Colonel William Clift
1795 - 1886 (90 years)
Generation: 1
1. Colonel William Clift was born on 5 Dec 1795 in Greene County, Tennessee (son of James R. Clift and Alice Hitchcock); died on 17 Feb 1886 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Soddy Presbyterian Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee. William married Nancy Arwin Brooks on 25 Apr 1823 in Knox County, Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Moses Brooks and Agnes Gamble) was born on 22 Feb 1795 in Knox County, Tennessee; died on 17 Aug 1847 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Soddy Presbyterian Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- America Washington Clift was born on 9 Sep 1825 in Knox County, Tennessee; died in in Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas; was buried in Balch Cemetery, Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas.
- Elizabeth Agnes Clift was born on 1 Feb 1828 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 30 Jul 1889 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Soddy Presbyterian Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
- Capt. James Warren Clift was born on 21 Jul 1829 in Knox County, Tennessee; died on 8 Mar 1910 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
- Mary Ann Clift was born on 6 Mar 1831 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 15 Sep 1905 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Soddy Presbyterian Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
- Robert Brooks Clift was born on 5 Jun 1833 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 19 May 1895 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Soddy Presbyterian Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
- Moses Haney Clift was born on 25 Aug 1836 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 3 Dec 1911 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Citizens Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
- Joseph John Clift was born on 28 May 1838 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 10 Nov 1911 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Soddy Presbyterian Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
William married Elisabeth K. Merritt on 24 Jun 1863 in Jessamine County, Kentucky. Elisabeth was born in in Kentucky; died in in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Lucy Mabel Clift was born on 8 Oct 1869 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 30 Mar 1871 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Soddy Presbyterian Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
2. James R. Clift died on 19 Jul 1854 in Knox County, Tennessee. James married Alice Hitchcock in 1793 in Knox County, Tennessee. Alice was born in in North Carolina; died in in Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Alice Hitchcock was born in in North Carolina; died in in Knox County, Tennessee. Children:
- 1. Colonel William Clift was born on 5 Dec 1795 in Greene County, Tennessee; died on 17 Feb 1886 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Soddy Presbyterian Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
- Mary Clift was born in in Knox County, Tennessee.
- Joseph Clift was born on 7 Jul 1802 in Knox County, Tennessee; died in in Parke County, Indiana.
- Rev. James Clift was born on 7 Jun 1805 in Roane County, Tennessee; died on 23 Aug 1876 in Warren County, Tennessee.
- Elizabeth Clift was born in in Knox County, Tennessee.
- Hannah Clift was born on 1 Jun 1808 in Knox County, Tennessee; died on 25 Dec 1833 in Jefferson County, Tennessee.
- Catherine Clift was born in in Knox County, Tennessee; died in in Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas.
- Alse Arence Clift was born in in Knox County, Tennessee.
- Sarah Clift was born in in Knox County, Tennessee; died in 0Aug 1883 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.