Son of Rosella Clevenger and Elisha McAtee. He was the sixth of eleven children. He was a veteran of World War I. He married Cecilia Mary Proaps in 1918 in Trego, Kansas after getting out of the Army. They were the parents of eight children who lived to maturity. They were also the parents of one twin who died after birth and another set of twins who were still born.
He was a well digger and farmer by trade. He farmed and worked in Wakenney and Ellsworth, Kansas.
In the late 30's he began to experience the effects of Huntington's Chorea. This was a congential disorder which was passed to him through his mother's side of the family. She passed away from the same illness, although it was named St. Vidas Dance at the time and there was no understanding of the disorder.
He would have bouts where he would disappear. His wife and children migrated to California during one of these spells and he later joined the family in the Sacramento, California area. The disorder began to manifest itself in that he had violent episodes and he began to have loss of his motor skills. He was placed in the California State Hospital in Stockton, California in 1948 where he remained until his death.
Sadly the disorder was passed to two of his children and two of his grandchildren.
He was a well digger and farmer by trade. He farmed and worked in Wakenney and Ellsworth, Kansas.
In the late 30's he began to experience the effects of Huntington's Chorea. This was a congential disorder which was passed to him through his mother's side of the family. She passed away from the same illness, although it was named St. Vidas Dance at the time and there was no understanding of the disorder.
He would have bouts where he would disappear. His wife and children migrated to California during one of these spells and he later joined the family in the Sacramento, California area. The disorder began to manifest itself in that he had violent episodes and he began to have loss of his motor skills. He was placed in the California State Hospital in Stockton, California in 1948 where he remained until his death.
Sadly the disorder was passed to two of his children and two of his grandchildren.
Son of Rosella Clevenger and Elisha McAtee. He was the sixth of eleven children. He was a veteran of World War I. He married Cecilia Mary Proaps in 1918 in Trego, Kansas after getting out of the Army. They were the parents of eight children who lived to maturity. They were also the parents of one twin who died after birth and another set of twins who were still born.
He was a well digger and farmer by trade. He farmed and worked in Wakenney and Ellsworth, Kansas.
In the late 30's he began to experience the effects of Huntington's Chorea. This was a congential disorder which was passed to him through his mother's side of the family. She passed away from the same illness, although it was named St. Vidas Dance at the time and there was no understanding of the disorder.
He would have bouts where he would disappear. His wife and children migrated to California during one of these spells and he later joined the family in the Sacramento, California area. The disorder began to manifest itself in that he had violent episodes and he began to have loss of his motor skills. He was placed in the California State Hospital in Stockton, California in 1948 where he remained until his death.
Sadly the disorder was passed to two of his children and two of his grandchildren.
He was a well digger and farmer by trade. He farmed and worked in Wakenney and Ellsworth, Kansas.
In the late 30's he began to experience the effects of Huntington's Chorea. This was a congential disorder which was passed to him through his mother's side of the family. She passed away from the same illness, although it was named St. Vidas Dance at the time and there was no understanding of the disorder.
He would have bouts where he would disappear. His wife and children migrated to California during one of these spells and he later joined the family in the Sacramento, California area. The disorder began to manifest itself in that he had violent episodes and he began to have loss of his motor skills. He was placed in the California State Hospital in Stockton, California in 1948 where he remained until his death.
Sadly the disorder was passed to two of his children and two of his grandchildren.
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