James CLARKSTONAge: 37 years1832–1869
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- James CLARKSTON
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- James
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- CLARKSTON
 Birth | 1832 24 21 |
 Marriage | Polly BIVENS — View this family yes From Missouri Marriages: James Clarkson Spouse: Polley Bivens Marriage Date: 25 Jul 1859 Location: Ozark State: Missouri |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Nancy CLARKSON |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Franklin CLARKSTON October 13, 1833 (Age 21 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Amanda CLARKSTON 1836 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Martha CLARKSTON 1838 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Elizabeth CLARKSTON January 18, 1840 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Jemima Susan WHOBERRY 1840 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary CLARKSTON 1842 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Elisa CLARKSTON 1844 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Drury Clarkson May 6, 1845 (Age 13 years) Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989 For Drury Clarkstone Probate Date: 16 Jun 1845 Probate Place: Boyle, Kentucky, USA Inferred Death Year: Abt 1845 Inferred Death Place: Kentucky, USA |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah CLARKSTON 1849 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Joseph CLARKSTON 1849 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William CLARKSTON June 1852 (Age 20 years) Note: He is probably the son of Mary, the first wife of Lewis Clarkston. It is possible Lewis remarried in 1853 to Sarah, his second wife.
Note: According to 1870 census.
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 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) Note: Lewis Clarkson's second wife's name was Sarah. It is NOT clear that she is the same person referenc… Lewis Clarkson's second wife's name was Sarah. It is NOT clear that she is the same person referenced in the following record. Copied from MISSOURI MARRIAGES of ancestry.com Name: LEWIS CLARKSON Spouse: SARAH ROBINSON Marriage Date: 13 Nov 1853 County: Boone State: MO |
| Birth of a half-sister | Nancy CLARKSTON December 23, 1858 (Age 26 years) |
 Census | 1860 (Age 28 years) Note: Evidently James Clarkston and many of his Pelham and Kesee neighbors moved to Texas before the Civil… 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 |
| 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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| Birth of a half-sister | Charlota CLARKSTON January 11, 1864 (Age 32 years) Note: From her tombstone.
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| Birth of a half-brother | John CLARKSTON 1866 (Age 34 years) |
| 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… Date is from Ozark County MO probate records (FHL film 929574). For more details, see the NOTES section for The TURNBO CHRONICLES version of the burial of Lewis and his son James Clarks(t)on. Lewis' estate was probated and the record lists all of the surviving children(heirs) of Lewis Clarkson by age in 1869. The record shows that Lewis died before his son Thomas was murdered. The probate records and the census of 1870 hint, but do not state, that Lewis Clarkston had a third wife, or at least. a third family. There are two young Clarkston heirs, Charlota 5 and John 2, who are probably not children of Lewis' second wife Sarah as she was likely dead by 1869 since she is not mentioned in the estate. There is a younger woman, Lucy Clarkston, who is not identified as a family member but who was present during the sale of the estate. This woman, Lucy Clarkston, appears to be the mother of said Charlotte and John according to the 1870 census of Washington, Webster Co, MO. |
 Death | April 1869 (Age 37 years) Cause of death: Murdered by bushwackers. Note: James Clarks(t)on was killed by raiders after the Civil War. He is buried in the "Betsey Graham Gra… 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 | 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) … 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. |
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Lewis CLARKSTON Birth: 1808 28 23 — Kentucky Death: December 1868 — Ozark County MO |
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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 50 — Missouri Death: March 31, 1940 — Ozark Co MO |
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Lewis CLARKSTON Birth: 1808 28 23 — Kentucky Death: December 1868 — Ozark County MO |
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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 56 21 — Missouri Death: February 12, 1957 — Oklahoma |
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3 years half-brother |
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James CLARKSTON Birth: 1832 24 21 — Illinois Death: April 1869 — Ozark Co MO |
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| 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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Lewis CLARKSTON
1808–1868
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Mary ¿Legg? …
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Amanda CLARKSTON
1836–1895
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James CLARKSTON
1832–1869
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Thomas Franklin CLARKSTON
1833–1908
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Martha CLARKSTON
1838–
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Elizabeth CLARKSTON
1840–1928
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Mary CLARKSTON
1842–
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Elisa CLARKSTON
1844–1925
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Sarah CLARKSTON
1849–1887
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Joseph CLARKSTON
1849–
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William CLARKSTON
1852–
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Lewis CLARKSTON
1808–1868
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Sarah ¿ROBINSON?
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Nancy CLARKSTON
1858–1940
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Lewis CLARKSTON
1808–1868
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Lucy ALLEY
1842–1915
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Charlota CLARKSTON
1864–1957
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John CLARKSTON
1866–
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James CLARKSTON
1832–1869
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