Robert Yongue Clowney

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ID: I322
Last: Clowney
First: Robert
Middle: Yongue
Birth: 11 Mar 1859 at Fairfield County, South Carolina 1
Death: 13 Jul 1933 at South Carolina 2
Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Columbia, South Carolina 3
Sex: M
Notes: Name honors maternal grandfather Robert Yongue.

Robert was described as "brother Robert, who for many years was a policeman in the city of Columbia" in a 1939 Federal Writer's Project interview of his younger brother, Samuel Thomas Clowney (name listed as "Sam T. Colin" - - see http://memory.loc.gov/cgibin/query/D?wpa:3:./temp/~ammem_YZpn:)

A descendant of Robert Yongue Clowney in Charleston, SC has information on the extensive family of Robert and his wife Sara Crosby Clowney who had 15 children.
Sources: 4 5 6
 
Mother: Susannah Elizabeth Yongue b: 25 Oct 1828 d: 10 Dec 1895
Father: Moses Clowney b: 30 Nov 1822 d: 7 Feb 1894
 
Marriage 1   Sarah Susan Crosby b: Jan 1864 d: AFT 1900
Wedding: 15 Feb 1883 7
 
 
Sources:
1 Repository:
  --Name: Fairfield Historical Society Museum
  --Address: Fairfield Historical Society
P.O. Box 93
Winnsboro SC 29180
www.rootsweb.com/~scfairfi/scfairfield.htm
Title: Hand written notes by Cleora Clowney Hall
Note: Inverview of Samuel Thomas Clowney (Papa) by his daughter at 1404 College Dr., Columbia, South Carolina.
Also, hand written Family Group Sheet shows Infant son and Robert Yongue Clowney as twins, born on same day
 
2 Repository:
  --Name: Fairfield Historical Society Museum
  --Address: Fairfield Historical Society
P.O. Box 93
Winnsboro SC 29180
www.rootsweb.com/~scfairfi/scfairfield.htm
Title: Hand written notes by Cleora Clowney Hall
Note: Hand written Family Group Sheet gives date of death
 
3 Repository:
  --Name: Fairfield Historical Society Museum
  --Address: Fairfield Historical Society
P.O. Box 93
Winnsboro SC 29180
www.rootsweb.com/~scfairfi/scfairfield.htm
Title: Hand written notes by Cleora Clowney Hall
Note: Hand written Family Group Sheet gives burial at Elmwood
 
4 Title: 1870 U.S. Census, Fairfield Co., South Carolina
Publication: M593-1496
Note: Online version with index available: ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/sc/fairfield/1870.
Transcribed by Ray Beam and proofread by Jo Beam for the USGenWeb Census Project, http://www.us-census.org/. Copyright 2002 by Ray Beam.
Date: 27 Jun 1870
Page: p. 3-a
Note: HN/FN39, Twp. 1-Winnsboro P.O. Neighbors include Judy Boyle, William Holmes.

Text: HN/FN39
Name Age Sex Col Born Other Occup Real$,Personal$
Moses Clowney 49 M w Ireland 11,12,19 Farmer 360,1405
Susanna " 40 F w SC 11,12 Keeping house
John S. " 17 M w SC 11
Hester J. " 15 F w SC 11
Margaret R." 13 F w SC 11
Robert Y. " 11M w SC 11
Samuel T. " 7 M w SC 11
Mary E. " 4 F w SC 11
11=Father of foreign birth
12=Mother of foreign birth
19=Male citizen of US 21 and up.
 
5 Title: 1880 U.S. Census, Fairfield Co., South Carolina
Publication: Roll T9-1229
Page: p. 45-a
Note: HN400/ FN402, Township 1, ED.67.
Text: HN400/ FN402
Name Reln Mar Sex Col Age Born-Fa-Mo Occupation
Moses CLOWNEY Self Md M w 59 IRE IRE IRE Farmer
Susan CLOWNEY Wife Md F w 51 SC SC SC Keeping House
Margaret R. CLOWNEY Dau Sgl F w 25 SC IRE SC
Robert Y. CLOWNEY Son Sgl M w 21 SC IRE SC Work On Farm
Samuel T. CLOWNEY Son Sgl M w 17 SC IRE SC Work On Farm
Mary E. CLOWNEY Dau Sgl F w 14 SC IRE SC At School
John S. CLOWNEY Son Md M w 27 SC IRE SC Laborer
Alice J. CLOWNEY DauL Md F w 18 SC SC SC Keeping House
James B. CLOWNEY GSon Sgl M w 1 SC SC SC
Hester J. CLOWNEY GDau Sgl F w 2mo SC SC SC
[Adapted from familysearch.org, LDS]
 
6 Title: 1900 U.S. Census, Fairfield Co., South Carolina
Publication: T623_1527
Note:
Robert Y. Clowney age 41 with wife Sallie and 12 children, in HN87-FN89 in Twp 1, ED#29.
(image 10 of 55 on ancestry.com)
 
7 Repository:
  --Name: Fairfield Historical Society Museum
  --Address: Fairfield Historical Society
P.O. Box 93
Winnsboro SC 29180
www.rootsweb.com/~scfairfi/scfairfield.htm
Title: Hand written notes by Cleora Clowney Hall
Note: Hand written Family Group Sheet
 


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