MyKindred.com Families

A collection of family histories and genealogies.

First Name Last Name
Home Search  
Share Print Bookmark

William Thomas Cloud[1, 2]

Male 1833 - 1907  (73 years)


Personal Information    |    Media    |    Sources    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name William Thomas Cloud 
    Born Oct 01, 1833  Orange county, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census Sep 24, 1850  Paoli, Orange county, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census Nov 07, 1850  North West, Orange county, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census Jul 25, 1860  Orangeville, Orange county, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census Aug 13, 1870  Orleans, Orange county, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census Jun 10, 1880  McCammon, Martin county, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Census Jun 11, 1900  McCameron, Martin county, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Died May 02, 1907  Greene county, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Owensburg Cemetery, Greene county, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • V-Civil War Co K 53 rd Reg Ind Inf Lt ~ Grave Plot II-25J
    Notes 
    • -
      1850 census, IN, Orange cty, Paoli, (M432-163, p.461)
      Sept 24, 1850, HH 771/773
      William A LISTON, 37, M, cabinet maker, $300, Del
      Harriet LISTON, 30, F, VA
      Ann R LISTON, 11, F, IN
      M.U. LISTON, 6, F, IN
      William MURPHY, 17, M, cabinet maker, IN
      William CLOUD, 17, M, cabinet maker, IN
      -
      1860 census, IN, Orange, Orangeville, (M653-286, p.776), p. 135
      July 25, 1860, HH 1032
      William T. CLOUD, 24, M, carpenter, $600, IN
      -
      1870 census, IN, Orange, Orleans, p 18, (M593-348, p.112)
      Aug 13, 1870, HH 138/139
      CLOUD, William T, 35, M, W, carpenter, $1900, $2500, IN
      CLOUD, Nannie, 30, F, W, IN
      CLOUD, James A, 4, IN
      CLOUD, John W, 1, IN
      -
      1880 census, IN, Martin, McCammon, p. 15, sd 1, ed 156, (T9-298, p.379)
      June 10, 1880, HH 127/184, all b. IN
      CLOUD, William, W, M, 50, carpenter
      CLOUD, Rebecca A, W, F, 31, wife
      CLOUD, Julia A, 1, dau
      -
      1900 census, IN, Martin, McCameron, ed 8, 7-B, (T623-392, p.94)
      June 11, 1900, HH 127/133
      CLOUD, William T, head, W, M, OCT 1833, 66, m 22 yrs, IN, VA, KY, farmer
      CLOUD, Rebecca, wife, W, F, Mar 1850, 50, m 22 yrs, IN, NC, IN
      CLOUD, Sarah J, dau, Sept 1880, 19, IN
      CLOUD, Mary E, dau, Nov 1882, 17, IN
      CLOUD, Iva, dau, OCT 1884, 15, IN
      CLOUD, William H, son, Jan 1887, 13, IN
      CLOUD, Rhoda N, dau, Feb 1874, 6, IN
      -
      William Thomas Cloud was an affable, well met man, a carpenter and cabinet maker by trade and said to be a fine craftsman. He married the first time to Elizabeth Busick, who died in childbirth on March 2, 1861 at the age of 23 years, 6 months, and 11 days. The infant died March 6, 1861. The two are buried in the old cemetery (south of the road) in Orleans, Indiana. His second marriage was July 5, 1863, to Nancy J. Chism, who died November 8. 1864 at the age of 26 years, 8 months, and 3 days. During the Civil War he served a short time as 1st Lieutenant in Company K, 53rd Indiana Infantry Volunteers. He was married on December 10, 1865 (by Rev. John Talbott) to Nancy Ann (Shields) McKnight. Nancy Ann was a widow, who had one child by her previous marriage Mary F. McKnight, who died on October 5, 1864. Nancy Ann was the oldest child of Ambrose and Levisa (Riggs) Shields and was born on August 19, 1840, and died at Orleans, Indiana, of a kidney ailment, Friday May 26, 1916. I find in the the "History of Orange, Lawrence, and Washington County" that Orleans Lodge 295, I.O.O.F. organized November 29, 1867....that five charter members given as W.C.R. Kemp, John D. Carter, Shadrach B.A. Conder, William T. Cloud, and N.W. Britton. Also from the files or Orleans Lodge No. 153, F. and A.M....William T. Cloud, Elected December 6, 1864, Initiated December 10, 1864. Passed January 3, 1865. Raised February 7, 1865. Demitted on December 27, 1870 Worshipful Master- John Vestal. Secretary- William B. Glover. Investigating Committee: Hon: Laughlin and Wilson. To Thomas and Nancy Ann were born James Ambrose Cloud, John Burton Cloud and Frank Shields Cloud.
      William T. Cloud became fond of liquor and this led to family trouble and finally Nancy and William were divorced. After this divorce he went to Owensburg, Indiana and was married at this place to Rebecca Fish. To them were born: 1. Julia Cloud, born , who married Node Norris and resides at De Soto, Illinois. Their children are Fern, Myrtle, Violet and Daphne Norris. 2. Sarah Cloud, born , who married Asa Inman and resides at Linton, Indiana. Their children are Gladys and Opal. 3. Ivy Cloud, born , unmarried and lives at Gary, Indiana. 4. Rhoda Cloud, born , married Lloyd Shoulty, lives at 809 S. 31st St. in Louisville, Ky. They have one daughter Mary Catherine Shoulty, who married James B. Hartsock, and lives in Louisville, Ky. 5. Mary Cloud, born November 17, 1886 and died July 28, 1910. 6. William K. Cloud, born 1887 and died 1920. He had been married and was separated from his wife. Served in the American Expeditonary Forces in France. He was gassed and died from tuberculosis after his return home. He is buried at Owensburg, Indiana, beside his father, William T. Cloud who died at Owensburg, Indiana on May 2, 1902.
    Person ID I130050  mykindred
    Last Modified Dec 21, 2013 

    Father James Cloud,   b. circa 1805, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Y 
    Mother Sarah Pitts,   b. circa 1815,   d. circa 1836  (Age ~ 21 years) 
    Married Dec 27, 1832  Orange county, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F42232  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth Ann Busick,   b. Aug 18, 1836, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 02, 1861, Orange county, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years) 
    Married Jul 01, 1860  Orange county, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. infant Cloud,   b. May 02, 1861,   d. May 06, 1861  (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F42233  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Nancy J. Christman,   b. Mar 05, 1837, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 08, 1864, Orange county, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years) 
    Married Jul 05, 1863  Orange county, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F42234  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Nancy Ann Shields,   b. Aug 19, 1840, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 26, 1916, Orleans, Orange county, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married Dec 10, 1865  Orange county, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorced Bef 1874 
    Children 
     1. James Ambrose Cloud,   b. Jan 16, 1867, Orange county, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 19, 1929, Orleans, Orange county, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     2. John Burton Cloud,   b. Apr 13, 1869, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 28, 1872, Orleans, Orange county, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)
     3. Frank Shields Cloud,   b. Jun 18, 1871, Orleans, Orange county, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 12, 1946, Orleans, Orange county, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F42235  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 4 Sarah Sally Sipes,   b. Oct 02, 1849, Martin county, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 25, 1875, Martin county, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years) 
    Married Aug 08, 1874  Martin county, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F43576  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 5 Rebecca A. Fish,   b. Mar 13, 1849, Martin county, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 18, 1931, Owensburg, Greene county, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married Feb 25, 1878  Owensburg, Greene county, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Julia A. Cloud,   b. Oct 08, 1878, Martin county, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. De Soto, Jackson county, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Sarah Jane Cloud,   b. Sep 03, 1880, Scotland, Greene county, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 14, 1954, Tucson, Pima county, Arizona, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     3. Iva Leone Cloud,   b. Oct 08, 1884, Martin county, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 24, 1965, Crown Point, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     4. Mary Ellen Cloud,   b. Nov 17, 1886, Martin county, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 28, 1910  (Age 23 years)
     5. William Henry Cloud,   b. Jan 31, 1887, Martin county, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1920  (Age 32 years)
     6. Rhoda M. Cloud,   b. Feb 18, 1894, Martin county, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1984, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    Family ID F42236  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Cloud Poore, Sarah Jane (1880-1954)    		Cloud Poore, Sarah Jane (1880-1954)
    Death Certificate

    Headstones
    Cloud, William T. (1833-1907)    		Cloud, William T. (1833-1907)

  • Sources 
    1. [S561] Death Certificate, Arizona file # 2512 reg. # 478 (daughter Sarah Jane Cloud Poore).

    2. [S2282] Cloud-Jones, Luanne, email to Tom Cloud of Dec 06 2007.

    3. [S4251] 1850 US federal census, 1850 census, IN, Orange cty, Paoli, (M432-163, p.461).

    4. [S4251] 1850 US federal census, 1850 census, IN, Orange cty, North West twp, 974, 487.

    5. [S136] 1860 US federal census, 1860 census, IN, Orange, Orangeville, (M653-286, p.776), p. 135.

    6. [S14] 1870 US federal census, 1870 census, IN, Orange, Orleans, p 18, (M593-348, p.112).

    7. [S135] 1880 US federal census, 1880 census, IN, Martin, McCammon, p. 15, sd 1, ed 156, (T9-298, p.379).

    8. [S3961] 1900 US federal census, 1900 census, IN, Martin, McCameron, ed 8, 7-B, (T623-392, p.94).