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Mary (Polly) Clark m. 1822? b. 1801? Burke Co. NC d. 1880? Caldwell Co. NC |
Evan (Eva) A b. 1826? NC d. Mar 10, 1906 Burke Co. NC |
Susan A b. 1829? d. 1910 |
William Alphonso b. Mar 30, 1832 d. Feb 19, 1924 |
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| Jeremiah (Jerry) b. 1834? Morganton, Burke Co. NC d. by 1870 |
Samuel Millroy b. Nov 8, 1836 |
Thomas b. 1838? |
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John Nero b. Jan 1839 d. 1921 |
Jones (Jonas) b. 1842? d. Jun 14, 1865 Union prison, Newport News VA |
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William was a farmer and lived in Burke Co near Chesterfield NC.
(see History of Chesterfield). |
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William is listed as Wm Clonts in the
1850 Burke County Census as a farmer, 57 years old in Sep 1850. His wife Mary's
age is given as 49, and sons Alphonso (age 18) and Jeremiah (age 16) are listed as
farmers. |
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Daughter Eva married James Murphy Kincaid (1819-1897), who in 1843 had previously
married Mary Isabella Kincaid (1817-1864), daughter of
William Winfield Kincaid. Eva had no children. |
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Son William Alphonso (Fonso) married Nancy Abernethy Kincaid, daughter of William Winfield Kincaid. |
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Alphonso and wife Nancy are buried at Mount Pleasant Methodist Church Cemetery
in Chesterfield, NC. Tombstones. |
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Son Samuel enlisted at the age of 24 on Oct 7, 1861 in CSA as Pvt. Company F in
41st Regiment Cavalry for 12 months.
Son Jonas was CSA Pvt. Company B NC 11th Infantry, when captured at Richmond Apr 3, 1865.
Imprisoned at Libby until transfered to Newport News where he died of "debilitas"
May 23, 1865. |
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William is buried at Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church Cemetery in Chesterfield.
Tombstone at the Mount Pleasant Methodist Church Cemetery in Chesterfield, NC.
The tombstone gives age at death 79 years, 9 mos., 2 days. |
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Sources: Burke County NC, Census 1850. Clonts, T.L. The Clonts Family, Oviedo FL 1988; also on microfilm: Salt Lake City, filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. Littlejohn's Cemetery, Caldwell Co., NC. Tombstones, Mount Pleasant Church Cemetery, Chesterfield, Burke Co. NC. |
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