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Mary Frances Mullen Clanton 1868–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 February 1868

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 29 December 1945

Death Location: Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Durell Mullen

Mother: Elizabeh Mullen

Spouse(s): Cornelius Clanton

Children(s): Gertrude Clanton, Audrey Heafner, Infant Clanton, Cornelius Jr., Infant Clanton, Infant Clanton, Neva CLANTON, Josie CLANTON, Blair Clanton, Era Armstrong, David CLANTON, Annie CLANTON, Ora High, Franklin Clanton

In 1868, Mary Frances Mullen Clanton entered the world in North Carolina, born to Durell Mullen And Elizabeh Bettie Jane Elmore Mullen. In 1880, Mary Frances Mullen Clanton resided in Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA. In 1880, Mary Frances Mullen Clanton resided in Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States. Mary Frances Mullen Clanton married Cornelius Franklin Clanton, and had children including Annie Eliza Clanton, Audrey Lillian Clanton Heafner, Blair Jenkins Clanton, Cornelius Franklin Clanton Jr, David W Clanton, Era Lee Clanton Armstrong, Franklin Edgar Clanton, Gertrude A Clanton, Infant Clanton, Josie E Clanton, Neva Or Aeva Dane Clanton, Ora Levena Clanton High. Mary Frances Mullen Clanton passed away in 1945 in Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1868, Mary Frances Mullen Clanton entered the world in North Carolina, born to Durell Mullen And Elizabeh Bettie Jane Elmore Mullen.
  • In 1880, Mary Frances Mullen Clanton resided in Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1880, Mary Frances Mullen Clanton resided in Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States.
  • Mary Frances Mullen Clanton married Cornelius Franklin Clanton, and had children including Annie Eliza Clanton, Audrey Lillian Clanton Heafner, Blair Jenkins Clanton, Cornelius Franklin Clanton Jr, David W Clanton, Era Lee Clanton Armstrong, Franklin Edgar Clanton, Gertrude A Clanton, Infant Clanton, Josie E Clanton, Neva Or Aeva Dane Clanton, Ora Levena Clanton High.
  • Mary Frances Mullen Clanton passed away in 1945 in Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Durell Mullen
1810–1886
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Elizabeh Mullen
1821–1856
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Cornelius Clanton
1859–1941
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Children(s)

Gertrude Clanton
1906–1908
Birth Location: –
GC
Audrey Heafner
1901–1983
Birth Location: North Carolina
AH
Infant Clanton
1909–1909
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
IC
Cornelius Jr.
1913–1993
Birth Location: North Carolina
CJ
Infant Clanton
1886–1886
Birth Location: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
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Infant Clanton
1896–1896
Birth Location: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
IC
Neva CLANTON
1888–1962
Birth Location: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
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Josie CLANTON
1897–1986
Birth Location: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
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Blair Clanton
1902–1975
Birth Location: –
BC
Era Armstrong
1904–1972
Birth Location: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
EA
David CLANTON
1891–1954
Birth Location: NC
DC
Annie CLANTON
1889–1957
Birth Location: NC
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Ora High
1894–1982
Birth Location: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
OH
Franklin Clanton
1899–1968
Birth Location: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Clanton's Ancestors

Self
Mary Clanton
1868–1945
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Durell Mullen
1810–1886
North Carolina
Elizabeh ("Bettie" Jane Elmore) Mullen
1821–1856
North Carolina
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Clanton's Descendants

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Mary (Frances Mullen) Clanton (17 February 1868–29 December 1945) m. Cornelius (Franklin) Clanton (1859–After 4 Apr 1941)
  1. 1. Gertrude (A) Clanton 1906–1908
  2. 2. Audrey (Lillian Clanton) Heafner 1901–1983 m. Luther (Theodore) Heafner 1887–1972
    1. 1. Erody Heafner 1922–
    2. 2. Billy (Craig) Heafner 1926–1999 m. Letha (Mae Coley) Heafner 1928–1983
    3. 3. Ned (Arnold) Heafner 1935–1981
    4. 4. Erody Heafner 1922–
    5. 5. Dennis (Clanton) Heafner 1924–2004 m. Ethel (Pauline Boyd) Heafner 1924–1975
    6. 6. Billy (Craig) Heafner 1926–1999
    7. 7. Bonnie (Joan Heafner) Robinson 1934–1982
    8. 8. Ned (Arnold) Heafner 1935–1981
  3. 3. Infant Clanton 1909–1909
  4. 4. Cornelius (Franklin Clanton) Jr. 1913–1993 m. Alice Clanton 1915–2013
  5. 5. Infant Clanton 1886–1886
  6. 6. Infant Clanton 1896–1896
  7. 7. Neva (or Aeva Dane) CLANTON 1888–1962 m. Robert (Allison) Long 1879–1958
    1. 1. Jimmie Long 1924–
    2. 2. Roy Long 1919–2002
    3. 3. Margaret (Long) Hager 1921–1978
    4. 4. Dorothy Long 1928–2003
    5. 5. Lucy (Lovinia Long) Ritchie 1915–1994 m. Luther (G) Ritchie 1914–1996
  8. 8. Josie (E) CLANTON 1897–1986 m. Thomas (Theodore) Helms 1897–1958
    1. 1. Thomas (Reeves) Helms 1925–2001
    2. 2. Mary (Mae Helms) Fish 1922–2010
    3. 3. Gertrude (Elizabeth Helms) Burgin 1920–2002 m. Robert (Logan) Burgin 1915–1981
  9. 9. Blair (Jenkins) Clanton 1902–1975
  10. 10. Era (Lee Clanton) Armstrong 1904–1972 m. William (Webb) Armstrong 1890–1974
    1. 1. William (Claude) Armstrong 1929–1972 m. Hylda (Maxine White) Armstrong 1932–2008
  11. 11. David (W) CLANTON 1891–1954 m. Ora (Emma) Hovis 1892–1947
    1. 1. Adrian (Franklin) Clanton 1913–1987 m. Annie (May Lewis) Clanton 1913–2001
      1. 1. James (Neal) Clanton 1933–1988
    2. 2. Carroll (Hovis) Clanton 1915–1991
    3. 3. Wilkins (Samuel) Clanton 1918–1956 m. Mabel (Crowe) Clanton 1920–2004
    4. 4. (Unknown) Clanton 1918–1918
    5. 5. Eva (Lucille) Clanton 1919–1993
    6. 6. Annie (Lee Clanton) Hester 1922–2003
    7. 7. David (William Clanton) Jr 1924–1992 m. Marie (J. Jenkins) Clanton 1922–1994
    8. 8. Jack (Eugene) Clanton 1926–2007
  12. 12. Annie (Eliza) CLANTON 1889–1957 m. Walter Hovis 1887–1960
    1. 1. Walter Hovis 1922–
    2. 2. Warren (Albert) Hovis 1921–1993 m. Nell (Maxine Carpenter) Hovis 1922–
    3. 3. William (Kenneth) Hovis 1909–1978 m. Tullie (Hannah McCurry) Hovis 1908–1999
      1. 1. Kenneth (McCurry) Hovis 1942–2015
    4. 4. Nathan (Franklin) Hovis 1911–1984 m. Edith (Lucille Hollar) Hovis 1914–2002
    5. 5. Luvenia (Jane Hovis (died) young) 1913–1914
    6. 6. Mildred (Elizabeth or L Hovis) Parlier 1917–1987 m. Paul (David) Parlier 1919–2002
  13. 13. Ora (Levena CLANTON) High 1894–1982 m. Ralph (Alexander High) Sr 1895–1971
    1. 1. Willie (Ruth High) pollard 1920–2010
    2. 2. James (Lee High) Sr 1922–1995 m. Edith (White) High 1920–1995
    3. 3. Katherine High 1925–
    4. 4. Ralph (Alexander High) Jr 1929–1995
    5. 5. Carroll (H) High 1931–2009
  14. 14. Franklin (Edgar) Clanton 1899–1968 m. Etta (Lougenia sherrill) Clanton 1901–1979

Mary Clanton's Timeline

9 Records

1868
17 February 1868
Birth of Mary Frances Mullen Clanton in North Carolina
North Carolina
1880
1880
Age 12
Mary Frances Mullen Clanton resided here in Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 12
Mary Frances Mullen Clanton resided here in Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
1935
1935
Age 67
Mary Frances Mullen Clanton resided here in Ironton, Lincoln, North Carolina
Ironton, Lincoln, North Carolina
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 72
Mary Frances Mullen Clanton resided here in Ironton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Ironton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 72
Mary Frances Mullen Clanton resided here in Ironton, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Ironton, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
1945
29 December 1945
Age 77
Death of Mary Frances Mullen Clanton in Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
1945
29 December 1945
Age 77
Death of Mary Frances Mullen Clanton in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
1945
29 December 1945
Age 77
Death of Mary Frances Mullen Clanton
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 February 1868
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ironton, Lincoln, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2937; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 55-12
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina; Roll: 970; Family History Film: 1254970; Page: 298B; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 0599
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina; Roll: 970; Family History Film: 1254970; Page: 298B; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 0599

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina; Roll: 970; Family History Film: 1254970; Page: 298B; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 0599

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Ironton, Lincoln, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ironton, Lincoln, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2937; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 55-12

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Ironton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ironton, Lincoln, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2937; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 55-12

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Ironton, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ironton, Lincoln, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2937; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 55-12

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 December 1945
    Event Place: Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 December 1945
    Event Place: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 December 1945
    Record Source: North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index
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