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James Wesley Clanton 1784–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1784

Birth Location: Iredell, Surry County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 30 Mar 1860

Death Location: Bond County, Illinois, USA

Father: Edward Clanton

Mother: Ruth Fox

Spouse(s): Elizabeth (Clanton), Margaret Rains

Children(s): Wesley Clanton, Edward Clanton, Serenos Clanton, Chapman Clanton, Alfred Clanton, John I, Sina Clanton, George Clanton, Mary WOOD, Martha CAMPBELL

The story of James Wesley Clanton began in 1784 in Iredell, Surry County, North Carolina, USA. James Wesley Clanton married Elizabeth J Betty Anderson Clanton, Margaret Rains, and had children including Alfred Anderson Clanton, Chapman D Clanton, Edward Clanton, George Wesley Clanton, John Henry Clanton I, Martha Clanton Campbell, Mary A Clanton Wood, Serenos H Enos Clanton, Sina Clanton, Wesley C Clanton. James Wesley Clanton passed away in 1860 in Bond County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Wesley Clanton began in 1784 in Iredell, Surry County, North Carolina, USA.
  • James Wesley Clanton married Elizabeth J Betty Anderson Clanton, Margaret Rains, and had children including Alfred Anderson Clanton, Chapman D Clanton, Edward Clanton, George Wesley Clanton, John Henry Clanton I, Martha Clanton Campbell, Mary A Clanton Wood, Serenos H Enos Clanton, Sina Clanton, Wesley C Clanton.
  • James Wesley Clanton passed away in 1860 in Bond County, Illinois, USA.

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James Clanton's Ancestors

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James Clanton
1784–1860
Birth Place: Iredell, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Edward Ned Clanton
1749–1824
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Ruth (Elizabeth) Fox
1759–1791
Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Clanton (VA)) Sr
1708–1793
Charles City Parish, Charles, Colony of Virginia
LUCY (ELIZABETH) COOK
1714–1780
Surry County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Clanton's Descendants

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James (Wesley) Clanton (1784–30 Mar 1860) m. Elizabeth (J. "Betty" Anderson) (Clanton) (22 May 1790–16 Aug 1847) m. Margaret Rains (1803–1870)
  1. 1. Wesley (C.) Clanton 1811–1873 m. Nancy (H. Brewer) (Clanton) 1825–1905 m. Mary Couthis 1825–1905
    1. 1. Aranetta ("Nettie") Clanton 1855–1925 m. William (Edwards) Miller 1848–1924
      1. 1. William (E) Miller 1886–1955 m. Ada (Brown) Miller 1886–1976
        1. 1. Beulah (B) Miller 1915–1971 m. Ernest (Allen) Stever 1915–1980
      2. 2. Nella (M) Miller 1881–
      3. 3. Mary (Ellen) Miller 1883–1948
    2. 2. Rufus (D.) Clanton 1848–1915
    3. 3. Mary (A.) Clanton 1867–1932
    4. 4. John (Alfred) Clanton 1858–
    5. 5. George (D.) Clanton 1861–1936
    6. 6. James (Wesley) Clanton 1850–1917
    7. 7. Caroline Clanton 1852–1916
    8. 8. Airmetha Clanton 1855–1932
    9. 9. Susannah Clanton 1863–1865
  2. 2. Edward Clanton 1829–1847
  3. 3. Serenos (H "Enos") Clanton 1816–1873
  4. 4. Chapman (D) Clanton 1809–1847
  5. 5. Alfred (Anderson) Clanton 1813–1896
  6. 6. John (Henry Clanton) I 1821–1894
  7. 7. Sina Clanton 1826–1842
  8. 8. George (Wesley) Clanton 1831–1847
  9. 9. Mary (A Clanton) WOOD 1819–1897
  10. 10. Martha (Clanton) CAMPBELL 1823–1878

James Clanton's Timeline

2 Records

1784
1784
Birth of James Wesley Clanton in Iredell, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Iredell, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
1860
30 Mar 1860
Age 76
Death of James Wesley Clanton in Bond County, Illinois, USA
Bond County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: Iredell, Surry County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1860
    Event Place: Bond County, Illinois, USA

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