Clarence Raymond McCubbins

1885 - 1961  (75 years)

• Name	Clarence Raymond McCubbins
  Birth	18 Nov 1885	Crowley County, Kansas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Prof Boxer; Merchant; Farmer
  Religion	Christian
  _UID	F01DEE99CD784302A5286E36104FD59B5E44
  Burial	Nov 1961	Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma, USA
  Death	11 Nov 1961
  Person ID	I1966	Francis Muncy Descendants
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2019

  
  

  Family	Alma Muncy,   b. 19 Oct 1895, Slidell, Wise County, Texas, USA d. 30 Oct 1972, Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	5 Jan 1914  [1]
  _UID	583A79C48D514051B910A9F6E2100846E6F2
  Children	1. Clarence Ferns McCubbins,   b. 19 Dec 1916, Red Rock Nob, Noble County, Oklahoma, USA d. 2 Jul 2001, Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma, USA (Age 84 years)   2. Robert Raymond McCubbins,   b. 12 Oct 1919, Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma, USA d. 10 Jan 2004, Billings, Noble County, Oklahoma, USA (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F922	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2017

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 18 Nov 1885 - Crowley County, Kansas, USA Burial - Nov 1961 - Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos		McCubbins - Clarence Raymond 1885-1961 married Alma Muncy in 1914 in Oklahoma; he was a professional prize fighter, merchant and farmer.
  		McCubbins - Clarence Raymond 1885-1961 married Alma Muncy (daughter of Robert Emmett Muncy) in 1914 in Oklahoma; he was a professional prize fighter, merchant and farmer. A professional prize fighter; and welterweight champion of the world. When Clarence first started fighting he didn't want his mother to know, she was a very religious lady, so he fought under the name of…

  
  

• Notes

  Find A Grave Memorial #37084837 service in World War 1 Clarence R McCubbins, the second son of Churchill Hilton and Lillie May Denman McCubbins, died at age 76. His his great grandfather was Civil War Captain Zackariah H. McCubbins. His body was found Thursday near the Fort Supply dam. He had been missing since walking away from the Western State Hospital November 10, 1961, where he had been a patient since July 27, 1960. He was a former professional prize fighter; and welterweight champion of the world. It was disputed because he didn't have absolute clear title. There was someone is South America that was also claiming the title. Clarence boarded a ship in Seattle Washington and was on his way to South America; he got as far as San Francisco, spending the entire time hanging over the rail. He was deathly ill and got off the ship in San Francisco and said the guy could have the title; he wasn't going on. As a result he never had clear title. When Clarence first started fighting he didn't want his mother to know, she was a very religious lady, so he fought under the name of "Wild Cat Ferns" and "Kid Ferns". Clarence couldn't resist a good fight and was picked up by a manager, where he fought mostly out of Kansas City, Missouri between 1909-1922. He earned a lot of money in those days when he was on top, but it was easy come easy go as he didn't know much about saving for a rainy day. He fought in the July 4, 1912 Dewey, Oklahoma fight that was attempted to be stopped by the National Guard without success. The fight was between "Wild Cat Ferns" and Art Magirl which ended in a draw. His total record was 41 wins (KO24), 12 losses, (KO4), 13 draws. He married Alma Muncy January 5, 1914 and from this union were two boys, Clarence Ferns McCubbins, CPA and Robert Raymond McCubbins, Noble County Judge. He was well know throughout the southwest. In later years he had farmed in the Billings and Marland areas. Survivors include his wife; Alma Muncy McCubbins: sons, Noble County Judge Robert R McCubbins, Billings; Clarence F. McCubbins, Enid: a brother Ernest, Jackson, MS; and four grandchildren.

  
  

• Sources

  [S469] Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995.