Jesse Capitolia Clements was born in Millry, Washington County, Alabama, to her parents Jesse and Lupina Pynes Clements.
Jesse was married three times. She first married James Madison Hannegan about 1882-1884. Together they had a son, James Lovie Hannegan. They operated a general store at Lake Providence. However, Mr. Hannegan died in 1890, probably from yellow fever. Tragically, their son died two years later in 1892.
On July 5, 1894, Jessie married Joseph Clay Gaulden in Delhi, Louisiana. He soon received an appointment as a printer for the U. S. government in Washington, DC. So, they moved there in September 1894 and he later died from Bright's disease in 1913. During this time Jessie divided her residency between living with her husband and visiting relatives in Louisiana and Alabama. Also, the Gauldens traveled extensively as is related in several news items. Among some of their destinations were Colorado Springs, San Antonio, Kings Mountain, North Carolina; Florida, and even Mexico. They also owned a home in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. After her husband's death, Jessie continued to maintain her residence in Washington, as late as 1916. By 1920, she was visiting with her sister Virginia Clements Kelly in Eudora, Arkansas, as she is enumerated in the census record there. Jessie and Mr. Gaulden had no children.
About 1921, she married the widower, Samuel Porter Brown who resided near her birthplace in the town of Silas in neighboring Choctaw County, Alabama. Samuel lost his wife in 1919 and had two grown sons. He later died there in 1929. In his will, he provided for Jessie to live there at the homestead and have use of his home and possessions for the duration of her life. The will was witnessed by two sons of Clements relations who were first cousins of Jesse's. In 1930, she is still living in Silas, Alabama, and her brother John H. Clements is enumerated there as he must have paid her a visit.
By about 1935, she decided to move back to Louisiana. She is mentioned in various newspapers as living and visiting relatives there. She passed away in 1940 at the home of her niece, Mrs. R. C. Guier, a daughter of Nancy Clements Roberts.
Her obituary only lists Mrs. Guier and Mrs. Lillian Kelly as survivors. Actually, there were numerous relatives that survived Jesse living in Louisiana and Alabama.
Sources: Newspaper articles; census records; cemetery records; city directory records; death record; Jesse Clements Bible record; will of Samuel P. Brown; probate of James M. Hannegan; oral interviews with Ruth Clements Smith.
Jesse was married three times. She first married James Madison Hannegan about 1882-1884. Together they had a son, James Lovie Hannegan. They operated a general store at Lake Providence. However, Mr. Hannegan died in 1890, probably from yellow fever. Tragically, their son died two years later in 1892.
On July 5, 1894, Jessie married Joseph Clay Gaulden in Delhi, Louisiana. He soon received an appointment as a printer for the U. S. government in Washington, DC. So, they moved there in September 1894 and he later died from Bright's disease in 1913. During this time Jessie divided her residency between living with her husband and visiting relatives in Louisiana and Alabama. Also, the Gauldens traveled extensively as is related in several news items. Among some of their destinations were Colorado Springs, San Antonio, Kings Mountain, North Carolina; Florida, and even Mexico. They also owned a home in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. After her husband's death, Jessie continued to maintain her residence in Washington, as late as 1916. By 1920, she was visiting with her sister Virginia Clements Kelly in Eudora, Arkansas, as she is enumerated in the census record there. Jessie and Mr. Gaulden had no children.
About 1921, she married the widower, Samuel Porter Brown who resided near her birthplace in the town of Silas in neighboring Choctaw County, Alabama. Samuel lost his wife in 1919 and had two grown sons. He later died there in 1929. In his will, he provided for Jessie to live there at the homestead and have use of his home and possessions for the duration of her life. The will was witnessed by two sons of Clements relations who were first cousins of Jesse's. In 1930, she is still living in Silas, Alabama, and her brother John H. Clements is enumerated there as he must have paid her a visit.
By about 1935, she decided to move back to Louisiana. She is mentioned in various newspapers as living and visiting relatives there. She passed away in 1940 at the home of her niece, Mrs. R. C. Guier, a daughter of Nancy Clements Roberts.
Her obituary only lists Mrs. Guier and Mrs. Lillian Kelly as survivors. Actually, there were numerous relatives that survived Jesse living in Louisiana and Alabama.
Sources: Newspaper articles; census records; cemetery records; city directory records; death record; Jesse Clements Bible record; will of Samuel P. Brown; probate of James M. Hannegan; oral interviews with Ruth Clements Smith.
Jesse Capitolia Clements was born in Millry, Washington County, Alabama, to her parents Jesse and Lupina Pynes Clements.
Jesse was married three times. She first married James Madison Hannegan about 1882-1884. Together they had a son, James Lovie Hannegan. They operated a general store at Lake Providence. However, Mr. Hannegan died in 1890, probably from yellow fever. Tragically, their son died two years later in 1892.
On July 5, 1894, Jessie married Joseph Clay Gaulden in Delhi, Louisiana. He soon received an appointment as a printer for the U. S. government in Washington, DC. So, they moved there in September 1894 and he later died from Bright's disease in 1913. During this time Jessie divided her residency between living with her husband and visiting relatives in Louisiana and Alabama. Also, the Gauldens traveled extensively as is related in several news items. Among some of their destinations were Colorado Springs, San Antonio, Kings Mountain, North Carolina; Florida, and even Mexico. They also owned a home in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. After her husband's death, Jessie continued to maintain her residence in Washington, as late as 1916. By 1920, she was visiting with her sister Virginia Clements Kelly in Eudora, Arkansas, as she is enumerated in the census record there. Jessie and Mr. Gaulden had no children.
About 1921, she married the widower, Samuel Porter Brown who resided near her birthplace in the town of Silas in neighboring Choctaw County, Alabama. Samuel lost his wife in 1919 and had two grown sons. He later died there in 1929. In his will, he provided for Jessie to live there at the homestead and have use of his home and possessions for the duration of her life. The will was witnessed by two sons of Clements relations who were first cousins of Jesse's. In 1930, she is still living in Silas, Alabama, and her brother John H. Clements is enumerated there as he must have paid her a visit.
By about 1935, she decided to move back to Louisiana. She is mentioned in various newspapers as living and visiting relatives there. She passed away in 1940 at the home of her niece, Mrs. R. C. Guier, a daughter of Nancy Clements Roberts.
Her obituary only lists Mrs. Guier and Mrs. Lillian Kelly as survivors. Actually, there were numerous relatives that survived Jesse living in Louisiana and Alabama.
Sources: Newspaper articles; census records; cemetery records; city directory records; death record; Jesse Clements Bible record; will of Samuel P. Brown; probate of James M. Hannegan; oral interviews with Ruth Clements Smith.
Jesse was married three times. She first married James Madison Hannegan about 1882-1884. Together they had a son, James Lovie Hannegan. They operated a general store at Lake Providence. However, Mr. Hannegan died in 1890, probably from yellow fever. Tragically, their son died two years later in 1892.
On July 5, 1894, Jessie married Joseph Clay Gaulden in Delhi, Louisiana. He soon received an appointment as a printer for the U. S. government in Washington, DC. So, they moved there in September 1894 and he later died from Bright's disease in 1913. During this time Jessie divided her residency between living with her husband and visiting relatives in Louisiana and Alabama. Also, the Gauldens traveled extensively as is related in several news items. Among some of their destinations were Colorado Springs, San Antonio, Kings Mountain, North Carolina; Florida, and even Mexico. They also owned a home in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. After her husband's death, Jessie continued to maintain her residence in Washington, as late as 1916. By 1920, she was visiting with her sister Virginia Clements Kelly in Eudora, Arkansas, as she is enumerated in the census record there. Jessie and Mr. Gaulden had no children.
About 1921, she married the widower, Samuel Porter Brown who resided near her birthplace in the town of Silas in neighboring Choctaw County, Alabama. Samuel lost his wife in 1919 and had two grown sons. He later died there in 1929. In his will, he provided for Jessie to live there at the homestead and have use of his home and possessions for the duration of her life. The will was witnessed by two sons of Clements relations who were first cousins of Jesse's. In 1930, she is still living in Silas, Alabama, and her brother John H. Clements is enumerated there as he must have paid her a visit.
By about 1935, she decided to move back to Louisiana. She is mentioned in various newspapers as living and visiting relatives there. She passed away in 1940 at the home of her niece, Mrs. R. C. Guier, a daughter of Nancy Clements Roberts.
Her obituary only lists Mrs. Guier and Mrs. Lillian Kelly as survivors. Actually, there were numerous relatives that survived Jesse living in Louisiana and Alabama.
Sources: Newspaper articles; census records; cemetery records; city directory records; death record; Jesse Clements Bible record; will of Samuel P. Brown; probate of James M. Hannegan; oral interviews with Ruth Clements Smith.
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