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John Marshall Clemens 1798–1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 August 1798

Birth Location: Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 24 March 1847

Death Location: Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Samuel Clemens

Mother: Pamela Goggin

Spouse(s): Jane Lampton

Children(s): Samuel Twain, Pamela Moffett, Henry Clemens, Orion Clemens, Benjamin Clemens, Margaret Clemens, Pleasant Clemens

The story of John Marshall Clemens began in 1798 in Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States. John Marshall Clemens married Jane Lampton, and had children including Benjamin Clemens, Henry Clemens, Margaret Lampton Clemens, Orion Clemens, Pamela Ann Clemens Moffett, Pleasant Hannibal Clemens, Samuel Langhorne Clemens Mark Twain. John Marshall Clemens passed away in 1847 in Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Marshall Clemens began in 1798 in Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States.
  • John Marshall Clemens married Jane Lampton, and had children including Benjamin Clemens, Henry Clemens, Margaret Lampton Clemens, Orion Clemens, Pamela Ann Clemens Moffett, Pleasant Hannibal Clemens, Samuel Langhorne Clemens Mark Twain.
  • John Marshall Clemens passed away in 1847 in Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Clemens's Ancestors

Self
John Clemens
1798–1847
Birth Place: Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States
Parents
Samuel B Clemens
1770–1805
Macon, Loudoun, Virginia, United States
Pamela Goggin
1775–1845
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Stephen (Goggin) Jr
1752–1802
Virginia, USA
Rachel (Clark Moorman (g-gm of Mark) Twain)
1754–1835
Green Springs, Louisa, Virginia, American Colonies
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Moorman
1705–1766
Rachel Clark
1714–1792
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Moorman
1671–1757
Elizabeth Reynolds
1688–1765

John Clemens's Descendants

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John (Marshall) Clemens (11 August 1798–24 March 1847) m. Jane Lampton (18 June 1803–27 October 1890)
  1. 1. Samuel (Langhorne Clemens Mark) Twain 1835–1910
  2. 2. Pamela (Ann Clemens) Moffett 1827–1904
  3. 3. Henry Clemens 1838–1858
  4. 4. Orion Clemens 1825–1897
  5. 5. Benjamin Clemens 1831–1842
  6. 6. Margaret (Lampton) Clemens 1830–1839
  7. 7. Pleasant (Hannibal) Clemens 1828–1829

John Clemens's Timeline

2 Records

1798
11 August 1798
Birth of John Marshall Clemens in Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States
Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States
1847
24 March 1847
Age 49
Death of John Marshall Clemens in Hannibal, Marion, Missouri, USA
Hannibal, Marion, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 August 1798
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 March 1847
    Event Place: Hannibal, Marion, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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