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William Presley "Presley" Clonts

Male 1826 - 1884  (58 years)


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  • Name William Presley "Presley" Clonts 
    Born 5 Feb 1826  Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Attorney & Preacher  [2] 
    Died 24 Sep 1884  Malvern, Hot Spring County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Buried Malvern, Hot Spring County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I9641  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 17 Jun 2015 

    Father Samuel Asbury "Asbury" Clontz,   b. 4 Feb 1801, Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 0___ 1896, Ellijay, Gilmer County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Mother Sarah "Sally" Clarke,   b. 9 Jan 1804, (Burke County) North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 0___ 1868, Ellijay, Gilmer County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 22 Feb 1822  Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Levy Clarke, Bondsman
    Family ID F3409  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mahala C. Spriggs,   b. 1837, (Georgia) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 24 Mar 1853  Ellijay, Gilmer County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
     1. T. A. M. Clonts,   b. 1854, Floyd County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Samuel Melvin "Mel" Clonts,   b. 0___ 1858, Gilmer County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1950, (Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 92 years)
     3. Wilford P(resley) Clonts,   b. 1859, Floyd County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Jefferson Davis Clonts,   b. 9 Jan 1862, Rome, Floyd County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 1939, Etowah County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Last Modified 23 Nov 2019 
    Family ID F4074  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Frost,   b. 8 Nov 1842, Wayne County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1923, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 13 Oct 1870  Barnesville, Polk County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Ida Viola Clonts,   b. 8 Jun 1871, Rockmart, Polk County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1951, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     2. Alice Lenora Clonts,   b. 8 Jun 1873, Rockmart, Polk County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1913, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
     3. John Oscar "Oscar" Clontz,   b. 3 Aug 1874, Rockmart, Polk County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1886, (Rockmart, Polk County, Georgia) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 12 years)
     4. Zella May Clonts,   b. 22 Aug 1875, Carrollton, Carroll County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Nov 1959, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     5. Robert Toombs "Bob" Clonts,   b. 8 Oct 1877, Carrollton, Carroll County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1961, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     6. Benjamin Bascom Clonts,   b. 30 Apr 1879, Carrollton, Carroll County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jun 1959, Selma, Dallas County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     7. Minnie Belle Clonts,   b. 11 Jun 1880, Carrollton, Carroll County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Apr 1899  (Age 18 years)
     8. Homer Augustus Clonts,   b. 21 Oct 1881, Carrollton, Carroll County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jul 1933, Selma, Dallas County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
     9. Presley Roscoe Clonts,   b. 9 Aug 1884, Malvern, Hot Spring County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1952, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 23 Nov 2019 
    Family ID F3450  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
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      Excerpted from Homer Clonts' letter dated, November 23, 1992:

      "A little more background on my grandfather, William Presley Clonts:

      He moved his family from Georgia to Arkansas after the Civil War, where he apparently practiced law and preached. They also had a ranch in Arkansas.

      One of the sons by the earlier marriage (Samuel, I think) promised to take care of all the family's business and sell the ranch. Meanwhile, grandmother moved back to Bluffton, Ala., where she taught school to support her large family. All of the sons in the family became railroad men."
      _____

      Posted By: E. Russell
      Email:
      Subject: Re: M.A. Clonts and W.P. Clonts Floyd County, GA 1861
      Post Date: July 25, 2007 at 08:33:48
      Message URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/clonts/messages/95.html
      Forum: Clonts Family Genealogy Forum
      Forum URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/clonts/

      This is wonderful information for me!!! I feel certain that your W. P. Clonts was my Great-Grandfather, William Presley Clonts, b. Feb 5, 1826, in Morgantown (Burke Co.), NC. He died, Sept 21, 1884, in Malvern (Hot Springs Co.), Arkansas. He had 2 wives, 1st Mahalia R. Spriggs and 2nd Mary Elizabeth Frost (my direct line is through her). William had a brother, Michael Asbury. William is listed in the 1860 Floyd County Census with wife, Mahilia. Both William and Michael are listed in the 1864 Census for Reorganizing the Georgia Militia, Coweta County. Each was listed as "exempt" because they were ministers. I have no record of either serving in the Civil War. While researching early marriages in GA, ran across a marriage performed by M. A. Clontz on 11-25-1857 in Gordon Co., GA. A Rev. M. A. Clonts is listed as minister at different churches/times in Grimes Co., TX. In the "History of Whitfield County", Rev. M. A. Clonts is listed as Master of Dalton Lodge No. 105, F. & A.M. 1857. Any information that you have to share would be greatly appreciated.




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  • Sources 
    1. [S4110] Davis,Greta Black;Pedigree & Family Group Records, (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S12266] Clonts,Homer Bluford;Pedigree-Family Group Records-Personal Knowledge,.

    3. [S12264] Family Group Record provided by Carl Clontz (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S5296] Sara Pass Modlin, December 12, 1992, Pedigree, Family Group Records & Personal Knowledge, 1009 North Lehmberg Avenue, Ca (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S6217] "Klotz,Kloz,Cloz,Khlotz,Glotz,Klontz,Glantz,Clonts,Clontz",by Norvin Aaron.

    6. [S11947] FGR & International Genealogical Index (IGI) entries provided by Deen Taylor,, p. 19 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S39746] Family Group Record provided by Carl Clontz (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S30] David A. Hennessee, HENNESSEE Researcher & Compiler, 626 Biscayne Drive,West Palm Beach,FL 33401, 561.832.6612, info@c.

    9. [S6778] http://genforum.genealogy.com/clonts/messages/95.html.


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