John Wesley Clanton (1893 - 1961)

Biography

John was born in 1893. He passed away in 1961.

When John Wesley Clanton was born on 16 June 1893, in Embry, Webster, Mississippi, United States, his father, Charles E Clanton, was 29 and his mother, Lucinda Henrietta Madora Ray, was 29. He married Vitus Albon Cox on 17 May 1914, in Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Beat 4, Calhoun, Mississippi, United States for about 40 years and Webster, Mississippi, United States for about 1 years. He died on 1 June 1961, at the age of 67, and was buried in Mount Zion Cemetery, Webster, Mississippi, United States. ^[1]

Research Notes

COMPARE TO: John Wesley Clanton was born 16 Jun 1893 in Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA and died 1 Jun 1961 (aged 67) in Webster County, Mississippi, USA. He was buried in the Mount Zion Cemetery in Webster County, Mississippi, USA ^[2]

Note the conflict in the place of birth.

Children of John Wesley Clanton listed on memorial site

1. Elbert Tassie Clanton 1917–1989
2. Ruben Charles Clanton 1922–1972
3. J V Clanton 1924–1983
4. Elizabeth Clanton Sibley 1927–2003
5. Myrtle Etoil Clanton Gatlin 1929–2004
6. Parmer Lee Clanton 1935–1987

There may be other children

Siblings of John Wesley Clanton listed on memorial site

1. Edgar Anderson Clanton 1895–1973
2. Connie Clanton Funderburg 1897–1917
3. Dewey Lee Clanton 1898–1993
4. Thomas William "Tommie" Clanton 1900–1983
5. Oscar Herman Clanton 1903–1965

There may be other siblings

Sources

1. ↑ John Wesley Clanton https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/about/G97H-6RX
2. ↑ John Wesley Clanton https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90947259/john_wesley-clanton