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Thomas Gilbert Clegg

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Thomas Gilbert Clegg Veteran

Birth
Indiana, USA
Death
7 Jun 1918 (aged 78)
Wise County, Texas, USA
Burial
Decatur, Wise County, Texas, USA GPS-Latitude: 33.1729154, Longitude: -97.5563812
Plot
Section 2-N, Row 9, Grave 167
Memorial ID
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Thomas Gilbert Clegg was born near Vinceinnes, Indiana. There were five brothers and one girl. Two of the brothers came South before the Civil War, fought for the South, and were never heard from after the War. Thomas Gilbert Clegg fought on the side of the North during the Civil War. After the war he and one brother, John, came south. John died in Fort Worth, Texas in 1906

Thomas Gilbert Clegg married in Indiana - don't know the wife's name-had one child, and the wife and child both died. After coming to Texas, he married Lou Wasson (Wau'son). They had one child, John Harley Clegg , named after Harley Portwood of Decatur, born June 7, 1878. Lou died when John Harley was 18 months old.

Thomas Gilbert Clegg then married Mrs. Unety Criner . They had four children: Sallie; William (Will); Mattie; and Walter.

Information from Thomas Gilbert's granddaughter, Melba Votaw Cunningham, daughter of John Harley Clegg.
Thomas Gilbert Clegg was born near Vinceinnes, Indiana. There were five brothers and one girl. Two of the brothers came South before the Civil War, fought for the South, and were never heard from after the War. Thomas Gilbert Clegg fought on the side of the North during the Civil War. After the war he and one brother, John, came south. John died in Fort Worth, Texas in 1906

Thomas Gilbert Clegg married in Indiana - don't know the wife's name-had one child, and the wife and child both died. After coming to Texas, he married Lou Wasson (Wau'son). They had one child, John Harley Clegg , named after Harley Portwood of Decatur, born June 7, 1878. Lou died when John Harley was 18 months old.

Thomas Gilbert Clegg then married Mrs. Unety Criner . They had four children: Sallie; William (Will); Mattie; and Walter.

Information from Thomas Gilbert's granddaughter, Melba Votaw Cunningham, daughter of John Harley Clegg.


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  • Maintained by: dmw
  • Originally Created by: H M G
  • Added: Apr 21, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26191600/thomas_gilbert-clegg: accessed ), memorial page for Thomas Gilbert Clegg (26 Dec 1839–7 Jun 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 26191600, citing Sand Hill Cemetery, Decatur, Wise County, Texas, USA; Maintained by dmw (contributor 51034593).