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Col. Washington Cloud, CSA[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1842 - 1929  (87 years)


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  • Name Washington Cloud 
    Prefix Col. 
    Suffix CSA 
    Born Feb 08, 1842  Chum, Carroll county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Gender Male 
    Census Sep 14, 1870  Mount Pleasant, Lawrence county, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Census Jun 01, 1880  Pierce City, Lawrence county, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Census Jun 07, 1900  Pierce City, Lawrence county, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Census Apr 15, 1910  Pierce City, Lawrence county, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Died Sep 01, 1929  Nevada, Vernon county, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Buried Pierce City Cemetery, Lawrence county, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • He was born Cheim (Patrick Co.) VA on 8 Feb 1842 the day his father, Rev. Soldier Captain William Cloud, died and his father named him in honor of George Washington. His mother was Nancy (Vaughn) Cloud and he was reared and educated in VA. He was an active and ambitious youth and inherited the fighting spirit of his ancestors; so at the age of 17, when the Civil War broke out, he enlisted in the 24th Virginia Inf. Co. C, Confederate States Army, operating in VA. Later he was made a member of the 26 VA Cav., in which he was commissioned First Captain. Washington Cloud was in command of a Regt. and took part in many severe and hard fought battles, having attained the rank of Colonel during that time. He was wounded in one of those engagements, but continued to fight until the close of the war serving with Stonewall Jackson. After Lee's surrender, he went to Johnson's Army, was paroled in 1865 and returned home.
      Washington Cloud studied Law at Christainburg, VA where he was admitted to the bar in 1867. He practiced law in Virginia until the courts were closed during the reconstruction period, when he went to KY where he practiced. In 1869 he married Miss. Amelia Weddington of KY, and in May of that year they journeyed to Harrisonville, Cass Co., MO. They remained there until August when they came to southwest MO and settled in Pierce City, Lawrence Co. MO in April 1870. He continued to practice law, and it was here that he and Amelia raised their family of six children.
      Washington Cloud became a prominent citizen of the community. In 1871-1872 he was owner, along with a Mr. Kelly, of the Lawrence Co. Democrat. In June 1884, Washington Cloud purchased the Pierce City Record, changing its name to The Pierce City Democrat, selling in 1887.
      In 1878 he ran unsuccessfully for County Prosecutor as a Democrat. In 1885 he was elected Mayor, an office he served twice more, and in 1879-1880 he was elected to the Board of Education. In addition, he was a member of the A.O.U.W. and he owned a 40 acre farm in Lawrence Co., along with other land in Barry and Newton counties, all in southwest MO.
      Washington died in the State Hospital in Nevada, MO, 1 Sep 1929, after a long illness. His wife preceded him in death in 1910. Both are laid to rest in the Pierce City Cemetery. The family were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church - South. Washington Cloud was declared insane by the Court at the request of his children who then divided his money. He died in the State Hospital.
      From "Early Families of Eastern and Southeastern Kentucky" by William C. Kozee. - He was editor of Pierce City Democrat.
    Person ID I53012  mykindred
    Last Modified Jun 9, 2015 

    Father Capt. William Cloud, R.S.,   b. Sep 17, 1750, Anson county, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 08, 1842, Chum, Carroll county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Mother Nancy Vaughan,   b. 1811,   d. Feb 20, 1898, St. Paul, Carroll county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married Sep 24, 1836  Carroll county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13] 
    Family ID F18692  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Aurelia Weddington,   b. Mar 11, 1851, Weddington, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 08, 1910, Pierce City, Lawrence county, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Married Mar 09, 1869  Pike county, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Notes 
    • 1870 census, MO, Lawrence, Mt. Pleasant, p. 21, (M593-787, p. 469)
      Sept. 14, 1870, HH 219/218
      Cloud, Washington, 28, M, W, farmer, $400, VA
      "  , Arelia, 19, F, W, keeping home, KY
      "  , Mary M, 4/12, MO
      1880 census, MO, Lawrence, Pierce City, p. 1, e.d. 87, (T9-698, p. 493A)
      June 1, 1880, HH 7, (children all b. MO)
      Cloud, Washington, W, M, 36, lawyer, VA, VA, NC
      "  , Aurelia, W, F, 29, wife, keeping house, KY, KY, KY
      "  , Mary V, 11, dau
      "  , Nancy J, 9, dau
      "  , Wm H, 5, son
      "  , Cora, 2, dau
      Mehan, Nellie, W, F, 20, servant, MO, Ireland, ???
      1900 census, MO, Lawrence, Pierce, 2nd ward, e.d. 84, 8-A & B, (T623-870, p. 232)
      June 7, 1900, HH 160/163
      Cloud, Washington, head, W, M, Feb 1844, m 31 yrs, VA, VA, VA, lawyer
      "  , Aurelia, wife, W, F, Mar 1851, 49, m 31 yrs, 6/4 children, KY, KY, KY
      "  , Horace W, son, Aug 1876, 23, MO
      "  , Cora E, dau, May 1878, 22, MO
      1910 census, VA, Lawrence, Pierce, e.d. 100, 10-A, (T624-795, p. 213)
      April 15, 1910, Elm Street, HH 79/82
      Cloud, Washington, head, M, W, 65, m1 41 yrs, VA, VA, VA, lawyer
      "  , Aurellia, wife, F, W, 59, m1 41 yrs, 5/4 children, KY, KY, KY
    Children 
     1. Mary Virginia Cloud,   b. circa May 1870, Mount Pleasant, Lawrence county, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Y
     2. Nancy Josephine Cloud,   b. circa 1871, Pierce City, Lawrence county, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 08, 1928, Fayetteville, Washington county, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 57 years)
     3. Nora Alice Cloud,   b. 1873, Pierce City, Lawrence county, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1874  (Age 1 years)
     4. John Martin Cloud,   b. circa 1876, Pierce City, Lawrence county, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. circa 1890, Pierce City, Lawrence county, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 14 years)
     5. William Horace Cloud,   b. Aug 12, 1876, Pierce City, Lawrence county, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 17, 1949, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     6. Cora E. Cloud,   b. May 1878, Pierce City, Lawrence county, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Y
     7. Crisa Cloud,   b. 1878,   d. Y
    Family ID F22987  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S922] Gedcom - DuVall, Lissa.

    2. [S1128] Gedcom - Shirley, Raymond.

    3. [S1521] Cloud-Simpson-Edwards, Martha Alice, July 4, 1915 letter to niece Mollie Cloud Huston.
      This letter was written by the aunt of Mollie Cloud Huston. The information can be found in the DAR file of Mollie Cloud Huston, National No. 263063.

    4. [S1894] Early Families of eastern and Southeastern Kentucky.

    5. [S2030] Cloud Family Association Journal.

    6. [S1298] Family Oral History.
      Aubrey Gene Cloud supplied a copy of a letter written in 1915 by Martha Cloud-Simpson-Edwards wherein she wrote that Washington Cloud was born the day his father died.

    7. [S14] 1870 US federal census, 1870 census, MO, Lawrence, Mt. Pleasant, p. 21, (M593-787, p. 469).

    8. [S135] 1880 US federal census, 1880 census, MO, Lawrence, Pierce City, p. 1, e.d. 87, (T9-698, p. 493A).

    9. [S3961] 1900 US federal census, 1900 census, MO, Lawrence, Pierce, 2nd ward, e.d. 84, 8-A & B, (T623-870, p. 232).

    10. [S967] 1910 US federal census, 1910 census, VA, Lawrence, Pierce, e.d. 100, 10-A, (T624-795, p. 213).

    11. [S561] Death Certificate.

    12. [S1544] Internet Web Page.
      Dates of birth, deaths and marriages supplied by Dennis Cloud and Carol Cloud Holian.

    13. [S1880] Revolutionary War Pension & Bounty Land Grant Applications, Roll 196, image 330, file W5247 / BLWT36666-160-55.
      Revolutionary War pension application of William Cloud.

    14. [S2488] Kentucky Marriage Records 1851-1900.