Lewis Clingman Pressley (1844 - 1917)

Born 28 Jan 1844 in Tennessee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America

Ancestors

Husband of Dorcas Matilda (Mathis) Pressley — married 20 Apr 1864 in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America

Descendants

Died 19 Dec 1917 at age 73 in Speedwell, Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America

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Biography

Lewis Clingman Pressley. Given Name: Lewis Clingman. Surname: Pressley. ^[1]

Born 28 JAN 1844. Speedwell, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA. ^[2]

Residence Marital status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Self. 1880 Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA. ^[3]

Burial

Find A Grave: Memorial #63016063 retrieved Lewis Clingman Pressley

Born Macon/Jackson, North Carolina, United States

Lewis was born in 1844. He was the son of Andrew Presley and Nancy Tilley. He passed away in 1917. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S1000394604 Year: 1880; Census Place: Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina; Roll: 969; Family History Film: 1254969; Page: 292B; Enumeration District: 107; Image: 0122
2. ↑ Source: #S1000394604 Year: 1880; Census Place: Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina; Roll: 969; Family History Film: 1254969; Page: 292B; Enumeration District: 107; Image: 0122
3. ↑ Source: #S1000394604 Year: 1880; Census Place: Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina; Roll: 969; Family History Film: 1254969; Page: 292B; Enumeration District: 107; Image: 0122
4. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Gene Adkins, Friday, July 11, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.

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• Source: S1000394604 1880 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc

• 1850

Name: Lewis C Presley Gender: Male Age: 7 Birth Year: abt 1843 Birthplace: Macon Home in 1850: Tennessee Valley, Macon, North Carolina, USA Line Number: 6 Dwelling Number: 560 Family Number: 570 Household Members: Name Age Andrew Presley 49 Nancy Presley 37 David Presley 18 Catharine Presley 16 Nancy Jane Presley 14 Mortraville Presley 9 Lewis C Presley 7 Fillelid P Presley 5 Mary A Presley 2

• 1860

Name: L C Presley Age: 16 Birth Year: abt 1844 Gender: Male Birth Place: North Carolina Home in 1860: Jackson, North Carolina Post Office: Webster Dwelling Number: 49 Family Number: 49 Household Members: Name Age A Presley 61 N Presley 45 M P Presley 18 L C Presley 16 Thidilia Presley 14 M A Presley 11

• L C Presley in the North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011

View North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011. [1] Name: L C Presley Gender: Male Marriage Date: 20 Apr 1864 Marriage Place: Jackson, North Carolina, USA Spouse: Matilda Mathis Spouse Gender: Female Event Type: Marriage

• 1870

Name: Clingman Pressley Age in 1870: 25 Birth Year: abt 1845 Birthplace: North Carolina Dwelling Number: 67 Home in 1870: Culawhee, Jackson, North Carolina Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Webster Occupation: Farmer Male Citizen over 21: Y Personal Estate Value: 200 Inferred Spouse: Matilda Pressley Inferred Children: Mary A Pressley Wm B Pressley Phidel M Pressley Household Members: Name Age Clingman Pressley 25 Matilda Pressley 23 Mary A Pressley 6 Wm B Pressley 4 Phidel M Pressley 2

• 1880

Name: Clingmon Pressley Age: 35 Birth Date: Abt 1845 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1880: Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA Dwelling Number: 10 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Tilda Pressley Father's name: Andrew Pressley Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's name: Nancy Pressley Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina Occupation: Farmer Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Clingmon Pressley 35 Tilda Pressley 34 Mary A. Pressley 15 William R. Pressley 13 Fidelia Mc. Pressley 12 Mc. Monroe Pressley 10 Nancy I. Pressley 7 Andrew Mc. Pressley 6 Ida Pressley 5 Flora C. Pressley 4 Queen Ester Pressley 2 Andrew Pressley 85 Nancy Pressley 66

• 1900

Name: Louis C Pressley [Louis Pressley] Age: 56 Birth Date: Jan 1844 Birthplace: North Carolina, USA Home in 1900: Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina Sheet Number: 1 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 11 Family Number: 11 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital status: Married Spouse's Name: Darcus Pressley Marriage Year: 1864 Years Married: 36 Father's Birthplace: North Carolina, USA Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina, USA Occupation: Farmer Months Not Employed: 0 Can Read: No Can Write: Yes Can Speak English: Yes House Owned or Rented: Own Home Free or Mortgaged: F Farm or House: F Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Louis C Pressley 56 Darcus Pressley 54 Jacob C Pressley 15 Lula M Pressley 12 Rebecca R Pressley 10 Alley B Pressley 7 Louis A Pressley 7 Fred Hasket 13 William R Hasket 8

• 1910

Name: Clingman E Pressley Age in 1910: 66 Birth Year: abt 1844 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1910: Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Father Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Matilda D Pressley Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina Native Tongue: English Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Years Married: 45 Survivor of Union or Confederate Army or Navy: CA Neighbors: View others on page Household Members Age Relationship Clingman E Pressley 66 Father Matilda D Pressley 65 Mother Jacob C Pressley 25 Head Mary M Pressley 24 Wife Roy L Pressley 0 Son

• Louis Clingman Prisley in the North Carolina, U.S., Deaths, 1906-1930

Name: Louis Clingman Prisley Gender: Male Race: White Age: 73y 10m 19d Marital status: Married Occupation: Farmer Birth Date: 28 Jan 1843 Birth Place: N. C. Death Date: 19 Dec 1917 Death Place: Cullowohee, Jackson, North Carolina Burial Date: 21 Dec 1917 Burial Place: Speadwell, N. C. Father: Andrew Prisley Mother: Nancy Gilley Reference ID: fn 291 cn 71 FHL Film Number: 4163104, [2]

• Lewis Clingman Pressley in the U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

Name: Lewis Clingman Pressley Birth Date: 28 Jan 1844 Birth Place: Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America Death Date: 19 Dec 1917 Death Place: Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America Cemetery: Hooper-Speedwell Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America Spouse: Darcus Matilda Pressley URL: [3]... https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63016063/lewis-clingman-pressley

Family Members Listed on Find a Grave Memorial

Parents

• Andrew Peter Pressley (1804–1888)
• Nancy Jane Tilley Pressley (1810–1884)

Spouse

• Darcus Matilda Mathis Pressley (1846–1911), (m. 1864)

Children

• William Robert Pressley (1866–1940)
• Florence Catherine Pressley Morrison (1876–1915)
• Queen E Pressley Adams (1878–1965)

Siblings

• David Swain Pressley (1834–1913)
• Nancy Jane Pressley Haskett (1838–1918)
• Monterville P. Pressley (1841–1862)
• Fidela Patton Pressley (1846–1918)
• Mary Ann Pressley Frizzell (1849–1921)

Notes

• Lewis married Dorothy Matilda Mathis on 20 Apr 1864 in Jackson County, NC. Performed by: E.D. Brendle, Justice of the Peace.
• Last name Pressley is in most records but sometimes name is spelled Presley
• other children need to be found and added to Find A Grave.