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• Birth	14 Mar 1810	Twiggs county, Georgia
  Gender	Male
  Census	1840	Montgomery county, Alabama
  Census	2 Oct 1850	Austin county, Texas   [4]
  Census	14 Jun 1860	Hempstead, Waller county, Texas
  Census	10 Jun 1880	Waller county, Texas   [5]
  Died	5 Aug 1897	Groesbeck, Limestone county, Texas
  Person ID	I1165	mykindred
  Last Modified	05 Jan 2010 00:00:00
  Father	Jeremiah "Jerry" Cloud, b. Abt 1784, Twiggs county, Georgia
  Mother	Elizabeth M. (__), b. Between 1784 and 1790, Georgia
  Family ID	F443	Group Sheet
  Family 1	Mary Adeline "Polly" McDade, b. 1809, Summerville, Chattooga county, Georgia
  Married	8 Jan 1828	Montgomery, Montgomery county, Alabama   [6, 7]
  	Montgomery Co. Alabama - Marriages - 1817-1850:  "Cloud, Henry G. W. to Mary McDade - 8 Jan. 1828, by John Blackwell, J.P.", Book C, page 47 & 450 Montgy county gen. society:  "Henry G. W. CLOUD & Mary McDADE lic. 8 Jan 1828;  [no marr. date] by John BLACKWELL, JP"
  Notes	"Charles and Adeline Edna McDade, had nine children.  A Mary McDade was born in Georgia, about 1809.  She married, 1/8/1828,  Henry George Washington Cloud, son of Jeremiah and Elizabeth Cloud, formerly of South Carolina." (Youngblood-Armstrong & Allied Families by Frances Youngblood & Floelle Youngblood Bonner) Charles McDade's intestate papers, signed March 17, 1840 by his brother Alexander McDade, list the children of his deceased daughter, Mary "Polly" McDade Cloud, first wife of Henry G.W. Cloud. Their children are listed as Charles Cloud, Jeremiah Cloud, Alexander Cloud, Elizabeth Cloud and Jane Cloud. [8]
  Children	1. Jeremiah "Jerry" Cloud, II, b. 16 May 1831, Alabama > 2. Charles Alexander "Alex" Cloud, b. Abt 1833, Madison county, Alabama   3. Elizabeth Cloud, b. Abt 1835   4. Jane Cloud, b. 1835/36
  Family ID	F161	Group Sheet
  Family 2	Mary T. Bateman, b. Abt 1818, Georgia
  Married	17 Mar 1839	Montgomery, Montgomery county, Alabama   [9]
  	Montgomery Co. Alabama - Marriages - 1817-1850:  "Cloud, Henry G.W. to Mary T. Bateman, 16 Mar. 1839; 17 Mar. by James H. Judkins, J.P.", Book E, page 13    Montgy Gen society:  "Henry G. W. CLOUD & Mary T. BATEMAN  lic. 16 Mar 1839;  mar. 17 Mar 1839 by James H. JUDKI
  Notes	- 1850 census, TX, Austin, (M432-908, 88), Oct 2, HH 14/14 Cloud, H.G.W., 40, M, farmer, GA, blind Cloud, Mary, 32, F, GA Cloud, Jerry, 19, M, laborer, AL Cloud, Alexander, 17, M, laborer, AL Cloud, George, 10, M, AL Cloud, Noah, 7, M, AL Cloud, James, 6, M, AL Cloud, Jane, 14, F, AL Cloud, Louisa, 2, F, AL (His second wife, Mary; Jerry, Alexander and Jane his children by his first marriage.) - 1860 TX, Austin, Hempstead, June 14, p 1, HH 1/1 (enumerator Jerry Cloud) Cloud, H.G.W. 50, M, farmer, GA, blind Cloud, Mary T, wife, 42, F, GA Cloud, Geo W., 20, M, AL Cloud, Noah, 16, M, AL Cloud, Jas W. J., 14, M, AL Cloud, Louisa 12, F, TX Cloud, Texania, 8, F, TX Cloud, John, 4 M, TX Cloud, Bettie, 2, F, TX - 1870 Census, TX, Austin, Hempstead, Oct 19th -- HH 597 Cloud, Henry G, 59, M, W, farmer, GA, blind Cloud, James W., 25, M, farmer, AL Cloud, Texhannah, 18, F, TX Cloud, John M., 15, M, TX Cloud, Bettie, 13, F, TX -- HH 598 Cloud, Isaac, 35, M, Mulatto, farmer, AL Cloud, Tillis, 40, F, Mulatto, LA Culer, Isabelie, 16, F, B, domestic servant, TX - 1880 census, TX, Waller, pct 1, p 37, sd 4, ed 158, (T9-1331, 384) Jun 10, 1880, HH 399/439 Cloud, JWJ, W, M, 34, AL, GA, GA Cloud, LF, W, F, 33, AL, NC, VA Cloud, HL, 5, dau, TX, AL, AL Cloud, WW, 2, son, TX, Al, AL Cloud, HGW, W, M, 70, father, GA, GA, GA, blind - [10]
  Children	> 1. Elizabeth Cassie Cloud   2. George W. Cloud, b. 1839/40, Alabama > 3. Noah Cloud, b. 1843, Alabama > 4. James W.J. Cloud, b. 1845, Alabama > 5. Louisa Cloud, b. 1848, Austin county, Texas   6. infant son Cloud, b. Abt 1850, Austin county, Texas > 7. Sarah Texanna Cloud, b. 16 Feb 1852, Hempstead, Waller county, Texas > 8. John Marion "J.M.\Jim" Cloud, b. 18 Nov 1854, Hempstead, Waller county, Texas   9. Bettie Cloud, b. 1857, Hempstead, Waller county, Texas
  Family ID	F20	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Blind since age 21, he still served as the County Tax Collector and Assessor for Austin County, Texas. In the 1840 Alabama census, H.G.W. CLOUD is counted in Montgomery Co. on page 172.  Listed in the Austin County, TX Censuses of 1850 and 1860 as 40 and 50 years of age with birthplace Georgia. H.G.W.'s obituary, sent by Lura Black December 1999. .....  "It says (this is written along the side) 'The __________ paper last week.   ___   __ .... I also enclose a fune (??it is scribbled and could be funeral) Lovingly  Anne (believe note may have been clipped off at the side, after week and fu Mary Lou Freeman wrote (July 8, 2008): "I have the original newspaper obit that was in the Bible belonging to Mary Black with part of the obit torn off - it appears to have been sent to the family from Mrs. Farr ( John M.- Sister)." At the top of the obit is written: --- Obit of HGW Cloud (John M. Cloud (Black)'s father)                  1897 Maybe a portion of the note was chopped off.  Maybe she also enclosed a funeral announcement that might be floating around somewhere.  The name of the paper looks like it could be Warsaw or Worso _ _ or Morso _ _. Henry George Washington's obit was dated August 7, 1897.  The blanks are approximately how many words I believe to be missing from the torn area. --- ______   _______  DEATH ______  ______  ____ of H.G.W. _____   _____ _____  through this ____   _______  antics as "Uncle ____  _____ was given back to            (suspect first blank is Wash") ____ earth last evening.  The            (suspect blank is "the") _____  flesh and blood that has dom- inated with a vigorous will the circles in which he moved, will once more mingle with the clay and dust until the last records have been written in the Dooms- day Book and erstwhile mortals pass before the throne of God for judgment.    "Uncle Wash's" death occurred in Groesbeck Thursday at 4:20 a. m., he having moved there four months ago with his daughter, Mrs. Farr.  He was born in Alabama, March 14, 1810 and has been a resi- dent of this section of Texas since March 1846, the majority of that time being spent in Waller county. When only twenty one years old he was stricken blind and yet bur- dened with this overwhelming cal- amity he managed to round out a life of industry and worth, even serving Austin county from 1851 - 53 as tax assessor and collector. He leaves but two children, Mrs. S.T. Farr of Groesbeck and John Cloud of Paul's Valley, I. T.  His remains were shipped here on the early morning train yesterday, and the funeral took place at 4:00 in the afternoon to the old Cloud place two miles northwest of the city.  Peace be unto his ashes and rest unto his soul.     (Lura's Notes:  Aug 7, 1897, was the date of his obituary, which says he died on Thursday.  In 1897, Thursday would have been Aug 5. The article was published in a newspaper of the city near the old Cloud place.  I know the article indicates that he was born in Alabama, but, all the censuses (1850, 1860, 1870, 1880) indicate he was born in Georgia.  Plus information we have would indicate that at least 3 children born after HGW were also born in Georgia.)     (Also from this obit, we can conclude that JM changed his name from Cloud to Black prior to the death of HGW and that at the time of HGW's death, JM was living in Paul's Valley, Indian Territory (Oklahoma). So, whatever dastardly deed JM performed (that would make him change his name), it would seem to have occurred prior to Aug 1897. The obit also indicates that only two of his children were living - Bettie (Mrs. Farr) and JM.  Would suspect that the obit was written by Bettie or Annie (JM's wife).) (question -- "Mrs. S.T. Farr" ... wouldn't that be Sarah Texana Cloud who married Joseph FARR rather than Bettie CLOUD?)

• Sources

  [S593] Fisher Talley, Geraldine, notes FAXed April, 2001. [S823] Youngblood-Armstrong & Allied Families, pp. 297, 301, 302, 304. [S997] Cloud-Williams, Florice Eva, Notes by Florice Eva Cloud Williams - December 27, 1954.. [S1519] 1850 census, 1850 census, TX, Austin, (M432-908, 88), Oct 2, 1850, HH 14/14. [S135] 1880 census, 1880 census, TX, Waller, pct 1, p 37, sd 4, ed 158, (T9-1331, 384). [S210] Montgomery County Alabama records. Montgomery Co. Alabama - Marriages - 1817-1850 Cloud, Henry G. W. to Mary McDade - 8 Jan. 1828, by John Blackwell, J.P., Book C, page 47 & 450 [S221] Montgomery County Genealogical Society. [S823] Youngblood-Armstrong & Allied Families. [S210] Montgomery County Alabama records. Montgomery Co. Alabama - Marriages - 1817-1850: "Cloud, Henry G.W. to Mary T. Bateman, 16 Mar. 1839; 17 Mar. by James H. Judkins, J.P.", Book E, page 13 [S1519] 1850 census.