JOSEPH JOSIAH "JOE" CLIFTON birth date was recorded in the family Bible and was transcribed and published in "Yoakum Community, The First One Hundred Years Book, 1887-1987" by the Centennial Book Committee and it is recorded on his death certificate. He married SARAH JANE 'JANEY' BUCHANAN on 27 Sep 1880 in Cuero, DeWitt County, Texas (County Clerk Marriage Record).
SARAH JANE 'JANEY' BUCHANAN was born 11 Jun 1860 in Texas and died 19 Mar 1923 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; buried in Edna, Jackson County, Texas. She is the daughter of SAMUEL ALFRED BUCHANAN and MARTHA RICH. MARTHA is the daughter of HIRAM RICH and wife NANCY ANN COX, daughter of AARON COX and wife, OLLIE BAKER. HIRAM is the son of JOHN RICH and wife, SUSANNAH BARLEYCORN.
CHILDREN of JOE and JANEY are:
(1) John Alfred Clifton, born 4 Oct 1881; died May 1963; married 1st Willie Copeland 2nd Willie Hardin.
(2) Samuel David Clifton, b. 1884,who married Nora Elizabeth Manning.
(3) Beatrice Clifton, born 30 Aug 1886; died 10 Jan 1908; married Farrell Butler.
(4) Baby Girl died at birth b & d 1889. Twin to # 5.
(5) Joel Bennett Clifton, born 14 Jan 1889; died 6 Sep 1969; married Jodie Houchins.
(6) Edwin D. Clifton, born 2 Mar 1893; died 11 Jan 1930; married Viola Augusta Wilkins on 8 Apr, 1911 in Lavaca County, Texas. Likely that the D. stood for Dolphus.
(7) William Arthur Clifton, born 13 May 1895; died 1 Aug 1959; married Beulah Eleanora Cox.
(8) Hugh Martin Clifton born 5 Mar 1898; died 18 Feb 1982.
(9) Alfred Alfonso Clifton, born 14 Mar 1902; died Oct 1977; married Idell Collins.
His father, JOHN F. CLIFTON, was born 18 Feb 1835 in Macon County, Illinois, and his wife, MARTHA ELLEN STUTSMAN, born 27 Jan 1838 in Parke County, Indiana. Vermillion formed from Parke County in 1824. They married 19 Jan 1854 in Clark County, Missouri, by George Sawyers, J.P.
MARTHA STUTSMAN is the daughter of ISSAC STUTSMAN born in North Carolina and lived in Indiana and his his wife, DEBORAH STALKER. DEBORAH is the daughter of GEORGE STALKER and second wife, RACHEL FARMER (MRS. BRADLEY). The Stalkers were Quakers in Deep River, Guilford County, North Carolina and the records are excellent. RACHEL and GEORGE had ELIZABETH born November 29, 1791, GEORGE born September 16, 1793, and DEBORAH born September 27, 1795. DEBORAH was only three years old when her father died on February 27, 1798 In Deep River, Guilford, North Carolina.
SARAH JANE 'JANEY' BUCHANAN was born 11 Jun 1860 in Texas and died 19 Mar 1923 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; buried in Edna, Jackson County, Texas. She is the daughter of SAMUEL ALFRED BUCHANAN and MARTHA RICH. MARTHA is the daughter of HIRAM RICH and wife NANCY ANN COX, daughter of AARON COX and wife, OLLIE BAKER. HIRAM is the son of JOHN RICH and wife, SUSANNAH BARLEYCORN.
CHILDREN of JOE and JANEY are:
(1) John Alfred Clifton, born 4 Oct 1881; died May 1963; married 1st Willie Copeland 2nd Willie Hardin.
(2) Samuel David Clifton, b. 1884,who married Nora Elizabeth Manning.
(3) Beatrice Clifton, born 30 Aug 1886; died 10 Jan 1908; married Farrell Butler.
(4) Baby Girl died at birth b & d 1889. Twin to # 5.
(5) Joel Bennett Clifton, born 14 Jan 1889; died 6 Sep 1969; married Jodie Houchins.
(6) Edwin D. Clifton, born 2 Mar 1893; died 11 Jan 1930; married Viola Augusta Wilkins on 8 Apr, 1911 in Lavaca County, Texas. Likely that the D. stood for Dolphus.
(7) William Arthur Clifton, born 13 May 1895; died 1 Aug 1959; married Beulah Eleanora Cox.
(8) Hugh Martin Clifton born 5 Mar 1898; died 18 Feb 1982.
(9) Alfred Alfonso Clifton, born 14 Mar 1902; died Oct 1977; married Idell Collins.
His father, JOHN F. CLIFTON, was born 18 Feb 1835 in Macon County, Illinois, and his wife, MARTHA ELLEN STUTSMAN, born 27 Jan 1838 in Parke County, Indiana. Vermillion formed from Parke County in 1824. They married 19 Jan 1854 in Clark County, Missouri, by George Sawyers, J.P.
MARTHA STUTSMAN is the daughter of ISSAC STUTSMAN born in North Carolina and lived in Indiana and his his wife, DEBORAH STALKER. DEBORAH is the daughter of GEORGE STALKER and second wife, RACHEL FARMER (MRS. BRADLEY). The Stalkers were Quakers in Deep River, Guilford County, North Carolina and the records are excellent. RACHEL and GEORGE had ELIZABETH born November 29, 1791, GEORGE born September 16, 1793, and DEBORAH born September 27, 1795. DEBORAH was only three years old when her father died on February 27, 1798 In Deep River, Guilford, North Carolina.
JOSEPH JOSIAH "JOE" CLIFTON birth date was recorded in the family Bible and was transcribed and published in "Yoakum Community, The First One Hundred Years Book, 1887-1987" by the Centennial Book Committee and it is recorded on his death certificate. He married SARAH JANE 'JANEY' BUCHANAN on 27 Sep 1880 in Cuero, DeWitt County, Texas (County Clerk Marriage Record).
SARAH JANE 'JANEY' BUCHANAN was born 11 Jun 1860 in Texas and died 19 Mar 1923 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; buried in Edna, Jackson County, Texas. She is the daughter of SAMUEL ALFRED BUCHANAN and MARTHA RICH. MARTHA is the daughter of HIRAM RICH and wife NANCY ANN COX, daughter of AARON COX and wife, OLLIE BAKER. HIRAM is the son of JOHN RICH and wife, SUSANNAH BARLEYCORN.
CHILDREN of JOE and JANEY are:
(1) John Alfred Clifton, born 4 Oct 1881; died May 1963; married 1st Willie Copeland 2nd Willie Hardin.
(2) Samuel David Clifton, b. 1884,who married Nora Elizabeth Manning.
(3) Beatrice Clifton, born 30 Aug 1886; died 10 Jan 1908; married Farrell Butler.
(4) Baby Girl died at birth b & d 1889. Twin to # 5.
(5) Joel Bennett Clifton, born 14 Jan 1889; died 6 Sep 1969; married Jodie Houchins.
(6) Edwin D. Clifton, born 2 Mar 1893; died 11 Jan 1930; married Viola Augusta Wilkins on 8 Apr, 1911 in Lavaca County, Texas. Likely that the D. stood for Dolphus.
(7) William Arthur Clifton, born 13 May 1895; died 1 Aug 1959; married Beulah Eleanora Cox.
(8) Hugh Martin Clifton born 5 Mar 1898; died 18 Feb 1982.
(9) Alfred Alfonso Clifton, born 14 Mar 1902; died Oct 1977; married Idell Collins.
His father, JOHN F. CLIFTON, was born 18 Feb 1835 in Macon County, Illinois, and his wife, MARTHA ELLEN STUTSMAN, born 27 Jan 1838 in Parke County, Indiana. Vermillion formed from Parke County in 1824. They married 19 Jan 1854 in Clark County, Missouri, by George Sawyers, J.P.
MARTHA STUTSMAN is the daughter of ISSAC STUTSMAN born in North Carolina and lived in Indiana and his his wife, DEBORAH STALKER. DEBORAH is the daughter of GEORGE STALKER and second wife, RACHEL FARMER (MRS. BRADLEY). The Stalkers were Quakers in Deep River, Guilford County, North Carolina and the records are excellent. RACHEL and GEORGE had ELIZABETH born November 29, 1791, GEORGE born September 16, 1793, and DEBORAH born September 27, 1795. DEBORAH was only three years old when her father died on February 27, 1798 In Deep River, Guilford, North Carolina.
SARAH JANE 'JANEY' BUCHANAN was born 11 Jun 1860 in Texas and died 19 Mar 1923 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; buried in Edna, Jackson County, Texas. She is the daughter of SAMUEL ALFRED BUCHANAN and MARTHA RICH. MARTHA is the daughter of HIRAM RICH and wife NANCY ANN COX, daughter of AARON COX and wife, OLLIE BAKER. HIRAM is the son of JOHN RICH and wife, SUSANNAH BARLEYCORN.
CHILDREN of JOE and JANEY are:
(1) John Alfred Clifton, born 4 Oct 1881; died May 1963; married 1st Willie Copeland 2nd Willie Hardin.
(2) Samuel David Clifton, b. 1884,who married Nora Elizabeth Manning.
(3) Beatrice Clifton, born 30 Aug 1886; died 10 Jan 1908; married Farrell Butler.
(4) Baby Girl died at birth b & d 1889. Twin to # 5.
(5) Joel Bennett Clifton, born 14 Jan 1889; died 6 Sep 1969; married Jodie Houchins.
(6) Edwin D. Clifton, born 2 Mar 1893; died 11 Jan 1930; married Viola Augusta Wilkins on 8 Apr, 1911 in Lavaca County, Texas. Likely that the D. stood for Dolphus.
(7) William Arthur Clifton, born 13 May 1895; died 1 Aug 1959; married Beulah Eleanora Cox.
(8) Hugh Martin Clifton born 5 Mar 1898; died 18 Feb 1982.
(9) Alfred Alfonso Clifton, born 14 Mar 1902; died Oct 1977; married Idell Collins.
His father, JOHN F. CLIFTON, was born 18 Feb 1835 in Macon County, Illinois, and his wife, MARTHA ELLEN STUTSMAN, born 27 Jan 1838 in Parke County, Indiana. Vermillion formed from Parke County in 1824. They married 19 Jan 1854 in Clark County, Missouri, by George Sawyers, J.P.
MARTHA STUTSMAN is the daughter of ISSAC STUTSMAN born in North Carolina and lived in Indiana and his his wife, DEBORAH STALKER. DEBORAH is the daughter of GEORGE STALKER and second wife, RACHEL FARMER (MRS. BRADLEY). The Stalkers were Quakers in Deep River, Guilford County, North Carolina and the records are excellent. RACHEL and GEORGE had ELIZABETH born November 29, 1791, GEORGE born September 16, 1793, and DEBORAH born September 27, 1795. DEBORAH was only three years old when her father died on February 27, 1798 In Deep River, Guilford, North Carolina.
