Mahala Ellie (Burden) Clemens (1815 - 1883)

Born 14 Oct 1815 in South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Wesley Clemens — married 12 Feb 1835 in Darke, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 8 Mar 1883 at age 67 in Darke, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Mahala (Burden) Clemens is a part of US Black heritage.

Mahala was born on 14 Oct 1814 in South Carolina. She was the daughter of Polly and James Burden.

In 1835, she married John Clemens.^[1]

She passed away in 1883.

Research Notes

Birth: Oct. 14, 1815 South Carolina, USA Death: Mar. 8, 1883 Darke County Ohio, USA

This is a rumor. Documents have shown otherwise:

Email address of contributor: knjsmom@ hotmail.com Mistake - Mahala Ellie Bass, she is related to the people in Bass Cemetery, same county. Mahala Ellie mother to Andrew Jackson and wife to John Clemens.

Find A Grave Memorial# 13765937 (Bass Cemetery is just a mile or so south of Clemens' Cemetery-Andrea)

Sources

1. ↑ "Ohio, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1803-1900"
   Ancestry Record 5194 #1004640 (accessed 16 February 2022)
   Mahala Burden marriage to John Clemins on 12 Feb 1835 in Darke, Ohio.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX3T-C29 : 21 December 2020), Mehalah Clemens in household of John Clemens, German Township, Darke, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• 1860 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Note: APID: 1,7667::0
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6K5-X4H : 29 May 2021), Mahola Clemens in entry for John Clemens, 1870.
• 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880", database with images
  citing Volume: 2; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00017; Digital film/folder number: 005161604; FHL microfilm: 1255010; Image number: 387; Sheet number: 107; Sheet letter: A
  FamilySearch Record: M8MQ-46R (accessed 27 April 2024)
  FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBL-6FG
  Mahala Clemens (63), widowed mother, in household of James Clemens (27) in Palestine, Darke, Ohio, United States. Born in North Carolina, United States.