Clarence Jesse was born on 22 Jul 1910 in Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan (son of Andrew Charles Jesse and Mathilda "Tilda" Mecklenburg Foss); died on 17 Aug 1994 in Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan; was buried on 20 Aug 1994 in Oaklawn Cemetery, Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan.