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William J Clift
Fact Date Place Description Note Sources
Birth 26 SEP 1856 Soddy, Hamilton Co., TN    
Grave Clift Martha J and William
Bible Clift Wallace Bruce and Ruth
Census 31 JUL 1860 Soddy, Hamilton Co., TN    
1860 TN Hamilton 85b Clift James
Census 25 AUG 1870 Long Savannah, Hamilton Co., TN    
1870 TN Hamilton 621a Clift James W
Marriage Lic. 22 SEP 1877 Hamilton Co., TN Martha Jane Lorella (Mattie) Wallace (details)  
Marriage 1877 TN Hamilton Clift Wallace
Marriage 26 SEP 1877 Hamilton Co., TN Martha Jane Lorella (Mattie) Wallace (details)  
Marriage 1877 TN Hamilton Clift Wallace
Occupation 1 JUN 1880 Hamilton Co., TN Farm laborer  
1880 TN Hamilton 50-48 Clift Willie
Census 1 JUN 1880 Hamilton Co., TN    
1880 TN Hamilton 50-48 Clift Willie
Witness 9 MAY 1885 Hamilton Co., TN Land sale by parents 49-667  
Land 21 SEP 1885 Hamilton Co., TN bought 80 a. from grandfather Wm Clift  
Land 1885 TN Hamilton Clift William 2
Land 24 DEC 1888 Hamilton Co., TN given 300 a by father  
Land 1888 TN Hamilton Clift J W
Land 24 DEC 1890 Hamilton Co., TN given 4 a by father  
Land 1890 TN Hamiliton Clift J W 2
Occupation 29 DEC 1893 Hamilton Co., TN Deputy Sheriff  
Court TN Hamilton Probate
Occupation BET 1895 AND 1897 Hamilton Co., TN Road Commissioner, Civil District 12  
Court TN Hamilton Probate
Occupation 27 DEC 1899 Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., TN Police sergeant  
Article Clift JW 50th Anniversary
Occupation 1 JUN 1900 Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., TN Book keeper, police station  
1900 TN Hamilton 54-1b Clift William
Residence 1 JUN 1900 Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., TN 525 Douglas St.  
1900 TN Hamilton 54-1b Clift William
Census 1 JUN 1900 Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., TN    
1900 TN Hamilton 54-1b Clift William
Land 20 OCT 1900 Hamilton Co., TN sold 273 a. on TN River  
Land 1900 TN Hamilton Clift William
Occupation 1903 Coke Co., TX Justice of the Peace http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/coke/vitals/marriages/1903mar. txt
Married two couples: 5/31/1903 and ... (more)
 
Court 1905 Hamilton Co., TN awarded $1 as absentee plaintiff in battery case  
Court TN Hamilton Circuit 1905-1906
Occupation 20 APR 1910 Coke Co., TX Farmer  
1910 TX Coke 23-3a Clift William
Census 21 APR 1910 Coke Co., TX    
1910 TX Coke 23-3a Clift William
AKA     Willie  
1880 TN Hamilton 50-48 Clift Willie
Death 5 JUL 1913 Corpus Christi, Nueces Co., TX   Drowning
Grave Clift Martha J and William
Bible Clift Wallace Bruce and Ruth
Death 1913 TX Nueces Clift William
Burial 6 JUL 1913 Robert Lee, Coke Co., TX    
Grave Clift Martha J and William
Death 1913 TX Nueces Clift William


Closest Relatives:
Father: James Warren Clift (details)
Mother: Mary Jane McKenzie (details)
Spouse 1: Martha Jane Lorella (Mattie) Wallace (details)


Notes:
Middle initial from son Oscar's death certificate (supplied by Oscar Jr).