James CLARKSTONAge: 37 years1832–1869
- Name
- James CLARKSTON
- Given names
- James
- Surname
- CLARKSTON
 Birth | 1832 |
 Marriage | Polly BIVENS — View this family yes |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Nancy CLARKSON |
 Residence | Polly BIVENS — View this family Note: From the top of the bluff between where the waters of Little North Fork and Pond Fork mingle their waters together, an observer has an extended view of wooded hills, ridges, hollows and creek bluffs. On the west bank of North Fork below the junction of the two streams is situated the hamlet of Theadosia. Jim Clarkson was the first settler here. His wife was named Polly and they had two girl children whose names were Nancy and Elizabeth.
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| Marriage of a parent | Lewis CLARKSTON — Sarah ¿ROBINSON? — View this family November 13, 1853 (Age 21 years) |
 Census | 1860 (Age 28 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Lewis CLARKSTON — Lucy ALLEY — View this family about 1862 (Age 30 years) Note: Lucy Clarkston's children were listed as heirs in Lewis Clarkston's probate.
Note: There is no known record of a marriage but Lewis' probate contains the phrase "...except the property reserved as the absolute property of the widow ..." So it is certain that Lewis was married at the time of his death.
Index Entry Showing Lucy Sold Inheritance from Lewis Clarkston Note: Index entry from Ozark Co Book A showing sale from Lucy to John Duggin, Lewis Clarkston's son-in-law, in 1871. Book A, pg 562.
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| Death of a father | Lewis CLARKSTON December 1868 (Age 36 years) Note: Date is from Ozark County MO probate records (FHL film 929574). For more details, see the NOTES sec… |
 Death | April 1869 (Age 37 years) Cause of death: Murdered by bushwackers. |
| Probate | April 22, 1869 (Age 37 years) Note: James probate is recorded in the Probate Court of Ozark Co MO, 1865-1903 (FHL film 929574 pp 40,45) … |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Lewis CLARKSTON Birth: 1808 — Kentucky Death: December 1868 — Ozark County MO |
| mother |
Mary ¿Legg? … Birth: about 1811 — Illinois |
| younger sister |
Amanda CLARKSTON Birth: 1836 — Illinois Death: about 1895 — Webster Co., MO |
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-3 years himself |
James CLARKSTON Birth: 1832 — Illinois Death: April 1869 — Ozark Co MO |
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21 months younger brother |
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5 years younger sister |
Martha CLARKSTON Birth: 1838 — Missouri |
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2 years younger sister |
Birth: January 18, 1840 — Taney Co, MO Death: February 25, 1928 — Porum, Muskogee Co, OK |
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3 years younger sister |
Mary CLARKSTON Birth: 1842 — Missouri |
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3 years younger sister |
Elisa CLARKSTON Birth: 1844 — Missouri Death: March 4, 1925 — Ozark Co MO |
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6 years younger sister |
Sarah CLARKSTON Birth: 1849 — Arkansas Death: 1887 — Ozark Co, MO |
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1 year younger brother |
Joseph CLARKSTON Birth: 1849 — Mo |
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4 years younger brother |
William CLARKSTON Birth: June 1852 — Arkansas, USA |
| Father’s family with Sarah ¿ROBINSON? |
| father |
Lewis CLARKSTON Birth: 1808 — Kentucky Death: December 1868 — Ozark County MO |
| step-mother |
Sarah ¿ROBINSON? Birth: TN |
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Marriage: November 13, 1853 — Boone Co, MO |
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5 years half-sister |
Nancy CLARKSTON Birth: December 23, 1858 — Missouri Death: March 31, 1940 — Ozark Co MO |
| Father’s family with Lucy ALLEY |
| father |
Lewis CLARKSTON Birth: 1808 — Kentucky Death: December 1868 — Ozark County MO |
| step-mother |
Lucy ALLEY Birth: April 22, 1842 — Kentucky Death: May 14, 1915 — Missouri |
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Marriage: about 1862 — |
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2 years half-sister |
Charlota CLARKSTON Birth: January 11, 1864 — Missouri Death: February 12, 1957 — Oklahoma |
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3 years half-brother |
John CLARKSTON Birth: 1866 — Missouri |
| Family with Polly BIVENS |
| himself |
James CLARKSTON Birth: 1832 — Illinois Death: April 1869 — Ozark Co MO |
| wife | |
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Marriage: — |
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| daughter |
Nancy CLARKSON Birth: MO |
| daughter |
| Marriage | From Missouri Marriages: James Clarkson Spouse: Polley Bivens Marriage Date: 25 Jul 1859 Location: Ozark State: Missouri |
| Census | Evidently James Clarkston and many of his Pelham and Kesee neighbors moved to Texas before the Civil War. James returned to the Ozarks during the war where he was later killed by raiders. (See Turnbo Chronicles.) Jas Clarkston Age in 1860: 28 Birth Year: abt 1832 Birthplace: Illinois Home in 1860: Division, Hill, Texas Post Office: Hillsboro Jas Clarkston 28 Polly Clarkston 18 |
| Residence | From the top of the bluff between where the waters of Little North Fork and Pond Fork mingle their waters together, an observer has an extended view of wooded hills, ridges, hollows and creek bluffs. On the west bank of North Fork below the junction of the two streams is situated the hamlet of Theadosia. Jim Clarkson was the first settler here. His wife was named Polly and they had two girl children whose names were Nancy and Elizabeth. |
| Death | James Clarks(t)on was killed by raiders after the Civil War. He is buried in the "Betsey Graham Graveyard" according to the TURNBO CHRONICLES on the Ozark Co Genweb site. (See notes for Lewis Clarkston for complete details.) Turnbo states that James was blind in one eye from an accident in Illinois when James was but a boy. "Jim Clarkson was the first settler here. His wife was named Polly and they had two girl children whose names were Nancy and Elizabeth. One morning at day break in war times 7 men on horse back crossed the creek near where the roller mill dam is now and charged up to the log cabin occupied by Clarkson and his family and compelled Mr. Clarkson to go with them to a glade on the side of a hill near where the Lutie Road now passes and near ¼ mile from the creek where they halted and shot him to death and rode on. " Since James and his father Lewis died within months of each other, it may be that they were both victims of a feud that carried over from the Civl War troubles of southern Missouri. |
| Probate | James probate is recorded in the Probate Court of Ozark Co MO, 1865-1903 (FHL film 929574 pp 40,45) The pages are extremely difficult to read but I have copied them here. John Graham was administrator of the estate. |
| Note | From the White River Valley Historical Quarterly, Volume 8 , Number 12 , Summer 1985 Forsyth Steamboat Landing by Don A. Sullenger, Historian of Steamboat Landing Committee In June of 1852, the steamboat, Yohogony, with Captain Childress commanding, left Jacksonport, Arkansas for a trip on the upper White River. A number of stops were made on the way to discharge cargo and take on wood to fire the boilers. After leaving the landing at Dubuque, Arkansas, Captain Childress directed the Yohogony upstream -- destination, Forsyth, Missouri. Within a short time, the captain and his steamer approached the newly cut channel on Elbow Shoal, completed recently by Harrison Snapp and his men. The steamboat labored in the channel all day long trying to pass over the shoal. A number of passengers disembarked to lighten the load, and waited on the banks of the stream. Still, the Yohogony failed in its efforts and was compelled to back downstream and unload 300 sacks of salt belonging to the merchants of Forsyth, Missouri. The following day, she ascended the shoal and completed her trip. Jim and Tom Clarkston were employed to haul the salt by ox wagons overland to Forsyth, Missouri. |
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