Person:James Clemens (8)

About James Clemens

James W. Clemens is said to have been the son of Garpar Clements and an Indian Squaw. He was named in his father's will, and is listed as a "Mulatto" in the 1850, 1860 & 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedules, certainly giving credence to the story. He married Sophia Sellers, who was also a "Mulatto" as listed in the same census records, supposedly the daughter of Virginia settler Adam Sellers and an unknown female slave.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

   http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/65616624/person/38151268832?ssrc=&ml_rpos=11

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432).

   1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   Name: James Clemmons [James Clemens]
   Age: 69
   Birth Year: abt 1781
   Birthplace: Virginia
   Home in 1850: German, Darke, Ohio
   Race: Mulatto (Black)
   Gender: Male
   Family Number: 73
   Household Members: Name Age
   James Clemmons 69
   Sophia Clemmons 64
   Dorothy Green 58
   Lewis Wade 54

3. ↑ United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653).

   1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   Name: James Clemens
   Age in 1860: 80
   Birth Year: abt 1780
   Birthplace: Virginia
   Home in 1860: German, Darke, Ohio
   Race: Mulatto (Black)
   Gender: Male
   Post Office: Tampico
   Household Members: Name Age
   James Clemens 80
   Sophiah Clemens 75
   Wm Shaper 15
   Dorothy Green 70
   Wm B J Clemens 40
   Lucy J Clemens 31
   Ozro Clemens 9
   Orvilla Clemens 7
   Solomon Clemens 4
   Herietta Clemens 5
   Daniel Shaper 13

4.   United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publications M593 and T132).

   1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   Name: James Clemens
   Age in 1870: 90
   Birth Year: abt 1780
   Birthplace: Virginia
   Home in 1870: German, Darke, Ohio
   Race: Mulatto (Black)
   Gender: Male
   Post Office: Union City
   Household Members: Name Age
   James Clemens 90
   Sophia Clemens 85
   Dorathy Green 82

5. ↑ ^5.0 5.1 1830 United States Federal Census.

   Name James Clemmons
   Home in 1830 (City, County, State) German, Darke, Ohio
   Free Colored Persons - Males - Under 10 2
   Free Colored Persons - Males - 10 thru 23 3
   Free Colored Persons - Males - 36 thru 54 1
   Free Colored Persons - Females - Under 10 2
   Free Colored Persons - Females - 10 thru 23 1
   Free Colored Persons - Females - 24 thru 35 1
   Free Colored Persons - Females - 36 thru 54 1
   Total Free Colored Persons 11
   Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored) 11