Civil War Veteran
Pvt Co H, 2nd Regiment Cavalry M.S.M.

Enlisted Mar 24, 1862, Canton, MO
Mustered in Apr 6, 1862, Alexandria, MO
Mustered out Apr 3, 1865

Office of Adjutant General
Record of Service Card, Civil War, 1861-1865
Box 16
Reel s00835
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Son of Alfred Missouri and Easter Elizabeth (Clifton) Clifton. Minor married Sarah Ann Parrish 25 MAR 1875 in Knox County, Missouri; married Mary; married Nettie about 1891; married Mary R. Smith 03 OCT 1907 in Lee County, Iowa.

1850 Kentucky Census, Owen County

Alfred Clifton M 31 Kentucky
Easter Clifton F 27 Kentucky
Milton Clifton M 7 Kentucky
Minor Clifton M 6 Kentucky
Lucy Clifton F 3 Kentucky
David Clifton M 1 Kentucky
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1860 Missouri census, Lewis County

A Clifton M 39 Kentucky (Alfred)
M Clifton F 26 Kentucky
M Clifton M 17 Kentucky (Milton)
M Clifton M 16 Kentucky (Minor)
L Clifton F 14 Kentucky (Lucy)
D Clifton M 12 Kentucky (David)
R Clifton M 10 Kentucky (Rankin)
H Clifton F 8 Kentucky (Harry?)
B Clifton M 5 Missouri
J B Clifton M 1 Missouri

Rankin married Mary Rosalee Goldsmith on December 29, 1879, at Lewis County, Missouri.

Harry married Mary M. Romans on July 30, 1888, at Vevay, Indiana.
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Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002

Name: Minor Clifton
Marriage Date: 25 Mar 1875
Marriage Place: Knox, Missouri
Registration Place: Knox, Missouri
Spouse: Sarah Ann Parish
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1880 Missouri census, Knox County

Minor Clifton Self M 34 Kentucky
Alfred D Clifton Son M 2 Missouri
Sarah A Clifton Wife F 23 Missouri
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1900 Missouri census, Knox County

Head Miner Clifton M 52 Missouri
Wife Nettie Clifton F 42 Missouri
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Iowa Marriage Records, 1880-1937

Name: Minor Clifton
Birth Year: abt 1847
Gender: Male
Marriage Age: 60
Marriage Date: 3 Oct 1907
Marriage Place: Lee, Iowa
Father: Alfred Clifton
Spouse: Mary R Smith
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1910 Illinois census, Henderson County

Minor Clifton Head M 65 Kentucky
Mary Clifton Wife F 60 Kentucky
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Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947

Name: Minor Clifton
Birth Date: Apr 1846
Birth Place: Kentucky
Death Date: 24 Feb 1916
Death Place: Oquawka, Henderson, Illinois
Burial Place: Greensburg, Missouri
Death Age: 70
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Race: White
Marital Status: M
Gender: Male
Residence: Oquawka, Henderson, Illinois
Father Name: Minor Clifton
Father Birth Place: Kentucky
FHL Film Number: 1531028
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Illinois Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999

Name: Minor Clifton
Probate Place: Henderson, Illinois, USA
Inferred Death Place: Illinois, USA
Item Description: Probate Records, Vol C-D, 1904-1923; Wills, Vol A-D, 1841-1923; Letters of Administration, pg. 133
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News From Surrounding Towns

EDINA AND KNOX COUNTY, ITEMS

[By Staff Correspondent.]

Clifton Funeral Sunday.—The remains of Minor Clifton, a former resident of Baring, Mo., who died at his home in Illinois, were brought to Baring Sunday and interred at the Greensburg cemetery.

The Quincy Daily Journal
Quincy, Illinois
February 29, 1916; Pg. 10