The Clemons family was a very hard family to research. After 1880 they moved everywhere. The Clemons that I could find were found from West Virginia to South Carolina. I was told by another group of Clemons that James migrated from somewhere in South Carolina (Darlington-Spartanburg). James and Sopha’s family were all living in the Morven township of Anson County in 1870 and 1880. Here is how I found them to be from 1870 to 1880 in Anson County NC.
James Clemons was born sometime around 1820 and married Sopha who was born sometime around 1846. Sopha was from the very large Marshall family that lived in the Morven and Gulledge townships of Anson at that time.
Note: Because James Clemons is almost 30 years older than his wife Sopha, I am willing to bet anything that she is not his first wife and that he fathered children before their marriage. I am also going to press my luck and say that James is as old if not older than Sopha’s mother and father. I have really seen a lot of this all through my research of all my ancestors.
The following are the descendants of James Clemons:
1 James Clemons 1820 –
.. +Sopha Jane Marshall 1846 –
….. 2 Sarah Ann Clemons 1861 – 1946
……… +Henry Douglas 1867 – 1931
…………. 3 Salathis Douglas
…………. 3 Joseph Douglas
…………….. +Sallie 1898 –
…………. 3 John Frank Douglas
…………….. +Fannie 1897 –
…………. 3 Henry C Douglas
…………. 3 Jay C. Douglas
…………….. +Addie 1905 –
…………. 3 Ellouise Douglas
…………. 3 Willie R. Douglas Thomas 1892 – 1976
…………….. +Sophie Jane Powell 1900 – 1980
…………. *2nd Wife of Willie R. Douglas Thomas:
…………….. +Carrie Flowers Douglas
….. 2 Martha Clemons 1862 –
……… +Thomas Love
…………. 3 Ervin Love 1870 –
…………. 3 Osseola Love 1875 –
…………. 3 Crit A Love 1878 –
….. 2 Louisa Clemons 1863 –
……… +William Haley 1848 –
…………. 3 James Haley 1875 –
…………. 3 Rosa Haley 1878 –
…………. 3 Lenorah Haley 1880 –
…………. 3 Walter Haley 1885 –
…………. 3 Sallie Haley 1887 –
…………. 3 Mary Haley 1889 –
…………. 3 Della Haley 1892 –
…………. 3 Bertha Haley 1893 –
…………. 3 Franklin Haley 1898 –
….. 2 Andrew Clemons 1866 –
….. 2 Abraham Clemons 1867 –
……… +Oney Lee
…………. 3 Eugenia Clemons 1894 –
…………. 3 Mammie Clemons 1896 –
…………. 3 Paul Clemons 1898 –
…………. 3 Ida Clemons 1902 –
…………. 3 Johnnie Clemons 1905 –
…………. 3 Clara Clemons
…………. 3 Pansey Clemons
…………. 3 Abraham Jr. Clemons
….. *2nd Wife of Abraham Clemons:
……… +Jainey Wadell
…………. 3 Samuel Clemons
…………. 3 Annie P Clemons
…………. 3 Sarah M Clemons
….. *3rd Wife of Abraham Clemons:
……… +?
…………. 3 Thomas Wadell
…………. 3 William Wadell
…………. 3 Charlie Wadell
…………. 3 Eleanor Wadell
…………. 3 Sherman Wadell
…………. 3 Bessie Wadell
….. 2 James Jr Clemons 1872 –
……… +Alice R Smith 1890 –
…………. 3 Harthan Clemons 1906 –
…………. 3 Gretchen Clemons 1913 –
…………. 3 Pauline B. Clemons
…………. 3 Wyatt E Clemons 1926 –
….. 2 B.C. Clemons 1876 –
……… +Carrie 1890 –
…………. 3 Benia Clemons
….. 2 Lucinda Clemons 1878 –
…………. 3 McHinson Clemons 1898 –
…………. 3 Martha E Clemons 1900 –
….. 2 Lee Clemons 1880 –
….. 2 Austin C. Clemons 1873 –
……… +Louis 1885 –
…………. 3 Clarence Leroy Clemons 1906 –
…………. 3 Tony Alonzo Clemons 1908 –
…………. 3 Lauretta Clemons 1910 –
…………. 3 James Clemons 1912 –