Clement Read Johns (abt. 1816 - abt. 1886)

Born about 1816 in Rutherford County, TN

Ancestors

Died about 30 Jul 1886 at about age 70 in Austin, TX

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Biography

Children of MARY BEDFORD and JOHN JOHNS are: 2. i. STEPHEN BEDFORD4 JOHNS, b. Abt. 1813, Rutherford Co., TN; d. Abt. 1847, Bowie Co., TX. 3. ii. CLEMENT READ JOHNS, b. Abt. 1816, Rutherford Co., TN; d. July 30, 1886, Austin, TX. iii. EDMUND GLOVER JOHNS6,7, b. Abt. 1819, Rutherford Co., TN.

Notes for EDMUND GLOVER JOHNS: Per the 1850 census, Hays Co., TX, Edmund Johns was 31 years old and was born in TN. He and Clement R. Johns were living in the same household.

iv. ROBERT BEDFORD JOHNS7, b. Abt. 1821, Rutherford Co., TN.

Children of MARY BEDFORD and JAMES RUCKER are: v. LUCY4 RUCKER, b. July 09, 1825, Rutherford Co., TN; d. Aft. 1850, Waco, TX. vi. JOYCEY RUCKER, b. Abt. 1828, Rutherford Co., TN; m. JOHN CONNALLY, May 15, 1856, San Marcos, Hays Co., TX.

Clement was born about 1816. Clement Johns ... He passed away about 1886.^[1] 3. CLEMENT READ4 JOHNS (MARY NASH3 BEDFORD, ROBERT2, STEPHEN1)10,11 was born Abt. 1816 in Rutherford Co., TN, and died July 30, 1886 in Austin, TX. He married AMANDA F. DURHAM12,13 November 17, 1850 in San Marcos, Hays Co., TX, daughter of THOMAS DURHAM and PAULINA.

Notes for CLEMENT READ JOHNS: Per the 1850 census, Hays Co., TX, Clement R. Johns was 34 years old and was born in TN.

Clement Read Johns settled in Hays Co., TX where he was listed as a farmer in the 1850 census. He served as comptroller for the State of Texas from 1858-1864. He later operated a land agency in Austin, TX.

Notes for AMANDA F. DURHAM: Amanda F. Durham was living in Hays TX in the household of Thomas Durham in 1850. Her age was listed as 17 in the 1850 census and her birthplace as Tennessee. (1850 Census, Hays Co., TX)

Per George Rice, Amanda Durham Johns was still living in 1903, when her daughter Marie Johns Clark died.

Children of CLEMENT JOHNS and AMANDA DURHAM are: i. THOMAS5 JOHNS13, b. Abt. 1852. 4. ii. MARIE PAULINE JOHNS, b. June 01, 1854, Austin, TX; d. May 06, 1903, Waco, TX. iii. JACK JOHNS13, b. Abt. 1856. iv. CLEMENT JOHNS13, b. Abt. 1858. v. WILLIE JOHNS13, b. Abt. 1860. vi. FRANK JOHNS13, b. Abt. 1862

Sources

1. ↑ A source for this information is needed.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLB-G2B6 : 26 September 2018), Clement Read Johns, ; Burial, Austin, Travis, Texas, United States of America, Oakwood Cemetery; citing record ID 106958542, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3D4-JT9 : 13 March 2018), Clement R Johns in entry for John Pitts Johns, 04 Dec 1941; citing certificate number 55946, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,138,817.