Geneva County AlArchives Biographies.....Clemmons, William F. 1851 - living in 1893
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Author: Brant & Fuller (1893)
   WILLIAM F. CLEMMONS, farmer of Geneva county, was born in Pulaski county,
Ga., in 1851. He is the son of John and Martha (Howell) Clemmons, the former of
whom was born in Georgia, grew to manhood and married in that state. Removing to
Alabama, he settled in that part of Dale county which now is a part of Geneva
county, near where William F. Clemmons now resides. He entered 160 acres of
land, settled upon it and improved it, and remained a farmer until death in
1883. Miss Martha Howell was born in Georgia in 1832, was married in her
fourteenth year and became the mother of nine children, six of whom still
survive. She is now the wife of C. Barton, a resident of Geneva county, and a
mechanic by trade, but who for several years has given his entire attention to
farming. William F. Clemmons grew to manhood in Geneva county near to where he
now lives. He was well educated, and upon arriving at manhood's estate turned
his attention to farming. He was married in 1874 to Miss Martha Burch, daughter
of Green Burch, and sister of S. G. Burch, whose memoir appears elsewhere in
this work. She was born in Geneva county, and grew to womanhood enjoying the
best educational advantages the county afforded. She was married in her
twentieth year, and became the mother of nine children, five of whom still
survive, viz.: Elvira, Lula T. V, Epsey A., Ida A., Francis M. Mrs. Clemmons is
a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, south. She is a model house keeper,
and takes great delight in making her home attractive in every way. Mr. Clemmons
bought his first tract of land, consisting of 240 acres, in 1870, and to this
amount he added until now he owns between 500 and. 600 acres, which forms one of
the finest farms in Geneva county. He has a large and commodious dwelling house,
surrounded by all the necessary outbuildings, improvements and. shade trees
needed to make it comfortable and home-like in every way. Politically he is a
Jeffersonian democrat, and was elected to the office of constable, which he held
one year. He is generally recognized as one of the best farmers in the county,
and is one of the most public-spirited men, taking great interest in educational
and religious institutions and in the material advancement of the country.



Additional Comments:
from "Memorial Record of Alabama", Vol. I, p. 1034-1035
Published by
Brant & Fuller (1893)
Madison, WI

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