MARION COUNTY, GA - BIOS Robert E. Clemens

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Memoirs of Georgia, Vol. II, Atlanta, Ga. 
Published by The Southern Historical Association in 1895


MARION COUNTY

Robert E. Clemens, merchant and farmer, Buena Vista, Marion Co.,
Ga., son of J.A. and S.B. (McGough) Clemens, was born in Marion
county in 1854.  His paternal grandparents were Thomas J. and
Sarah Clemens. He was a farmer and an early settler in Talbot
county, Ga., where he reared his family and ended his days.  He
was a soldier in the war of 1812.  Mr. Clemens’ father went to
Talbot county when a young man, whence later he moved to Marion
county and reared his family.  He was a farmer, was a large land
owner, and also owned many slaves.  He was a justice of the
inferior court for many  years; was an uncompromising democrat,
and an active and exemplary member of the Methodist church, to
the end of his life in 1865.  Mr. Clemens’ maternal grandparents
were Robert L. and (Cabaniss) McGough.  He was an early settler
of Monroe county, Ga., where he lived all his life, dying at the
age of ninety-six, and having lived with his wife seventy years.
He was a soldier in the late war with Great Britain, and also in
the Indian war of 1836.  Mr. Clemens was reared on the farm
about seven miles from Buena Vista, and received a country
school education.  He confined himself to farming interests
exclusively until 1887, when he embarked in a general
merchandise business in Buena Vista under the firm name of
Clemens & McCall, in which he has been successful.  He is also a
large cotton buyer and owns a large warehouse.  He is a large
stockholder and a director in the Buena Vista Loan and Savings
bank; is one of the wealthiest citizens, and recognized as one
of the ablest financiers in the county.  Mr. Clemens was happily
united in marriage in 1875 with Miss Mattie L. McCall - born in
Marion county in 1855 - daughter of Charles H. and Lucinda
(Thorp) McCall.  Six children have blessed this union: Charles,
Emmett, Dovie, Felton, Hattie, and Robert.