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James Clayton Cleveland 1879–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 May 1879

Birth Location: Fulton, Itawamba, Mississippi, United States

Death Date: 15 Jul 1969

Death Location: Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, United States

Father: James Cleveland

Mother: Sarah Tiffin

Spouse(s): Dora Samples

Children(s): Cecil Cleveland, Mable Cleveland, Ethel Cleveland, James Cleveland, Fannie Cleveland, Raymond Cleveland, William Cleveland, Dewey Cleveland, Claude Cleveland, Robert Cleveland, Hurstel Cleveland, John Cleveland

James Clayton Cleveland was born in 1879 in Fulton, Itawamba, Mississippi, United States, the child of James Drury Cleveland And Sarah Ann Tiffin. In 1910, James Clayton Cleveland resided in Township 9, Bryan, Oklahoma. In 1930, James Clayton Cleveland resided in Bokchito, Bryan, Oklahoma. James Clayton Cleveland married Dora Kathryn Malinda Samples, and had children including Cecil Cleveland, Claude James Cleveland, Dewey Lee Cleveland, Ethel Elizabeth Cleveland, Fannie Jewel Cleveland, Hurstel Cortez Cleveland, James H Cleveland, John Dee Cleveland, Mable Cleveland, Raymond C Cleveland, Robert Clayton Cleveland, William Henry Cleveland. James Clayton Cleveland passed away in 1969 in Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, United States.

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Biography

  • James Clayton Cleveland was born in 1879 in Fulton, Itawamba, Mississippi, United States, the child of James Drury Cleveland And Sarah Ann Tiffin.
  • In 1910, James Clayton Cleveland resided in Township 9, Bryan, Oklahoma.
  • In 1930, James Clayton Cleveland resided in Bokchito, Bryan, Oklahoma.
  • James Clayton Cleveland married Dora Kathryn Malinda Samples, and had children including Cecil Cleveland, Claude James Cleveland, Dewey Lee Cleveland, Ethel Elizabeth Cleveland, Fannie Jewel Cleveland, Hurstel Cortez Cleveland, James H Cleveland, John Dee Cleveland, Mable Cleveland, Raymond C Cleveland, Robert Clayton Cleveland, William Henry Cleveland.
  • James Clayton Cleveland passed away in 1969 in Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Cleveland's Ancestors

Self
James Cleveland
1879–1969
Birth Place: Fulton, Itawamba, Mississippi, United States
Parents
James Drury Cleveland
1850–1926
Alabama, United States
Sarah (Ann) Tiffin
1854–1930
Franklin, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Andrew (Jackson) Cleveland
1825–1862
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Easter (Esther) Sullinger
1828–1872
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Henry (Clay) Tiffin
1830–1915
Red Bay, Franklin, Alabama, USA
Charlotta Tiffin
1836–1917
Franklin County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Cleveland
1791–1858
Martha Meeks
1792–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Wyatt Cleveland
1764–1830
Temperance Freeman
1767–1840

James Cleveland's Descendants

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James (Clayton) Cleveland (29 May 1879–15 Jul 1969) m. Dora (Kathryn Malinda) Samples (13 Aug 1884–Jan 1942)
  1. 1. Cecil Cleveland 1922–2010
  2. 2. Mable Cleveland 1911–
  3. 3. Ethel (Elizabeth) Cleveland 1904–1992 m. Dossie (James) Roberson 1904–1988
    1. 1. Clyde (Dossie) Roberson 1928–1975 m. Selma ('Snooks') Anderson 1928–2005
      1. 1. Larry (Michael) Roberson 1949–1994 m. Mary (Kaye) Wade 1950–2008
  4. 4. James (H) Cleveland 1906–
  5. 5. Fannie (Jewel) Cleveland 1909–1910
  6. 6. Raymond (C) Cleveland 1902–1903
  7. 7. William (Henry) Cleveland 1906–1970
  8. 8. Dewey (Lee) Cleveland 1908–1908
  9. 9. Claude (James) Cleveland 1912–2002
  10. 10. Robert (Clayton) Cleveland 1917–1998
  11. 11. Hurstel (Cortez) Cleveland 1919–1998
  12. 12. John (Dee) Cleveland 1914–1997

James Cleveland's Timeline

4 Records

1879
29 May 1879
Birth of James Clayton Cleveland in Fulton, Itawamba, Mississippi, United States
Fulton, Itawamba, Mississippi, United States
1910
1910
Age 31
James Clayton Cleveland resided here in Township 9, Bryan, Oklahoma
Township 9, Bryan, Oklahoma
1930
1930
Age 51
James Clayton Cleveland resided here in Bokchito, Bryan, Oklahoma
Bokchito, Bryan, Oklahoma
1969
15 Jul 1969
Age 90
Death of James Clayton Cleveland in Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, United States
Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 May 1879
    Event Place: Fulton, Itawamba, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 441-24-5425; Issue State: Oklahoma; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bokchito, Bryan, Oklahoma; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [3] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Bryan County, Oklahoma; Roll: 1851607; Draft Board: 0.
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Township 9, Bryan, Oklahoma; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Township 9, Bryan, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Township 9, Bryan, Oklahoma; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Bokchito, Bryan, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bokchito, Bryan, Oklahoma; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bryan, Oklahoma
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Bryan County, Oklahoma; Roll: 1851607; Draft Board: 0.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1969
    Event Place: Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 441-24-5425; Issue State: Oklahoma; Issue Date: Before 1951.

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