SOUTH CAROLINA
1790 Census - Pendleton District
No Clements men indicated near Pendleton.
I did not find any good candidates for Benjamin, Charles, Culliver, James or Jesse on the 1790 census - in any state. There is a Reuben Clements in Cumberland County, NC (now Fayetteville area). Some researchers claim this is the same Reuben that is shown below on the 1800 census for Pendleton District.
1800 Census - Pendleton District
Page 146 - John, age 26-44
Page 159 - Charles, age 26-44
Page 159 - Reuben, age 45+
Page 159 - James, age 26-44
Page 160 - Benjamin, age 16-25
Page 162 - Benjamin, age 45+
We know that Charles, Reuben, James and Benjamin (45+) are probably brothers. The younger Benjamin is likely a son of one of these brothers. I have no information on John.
1810 Census - Pendleton District
Page 156A , I. or J. Clements, age 45+
Page 156A, B. Clements, age 26-44
Page 160 - Benjamin, age 45+
We know that Charles, Culliver and James are likely living in Jackson County, Georgia when this census was taken. The Benjamin on this Pendleton census could be their brother but we also have an 1809 land plat for Benjamin in Jackson County, Georgia - are they the same man? I believe this to be the case: An Adam Williamson is listed close to him on both the 1800 census and the 1810 census. Adam (or his son) married the daughter of Prosser Horton and was thus the brother-in-law of William Clements, son of James (brother of Charles, Culliver, Jesse and Reuben). Adam Williamson was in the War of 1812 and can be found in the later censuses for Georgia.
Jacob Braselton & Robert Telford are listed on page 155A - the both wound up in Jackson County, GA. Peter Laboon is shown listed on page 156A and he lived in what is now Anderson, SC. [1]
It is hard to determine if the first initial of the Clements man listed in the census is an I or a J but this could be the Revolutionary War soldier Captain Isaac Clements and his son Benjamin. He also had a son named Hugh who can be found below on the 1820 census. I do not know if Isaac is related to Benjamin, Charles, Culliver, Jesse and Reuben but he appears to be the son of Captain Benjamin Clement(s) and Susanna Hill of Amelia County Virginia.
1820 Census - Pendleton District
Page 164, Benjamin, 26-44
Page 164, Hugh, 45+
Page 183, Aaron, 45+
Page 186, Isaac, 26-44
Page 206, Israel, 26-44
Page 218, Adam, 26-44
Page 218, John, 16-25
We now have several new Clements men shown living in Pendleton and some of them are living in the same general area as brothers Benjamin, Charles, Culliver, James, Jesse and Reuben.
Benjamin and Hugh are shown living next to each other and one of their close neighbors is James Telford (father of Robert Telford -see above) who is buried near present day Belton/Honea Path. [1]
I have no further information on the other Clements men.
GEORGIA
The Clements men could only have appeared on two censuses while in Jackson & Gwinnett Counties but since the 1810 census for Georgia was burned by the British during the War of 1812, we only have them shown on the 1820 census. We know from the Tax Digests, Land Deeds and Plats that they were in Jackson County when the 1810 census was taken so when Gwinnett County was created in 1818, their land became part of Gwinnett and thus they are shown living in Gwinnett on the 1820 census. By the time the 1830 census was taken, they had already moved to Carroll County, Georgia.
1800 Census
Not available - burned by the British in the War of 1812
1810 Census
We do not have the full 1810 Census for Georgia due mostly being destroyed by the British during the War of 1812.
1820 Census - Gwinnett County
Page 259, Andrew, 26-44 (unknown male)
Page 263, James, age 45+
Page 277, William, age 16-25 (age not correct)
Page 277, Charles, age 45+
William and Charles are listed consecutively on this census. One might presume that they are father and son but we know from the later Alabama records that William is the son of James. So, in this case, William is the nephew of Charles.
Other names of interest on this page (277) are John Winn and Elijah Nunn. John Winn is the brother of Elisha; Elijah Nunn is probably the brother-in-law of William Clements. Note that this is the last page of the census for Gwinnett County: One might presume this to be one of the extreme county boundaries and if so then likely this is the northern most tip of the county based on what is known about William's home being used as a county line point between Hall and Gwinnett.
Other names of interest in Gwinnett, Decatur and Atlanta history are: Benjamin Plaster (page 259), John DeFoor (page 259), Elisha Winn (page 265), Merrell Collier (page 267), Isham Medlock (page 269), Meredith Collier (page 273), William Ezzard (page 274). [1]
Note that Elisha Winn's home location was located very close to the headwaters of the Apalachee River. With James Clements shown living close to Elisha on the 1820 census and James' land plat showing that he too lived on the Apalachee, it is very likely that James and Elisha lived within a mile or so of one another - along the Apalachee.
Also note that Richard J. Watts, the son-in-law of James Clements, is listed on page 273 near Meredith Collier. (Merrill and Meredith Collier are brothers.)
1830 Census - Carroll County
Page 229, William, age 50-59
Page 229, James, age 70-79
William and his father James are nearly consecutive listings. John M. Dorris is listed close as well. We know that Elizabeth Clements, the daughter of William, married John M. Dorris.
1830 Census - Fayette County
Page 194, Charles, age 60-69
GEORGIA
1840 Census - Fayette County
Page 223, Charles (Sr.), age 70-79
Page 233, Charles (Jr.), age 30-39
ALABAMA
1840 Census - Randolph County
Page 193, William, age 60-69
In William's household is a male age 80-89 which is likely his father James.
1840 Census - Pickens County
Page 331, Culliver, age 70-79
Page 331, John, age 50-59
The James Pettigrew listed on the same page is likely the son of James "Long Jim" Pettigrew my maternal Pettigrew 1st cousins from Abbeville SC. I will post more on the Pettigru/Pettigrew family later.
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[1] See my book Decatur and Atlanta First: They Were Presbyterians for more on the LaBoon and Telford families.
(This page was updated on 2/7/2021)