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Robert Washing Clopton 1866 – 1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1866

Birth Location: Wilson County, Tennessee

Death Date: 1946

Death Location: Grand Prairie, Jefferson County, Illinois

Father: Joseph Clopton

Mother: Sarah Tate

Spouse(s): Millie Shaw

Children(s): Leslie Shaw, Warren Clopton, Inez Shaw, Sarah Clopton, Sarah CLOPTON, Ida Tyler, John Clopton, Laura Clopton, Guy Clapton, Charles Clapton, Joseph Clopton, Joseph Clopton

Robert Washing Clopton was born in 1866 in Wilson County, Tennessee, the child of Joseph Berthel Clopton and Sarah Tate. In 1910, Robert Washing Clopton resided in Grand Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA. In 1920, Robert Washing Clopton resided in Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA. Robert Washing Clopton married Millie Luella Shaw, and had children including Leslie Warren Shaw, Warren Leslie Clopton, Inez Bell Shaw, Sarah Ethal Clopton, Sarah Ethel CLOPTON, Ida Malinda Tyler, John R Clopton, Laura L Clopton, Guy Clapton, Charles Clapton, Joseph Berthal Clopton, Joseph Berthal Clopton. Robert Washing Clopton passed away in 1946 in Grand Prairie, Jefferson County, Illinois.

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Biography

  • Robert Washing Clopton was born in 1866 in Wilson County, Tennessee, the child of Joseph Berthel Clopton and Sarah Tate.
  • In 1910, Robert Washing Clopton resided in Grand Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1920, Robert Washing Clopton resided in Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA.
  • Robert Washing Clopton married Millie Luella Shaw, and had children including Leslie Warren Shaw, Warren Leslie Clopton, Inez Bell Shaw, Sarah Ethal Clopton, Sarah Ethel CLOPTON, Ida Malinda Tyler, John R Clopton, Laura L Clopton, Guy Clapton, Charles Clapton, Joseph Berthal Clopton, Joseph Berthal Clopton.
  • Robert Washing Clopton passed away in 1946 in Grand Prairie, Jefferson County, Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Clopton
1840 –
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Tate
1844 –
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Millie Shaw
1876 – 1936
Birth Location: Walnut Hill, Marion, Illinois
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Children(s)

Leslie Shaw
1898 – 1921
Birth Location: Casner Township, Jefferson County, Illinois
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Warren Clopton
1898 –
Birth Location: Casner, Jefferson, Illinois
WC
Inez Shaw
1903 – 1970
Birth Location: Casner, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
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Sarah Clopton
1905 – 1996
Birth Location: Mt Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, United States
SC
Sarah CLOPTON
1905 – 1996
Birth Location: Mt. Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois
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Ida Tyler
1905 – 1996
Birth Location: Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
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John Clopton
1907 – 1999
Birth Location: Illinois
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Laura Clopton
1908 – 1920
Birth Location: Illinois
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Guy Clapton
1911 –
Birth Location: Illinois
GC
Charles Clapton
1913 –
Birth Location: Illinois
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Joseph Clopton
1915 – 1919
Birth Location: Dix, Jefferson County, Illinois
JC
Joseph Clopton
1915 – 1919
Birth Location: Illinois
JC

Robert Clopton's Ancestors

Self
Robert Clopton
1866 – 1946
Birth Place: Wilson County, Tennessee
Parents
Joseph Berthel Clopton
1840 –
Sarah Tate
1844 –
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Clopton's Descendants

1.
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Robert (Washing) Clopton (1866 – 1946) m. Millie (Luella) Shaw (1876 – 1936)
  1. 1. Leslie (Warren) Shaw (7 JUL 1898 – 20 Nov 1921)
  2. 2. Warren (Leslie) Clopton (7 July 1898 – )
  3. 3. Inez (Bell) Shaw (2 Feb 1903 – 17 January 1970) m. George (Washington) Reeves (1885 – 30 Nov 1936) m. Ralph (S) Hays (28 January 1898 – 16 September 1985)
    1. 1. George (W) Reeves (1920 – )
    2. 2. Elise (Mae) Reeves (29 mar 1921 – 2 feb 1997) m. eddie (w.) bryan (abt 1920 – 26 dec 1982)
      1. 1. joan bryan (24 Aug 1939 – 12 May 2005)
      2. 2. Barbara Bryan (abt 1940 – )
      3. 3. Edward (W) Bryan (abt 1943 – )
      4. 4. elsie bryan (abt 1945 – )
      5. 5. jeanette bryan (abt 1948 – ) m. james scheuter
      6. 6. patsy bryan m. darrell crippen
    3. 3. Nellie (Inez) Reeves (1922 – ) m. rollinson
    4. 4. Henry (Evjene) Reeves (1923 – 1933)
    5. 5. Neva (Lomse) Reeves (9 jun 1925 – 29 aug 1991) m. james alli (abt 1900 – ) m. john cameron (1915 – 1983) m. jonny cameron (6 Aug 1915 – Sep 1984)
      1. 1. James (Lee) Alli (abt 1947 – )
      2. 2. robert (e (bobby)) alli (9 nov 1948 – 1 sept 2005)
      3. 3. nila cameron (1962 – 14 jan 2009)
        1. 1. jamie (Jan 1983 – )
        2. 2. teresa
      4. 4. john cameron
      5. 5. scott cameron
      6. 6. nila (jo) cameron (june 14, 1961 – jan 14, 2009)
    6. 6. Billy (Reeves) Reeves (1926 – 1933)
    7. 7. Henry (E) Reeves (abt 1929 – )
    8. 8. Elizabeth (Ann) Reeves (abt 1935 – 18 Sep 2017) m. leroy (a) mitchell (20 oct 1934 – 21 march 1991)
      1. 1. debbie mitchell (abt 1955 – 8 Aug 1955)
      2. 2. Donna (Kay) Mitchell (14 Apr 1959 – 3 Jul 2022) m. Michael Harden
        1. 1. Willie Harden
        2. 2. Randy Mitchell
        3. 3. Shane Mitchell
      3. 3. billy mitchell
      4. 4. kenny mitchell
      5. 5. steve mitchell
      6. 6. george mitchell m. Angela (Annette) Brogen (27 Jan 1952 – 1 Jul 2017)
      7. 7. warren mitchell
      8. 8. nancy (bell) mitchell m. Rodney (H.) Donor (23 Jun 1939 – 18 Nov 2016)
      9. 9. pamela (claxton) (mitchell)
      10. 10. monica (ponyi) (mitchell)
      11. 11. elizabeth (Weathersby) (mitchell)
    9. 9. alma Reeves (abt 1939 – ) m. Howard Hull
      1. 1. Gladys Hull m. Clarence Mays
        1. 1. Clarence Mays (13 March 1972 – )
        2. 2. James (J.) Mays (14 July 1974 – 14 March 2008) m. Tabitha (L.) Reaka (Jan 1979 – )
        3. 3. Mercy Mays
      2. 2. Joyce Hull m. LeRoy Ferguson
        1. 1. Donna Ferguson (19 July 1973 – )
        2. 2. LeAnna Ferguson (17 February 1975 – ) m. Butch Pritchard (18 February 1975 – )
        3. 3. Leroy Ferguson
    10. 10. Ronnie (David) Hays (3 march 1946 – 29 April 1977) m. Lois (June) Lemmons (26 Oct 1948 – )
      1. 1. Alex (David) Hays (12 April 1969 – )
      2. 2. Eldonna (Elaine) Hays (10 Dec 1969 – 10 Dec 1969)
      3. 3. Lawrance (Randall) Hays (7 Nov 1970 – 23 Dec 2006)
        1. 1. Joseph Hays (18 March 1988 – )
        2. 2. Kerri (Hays) (Smith) (16 May 1990 – ) m. Chris Graham
        3. 3. Christopher (L) Hays (8 March 1994 – 8 Mar 1994)
        4. 4. Ronnica (Lynn) Hays (4 September 2001 – ) m. Xavier kirgan
        5. 5. Krystal (Hays) (Dixon) (24 November 2001 – )
      4. 4. Bobby (Joe) Hays (26 Nov 1974 – )
    11. 11. Elizabeth Reeves (abt 1935 – )
  4. 4. Sarah (Ethal) Clopton (7 Aug 1905 – 5 Aug 1996) m. Edgor (E) Foutch (abt 1902 – )
    1. 1. Edgar (A) Foutch (abt 1926 – )
    2. 2. Lola (M) Foutch (abt 1931 – )
    3. 3. Minnie (B) Foutch (abt 1933 – )
    4. 4. Mary (L) Foutch (abt 1936 – )
    5. 5. Franklin (D) Foutch (abt 1938 – )
    6. 6. Charles (L) Foutch (abt 1939 – )
    7. 7. James (Robert) Foutch (abt 1941 – )
    8. 8. Grann (K) Foutch (abt 1947 – )
    9. 9. Ida (Ethyl) Foutch (abt 1948 – )
  5. 5. Sarah (Ethel) CLOPTON (7 August 1905 – 5 August 1996)
  6. 6. Ida (Malinda) Tyler (August 7, 1905 – August 5, 1996)
  7. 7. John (R) Clopton (1907 – 9 Jan 1999)
  8. 8. Laura (L) Clopton (abt 1908 – Before 1920)
  9. 9. Guy Clapton (1911 – )
  10. 10. Charles Clapton (abt 1913 – )
  11. 11. Joseph (Berthal) Clopton (OCT 1915 – 1919)
  12. 12. Joseph (Berthal) Clopton (Oct 1915 – 1919)

Robert Clopton's Timeline

4 Records

1866
1866
Birth of Robert Washing Clopton in Wilson County, Tennessee
Wilson County, Tennessee
1910
1910
Age 44
Robert Washing Clopton resided here in Grand Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Grand Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 54
Robert Washing Clopton resided here in Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA
Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA
1946
1946
Age 80
Death of Robert Washing Clopton in Grand Prairie, Jefferson County, Illinois
Grand Prairie, Jefferson County, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1866
    Event Place: Wilson County, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Centralia, Marion, Illinois; Roll: T625_391; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 168
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Grand Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois; Roll: T624_294; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0099; FHL microfilm: 1374307
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Grand Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Grand Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois; Roll: T624_294; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0099; FHL microfilm: 1374307

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Centralia, Marion, Illinois; Roll: T625_391; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 168

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: Grand Prairie, Jefferson County, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dix, Jefferson County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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