Individual Details
* Whitfield Spencer Clary
(17 Nov 1861 - 21 Dec 1948)
Events
| Birth | 17 Nov 1861 | Charlotte County, Virginia, United States |  | ||
| Census | 1870 | Living with Uncle Robert Spencer, Roanoke, Charlotte, Virginia, United States | | ||
| Education | Abt 1871 | Highest grade completed was 5th grade | | ||
| Occupation | 1878 | learning the tobacco business - Danville, Virginia, United States | | ||
| Census | 1880 | Drakes Branch, Charlotte, Virginia, United States | | ||
| Occupation | 1880 | store clerk - Drakes Branch, Charlotte, Virginia, United States | | ||
| Occupation | 1884 | an Elder in the Presbyterian church - Henderson, North Carolina, United States | | ||
| Move | Abt Sep 1884 | where he engaged in the leaf tobacco businss - Henderson, North Carolina, United States | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 8 Aug 1888 | applied for a passport to 'travel on the Continent' - London, England, United Kingdom | | ||
| Description | 8 Aug 1888 | 5 ft 6 in, high forehead, gray eyes, straight nose, medium mouth round chin, light brown hair, fair complexion, oval face - London, England, United Kingdom | | ||
| Occupation | 1891 | elder in the Presbyterian church - Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 29 Apr 1891 | Village Springs - Church of the Advent in Birmingham, 20 Miles From Birmingham, Blount, Alabama, United States - Corinne Stephen Scales | | ||
| Move | Aft 29 Apr 1891 | Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States | | ||
| Wit | 15 Feb 1894 | wit for marr of EB Spencer Jr and Mary J COmpton - Forsyth, North Carolina | | ||
| Move | Abt 1896 - 1902 | Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, United States | | ||
| Census | 1900 | Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, United States | | ||
| Occupation | 1900 | Tobacconist - Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, United States | | ||
| Move | 1907 | Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States | | ||
| Residence (family) | Apr 1909 | 520 West Washington Street, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States - Corinne Stephen Scales | | ||
| Census (family) | 1910 | 520 West Washington Ave, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States - Corinne Stephen Scales | | ||
| Occupation | 1910 | Drabs? distributor? leaf tobacco - Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 1917 | written up in Makers of America - Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States | | ||
| Occupation | Abt 1917 | President of the Tobacco Board of Trade - Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States | | ||
| Miscellaneous | Abt 1917 | is a Democrat - Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 1917 | one of the organizers of the Commercial National Bank - Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States | | ||
| Occupation | Abt 1917 | VP of Ricks-Donnell-Medearis Company, Haberdashers - Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States | | ||
| Census (family) | 1920 | 115 West Washington Street, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States - Corinne Stephen Scales | | ||
| Occupation | 1920 | insurance agent - Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States | | ||
| Residence (family) | 1921 | 520 W Washington, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States - Corinne Stephen Scales | | ||
| Residence | 1923 - 1926 | 520 West Washington Street, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States | | ||
| Occupation | 1923 | Insurance Agent at 125 S Elm - Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States | | ||
| Occupation | 1926 | insurance agent at 103 E Sycamore - Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States | | ||
| Residence | 29 Nov 1926 | 520 West Washington Street, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States | | ||
| Census (family) | 1930 | 442 West Washington Street, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States - Corinne Stephen Scales | | ||
| Occupation | 1930 | Manager of a Loan Agency in the Insurance Industry - Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States | | ||
| Residence (family) | 1933 | 218 South Eugene Street, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States - Corinne Stephen Scales | | ||
| Residence (family) | 1934 | 218 South Eugene Street, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States - Corinne Stephen Scales | | ||
| Residence (family) | 1936 | 218 South Eugene Street, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States - Corinne Stephen Scales | | ||
| Residence (family) | 1938 | 218 South Eugene Street, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States - Corinne Stephen Scales | | ||
| Census (family) | 1940 | 107 East Bessemer Ave, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States - Corinne Stephen Scales | | ||
| Occupation | 1940 | General Insurance Agent - Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States | | ||
| Death | 21 Dec 1948 | of heart disease, arteriosclerotic, recurrent cerebral thromboses 1947,1948 - Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States | | ||
| Residence | 21 Dec 1948 | 107 East Bessemer Ave, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States | | ||
| Religion | 21 Dec 1948 | Presbyterian - Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States | | ||
| Burial | Aft 21 Dec 1948 | Green Hill Cemetery, Section 19, Lot 22, Grave 2, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States | | ||
| Obituary | 22 Dec 1948 | Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States | |||
| Military | not a veteran | | |||
| Occupation | former real estate agent | | |||
| Probate | |||||
| Picture | have numerous photos in my file |
Families
| Spouse | Corinne Stephen Scales (1869 - 1952) |
| Child | Whitfield Spencer "Whit" Clary Jr (1892 - 1933) |
| Child | Robert Scales "Bob" Clary (1894 - 1953) |
| Child | Henry 'Eldridge' Clary (1897 - 1987) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | William Thomas 'Bill' Clary MD (1903 - 1981) |
| Father | * Henry Eldridge Clary Jr (1823 - 1862) |
| Mother | * Margaret Elizabeth Spencer (1829 - 1862) |
| Sibling | Infant Clary (1853 - 1853) |
| Sibling | Thomas Henry Clary (1854 - 1896) |
| Sibling | * Paul Clary (1856 - 1899) |
| Sibling | William Eldridge Clary (1857 - 1858) |
| Sibling | Sallie Ann Clary (1859 - 1935) |
| Sibling | Ephriam Clary (1860 - 1862) |
| Sibling | Robert S Clary (1861 - 1862) |
Endnotes
1. Green Hill Cemetery Records from Greensboro, NC.
2. 1910 Census, Greensboro, NC.
3. Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1917 Familysearch.com, Whitfield S Clary.
4. "," ancestry.com ( : accessed ), Whitfield Spencer.
5. Clary Family Tree and Research Work, Paper Chart of Family Tree, research paper, 11/1/1936, photograph of the original taken 18 November 2012 and 21 April 2013 from Bettie Lobato and Bob Roddey by Ria Lobato, privately held by Edmund B Clary, , New York, New York. Family tree done by Edmund B Clary.
6. Makers of America - Biographies.
7. Charlotte Co., VA, 1861 section, Register of Births, Part 3, 1853-70 : 94, Robert S Clary and Whitfield S Clary, twins, 1861; Circuit Court, Charlotte Court House, VA.
8. "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database with images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org: accessed 9 June 2022), im 875, Whitfield Spencer Clary, 21 Dec 1948; citing FHL microfilm 1,926,695, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh.
9. "Charlotte County births, 1853-1890, (to pg. 548), (missing years, 1863)," digital image, FamilySearch (familysearch.org: accessed 27 March 2023), im 120, Whitfield S Clary, 17 Nov 1861 [parents named]; citing FHL 2046926.
10. 1870 US Federal Census, Roanoke, Charlotte, Virginia, , image 39, 296, Whitfield Cleary [clary] living with Robert Spencer; digital images, ancestry.com ( : accessed 23 December 2012).
11. 1940 US Federal Census, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, , enumeration district (ED) 41-15, image 29 of 30, 281, Eldridge Clary; digital images, ancestry.com ( : accessed 23 December 2012).
12. Leonard Wilson, Editor, Makers of America, Biographies of Leading Men and Women (703 Fifteenth Street, Northwest, Washington, DC: BF Johnson, Inc, 1917), 261.
13. 1880 US Federal Census, Drakes Branch, Charlotte, Virginia, 062, , image 2, 350, Whit Clary; digital images, ancestry.com ( : accessed 23 December 2012).
14. 1880 US Federal Census, Drakes Branch, Charlotte, Virginia, 062, , image 2, 350, Whit Clary; digital images, ancestry.com ( : accessed 23 December 2012).
15. Leonard Wilson, Editor, Makers of America, Biographies of Leading Men and Women (703 Fifteenth Street, Northwest, Washington, DC: BF Johnson, Inc, 1917), 261.
16. Leonard Wilson, Editor, Makers of America, Biographies of Leading Men and Women (703 Fifteenth Street, Northwest, Washington, DC: BF Johnson, Inc, 1917), 261.
17. "," ancestry.com ( : accessed ), Whitfield Spencer.
18. "," ancestry.com ( : accessed ), Whitfield Spencer.
19. Leonard Wilson, Editor, Makers of America, Biographies of Leading Men and Women (703 Fifteenth Street, Northwest, Washington, DC: BF Johnson, Inc, 1917), 261.
20. 1900 US Federal Census, Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, , enumeration district (ED) district 0064, image 21, 223, Whitfield S Clary; digital images, ancestry.com ( : accessed 23 December 2012).
21. Clary Family Tree and Research Work, Paper Chart of Family Tree, research paper, 11/1/1936, photograph of the original taken 18 November 2012 and 21 April 2013 from Bettie Lobato and Bob Roddey by Ria Lobato, privately held by Edmund B Clary, , New York, New York. Family tree done by Edmund B Clary.
22. Leonard Wilson, Editor, Makers of America, Biographies of Leading Men and Women (703 Fifteenth Street, Northwest, Washington, DC: BF Johnson, Inc, 1917), 261.
23. "Alabama, Select Marriages, 1816-1957," database, (ancestry.com: accessed 19 June 2014), Marriage of Whitfield S. Clary and Corrinne Scales.
24. "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950," digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1743384: downloaded 13 September 2015), Whitfield S Clary m. Corinne Scales, 29 Apr 1891; citing various county courthouses.
25. "Alabama Episcopal Church Registers," index - original parish registers in their archives, Birmingham Public Library (http://bpldb.bplonline.org/db/episcopal: viewed 13 September 2015), Whitfield S. Clary m. Corinne Seales [Scales] 29 Apr 1891; citing Episcopal Diocese of AL.
26. "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database with images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org: accessed 9 June 2022), im 875, Whitfield Spencer Clary, 21 Dec 1948; citing FHL microfilm 1,926,695, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh.
27. Leonard Wilson, Editor, Makers of America, Biographies of Leading Men and Women (703 Fifteenth Street, Northwest, Washington, DC: BF Johnson, Inc, 1917), 261.
28. "North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011," digital image of marriage register (1867-1970), Ancestry (www.ancestry.com: accessed 8 February 2019), EB Spencer Jr and Mary J Compton, 15 Feb 1894.
29. Leonard Wilson, Editor, Makers of America, Biographies of Leading Men and Women (703 Fifteenth Street, Northwest, Washington, DC: BF Johnson, Inc, 1917), 261.
30. Letter from Robert Clary to father Papa, Whitfield Clary, Other Children; privately held by Clary Phipps, , 2017. Robert's first letter on Clary Borthers, Leaf Tobacco Dealers stationary. took picture in 2017.
31. 1900 US Federal Census, Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, , enumeration district (ED) district 0064, image 21, 223, Whitfield S Clary; digital images, ancestry.com ( : accessed 23 December 2012).
32. 1900 US Federal Census, Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, , enumeration district (ED) district 0064, image 21, 223, Whitfield S Clary; digital images, ancestry.com ( : accessed 23 December 2012).
33. Whitfield Spencer Clary, death certificate 770 (1948), North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, .
34. "Obituaries," database, (genealogybank.com: accessed 21 January 2013), Obit of Whitfield S Clary 12/21/1948, Greensboro Record, NC Pg 1.
35. Leonard Wilson, Editor, Makers of America, Biographies of Leading Men and Women (703 Fifteenth Street, Northwest, Washington, DC: BF Johnson, Inc, 1917), 261.
36. , Directory of The First Presbyterian Church: Greensboro, NC (N.p.: The record Job Office, April 1909), 7.
37. 1910 US Federal Census, Greensboro Ward 4, Guilford, North Carolina, , enumeration district (ED) 0109, image 13, 520, Whitfield S Sclary Sr; digital images, ancestry.com ( : accessed 23 December 2012).
38. 1910 US Federal Census, Greensboro Ward 4, Guilford, North Carolina, , enumeration district (ED) 0109, image 13, 520, Whitfield S Sclary Sr; digital images, ancestry.com ( : accessed 23 December 2012).
39. Leonard Wilson, Editor, Makers of America, Biographies of Leading Men and Women (703 Fifteenth Street, Northwest, Washington, DC: BF Johnson, Inc, 1917), 261.
40. Leonard Wilson, Editor, Makers of America, Biographies of Leading Men and Women (703 Fifteenth Street, Northwest, Washington, DC: BF Johnson, Inc, 1917), 261.
41. Leonard Wilson, Editor, Makers of America, Biographies of Leading Men and Women (703 Fifteenth Street, Northwest, Washington, DC: BF Johnson, Inc, 1917), 261.
42. Leonard Wilson, Editor, Makers of America, Biographies of Leading Men and Women (703 Fifteenth Street, Northwest, Washington, DC: BF Johnson, Inc, 1917), 261.
43. Leonard Wilson, Editor, Makers of America, Biographies of Leading Men and Women (703 Fifteenth Street, Northwest, Washington, DC: BF Johnson, Inc, 1917), 261.
44. 1920 U.S. census, Guilford Co., North Carolina, population schedule, Greensboro Ward 4, enumeration district 144, p. 7B, dwelling 115, family 136, Whitfield Clary household household; digital images, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.com : downloaded 12/23/2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 1302.
45. 1920 US Federal Census, Greensboro Ward 4, Guilford, North Carolins, , enumeration district (ED) District 144, image 14, 520, Whitfield Clary; digital images, ancestry.com ( : accessed 23 December 2012).
46. "U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989," digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com: accessed 19 June 2014), 1921.
47. "US City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta)," database, ancestry.com (: accessed ), 1923 Whitfield Clary, Greensboro, NC.
48. "US City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta)," database, ancestry.com (: accessed ), 1926 Whitfield Clary.
49. "US City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta)," database, ancestry.com (: accessed ), Whitfield Clary, Greensboro City, NC.
50. "US City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta)," database, ancestry.com (: accessed ), 1926 Whitfield Clary.
51. "," database, Genealogy Bank (GenealogyBank.com: accessed 16 November 2013), Robert S Clary goes with an agency at Jacksonville, 11-29-1926.
52. 1930 US Federal Census, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolin, , enumeration district (ED) 32, image 50, 512, Whitfield S Clary, Sr; digital images, ancestry ( : accessed 12/23/12).
53. 1930 US Federal Census, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolin, , enumeration district (ED) 32, image 50, 512, Whitfield S Clary, Sr; digital images, ancestry ( : accessed 12/23/12).
54. "U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989," digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com: accessed 19 June 2014), 1933.
55. "U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989," digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com: accessed 19 June 2014), Whitfield Clary.
56. "U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989," digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com: accessed 19 June 2014), 1936.
57. "U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989," digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com: accessed 19 June 2014), 1938.
58. 1940 US Federal Census, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, , enumeration district (ED) 41-15, image 29 of 30, 281, Eldridge Clary; digital images, ancestry.com ( : accessed 23 December 2012).
59. 1940 US Federal Census, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, , enumeration district (ED) 41-15, image 29 of 30, 281, Eldridge Clary; digital images, ancestry.com ( : accessed 23 December 2012).
60. Green Hill Cemetery Records from Greensboro, NC.
61. Whitfield Spencer Clary, death certificate 770 (1948), North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, .
62. "Obituaries," database, (genealogybank.com: accessed 21 January 2013), Obit of Whitfield S Clary 12/21/1948, Greensboro Record, NC Pg 1.
63. "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database with images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org: accessed 9 June 2022), im 875, Whitfield Spencer Clary, 21 Dec 1948; citing FHL microfilm 1,926,695, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh.
64. Whitfield Spencer Clary, death certificate 770 (1948), North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, .
65. "Obituaries," database, (genealogybank.com: accessed 21 January 2013), Obit of Whitfield S Clary 12/21/1948, Greensboro Record, NC Pg 1.
66. Green Hill Cemetery Records from Greensboro, NC.
67. "Obituaries," database, (genealogybank.com: accessed 21 January 2013), Obit of Whitfield S Clary 12/21/1948, Greensboro Record, NC Pg 1.
68. "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database with images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org: accessed 9 June 2022), im 875, Whitfield Spencer Clary, 21 Dec 1948; citing FHL microfilm 1,926,695, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh.
69. Find A Grave, photo of gravestone (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 9 June 2022), memorial page for Whitfield Spencer Clary Sr., Find A Grave Memorial # 100382356, citing Green Hill Cemetery (Greensboro, Guilford Co, North Carolina), memorial created by BradNCarolina, photograph by Tom Nicols, David Oxford.
70. 1930 US Federal Census, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolin, , enumeration district (ED) 32, image 50, 512, Whitfield S Clary, Sr; digital images, ancestry ( : accessed 12/23/12).
71. "Obituaries," database, (genealogybank.com: accessed 21 January 2013), Obit of Whitfield S Clary 12/21/1948, Greensboro Record, NC Pg 1.