Personal Life
He married Anita Rosetta French in 1875. She died in 1899, and he married Bessie Sullivan of San Antonio in 1903. Clem was the father of two children.
Clem was a companion of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States and the Military Order of Foreign Wars.
He died in San Antonio on May 13, 1937 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA.
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