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James William Big Jim Clanton 1825 – 1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1825

Birth Location: Madison County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: Calhoun City, Calhoun, Mississippi, United States

Father: Matthew Clanton

Mother: Eliabeth Wilson

Spouse(s): betty mallory, MARY MALLORY

Children(s): Theodore Clanton, Susan Clanton, Charlie Clanton, James Clanton, Matthew Clanton

In 1825, James William Big Jim Clanton entered the world in Madison County, Tennessee, USA, born to Matthew Clanton and Eliabeth "Louise" Wilson. James William Big Jim Clanton married betty mallory, MARY ANN MALLORY, and had children including Theodore Robert "Bob" Clanton, Susan Clanton, Charlie Eugene Clanton, James William Will Clanton, Matthew "Matt" Eugene Clanton. James William Big Jim Clanton passed away in 1880 in Calhoun City, Calhoun, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1825, James William Big Jim Clanton entered the world in Madison County, Tennessee, USA, born to Matthew Clanton and Eliabeth "Louise" Wilson.
  • James William Big Jim Clanton married betty mallory, MARY ANN MALLORY, and had children including Theodore Robert "Bob" Clanton, Susan Clanton, Charlie Eugene Clanton, James William Will Clanton, Matthew "Matt" Eugene Clanton.
  • James William Big Jim Clanton passed away in 1880 in Calhoun City, Calhoun, Mississippi, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew Clanton
1797 – 1867
Birth Location: Sussex, , Virginia, USA
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Eliabeth Wilson
1812 – 1850
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

betty mallory
1833 – 1880
Birth Location: Gainesville, Hall, Georgia, United States
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MARY MALLORY
1825 – 1878
Birth Location: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

Theodore Clanton
1853 – 1932
Birth Location: , Panola, Mississippi, USA
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Susan Clanton
1860 – 1932
Birth Location: Calhoun City, Calhoun, Mississippi, United States
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Charlie Clanton
1863 – 1934
Birth Location: Calhoun City, Calhoun, Mississippi, United States
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James Clanton
1866 – 1925
Birth Location: Webster, Mississippi, United States
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Matthew Clanton
1869 – 1918
Birth Location: Calhoun City, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
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James Clanton's Ancestors

Self
James Clanton
1825 – 1880
Birth Place: Madison County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Matthew Clanton
1797 – 1867
Sussex, , Virginia, USA
Eliabeth ("Louise") Wilson
1812 – 1850
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Clanton's Descendants

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James (William Big Jim) Clanton (1825 – 1880) m. betty mallory (1833 – 1880) m. MARY (ANN) MALLORY (20 Nov 1825 – 20 Sep 1878)
  1. 1. Theodore (Robert "Bob") Clanton (31 December 1853 – 5 August 1932) m. Sarah (Alice) Clanton (2 August 1855 – 28 May 1933)
    1. 1. Hattie (Henrietta) Simpson (11 November 1878 – 12 January 1954)
    2. 2. Rhoda (Eulalia) Mordecai (30 January 1880 – 13 July 1968)
    3. 3. Alpheus (Theodore) Clanton (5 August 1883 – 5 September 1932)
    4. 4. Robert (Algeon) Clanton (5 August 1883 – 19 November 1956)
    5. 5. James (Ralph) Clanton (25 September 1885 – 28 April 1964)
    6. 6. Roswell (Eugene) Clanton (7 January 1888 – 15 November 1967)
    7. 7. Cleveland Clanton (20 June 1892 – 5 November 1918)
  2. 2. Susan Clanton (2 Apr 1860 – 12 Feb 1932)
  3. 3. Charlie (Eugene) Clanton (December 1863 – 1934)
  4. 4. James (William Will) Clanton (12 Nov 1866 – 16 Jun 1925) m. Ollie (E) Clanton (Nov 1863 – 1926)
    1. 1. Leslie (Irby) Clanton (27 Oct 1888 – 26 Apr 1950)
    2. 2. Lera (Bertha) Clanton (Jan 1890 – 1955)
    3. 3. William (Henry) Clanton (5 February 1892 – 22 April 1958) m. Lela (Irby) Shumake (11 Mar 1892 – 30 Apr 1976)
      1. 1. Earl (Calvin) Clanton (9 Mar 1912 – Nov 1982) m. Lillie (Louise) Gillion (1907 – 1997)
      2. 2. Russell (A) Clanton (abt 1916 – )
        1. 1. Russell (Weeks) Clanton (1934 – 31 Aug 2010) m. Nelia Braswell
      3. 3. Joseph (Henry) Clanton (1 February 1917 – 11 December 1939) m. Mignyone (Lavenia "Mince") Smith (5 June 1916 – 10 April 1999)
        1. 1. Joseph (Terrell) Clanton (20 November 1937 – 11 November 1939)
      4. 4. Carl Clanton (abt 1919 – )
      5. 5. Robert (Dale) Clanton (abt 1921 – )
      6. 6. Clayton (Cletus) Clanton (4 January 1924 – 26 February 1989) m. Decma (Valinda) Clanton (2 September 1927 – 10 October 2002)
        1. 1. Valinda Clanton (April 28 1944 – ) m. Jerry (Layne) Bruce (9 July 1945 – 25 October 2005)
        2. 2. Vick (Terrell) Clanton (abt 1949 – 01/01/2021) m. Nancy Blakley (17 May 1950 – )
      7. 7. Cheek Clanton (abt 1927 – )
    4. 4. Mattie (L) Clanton (Apr 1894 – 1966)
    5. 5. Elizabeth (E) Clanton (Aug 1896 – )
    6. 6. Peskie (Martin) Clanton (Sep 1899 – 25 Jul 1974)
    7. 7. Ella (Dell) Clanton (1901 – Jul 1986)
    8. 8. Vardeman (Fox) Clanton (1903 – )
    9. 9. Willie (Mae) Clanton (29 Oct 1908 – 8 Jan 2002)
    10. 10. Dale Clanton
    11. 11. Herbie (Mohead) Clanton
  5. 5. Matthew ("Matt" Eugene) Clanton (24 Feb 1869 – 01 Mar 1918)

James Clanton's Timeline

2 Records

1825
1825
Birth of James William Big Jim Clanton in Madison County, Tennessee, USA
Madison County, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 55
Death of James William Big Jim Clanton in Calhoun City, Calhoun, Mississippi, United States
Calhoun City, Calhoun, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1825
    Event Place: Madison County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Calhoun City, Calhoun, Mississippi, United States
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