William Montgomery Clemens (1860-1931)

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William Montgomery Clemens (1860-1931)

was a prolific genealogist and writer. Nephew to the more famous Samuel Clemens (1835-1910) - he was also a newspaper man and author. William M. Clemens started writing for the Pittsburgh Leader in 1879 and continued his research & writing for more than five decades.

(Illus. Samuel Clemens/Mark Twain - 2nd from right).

(Click here to see original Obituary - Trenton Evening Times 25 Nov. 1931)

A prolific writer, he was the author of well over 100 books and hundreds of essays and newspaper articles.

His regular column - "Notes on American Ancestry and Revolutionary Records" regularly appeared as the "Genealogical Department" in the Columbia, SC newspaper - the State.

Click Here to search all of the back issues of the State (Columbia, SC) newspaper 1891-1922

Over 80 of Clemens' genealogy columns appeared in the Star.

Each one has genealogical details & information for families from across the country.

He regularly received questions from his readers and posted them to this column.

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