Biography of George W. Clements - Craighead Co, AR

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SOURCE: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northeast Arkansas.
Goodspeed Publishers, 1889.

page 325

George W. Clements, a well-to-do farmer, stock raiser and cotton-ginner
of Cane Island, was born in Tennessee in 1834. His father, William
Clements, was a native of Alabama, and married Miss Melinda Mooney, a
native of Georgia. In 1840 they came to Mississippi County, Ark., and a
year later settled on a tract of land on Big Lake, renting for about
four years, and then moved to Little River neighborhood. Soon after
they located in what is now Craighead County, in the Varner settlement.
Mrs. Clements died in 1845 and was followed four years later by her
husband. They were among the pioneer settlers of Craighead County, and
were in all ways most worthy and exemplary citizens. George Clements
was reared among the rude surroundings of those days, receiving but a
meager education. He was a gallant Confederate soldier and participated
in several engagements. He located where he now resides in 1868, and
has since been occupied in farming and cotton-ginning. His present gin
is one of the best in the county. In 1887 he ginned ninety-eight bales
of cotton, and the year following 146 bales. He owns 100 acres of good
land, a portion of which is under a high state of cultivation. Mr.
Clements has been married four times. His first wife was Sarah
McDaniel, who died in 1865, and was the mother of one child, James F.
Elizabeth O'Conley became his second wife and one son, George, was born
to this union. He married for his third wife Mrs. Susan (Folks)
Roberts. His present wife was Mrs. Luanna Smith, who is a daughter of
Thomas Slocum; she was born in Madison County, Tenn., but left there
when a child ten years of age. Mrs. Clements was the mother of a son by
her former husband, but it died in childhood. Mr. and Mrs. Clements are
members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and are useful and
influential members of society. They interest themselves in moral and
educational matters and liberally contribute to all worthy enterprises.