Rev. 28 Aug. 2007, Gen. 303
DESCENDANTS OF SUSANNAH
GRAVES AND NATHAN ARNETT CLAMPITT OF TN, LA & TX
GENERATION 1
Susannah Graves (1) was born in
1785 (Bible and Stephen F. Austin records) or 1 (or 27) Jan. 1788 (per R‑3)
in TN, and died 3 Aug. 1868 (Bible record) in TX. She married Nathan Arnett Clampitt (or Clampett) in 1803 in TN
(or CA?). A consent note accompanying
the marriage license is signed by Susannah Clampett. Nathan was born in 1780 in CA, and died 24 Feb. 1823. They moved to Louisiana by 1822, since there
is a record of Nathan being on a road committee in Feliciana Parish, LA, in
1822. The family moved to Independence,
Washington Co., TX, and Susannah was a colonist, Spanish land grantee, wife and
mother there.
It seems likely that there were
more children than those listed below, because of the large time between some
of the children.
It is possible that Susannah was
either a daughter or granddaughter of James Graves and Mary Copeland of VA
& GA. Francis Graves, son of James,
owned land in Feliciana Parish and adjacent Amite Co., MS, on the same
creek. He lived in MS. The wife of Francis Graves was Rebecca
Spinks. Based on 2 children of Susannah
being named Francis and Rebecca, where they lived, and the ages of the people
involved, the most likely father of Susannah would seem to be Francis
Graves. Francis was supposedly born
1763 or before.
A second (less likely) possibility
is that Susannah was a daughter of James Graves by a second marriage. Mary Copeland probably would have been too
old to have had Susannah, and it was believed by R‑2 that Francis was
born 1771-72, so was too old to have been Susannah’s father. (R‑1, R‑2, R‑3)
Children - Clampitt
2. Ezekiel Clampitt, b. 14 June 1805, d. 27 March
1838 (Washington Co., TX).
+3. Mary Ann Clampitt, b. 2 Nov. 1807, m. Benjamin Eddins, 1 July 1824,
d. 7 Nov. 1899.
4. Elizabeth Clampitt, b. 5 April 1814, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Elliot, d. 1850.
+5. Nathan Arnett Clampitt, b. 13 April 1817, m. Mary Ann Dallas, 28
April 1842, d. 27 Sept. 1872.
6. Francis Graves Clampitt, b. 26 Jan. 1822, d.
1848.
7. Rebecca Clampitt, b. 1820-22.
GENERATION 2
CHILDREN OF SUSANNAH GRAVES (1)
AND NATHAN A. CLAMPITT
Mary Ann Clampitt (3) was born 2
Nov. (or 11 Feb.) 1807 in TN, and died 7 Nov. (or 11 July) 1899 in Fisk,
Madison Co., AL. She married Benjamin
Eddins on 1 July 1824 in East Feliciana Parish, LA. He was born 21 Feb. 1794 in SC, and died 2 July 1853 in Madison
Co., AL.
Benjamin moved to Madison Co., TN
from Old Ninety-Six District, SC, about 1813.
He lived in Madison Co. for a few years, and then moved to LA. Benjamin and Mary Ann returned to Madison
Co., AL after they were married, lived the rest of their lives there, and were
buried in Madison Co., AL. (R‑1)
Children - Eddins
8. Frank W. Eddins, m. Sarah A. Hargrove. 3 children.
+9. Susannah Elizabeth Eddins, b. 7 April 1834, m. John Bolling
Eldridge, 9 Feb. 1852, d.c. 1888.
10. Ann Rebecca Eddins, m. David Smith.
+11. Benjamin Graves Eddins, b. 23 Oct. 1836, m. Sarah Ann Bayless, Oct.
1859, d. 31 Oct. 1914.
+12. Mary Adeline Eddins, m. John B. Bayless.
+13. Richard Walker Eddins, m. Ellen Josephene Finley.
Nathan Arnett Clampitt (or
Clampett) (5) was born 13 April 1817 in TN, and died 27 Sept. 1872 in
Washington Co., TX. He married Mary Ann
Dallas on 28 April 1842. She was born
28 Jan. 1827 in KY, and died 6 June 1881 in Washington Co., TX. According to the 1880 census, her father was
born in MD and her mother in PA. They
were in the 1860, 1870 and 1880 censuses for Washington Co., TX. In the 1880 census there were 2
granddaughters, Ora, 12, and Cassie, 3.
Nathan was a farmer. All their
children were born in TX. (R‑2, R‑3)
Children - Clampitt
+14. George Washington Clampitt, b.c. 1844, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑.
15. Seaborn Graves Clampitt, b.c. 1846. This is probably the F. G. Clampitt in the
1870 census for Washington Co., TX, married with 1 child.
16. Lewis Wells Clampitt, b.c. 1848.
+17. William Francis Clampitt, b. 13 Aug. 1850, m. Della Isabella Smith,
25 Nov. 1875, d. 30 Jan. 1906.
18. James Robert Clampitt, b.c. 1852. He was listed as Robert in the 1860-1880
censuses, living with his parents.
19. Ora Clampitt, b.c. 1854.
+20. Ida Clampitt, b.c. 1856, m. John Leo Snyder, c. 1891.
21. Thomas Clampitt
22. Susan Elizabeth Clampitt, b.c. 1858.
23. Nathan Arnett Clampitt, III
24. Nathan Walter Clampitt
GENERATION 3
CHILDREN OF MARY A. CLAMPETT (3)
AND BENJAMIN EDDINS
Susannah (or Susan) Elizabeth
Eddins (9) was born 7 April 1834 and died about 1888. She married John Bolling Eldridge on 9 Feb. 1852 in Madison Co.,
AL. He was born about 1805 in Sussex
Co., VA, and died about 1859. He had
first married Elizabeth Margaret Browning, daughter of James E. Browning and
Ann J. ‑‑‑‑‑‑, on 9 Feb. 1825, and had 6
children. The family was in the 1860
census with the 3 children listed below.
(R‑1, R‑4)
Children - Eldridge
25. Robert S. Eldridge, b.c. 1853.
+26. Margaret Tabitha Diemer Eldridge, b. 22 June 1855, m. William
Joseph Hill, 17 Sept. 1873, d. 1915.
+27. Simen Adeline Eldridge, b. 1 April 1859, m. Andrew Jackson McClain,
12 April 1876, d. 22 Sept. 1926.
Benjamin Graves Eddins (11) was
born 23 Oct. 1836 in Madison Co., AL, died 31 Oct. 1914 in Limestone Co., AL,
and was buried in Brair Fork Cem., Madison Co. AL. He first married Sarah A. Bayless in Oct. 1859. She was born 12 Feb. 1843 in Madison Co. AL,
died 26 Dec. 1886, and was buried in Diana Cem., Giles Co., TN. (R‑1)
Children - Eddins
28. Mary Elizabeth Eddins, b. 20 Sept. 1860
(Madison Co., AL), d. 1 Feb. 1873.
29. Benjamin Bartley Eddins, b. 15 Oct. 1864, d.
22 April 1887
30. Jacob Vance Eddins, b. 10 Oct. 1869, d. 8 July
1876.
+31. Thomas Tereah (?) Eddins, b. 24 Jan. 1867, m. Mary Alice Griffis, 2
Feb. 1890, d. 13 March 1935.
+32. William Richard Eddins, b. 18 Jan. 1873, m. Marian Ada Schrimsher,
1 April 1896, d. 21 Jan. 1944.
+33. Altia L. Eddins, m. Robert E. Eddins.
34. Louis Aymett Eddins, b. 17 May 1878, m.
Johnnie Hastings, d. 15 July 1958. No
children.
+35. Sallie Pearl Eddins, b. 15 Sept. 1881, m. George F. Wells, d. 5
March 1959.
+36. Minnie Myrtle Eddins, m(1) John Phillips.
37. infant, name unknown
Mary Adeline Eddins (12) married
John B. Bayless. (R‑1)
Children - Bayless
38. Alice Bayless, m. Parks George.
39. Addie Bayless, m. Bunyan Bragg.
40. Betty Bayless, m. Joe Harris.
41. Will Bayless
42. Walter Graves Bayless
Richard Walker Eddins (13) married
Ellen Josephene Finley. (R‑1)
Children - Eddins
+43. Hugh Eddins, m. Mollie McDaniel.
+44. Abraham Eddins, m. Pearl Buchanan.
+45. Mary Eddins, m. Lon Kidd.
+46. Will Eddins, m(1) Callie Taylor, m(2) Narl Patterson.
47. Emma Eddins, died at age 2 years.
+48. Laura Eddins, m. Cornelus Sullivan.
+49. Benjamin Carrol Eddins, m. Myrtle New.
+50. Walter Eddins, m. Mable Hays.
51. Jim Eddins, m. Laura Hill.
52. Tommy Eddins, died at 2 or 3 months old.
CHILDREN OF NATHAN A. CLAMPITT
(5)
George Washington Clampitt (14) was
born about 1844 in TX. He married ‑‑‑‑‑‑. (R‑2)
Children - Clampitt
+53. Chester Clampitt, married.
William Francis Clampitt (17) was
born 13 (or 10?) Aug. 1850 in Independence, Washington Co., TX, and died 30
Jan. 1906 in West, McLennan Co., TX. He
was a surveyor. He married Della
Isabella (or Isabella Della) Smith on 25 Nov. 1875. She was born 16 July 1858, and died 22 Oct. 1893 in West,
McLennan Co., TX. They were in the 1900
census for Precinct 3, McLennan Co., TX.
He was a farmer. All their
children were born in TX. (R‑3)
Children - Clampitt
54. Mamie Belle Clampitt, b. Nov. 1876.
55. Lewis Styles Clampitt, b. Jan. 1879.
56. William Nathan Clampitt; not with family in
1900 census.
+57. Pressley Walter Clampitt, b. 27 Nov. 1883, m. Lela Pearl Edwards, 2
June 1907, d. 4 July 1977.
58. Frank Cox Clampitt, b. Feb. 1886.
59. Maggie Jane Clampitt, b. July 1888.
60. Mary Bettye Clampitt, b. Oct. 1890.
61. Lillie Edna Clampitt, b. April 1893.
Ida Clampitt (20) was born about
1856 in TX. She married John Leo (or
Lewis) Snyder, son of John W. Snyder and Mary Rolen, about 1891[1]. He was born 9 Oct. 1860 in MO, died 4 April
1941 in Ardenwald, OR, and was buried 21 April 1941 in Greenwood Hills,
Milwaukie, OR[2]. They were in the 1910 census for Leap,
Wallowa Co., OR, when he was an edgeman in a saw mill. They were in the 1920 census for Portland,
Multnomah Co., OR. Although R‑5
said his death certificate said he was born in IL, that is probably wrong,
since both the 1910 censuses gave his place of birth as MO. His father was born in IN and his mother in
IL. Their second child was born in WA,
and all the others in OR. (R‑5)
Children - Snyder
62. Charles Snyder, b.c. 1893.
+63. Ralph Leo Snyder, b. 23 Sept. 1895, m. Mary Josephine Cleary, d. 31
Aug. 1929.
64. Claude Snyder, b.c. 1898.
65. Louis Snyder, b.c. 1906.
GENERATION 4
CHILDREN OF SUSANNAH E. EDDINS
(9) AND JOHN B. ELDRIDGE
Margaret ("Maggie")
Tabitha Diemer Eldridge (26) was born 22 June 1855 in Harvest, Madison Co., AL,
died in 1915 in Lincoln Co., TN, and was buried in Prosperity Cem., Yukon,
TN. She married William Joseph Hill on
17 Sept. 1873. He was born 11 April
1838 and died 23 July 1917, a Confederate soldier, son of Ebenezer Hill, Jr.
(printer) of NH and Mary Tabitha Bryan of SC (sister of John Neely Bryan, first
settler of Dallas, TX). (R‑4)
Children - Hill
+66. Kate Eldridge Hill, b. 14 Dec. 1874, m. Aaron Rufus Goodenough, 31
Oct. 1895.
+67. Walter Vance Hill, b. 6 July 1881, m. Nellie Hall, 2 Aug. 1903, d.
22 Feb. 1959.
+68. Maggie Sue Hill, b. 6 April 1887, m. John Isaac Williams, 13 Oct.
1904.
+69. Oscar Julian Hill, b. 23 May 1894, m. Nova Layton.
70. William Earnest Hill, b. 7 Feb. 1899 (Lincoln
Co., TN), d. 11 Feb. 1899 (Lincoln Co., TN).
Bur. Prosperity Cem., Yukon, TN.
Simen Adeline Eldridge (27) was
born 1 April 1859 in AL, and died 22 Sept. 1926 in Kent Co., TX. She married Andrew Jackson McClain, son of
Alexander Clark McClain and Hanna Matilda Reynolds, on 12 April 1876 in Madison
Co., AL. He was born in 1844 and died
in 1922. (R‑4)
Children - McClain
+71. Fostina McClain, b.c. 1878, m. Joe Kenny.
+72. Edna May McClain, b. 1881, m. Matt Howell.
+73. Flora E. McClain, b. 1882, m. David William Stiles.
+74. Andrew Eldridge McClain, b. 1884, m. Cordie Harrell.
+75. Lura Bolden McClain, b. 1888, m. William M. Dusty Rhodes.
76. Alex Chenault McClain, b. 1893, d. 1893.
+77. Charles Arion McClain, b. 1896, m. Jessie Y. Condie Smith, d. 1984.
78. Porter Marion McClain, b. 1896, d. 1971.
CHILDREN OF BENJAMIN GRAVES
EDDINS (11)
Thomas Tereah (?) Eddins (31) was
born 24 Jan. 1867 in Giles Co., TN, died 13 March 1935 in Limestone Co., AL,
and was buried in City Cem., Athens, AL.
He married Mary Alice Griffis on 2 Feb. 1890 in Lincoln Co., TN. She was born 26 April 1871 in Lincoln Co.,
TN, died 13 March 1948 in Limestone Co., AL, and was buried in City Cem.,
Athens, AL. (R‑1)
Children - Eddins
79. James Oscar Eddins, b. 25 Aug. 1891, m. Mable
Miller, 6 Nov. 1914, d. 23 May 1931. No
children.
80. Lillie Mae Eddins, b. 26 July 1893, d. 13 Aug.
1895.
+81. Rosa Etta Eddins, b. 23 Oct. 1894, m. Mina Bridgeforth Holt, 27
Jan. 1915, d. 24 March 1963.
+82. Flonnie Olevia Eddins, b. 27 July 1897, m. William Earl Hastings,
d. 13 Dec. 1981.
William Richard Eddins (32) was
born 18 Jan. 1873 in Giles Co., TN, and died 21 Jan. 1944 in Birmingham,
AL. He married Marian Ada Schrimsher on
1 April 1896. She was born 20 Aug. 1875
and died 14 July 1936. They were both
born in Elmwood Cem., Birmingham, AL.
(R‑1)
Children - Eddins
+83. Charlie Floyd Eddins, b. 16 March 1898, m. Bessie Arnold, d. 21
Dec. 1950.
84. Walter Marvin Eddins, b. 23 Aug. 1900
(Columbus City, Marshall Co., AL), m. Elizabeth Taylor. No children.
+85. Nora Maybell Eddins, b. 10 Aug. 1903, m. Roy Clayton Bailey, d. 10
May 1979.
+86. Gracie Lorena Eddins, b. 24 April 1906, m(1) William D. Jordan,
m(2) E. J. Cooley, May 1962.
87. Annie Lois Eddins, m(1) James Ray Brown, m(2)
John Dunn, Dec. 1962. James d.
1957. Annie and James had an adopted
son, Larry Wayne Brown, b. July 1948.
Altia L. Eddins (33) married Robert
E. Eddins. (R‑1)
Children - Eddins
88. Oscar Roy Eddins, m. Irene Proctor. No children.
Sallie Pearl Eddins (35) was born
15 Sept. 1881 in Giles Co., TN, died 5 March 1959, and was buried in Athens
Cem., Athens, TN. She married George F.
Wells. He was born 2 April 1880 and
died 8 Dec. 1954. (R‑1)
Children - Wells
+89. Leonard Wells, m. Mamie Louise Vinson.
Minnie Myrtle Eddins (36) first
married John Phillips. (R‑1)
Children - Phillips
+90. Margie Phillips, m(1) Bruce Smith, m(2) James O. Price.
+91. Mary Phillips, m. Melvin Buckner.
+92. Jack Phillips, m. Emily Byers.
CHILDREN OF RICHARD W. EDDINS
(13) AND ELLEN J. FINLEY
Hugh Eddins (43) married Mollie
McDaniel. (R‑1)
Children - Eddins
93. Fannie Lucile Eddins
94. Ruth Eddins
95. McDaniel Eddins
96. Mildred Eddins
Abraham Eddins (44) married Pearl
Buchanan. (R‑1)
Children - Eddins
+97. Mary Helen Eddins, m. Walter Miller.
98. Donald Eddins
Mary Eddins (45) married Lon Kidd. (R‑1)
Children - Kidd
99. Lola Kidd
100. Laura Kidd
101. Edgar Kidd
102. Albert Kidd
103. Ogden Kidd
104. Mattie Ruth Kidd
105. Josephene Kidd
106. Mary Evelyn Kidd
Will Eddins (46) first married
Callie Taylor. He secondly married Narl
Patterson. (R‑1)
Children - Eddins, by Callie
Taylor
107. Buford Eddins
108. Joe Eddins
109. Ellin Eddins
Children - Eddins, by Narl
Patterson
110. Oma Earl Eddins
111. Ira Dee Eddins
Laura Eddins (48) married Cornelus
(or Cornelius?) Sullivan. (R‑1)
Children - Sullivan
112. Maggie Sullivan, m. Dolpus Rowe.
113. Birdie Sullivan
Benjamin Carrol Eddins (49) married
Myrtle New. (R‑1)
Children - Eddins
114. Benjamin Carrol Eddins, Jr.
115. William Eddins
116. John Eddins
Walter Eddins (50) married Mable
Hays. (R‑1)
Children - Eddins
117. Hazel Eddins
118. Richard Eddins
CHILDREN OF GEORGE CLAMPITT (14)
Chester (“Dick”) Clampitt (53)
married ‑‑‑‑‑‑. (R‑2)
Children - Clampitt
119. Eloise Clampitt, m. Jack Wackerbarth.
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM F. CLAMPITT
(17) AND DELLA I. SMITH
Pressley Walter Clampitt (57) was
born 27 Nov. 1883 in West, McLennan Co., TX, and died 4 July 1977 in Wichita
Falls, TX. He married Lela Pearl
Edwards on 2 June 1907. She was born 8
Jan. 1887 in West, McLennan Co., TX, and died 25 March 1971 in Fort Worth,
Tarrant Co., TX. (R‑3)
Children - Clampitt
120. Hulon Durham Clampitt
121. Walter Bernard Clampitt
122. Russell Clampitt
123. Walton Clampitt
+124. Mary Bettye Clampitt, b. 4 Jan. 1919, m. Errand Clifford Aston,
Jr., 2 June 1939.
125. William Edwards Clampitt
126. Francis Cullen Clampitt
127. John Layton Clampitt
CHILDREN OF IDA CLAMPITT (20)
AND JOHN L. SNYDER
Ralph Leo Snyder (63) was born 23
Sept. 1895 in Yakima, WA, and died 31 Aug. 1929 in Salem, OR. He married Mary Josephine Cleary, daughter
of James Cleary and Bridget Dempsey.
She was born 31 Aug. 1893 in Manhattan, New York, NY, and died 30 March
1874 in Portland, Multnomah Co., OR.
Ralph was a fireman who drowned at
a firemen’s picnic as he was trying to rescue a drwning victim. His wife was left to raise their children
until much later, when it was ruled that he died while in the duty of a fireman
and Mary was given his pension and insurance with interest. Mary was then known as “the bank of
Ireland.” (R‑5)
Children - Snyder
+128. Dorothy Helen Snyder, b. 12 Feb. 1921, m(1) Gilbert Eugene Welch,
m(2) Richard Forsythe, d. 9 March 1991.
129. Robert Snyder
130. Walter Snyder
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