Hester Jane Clowney

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ID: I325
Last: Clowney
First: Hester
Middle: Jane
Birth: 2 Jul 1854 at Fairfield County, South Carolina 1
Death: 9 Nov 1879 at Fairfield County, South Carolina 2
Burial: Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fairfield County, South Carolina 3
Sex: F
Notes: Name honors maternal grandmother Hester (Hesta) Hunt Mobley.

Hester Clowney was mentioned in a 1939 Federal Writer's Project interview of her brother, Samuel Thomas Clowney (name listed as "Sam T. Colin" - - see http://memory.loc.gov/cgibin/query/D?wpa:3:./temp/~ammem_YZpn:).
Sources: 4 5
 
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   James D. Aiken b: 13 Sep 1850 d: Dec 1926
Wedding: BEF 1879 Fairfield County, South Carolina 6
 
Children:
1 Infant Aiken b: 9 Nov 1879 Fairfield County, South Carolina
 
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.
 
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
Date: 14 Dec 1935
Note: Inverview of Samuel Thomas Clowney (Papa) by his daughter at 1404 College Dr., Columbia, South Carolina. Parenthetical notes on tombstone transcription: She recited the 23rd Psalm, and died - Infant buried with her.
Text: One infant child died shortly after birth, and she [Hester] died also. Both buried together at Salem Church
 
3 Title: Tombstone
Note: Tombstone transcribed in notes of Cleora Clowney Hall, kept at Fairfield Co. Historical Society, Winnsboro, SC. Parenthetical notes: Hesta Jane Clowney Aiken - Papa's sister. Infant buried in her arms.
Beautifully carved stone with emblem of a cross adorned with flowering vine.
Note: In 2002, final verses (Blessed are .....) are buried below grass and soil.
Have photo 0943, Oct 2002.
Text: Hester Jane / wife and infant / of / James D. Aiken / Born / July 2nd 1854 / Died / Nov. 9th 1879 / Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God
 
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
Date: 28 Jun 1880
Page: p. 294-b
Note:
Hester Jane Clowney, age 25, listed with name crossed out, following name of surviving husband James D. Aiken, widowed, in home HN483 of his parents, William and Harriett Aiken, and siblings, in ED#79, Township 13 of Fairfield Co. (bounded on the east by Little River, west by Broad River and western side traversed by S+N railroad). Hester J. (Clowney) Aiken is listed as William Aiken's daughter-in-law. See notation next to her name, "on Schedule 5" (Mortality)
Text:
HN/FN483
Name Col Sex Age Reln Occup Born-Fa-Mo
William Aiken w M 62 Head Ret-Farmer SC-Ire-SC
James D. " w M 30 Son Farmer SC-SC-SC
- - [next name crossed out, noted "On Schedule 5"] - -
Hester J. " w F 25 Dau-in-law Keep-house SC-SC-SC
William " w M 28 Son Laborer SC-SC-SC
David M. " w M 21 Son Laborer SC-SC-SC
Eliza " w F 18 Dau Keep-house SC-SC-SC
Harriett " w F 59 Wife Keep-house SC-SC-SC
 
6 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
Date: 14 Dec 1935
Note: Inverview of Samuel Thomas Clowney (Papa) by his daughter at 1404 College Dr., Columbia, South Carolina. Date Bef 1879 when Hesta died in childbirth
Text: Hesta Clowney dau of Moses & Susannah Clowney md. Jimmie Dick Aiken.
 


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