Edward Wesley Clements
b. 21 December 1869, d. 7 July 1949
- Father: Quincy Edward Clements b. circa 1837, d. 2 May 1882
- Mother: Mildred Courtney Holcroft b. circa 1849, d. 20 March 1885
- Edward Wesley Clements was born on 21 December 1869 in Alabama.
- Quincy Edward Clements and Mildred Courtney Holcroft appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Greensboro PO, Hale County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Edward Wesley Clements.
- Quincy Edward Clements and Mildred Courtney Holcroft appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Cedarville, Hale County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Edward Wesley Clements. Also in the household were children Gay (age 5), Robert (4) and William (3), not yet recorded.
- He married Florence Edna Torbert, daughter of James Anthony Torbert and Anna Mary Pegues, on 14 April 1919 in Hale County, Alabama. Edward was an older brother of Florence's first husband Lewis Arrington Clements who was known by his adoptive father's name, Holcroft..
- Edward Wesley Clements and Florence Edna Torbert appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Gladewater, Gregg County, Texas. Other members of the household included James Wesley Holcroft and Anna Pegues Clements. Florence's children from her earlier marriage to Edward's younger brother Lewis are identified as Nannie and James Holcroft. Also in the household are Edward's children Ida (age 20) and Jack K. Clements (12), not yet recorded.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1920 census.
- Edward Wesley Clements and Florence Edna Torbert appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Gregg County, Texas. Other members of the household included Anna Pegues Clements and James Wesley Holcroft.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1930 census.
- Edward Wesley Clements and Florence Edna Torbert appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Gladewater, Gregg County, Texas, at Highway 80. Other members of the household included Anna Pegues Clements.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1940 census.
- Edward Wesley Clements died on 7 July 1949 at age 79 in Gladewater, Gregg County, Texas, . His death was officially witnessed by Florence Edna Torbert.
- His wife Florence Edna Torbert became a widow at his death.
- He was interred at Rosedale Cemetery, Gladewater, Gregg County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 13 Aug 2013
- Charts: Descendants of PEGUES Claudius & Marcia Saunders, Descendants of TORBERT Anthony & Margaret Simpson
Family: Florence Edna Torbert b. 15 March 1883, d. 17 August 1967
- Anna Pegues Clements b. 10 August 1920, d. 12 September 1971