This is what I have in my files regarding this young man. I know that a very kindly member of this board past this information to me but I have neglected to record their name. If memory serves, it may have been the late Marsel Creech who was a most gracious lady indeed! In Ocotober of 1854 Hezekiah Clem and Joseph Nolan (brothers-in-law) were accused of killing and robbing John B. Clay for what was said to be $95. Their defense attorney, David Y Lyttle, got them acquitted but it appears that the neighborhood firmly believed they were guility and had been "got off" by a good lawyer. As Hezekiah Clem grew older he got into more trouble. His neighbors and acquintances began to lose their patience with him and abt. 1856 several gaming and concealed weapons indictments are recorded. On the first of April 1859 Clem was arrested for having a concealed weapon and stealing a bee gum full of honey from Isaac Noe. On the 15th he assaulted Benjamin Middleton. Two days later, he was arested again for shooting off a pistol in the town limits and on the 19th he was charged on a complaint by David Bailey for "Drawing a rock on him with intent of striking." Early on July 7, 1859 Jim Middleton and John Clem, Hezekiah's brother, got into a fight. An old man named Ben Irvin rooted loudly for Middleton which angered John Clem considerably as he is said to have kicked Irvin and threatened worse if Irvin did not hush. The old man had been drinking considerably early in the day and soon went to sleep in a yard. Hezekiah Clem saw him there and took a large stone and dropped it on or near his head, probably in spite over Irvin's support of Middleton earlier. At this point or shortly thereafter, Irvin got up and began to walk up to Hezekiah Jenning's house, the county jailer. Clem folowed him and as Irvin went to put his leg over the gate at Jennings, Clem hit him in the side. Thinking he had had only been hit with a rock, Irvin went on up to the porch. It was not until later that it ws discovered that Irvin had been stabbed, apparently with a pocket knife. Irvin died three days later from the wound. Hezekiah Clem was tried and convicted for the murder. He was hung the summer of 1860. Mary Beth ----- Original Message ----- From: "darlene" <darlene@adweb.net> To: <KYHARLAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 10:45 AM Subject: Re: [KYHARLAN] please post on board, Pace etc.... > 1850 Census Harlan Co Ky : Harlan DIVISION: Dist. No. 2 REEL NO: > M432-203 PAGE NO: 16 > 32 114 114 Clemon William 50 M Farmer > Virginia X > 33 114 114 Clemon Amy 39 F > Virginia X > 34 114 114 Clemon Rosanna 20 F > Virginia > 35 114 114 Clemon Hezekiah 18 M Farmer > Kentucky Hung for killing > 36 114 114 Clemon William 16 M Farmer > Kentucky > 37 114 114 Clemon Sally 12 F > Kentucky X > 38 114 114 Clemon John F 10 M > Kentucky X > 39 114 114 Clemon Elizabeth 9 F > Kentucky X > 40 114 114 Clemon Nancy 6 F > Kentucky > 41 114 114 Clemon Moses C 3 M > Kentucky > > CENSUS YEAR: 1830 STATE: KY COUNTY: Harlan MICROFILM#: M19-37 > ENUMERATOR: John Dixon > page #115 Line 3 CLEMMONS WILLIAM . . . . . . > . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . > . > > Do you need more proof than this? I am sure people want their information > Correct especially if they want to take their lines back farther.. The > spelling on Probate Deed is Clemmons .. I can not scanthat for you as my > last computer does not have a Scanner Hooked up no room for it... ((Grin)) > you will just have to take my word for it......I however note > Clemmons/Clemons/Clem as wonder if they Changed name so as not to be > associated with the hanging of their son Hezekiah Clemmons/Clem in 1860 > .. > as in the 1860 Census they list their name as Clem altho some property > bought in name of Clemmons/Clemons also think I have seen it written > Clemens > ..... Darlene Pace > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linda Lewis-Weissinger" <linsing@bellsouth.net> > To: <KYHARLAN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 8:13 AM > Subject: [KYHARLAN] please post on board, Pace etc.... > > >> >> Please post on the board answers to questions for all of us. Their are a >> lot of people that do ancestral charts for a hobby and want the up to >> date >> extended family information. >> >> With so many web sites charging for info that I have even supplied, it is >> nice to have a few places left that we genealogist can have free access >> to >> each others families. >> >> My families connect to yours I quarantee somewhere!! >> Happy Trails, >> Linda Lewis-Weissinger and a few of my blood lines: Lewis, Hall, Brock, >> Shepherd, Gaylor, York, Osborne, Howard, Dryden, Douglas, Locke, Titus, >> Warren, Creech, Cornett, Benham, Stamper, Morgan, Holt, Benton, Smith, >> Pennington, Griffith, Williamson, Taylor, Prichard, Pennell, Hyandson, >> Mailin, >> >> >> >> ==== KYHARLAN Mailing List ==== >> Harlan Kentucky Website. >> Harlan County Research: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyharlan/ >> Harlan County AHGP: http://www.ahgp.org/ >> ALHN---Harlan Kentucky: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyharla2/ >> >> __________ NOD32 1.1231 (20050923) Information __________ >> >> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >> http://www.eset.com >> >> > > > ==== KYHARLAN Mailing List ==== > Harlan Kentucky Websites. > Harlan County Research: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyharlan/ > Harlan county AHGP: http://www.ahgp.org/ > Harlan County ALHN: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyharla2/ > >