Descendants of JAMES CLELAND
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FIRST GENERATION
1. James CLELAND was first found in Newberry County, South
Carolina in the 1790 census. It is believed that he and his wife
Elizabeth ?--? were born in Ireland. He had received a
Royal Land Grant in Craven County on 8 Dec. 1774. He died in
late 1822 in Newberry , SC. James Cleland and Elizabeth had the
following children:
+i. Robert CLELAND
ii. Sarah CLELAND b. ca.1780 m. John Lewis
iii. William CLELAND
b.20 Sep 1783-d.15 Apr 1835 Abbeville, SC
m. Hannah Plunkett b.1791 d.1827
iv. Mary CLELAND b.ca.1785-d.before 1823
m. Peter Plunkett
v. James CLELAND b.ca.1787-d.ca 1830
m. Ann Plunkett
vi. David CLELAND b.ca. 1790-d.before 1823
vii. John CLELAND b.ca.1793-d.10 May 1856 Newberry, SC
m. (1) Elizabeth ___
(2) Charity (Stewart)Plunkett
viii. Agnes (Nancy) CLELAND b.ca. 1794-d.26 Nov 1829
m. James Plunkett
ix. George CLELAND b.ca. 1795/6-d.ca.1836
m. Elizabeth Plunkett
x. Elizabeth CLELAND, Jr. b.ca.1798
SECOND GENERATION
2. Robert CLELAND was born 17 Dec 1778. He died 12 Sept
1856 and is buried in the Cleland Cemetery on Belfast Road,
Newberry, SC. His first marriage was to Jane Plunkett,
daughter of Robert and Margaret (Murdock) Plunkett. She died ca.
1825/6, probably of child-birth. They had the following children:
i. Edney CLELAND may have died young
ii. Sarah CLELAND b.1810 m. James McClung
iii. Giles C. CLELAND b.ca.1815 m. Mahala___
a. W.J.CLELAND (male) b.ca.1839
b. R.C.CLELAND (male)b.ca. 1841
c. N.J.E. CLELAND (female) b.ca. 1844
d. B.T. CLELAND (male) b.ca. 1845
e. R.K.CLELAND (male) b.ca. 1847
iv. Nancy CLELAND b. 30 July 1818-d. 27 Nov 1883
v. Margaret CLELAND b. 1825 m. John Childers
Robert Cleland's second marriage was to Hetty___. She was
born 15 April 1790. They had the following children:
vi. Jane CLELAND b.ca 1830 m. William Lang Souter
+vii. Elihu Henderson CLELAND
viii. Jesse P. CLELAND b. 3 Jun 1833-d.22 Dec 1862 (War
between the States)
THIRD GENERATION
3. Elihu Henderson CLELAND was born 16 Sept 1831. He was a teacher in Walhalla,
SC. An entry in his diary reads: I, Elihu H. Cleland volunteered into the service of the
Confederate States May 1, 1862; 
and I then left Mattie A. Cleland my Dear and loving
Wife at her Fathers in Pickens District South Carolina
on Friday morning May 16, 1862 and then proceeded to
the camp being mustered into service on Monday 26th May
1862 at Adams Run Coleton District in South Carolina. He
was married 28 Nov 1861 to Martha Ann (Mattie)Watt of
Madison, SC. She was born 23 Jan 1844 and died 21 Sept
1910. They had the following children:
+i. William Pinckney (W. P.) CLELAND
ii. James Robert Cleland b. 1866-d. 1947 m. Clara Ballenger
a. Robert X. CLELAND b.13Jul 1868-d.4 Jul 1948 m. Myrtle___
b. E.H.CLELAND m. Minnie Burton
c. Reese CLELAND m. Louise McMillan
d. Mary CLELAND m. Carl L. Bryan
e. Matilda CLELAND m. Bill Jones
f. Ben CLELAND m. Pauline Reynolds
g. Ernest CLELAND
h. Evelyn CLELAND
iii. Mary Jane CLELAND b. 1869 m. Jeff D. Jones
a. Burke Jones
b. Roy C. Jones
c. Essie Jones
iv. Luther A. CLELAND b.1872-d.1950 m. Martha Walters
a. John Allen CLELAND m. Juanita Ledbetter
b. Maurice CLELAND
c. Luther A. CLELAND, Jr.
d. Maud CLELAND m. Henry Hesse
e. Laura CLELAND m. T.D.Barker
f. Sylvia CLELAND m. George Turner
v. Walter H. CLELAND b.ca. 1876 m. Sophie ___
a. Berthia CLELAND
vi. John Dargan CLELAND b.4 Sept 1870-d. 14 Feb 1871
(buried at Old Liberty Baptist Church)
FOURTH GENERATION
4. William Pinckney (W. P.) CLELAND was born 16 Dec 1862
and died 6 Oct 1934. His first wife, Rufie Jones, was
born 24 Nov 1863 and died 26 Aug 1905. They had six children.
His second wife was Olive Christine BOLT (right). She was
born 15 Jun 1881 and died 16 Nov 1970. She was a teacher.
They had two children.
W.P. Cleland and Rufie Jones had the following children:
i. Hugh James CLELAND m. Virginia Jarrett
ii. David Leon CLELAND m. Evely Watson
iii. Rufus Paul Cleland b.25 Jun 1884-d.17 Oct 1932 m. Berchie Adams
iv. Charles CLELAND m. Berchie Adams Cleland b.14 May 1900-d.3 Feb 1978
v. Lula CLELAND
b.19 Jun 1892-d. Jun 1970,Greenville,SC
vi. Adeline CLELAND
b.4 Dec 1901-d.16 Sep 1997, Greenville, SC
W.P. Cleland and Olive Bolt had the following children:
+i. Harry Henderson (Harry) CLELAND.
ii. James Reval (Reval) CLELAND
m. Edna Klaren
FIFTH GENERATION
5. Harry Henderson (Harry) CLELAND was born 7 Jun 1914 in
Anderson, South Carolina. He died on 18 Oct 1979 in Atlanta,
Georgia. Harry grew up in Anderson and Westminster, SC. He
attended Appalachian State College for one year. He founded and
owned Cleland Construction Company in Columbia, SC. Later he
worked for Harbor Plywood Company and moved the family to Atlanta,
Georgia in 1956 when transferred by the company. In Atlanta he
worked in carpentry and also held sales positions, the last being with Shedd
Brown,Inc. He met Allie when he was in the Columbia Hospital for an appendectomy.
He was known to his grandchildren as Grandaddy. His death was due to cancer. He was
cremated and his ashes were spread in the rose garden at Mt. Harmony Cemetery at the old
Atlanta Crematory on the Bankhead Highway in Atlanta, Georgia.
He was married to Martha Allie (Allie) SUBER (daughter of John Samuel
Jefferson, Jr. (Jeff) SUBER and Sara Elizabeth Johnson (Sadie) RABB) on
25 Aug 1940. Martha Allie SUBER was born on 26 Sep 1917 in Newberry
County, South Carolina. She died on 7 Nov 1997 in Cumming, Gerogia.
Allie grew up in Newberry Co., South Carolina. She attended nursing
school at Columbia Hospital in Columbia, SC. There she met Harry when
he was hospitalized for an appendectomy. She apparently almost choked
him when he reached out to get her attention and touched her in a "ticklish"
spot. She startled and accidentally dumped a can of powder she was holding onto his
face. She continued to work in Columbia at the Providence Hospital and moved with the
family to Atlanta in 1956. There she worked as a private duty nurse at Piedmont
Hospital. She moved to Cumming, Forsyth Co., Georgia in 1983. She was known to her
grandchildren as Granmama, Nanny, and Grandmother. She died of congestive heart failure.
She was cremated and her ashes are yet to be spread.
Harry Henderson CLELAND and Martha Allie SUBER had the following children:
+i. Harry Henderson (Harry), Jr. CLELAND.
+ii. Frances Elaine (Frances) CLELAND.
+iii. Martha Elizabeth (Elizabeth) CLELAND.
+iv. Richard Allen (Richard) CLELAND.
and I then left Mattie A. Cleland my Dear and loving
Wife at her Fathers in Pickens District South Carolina
on Friday morning May 16, 1862 and then proceeded to
the camp being mustered into service on Monday 26th May
1862 at Adams Run Coleton District in South Carolina. He
was married 28 Nov 1861 to Martha Ann (Mattie)Watt of
Madison, SC. She was born 23 Jan 1844 and died 21 Sept
1910. They had the following children:
+i. William Pinckney (W. P.) CLELAND
ii. James Robert Cleland b. 1866-d. 1947 m. Clara Ballenger
a. Robert X. CLELAND b.13Jul 1868-d.4 Jul 1948 m. Myrtle___
b. E.H.CLELAND m. Minnie Burton
c. Reese CLELAND m. Louise McMillan
d. Mary CLELAND m. Carl L. Bryan
e. Matilda CLELAND m. Bill Jones
f. Ben CLELAND m. Pauline Reynolds
g. Ernest CLELAND
h. Evelyn CLELAND
iii. Mary Jane CLELAND b. 1869 m. Jeff D. Jones
a. Burke Jones
b. Roy C. Jones
c. Essie Jones
iv. Luther A. CLELAND b.1872-d.1950 m. Martha Walters
a. John Allen CLELAND m. Juanita Ledbetter
b. Maurice CLELAND
c. Luther A. CLELAND, Jr.
d. Maud CLELAND m. Henry Hesse
e. Laura CLELAND m. T.D.Barker
f. Sylvia CLELAND m. George Turner
v. Walter H. CLELAND b.ca. 1876 m. Sophie ___
a. Berthia CLELAND
vi. John Dargan CLELAND b.4 Sept 1870-d. 14 Feb 1871
(buried at Old Liberty Baptist Church)
FOURTH GENERATION
Sitting: Harry, Allie--Standing L-R: Frances,Harry Jr.,Elizabeth,Richard
SIXTH GENERATION 6. Harry Henderson (Harry), Jr. CLELAND was married to Ruby Beth (Ruby) PIERCE . They had the following children: +i. Cheri Melaine (Cheri) CLELAND. +ii. Harry Henderson III (Harry) CLELAND 7. Frances Elaine (Frances) CLELAND was married to Osborne Daniel (Dan) SWEET. They had the following child: +i. Brian Daniel (Brian) SWEET She was married to David WRAY. 8. Martha Elizabeth (Elizabeth) CLELAND was married to Douglas John (Doug)PASS. They had the following children: +i. Charles Patrick (Charlie, Chuck) CLELAND-PASS +ii. Graeme Ray (Graeme) CLELAND-PASS 9. Richard Allen (Richard) CLELAND was married to Deborah Kay (Debbie) O'BARR. They had the following children: +i. Richard Allen II (Richard) CLELAND +ii. Shannon Leigh (Shannon) CLELAND SEVENTH GENERATION 10. Cheri Melaine (Cheri) CLELAND was married to William Jackson ORR. They had the following child: +i. Sawyer Jackson Orr 11. Harry Henderson III (Harry) CLELAND was born on 10 July 1970 in East Point, Georgia. He died on 10 Jan 1971 in Atlanta, Georgia of leukemia. 12. Brian Daniel (Brian) SWEET 13. Charles Patrick (Charlie, Chuck) CLELAND-PASS 14. Graeme Ray (Graeme) CLELAND-PASS 15. Richard Allen II (Richard) CLELAND 16. Shannon Leigh (Shannon) CLELAND EIGHTH GENERATION 17. Sawyer Jackson ORR RETURN TO FAMILY TREES
