Clarence D. Tillson

As printed in 1902

CLARENCE D. TILLSON.

Life is meaningless unless it is universal and coherent. It is in the helpful spirit of the times that strength is found and when much good is accomplished. The concerted efforts of the day are those which lead to results and there has been no one element of greater importance to the world than that represented by fraternities, in their helpful spirit bringing aid to those who through cooperation with others have also aided their fellow men. Clarence D. Tillson is the founder of one of these fraternal organizations and his effort in this direction was a humanitarian spirit as well as business enterprise.

Mr. Tillson was born March 21. 1871, in Boone, Iowa, where he still makes his home, his parents being Josiah P. and Olive (Lucas) Tillson. the former a native of New York and the latter of Boone county, [illinois. The father was a son of Cephas Tillson and the family was of English lineage. He was born in the Empire state and died at the age of seventy years, while his wife reached the age of eighty-eight years.

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Mount Vernon* Iowa, for two years and then became a student in the Gem City Business College of Quincy, Illinois, where he completed a business and shorthand course in [892. For one year thereafter lie was employed as a shorthand reporter in St. Louis, Missouri. On the expiration of that peri, id he returned to Boone, where he entered the service of the Northwestern Railroad Company, with which he continued for a year and a half. Me next became stenographer for the National Building and Savings Association, with which be was connected until September, 1900. During this time lie had taken a deep interest in fraternal societies, and in August, 1900, in connection with B. ( '. Wood, now deceased, as head consul, he was the chief promulgator of the new organization of Woodcraft known as the Fraternal Choppers of America, the general office of the organization being a; Boone. On the death of Mr. Wood 11. A. Miller became head consul, while C. 1). Tillson was made bead clerk. Other prominent men of the state filled the other important positions ami the society has already won a large following. Mr. Tillson is also interested in Boone real estate and is the owner of considerable valuable property. In [897 occurred the marriage of Mr. Tills. 111 and Miss Kittie Hill, a daughter of

As printed in A Biographical record of Boone County, Iowa (1902). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.