James Wells Clifton (1842 - 1895)

Born 29 Mar 1842 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA

Husband of Nancy Ann (King) Clifton — married 15 Jun 1868 in McNairy County, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 2 Feb 1895 at age 52 in Selmer, McNairy County, Tennessee, USA

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Biography

James Wells was born in 1842; son of David and Elizabeth Clifton. He passed away in 1895.

Sources

• 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
  The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 2, McNairy, Tennessee; Roll: 888; Page: 48a; Line Number: 42
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #6363451 (accessed 16 October 2023)
  Willis Clifton (17), Farmer, in District 2, McNairy, Tennessee, USA. Born in North Carolina.

• Military: "U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865"
  Original data: National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online <http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/>, acquired 2007
  Ancestry Record 1138 #586994 (accessed 16 October 2023)
  Name: James W. Clifton; Side: Union; Regiment State/Origin: Tennesee; Regiment: 6th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry; Company: B; Rank In: Private; Rank Out: Private; Film Number: M392 roll 3.

• Marriage: "Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002"
  Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1169 #2377050 (accessed 16 October 2023)
  James W Clefton marriage to Nancey M King on 15 Jun 1868 in McNairy, Tennessee, USA.

• 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1870; Census Place: District 4, Hardin, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1534; Page: 379B
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #4621642 (accessed 16 October 2023)
  James W Clifton (33), Farm Laborer, in District 4, Hardin, Tennessee. Born in North Carolina.

• 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1880; Census Place: District 2, McNairy, Tennessee; Roll: 1268; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 117
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #16357553 (accessed 16 October 2023)
  James W Clifton (51), married, Farmer, head of household in District 2, McNairy, Tennessee, USA. Born in North Carolina.

• Military: "U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934"
  The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Number: T288; Roll: 86
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4654 #996896 (accessed 16 October 2023)
  Name: James W Clifton; Gender: Male; Unit: B 6 Tenn Cav; Filing Date: 17 Jul 1890; Filing Place: Tennessee, USA; Relation to Head: Soldier; Spouse: Nancy A Clifton.

• 1890 Census: "1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census"
  The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Record Group Number: 15; Census Year: 1890
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8667 #874966 (accessed 16 October 2023)
  James W Clifton in District 2, McNairy, Tennessee, USA.

• Military: "U.S., Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1861-1904"
  The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General; Record Group Number: 92; Series Number: M1845
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1195 #24839 (accessed 16 October 2023)
  Name: James W Clifton; Burial Place: Near Selmer, Tennessee, USA; Rank: Pvt; Regiment: 6; Company: B; Unit: Tenn Cav.

• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #69757204 (accessed 16 October 2023)
  Memorial page for James Wells Clifton (29 Mar 1842-2 Feb 1895), citing Moores Schoolhouse Church Cemetery, Bethel Springs, McNairy County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Andrea Clifton (contributor 47526012).

• Death of son Robert H Clifton: "Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965"
  Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2376 #61506820 (accessed 16 October 2023)
  Wells Clifton in death record for son Robert H Clifton 12 Mar 1959, husband of Nancy King, in Selmer, Mcnairy, Tennessee, USA.