Littleton James Cluff (1840 - 1917)

Born 6 Feb 1840 in Worcester County, Maryland

Husband of Nancy Ellen Wharton — married 17 Dec 1881 in Chincoteague Island, Accomack, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 19 Jun 1917 at age 77 in Chincoteague Island, Virginia

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Biography

Enlisted 1st Loyal Eastern Virginia Volunteers, Co A, Regt 1, Union, Private, blue eyes, auburn hair, ruddy complexion, 5'5", Discharged On 12/1/1865.

Research Notes

• Note: Over 20 sources are available for him at^[1] and only one refers to him as "Littleton James Cluff" while the rest just list "James" - He is listed with his parents on the 1850 Census^[2]

First Marriage James was married twice. He was first married to Elizabeth Daisey (daughter of Parker and Elizabeth Daisey) on February 9, 1860.^[3] The couple are listed together on both: the 1870 Census^[4] and the 1880 Census. ^[5] It is believed that they had at least four children before her death sometime between 1880-1881; but two children died at very young ages.

• 1. Josephine (Cluff) Hill (1866–1953)
  • Listed on both: the 1870 and the 1880 Census
  • Marriage to Walter Hill in 1884^[6]
  • Death^[7]
• 2. Curtis Hiram Cluff (1869–1955)
  • Birth^[8]
  • Listed on both: the 1870 and the 1880 Census
  • Marriage^[9]
  • Death^[10]
• 3. Galena or Selena Cluff (1871–1877)
  • Birth^[11]
  • Record of Death^[12]
• 4. Harriet G. Cluff (1873–1878)
  • Birth^[13]
  • Record of Death^[14]

Second Marriage On December 17, 1881 he was remarried to Nancy E. Wharton and the record indicates that he was forty and widowed and she was sixteen.^[15] It is believed that they also had at least four children but their first child died in infancy. They are listed together with three of their children on the 1900 Census.^[16]

• 1. Infant Cluff (1883–1883)
  • Birth^[17]
  • Death^[18]
• 2. George Walter Cluff (1887–Deceased)
  • Birth^[19]
  • Marriage^[20]
• 3. Susan Galena (Cluff) Russell (1895–1918)
  • Marriage^[21]
• 4. Charles J Cluff (1898–Deceased)
  • Listed on the 1900 Census

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/MDMM-S73
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD4G-D3J : 22 December 2020), James Cluff in household of Littleton Cluff, Worcester Parish, Worcester, Maryland, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5B7-LLG : 29 January 2020), James Cluff, 1860.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFLZ-RR5 : 29 May 2021), James Cluff, 1870.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCPD-WWZ : 20 February 2021), James Cluff, Chincoteague Island, Accomack, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 3, sheet 64B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,351.
6. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRSQ-Q6B : 29 January 2020), James Cluff in entry for Walter Hill, 1884.
7. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYL-KVG8 : 16 August 2019), James Cluff in entry for Josephine Hill, 24 Nov 1953; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Chincoteague, Accomack, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
8. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRPG-FBN : 28 January 2020), James Cluff in entry for Hiram C Cluff, 1869.
9. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRSQ-NNR : 29 January 2020), James Cluff in entry for Hiram C. Cluff, 1890.
10. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYG-W1H9 : 16 August 2019), James Cluff in entry for Curtis Hiram Cluff, 13 Feb 1955; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Chincoteague, Accomack, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
11. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HN7Q-4XW2 : 28 January 2020), James Cluff in entry for Galena Cluff, 1871.
12. ↑ "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X517-3HL : 29 January 2020), Jas. Cluff in entry for Selena Cluff, 1877.
13. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5F7-5JR : 28 January 2020), Jas. Cluff in entry for Not Named Cluff, 1873.
14. ↑ "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X517-H17 : 29 January 2020), James Cluff in entry for Harriet G. Cluff, 1878.
15. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRS3-P5P : 29 January 2020), James Cluff, 1881.
16. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMFN-5QT : accessed 4 September 2021), Littleton J Cluff, The Islands District Chuncoteague Island, Accomack, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 14, sheet 18A, family 392, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,697.
17. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT48-JQV : 28 January 2020), James Cluff in entry for Cluff, 1883.
18. ↑ "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X513-ZLX : 29 January 2020), Jas. Cluff in entry for Cluff, 1883.
19. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT4C-5XP : 28 January 2020), James Cluff in entry for George W Cluff, 1887.
20. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N46N-S9N : 10 March 2021), James Cluff in entry for George Walter Cluff and Ella Bernice Thompson, 30 Jun 1915; citing Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,410,991.
21. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRST-R5C : 29 January 2020), James Cluff in entry for Aaron C. Russell, 1911.

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