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James Wesley Clanton 1780–1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1780

Birth Location: Iredell, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 19 May 1859

Death Location: Greenville, Bond County, Illinois, USA

Father: Edward Clanton

Mother:

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Anderson

Children(s): Mary Clanton, Chapman Clanton, John Clanton, George Clanton, Sina Clanton, Alfred Clanton, Wesley Clanton, Edward Clanton, Margaret Clanton

The story of James Wesley Clanton began in 1780 in Iredell, North Carolina, United States. In 1840, James Wesley Clanton resided in Greenville, Bond, Illinois, USA. James Wesley Clanton married Betsy Joiner, Elizabeth J Betty Anderson, and had children including Alfred Anderson Clanton, Chapman D Clanton, Edward Clanton, George W Clanton, John Henry Clanton, Margaret Catherine Clinton Clanton, Mary A Clanton, Sina Clanton, Wesley Clanton. James Wesley Clanton passed away in 1859 in Greenville, Bond County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Wesley Clanton began in 1780 in Iredell, North Carolina, United States.
  • In 1840, James Wesley Clanton resided in Greenville, Bond, Illinois, USA.
  • James Wesley Clanton married Betsy Joiner, Elizabeth J Betty Anderson, and had children including Alfred Anderson Clanton, Chapman D Clanton, Edward Clanton, George W Clanton, John Henry Clanton, Margaret Catherine Clinton Clanton, Mary A Clanton, Sina Clanton, Wesley Clanton.
  • James Wesley Clanton passed away in 1859 in Greenville, Bond County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

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James Clanton's Ancestors

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James Clanton
1780–1859
Birth Place: Iredell, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Edward Ned Clanton
1748–1824
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Clanton's Descendants

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James (Wesley) Clanton (1780–19 May 1859) m. Elizabeth (J. "Betty") Anderson (22 May 1790–16 August 1847)
  1. 1. Mary (A) Clanton 1819–1897 m. David (Bush) Wood 1814–1898
    1. 1. George (Washington) Wood 1853–1924 m. Ida (May) Warner 1854–1930 m. Ellen (Green) Swain 1855–1905
      1. 1. Ira (Warner) Wood 1877–1954 m. Mary (Lavina Louisa) Salzman 1878–1941 m. Sivana Wood 1878–
        1. 1. Ethel (V) Wood 1905–
        2. 2. Annie (M) Wood 1907–
        3. 3. Evelyn Wood 1910–
        4. 4. Russell (Ira) Wood 1915–1997
        5. 5. Harold Wood 1918–
      2. 2. Dora (P.) Wood 1878–1939
      3. 3. Oren Wood 1880–
      4. 4. Mary Evans 1887–1959
      5. 5. Polly Evans 1890–
      6. 6. Laura Evans 1893–
    2. 2. Emily (Jane) Hilyard 1841–1933
    3. 3. Alfred (Clanton) Wood 1849–1940
  2. 2. Chapman (D.) Clanton 1809–1847
  3. 3. John (Henry) Clanton 1821–1894
  4. 4. George (W.) Clanton 1831–1847
  5. 5. Sina Clanton 1826–1842
  6. 6. Alfred (Anderson) Clanton 1813–1896
  7. 7. Wesley Clanton 1811–1873
  8. 8. Edward Clanton 1829–1847
  9. 9. Margaret (Catherine Clinton) Clanton 1828–1902 m. Peter McGraw 1821–1864
    1. 1. Clinton (Peter) McGraw 1859–1915
    2. 2. Joseph McGraw 1856–1901
    3. 3. Kathryn Mitchell 1853–1926
    4. 4. Margaret (Mary) Ryan 1863–1943
    5. 5. James (S) McGraw 1847–1915

James Clanton's Timeline

3 Records

1780
1780
Birth of James Wesley Clanton in Iredell, North Carolina, United States
Iredell, North Carolina, United States
1840
1840
Age 60
James Wesley Clanton resided here in Greenville, Bond, Illinois, USA
Greenville, Bond, Illinois, USA
1859
19 May 1859
Age 79
Death of James Wesley Clanton in Bond, Illinois, United States
Bond, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Iredell, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Greenville, Bond, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1859
    Event Place: Bond, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenville, Bond County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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