Lewis Arrington Clements

b. November 1882, d. 17 November 1917
  • Lewis Arrington Clements was born in November 1882 in Alabama.
  • Orphaned at an early age, Lewis Clements was raised by John Wesley and Nannie Clements Holcroft, his mother's brother and father's sister, who had no children of their own.
  • He was known as Lewis Arrington Holcroft.
  • John Wesley Holcroft and Nancy J. Clements appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Forkland, Greene County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Lewis Arrington Holcroft. "Louis" is identified as their adopted son.
  • He married Florence Edna Torbert, daughter of James Anthony Torbert and Anna Mary Pegues, on 19 February 1908 in Marengo County, Alabama.
  • Lewis Arrington Clements and Florence Edna Torbert appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Cedarville, Hale County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Nannie Mae Holcroft. They are identified as Lewis A., Florence E. and Nannie M. Clements.
  • He was a timberman, working out, according to the 1910 census.
  • Lewis Arrington Clements died on 17 November 1917 in Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama.
  • His wife Florence Edna Torbert became a widow at his death.
  • Last Edited: 15 Aug 2013

Family: Florence Edna Torbert b. 15 March 1883, d. 17 August 1967