Blue
Nearest Relative Josephine Clement
back of card reads:
Height: Short
Build: Medium
Color of Eyes: Dark Blue
Color of Hair: Dark Brown
Local Board Div. 3
State Armory
14th & Mission Streets, S.F. Calif.
Jan 8, 1920: U.S. Federal Census, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California:
Name Valentine Clement
Age 40
Birth Year abt 1880
Birthplace California
Home in 1920 San Francisco Assembly District 23, San Francisco, California
Street Army Street
House Number 3019
Residence Date 1920
Race White
Gender Male
Relation to Head of House Head
Marital Status Married
Spouse’s Name Josephine Clement
Father’s Birthplace New York
Mother’s Birthplace USA
Able to Speak English Yes
Occupation Contractor
Industry Building
Employment Field Own Account
Home Owned or Rented Owned
Home Free or Mortgaged Mortgaged
Able to read Yes
Able to Write Yes
Household members, Name Age:
Valentine Clement: Age 40 Head, born California, father born New York, mother born unkn/U.S.
Josephine Clement: Age 35, Wife, born California, father born New York, mother born New York
Valentine Clement: Age 7, Son, father born California, mother born California
Roy Clement: Age 3, Son, father born California, mother born California
abt 1923: Valentine Clark “Val” Clement (abt age 11clement) & Edward Leroy “Roy” Clement (abt age 7), children of Valentine Costello “Val” Clement & Josephine Clark, in San Francisco, California
Sep 22, 1927: Death of Edmond Peter Clement (age 74), the father of Valentine Costello “Val” Clement, San Francisco Hospital in San Francisco, California; arteriosclerosis, cerebral hemorrhage
Sep 24, 1927: Burial of Edmond Peter Clement at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, San Mateo Co., California (Sec M, Row 29, Grave 56)
abt 1929: Divorce of Valentine Costello “Val” Clement & Josephine Clark, his 2nd marriage
Oct 21, 1932: Marriage of Valentine Costello “Val” Clement (only child of Edmond Pierre/Peter Clement & Katherine Costello) & Florence Buckingham, Marin Co., California; his 3rd marriage, her 2nd
No children
Oct 21, 1932: California Marriage Affidavit:
Name Valentine Costello Clement
Gender Male
Birth Year abt 1879
Birth Place California
Race White
Marriage Age 53
Marriage Date 21 Oct 1932
Marriage Place Marin, California, USA
Spouse Florence Buckingham
Spouse Gender Female
Spouse Race White
Spouse Marriage Age 53
Spouse Birth Place California
Record Type Affidavit for Marriage License
bef 1940 census: Marriage of Valentine Costello “Val” Clement (only child of Edmond Pierre/Peter Clement & Katherine Costello) & Bertha Alberta Von Hindringer; his 4th marriage, her 3rd
No children
Apr 15, 1940: U.S. Federal Census, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Name Valentine Clement
Age 61
Estimated Birth Year abt 1879
Gender Male
Race White
Birthplace California
Marital Status Married
Relation to Head of House Head
Home in 1940 San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Street Page Street
House Number 400
Inferred Residence in 1935 San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Residence in 1935 San Francisco
Occupation Window Cleaner
House Owned or Rented Rented
Value of Home 35.00
Highest Grade Completed Elementary school, 2nd grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census 24
Class of Worker Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939 26
Income 840
Income Other Sources No
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Valentine Clement: Age 61, Head, born California, window cleaner in building maintenance
Bertha Clement: Age 58, Wife, born Germany
Aug 23, 1941: Marriage Valentine Clark “Val” Clement & Mary Ruth Smith, in San Francisco, California; Val is the 1st of 2 children of Valentine Costello “Val” Clement & Josephine Clark
Jan 30, 1943: Marriage of Edward Leroy “Roy” Clement & Eleanor Eileen Summers, in Las Vegas, Clark Co., Nevada; Roy is the 2nd of 2 children of Valentine Costello “Val” Clement & Josephine Clark
1943-44: Edward Leroy “Roy” Clement, Hawaii:
Apr 1947: Mary Ruth (Swift) Clement & her mother-in-law, Josephine (Clark) Clement, in Pacific Grove, California:
Aug 23, 1949: Death of Edith Michaela (Sholund) Clement (age 65), 1st wife of Valentine Costello ClementOakland, Alameda Co., California
Aug 24, 1949: Death of Valentine Costello “Val” Clement (age 71), the only child of Edmond Pierre/Peter Clement & Katherine Costello, in San Francisco, California
Aug 26, 1949: The San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco, California (Friday, pg 15):
Aug 27, 1949: Burial of Valentine Costello “Val” Clement at Olivet Memorial Park in Colma, San Mateo Co., California; Sec N, Grave 404
Note: Headstone reflects Valentine was born in 1878, some records reflect 1879
Aug 31, 1949: Valentine Costello “Val” Clement Record of Funeral:
Feb 19, 1953: Death of Josephine Clark (age 68), 2nd wife of Valentine Costello “Val” Clement, San Francisco, California; coronary insufficiency during anesthesia due to arteriosclerosis; anesthetic (ether & oxygen) given in preparation for operation for bowel obstruction
Feb 20, 1953: Endowment Care Certificate for Josephine Clark:
Feb 21, 1953: Burial of Josephine (Clark) Clement, at Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo Co., California; Dorm 2, Station 13, Grave 69
Jul 9, 1968: Death of Florence (Buckingham) Bogard Clement (age 88), 3rd wife of Valentine Costello “Val” Clement, Alameda Co., California
Jul 1968: Burial of Florence (Buckingham) Bogard Clement with her 1st husband, Frank Tippit Bogard who died in 1939, at Chapel of the Chimes Memorial Park in Hayward, Alameda Co., California
Mar 20, 1970: Marriage of Edward Leroy “Roy” Clement & Hildegard Ilse Ingeborg “Dee” (Mann) Lloyd Watson, in Rockville, Montgomery Co., Maryland; his 2nd marriage. Roy is the 2nd of 2 children of Valentine Costello “Val” Clement & Josephine Clark
Feb 22, 1979: Death of Katherine Valentine “Kay (Clement) Mosley (age 76), the only child of Valentine Costello “Val” Clement & Edith Michaela Sholund, Oakland, Alameda Co., California
Feb 1979: Burial of Katherine Valentine “Kay (Clement) Mosley at Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, Alameda Co., California
Valentine Clark Clement & his wife, Mary Ruth (Swift) Clement):
Mar 31, 1995: Death of Mary Ruth (Smith) Clement (age 78), the wife of Valentine Clark “Val” Clement, in Walnut Creek, Contra Costa Co. California; cerebral hemorrhage, results of a fall
April 1995: Burial of Mary Ruth (Smith) Clement at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Pleasant Hill, Contra Costa Co., California
Sep 15, 1998: Death of Edward Leroy “Roy” Clement, 2nd of 2 children of Valentine Costello “Val” Clement & Josephine Clark (age 81), in Reston, Fairfax Co., Virginia; (suffered from an ailing heart and a fungal infection contracted in the Pacific in WWII)
Sep 1998: Burial of Edward Leroy “Roy” Clement at Chestnut Grove Cemetery in Herndon, Fairfax Co., Virginia
Jan 2, 2003: Death of Valentine Clark “Val” Clement, (age 90), 1st of 2 children of Valentine Costello “Val” Clement & Josephine Clark, in Walnut Creek, Contra Costa Co., California; renal failure. Val was cremated with his ashes scattered at sea near Carmel, Santa Cruz Co., California
Mar 28, 2005: Death of Eleanor Eileen Summers (age 83), 1st wife of Edward Leroy “Roy” Clement, in Davis, Yolo Co., California; cremated and ashes scattered May 24, 2005 over Rocky Peak, Santa Susanna Mountains, Los Angeles Co., California
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2023. Researched and compiled by Catherine (Clemens) Sevenau, with contributions of cousins, kin, and fellow researchers. Photographs from the album of Edmond Pierre Clement, contributed by Paul Denis Clement, great-grandson of Edmond Pierre Clement & Katherine Costello
Note: The cemetery headstone photos from Find A Grave contained herein are the property of those who photographed them.
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