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James Lewis Clarkson 1816–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Aug 1816

Birth Location: Petersburg, Albemarle, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 4 Feb 1908

Death Location: Big Spring, Meade, Kentucky, USA

Father: James Clarkson

Mother: Elizabeth Moorman

Spouse(s): Mary Moorman

Children(s): Ophelia Clarkson, Benjamin Clarkson, James Clarkson, Jesse Clarkson, Martha Clarkson, Lucy Clarkson, Mary Clarkson, Alice Clarkson, Julia Clarkson, Nannie Clarkson

James Lewis Clarkson was born in 1816 in Petersburg, Albemarle, Virginia, USA, the child of James Fielding Clarkson And Elizabeth Ann Moorman. James Lewis Clarkson married Mary Stith Moorman, and had children including Alice Clarkson, Benjamin Summers Clarkson, James Richard Clarkson, Jesse Fielding Clarkson, Julia E Clarkson, Lucy M Clarkson, Martha Elizabeth Clarkson, Mary Louise Clarkson, Nannie Lewis Clarkson, Ophelia Ann Clarkson. James Lewis Clarkson passed away in 1908 in Big Spring, Meade, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • James Lewis Clarkson was born in 1816 in Petersburg, Albemarle, Virginia, USA, the child of James Fielding Clarkson And Elizabeth Ann Moorman.
  • James Lewis Clarkson married Mary Stith Moorman, and had children including Alice Clarkson, Benjamin Summers Clarkson, James Richard Clarkson, Jesse Fielding Clarkson, Julia E Clarkson, Lucy M Clarkson, Martha Elizabeth Clarkson, Mary Louise Clarkson, Nannie Lewis Clarkson, Ophelia Ann Clarkson.
  • James Lewis Clarkson passed away in 1908 in Big Spring, Meade, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Clarkson
1784–1864
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Moorman
1788–1865
Birth Location: Campbell, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Moorman
1819–1864
Birth Location: , Albemarle, Virginia, USA
MM

Children(s)

Ophelia Clarkson
1838–1858
Birth Location: , Meade, Kentucky, USA
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Benjamin Clarkson
1840–1899
Birth Location: Virginia
BC
James Clarkson
1843–
Birth Location: , Meade, Kentucky, USA
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Jesse Clarkson
1845–1925
Birth Location: , Meade, Kentucky, USA
JC
Martha Clarkson
1849–1927
Birth Location: , Meade, Kentucky, USA
MC
Lucy Clarkson
1851–1860
Birth Location: , Meade, Kentucky, USA
LC
Mary Clarkson
1854–1915
Birth Location: , Meade, Kentucky, USA
MC
Alice Clarkson
1858–1858
Birth Location: , Meade, Kentucky, USA
AC
Julia Clarkson
1860–1860
Birth Location: , Meade, Kentucky, USA
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Nannie Clarkson
1862–1943
Birth Location: , Meade, Kentucky, USA
NC

James Clarkson's Ancestors

Self
James Clarkson
1816–1908
Birth Place: Petersburg, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Fielding Clarkson
1784–1864
Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Ann) Moorman
1788–1865
Campbell, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Manoah Clarkson
1741–1829
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Mary Franklin
1744–1770
Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
Jesse (Adams) Moorman
1759–1843
Campbell, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Buckner) Stith
1762–1823
Campbell, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Clarkson
1700–1814
Nancy
1704–1757
Achilles Moorman
1713–1783
Elizabeth Adams
1713–1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Clarkson
1675–1711
Johanna
1680–1712
Charles Moorman
1671–1757
Elizabeth Reynolds
1688–1765

James Clarkson's Descendants

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James (Lewis) Clarkson (31 Aug 1816–4 Feb 1908) m. Mary (Stith) Moorman (5 Jan 1819–19 Mar 1864)
  1. 1. Ophelia (Ann) Clarkson 1838–1858
  2. 2. Benjamin (Summers) Clarkson 1840–1899
  3. 3. James (Richard) Clarkson 1843–
  4. 4. Jesse (Fielding) Clarkson 1845–1925
  5. 5. Martha (Elizabeth) Clarkson 1849–1927
  6. 6. Lucy (M) Clarkson 1851–1860
  7. 7. Mary (Louise) Clarkson 1854–1915
  8. 8. Alice Clarkson 1858–1858
  9. 9. Julia (E) Clarkson 1860–1860
  10. 10. Nannie (Lewis) Clarkson 1862–1943

James Clarkson's Timeline

2 Records

1816
31 Aug 1816
Birth of James Lewis Clarkson in Petersburg, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Petersburg, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
1908
4 Feb 1908
Age 92
Death of James Lewis Clarkson in Big Spring, Meade, Kentucky, USA
Big Spring, Meade, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1816
    Event Place: Petersburg, Albemarle, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1908
    Event Place: Big Spring, Meade, Kentucky, USA
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