23rd Generation

63. THOMAS LATHON CLOPTON SR. was born on 19 October 1874 in MILAM COUNTY, MILAM, TEXAS, USA. He died on 27 July 1941 in LEE COUNTY, LEE, TEXAS, USA. He was buried on 29 July 1941 in UPPER KNOBBS CEMETERY, LEE, TEXAS, USA. THOMAS has reference number 3. SEVERAL PHOTO'S OF GRANDPA AND FAMILY MEMBERS AT THE OLD CLOPTON PLACE. MORRIS L. CLOPTON HAS SEVERAL PHOTO'S COURTESY OF FAMILY MEMBERS.

WENT TO CONNEL SCHOOL BETWEEN TAYLOR AND CAMERON, TEXAS.
LTR 1/11/1905 IN DILLWORTH, GONZALES, TEXAS FROM THOMAS LATHON CLOPTON, SR. TO GILES CROUCH, RACHEL CROUCH'S BROTHER. TALKS ABOUT THOMAS RENTING A PLACE WITH TWO HOUSES ON IT BUT THOMAS WAS DISATISFIED AFTER THE DEATH OF TWO OF HIS CHILDREN. FRED DIED 19 AUGUST 1904, BARNEY DIED 27 NOVEMBER 1904.

THOMAS TRAVELED TO EDNA, TEXAS IN JACKSON COUNTY TO VISIT HUGH C. CLOPTON HIS FATHER AND FAMILY IN 1915, WHEN GERTRUDE WAS 3 WEEKS OLD. HUGH APPARENTLY WAS LIVING WITH HIS DAUGHTER ALICE CORNELIOUS (CLOPTON) NICHOLS AND JOE LAWRENCE NICHOLS SR. AT THAT TIME.
T.L. CLOPTON AND MINNE HAD OIL AND GAS LEASES FEB, 1920, LEE COUNTY. T.L.
CLOPTON BOUGHT LAND IN LEE COUNTY IN 1918.

SUPPOSED TO HAVE A HALF UNCLE NAMED VESTER BATES PER WINNIE VELMA (SMITH) CLOPTON.

THOMAS LATHON CLOPTON SR. and RACHEL MODEAN CROUCH¹⁰⁶ were married on 7 December 1893 in CAMERON, MILAM, TEXAS, USA. MARRIED BY REV. N.W. McMILLAN, RECORDED IN BOOK 6 PAGE 233 OF MARRIAGE
RECORDS. LICENSE ISSUED 6 DECEMBER 1893 BY W.M. GILL COUNTY CLERK, BY
CLARENCE E. GILL, DEPUTY. MILIAM COUNTY TEXAS. MORRIS L. CLOPTON HAS THE
ORIGINAL LICENSE.

MORRIS L. CLOPTON HAS THE ORIGINAL MARRIAGE LICENSE, OBTAINED BY FLORENE
(CLOPTON) VOIGT FROM MILIAM COUNTY COURT HOUSE. FLO GAVE MORRIS THE
LICENSE 18 OCTOBER 1992 AT RUBY CLOPTON'S HOUSE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS. RACHEL MODEAN CROUCH was born on 30 June 1877. She died on 7 February 1912 in AUSTIN, TRAVIS, TEXAS, USA. She was buried on 9 February 1912 in LOWER KNOBBS CEMETERY, LEE, TEXAS, USA.

THOMAS LATHON CLOPTON SR. and RACHEL MODEAN CROUCH had the following children:

+72	i.	ARCHIE LATHON CLOPTON.
+73	ii.	ALBERT JASON CLOPTON.
+74	iii.	CLARENCE CLYDE CLOPTON.
75	iv.	CLYDE CLARENCE CLOPTON was born on 11 April 1900. He died on 11 April 1900. TWIN BROTHER TO CLARENCE CLYDE CLOPTON
76	v.	FRED CLOPTON was born on 17 March 1902. He died on 19 August 1904.
77	vi.	BARNEY CLOPTON was born on 28 November 1903. He died on 29 November 1904.
78	vii.	MYRTLE CLOPTON was born on 17 March 1905. She died on 17 September 1908.
+79	viii.	ALMER BLOSSIE CLOPTON.
+80	ix.	THOMAS LATHON CLOPTON JR..
+81	x.	ERNIE CECIL CLOPTON.
+82	xi.	RACHEL MODEAN CLOPTON.

THOMAS LATHON CLOPTON SR. and ARMINTIE REBECCA BROWN¹⁰⁷ were married on 4 February 1913 in LEE COUNTY, LEE, TEXAS, USA. ARMINTIE REBECCA BROWN, WAS THE SISTER OF MARTHA ELIZABETH BROWN - m.
JESSIE TULLE SMITH, MY GRAND MOTHER AND GRANDFATHER, ARMINTIE WAS THE
SISTER OF CORA BROWN - m. CARVIN ALFORD CLOPTON, BROTHER OF THOMAS LATHON
CLOPTON SR.

I USED TO GET IN TROUBLE FOR CALLING GRANDMA CLOPTON "AUNT MINT". SHE WAS
MY MOTHER'S AUNT AND THAT'S WHAT MAMA CALLED HER. SO I FOLLOWED SUIT.
MARRIED BY W.E. LAWHON JUSTICE OF THE PEACE IN LEE COUNTY. ARMINTIE REBECCA BROWN was born on 4 February 1883 in KNOBBS, LEE, TEXAS, USA. She died on 27 March 1967 in HOUSTON, HARRIS, TEXAS, USA. She was buried on 29 March 1967 in UPPER KNOBBS CEMETERY, LEE, TEXAS, USA. FREJOE BROWN FATHER OF MINNIE WAS IN THE CIRCUS.
T.L. CLOPTON AND MINNE HAD OIL AND GAS LEASES FEB, 1920, LEE COUNTY. T.L.
CLOPTON BOUGHT LAND IN LEE COUNTY IN 1918.

THOMAS LATHON CLOPTON SR. and ARMINTIE REBECCA BROWN had the following children:

+83	i.	ODILLIA IRENE CLOPTON.
+84	ii.	GERTRUDE REBECCA CLOPTON.
+85	iii.	THOMAS NOBLE CLOPTON.
86	iv.	DESSA ODESSA CLOPTON was born on 14 September 1918 in McDADE, LEE, TEXAS, USA.108 LIST WHITE FEMALE, BORN McDADE, TEXAS, FATHER TOM CLOPTON, MOTHER MINTIE BROWN. PHYSICIAN G.W. SOUTHERN She died on 27 February 2010 in HOUSTON, HARRIS, TEXAS, USA. She was buried on 4 March 2010 in KNOBBS, LEE, TEXAS, USA. Pastor Mark McBride of Knobbs Springs Baptist church conducted Aunt Odessa's funeral service at 1:00PM Thursday March 4, 2010. Nieces and nephews plus cousins were in attendance from several of Aunt Odessa's siblings including Thomas Lathon Clopton Jr. Ernie Cecil Clopton, Thomas Noble Clopton, Slyvester Clopton, Almer Blossie (Clopton) Sanders, Clarence Clyde Clopton and Aunt Alice Corneila (Clopton) Nichols. There was much reminiscing about old memories and how much Aunt Odessa loved family reunions and researching Clopton family history. AUNT ODESSA SAID THAT HER FATHER THOMAS LATHON CLOPTON SR. ALWAYS SPOKE OF A COUSIN NAMED BRADY BATES. THAT THIS COUSIN WAS VERY PRETTY AND THAT HE WOULD HAVE MARRIED HER IF SHE WASN'T HIS COUSIN. HER FATHER SHOULD BE HUGH C. CLOPTONS HALF BROTHER. I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FIND A BRADY BATES IN THE TEXAS CENSUS THAT I HAVE CHECKED.
+87	v.	SYLVESTER CLOPTON.