Alexander A. Clemons

ALEXANDER CLEMONS was born 11 Feb 1794 in Hiram, Maine, and died at Marblehead, Ohio, 12 Mar 1886. He was a veteran of the War of 1812. He migrated to Ohio about 1817 with his parents and became one of the pioneer builders of Sandusky, where he opened a cabinet shop and undertaking establishment. On 11 Feb 1824 he married Almira Angeline Hollister of Glastonbury, Conn. Moving to Marblehead, Ohio, in 1834, he opened the first stone quarry and built a beautiful stone house on the shore of Lake Erie. Alexander was a very religious man and was instrumental in founding Lakeside Methodist Private Park and Campground.

Angeline Clemons died 24 Mar 1861. He then married Mary Gaylord Earl.

Note: About 1861 at the beginning of the Civil War, Alexander Clemons began the building of the large stone house that was to become his permanent home. According to his daughter Sarah, Alexander drew up his own plans and had the stone cut for it, his calculations being so accurate that when it was finished there were but three stones left. The house has marble fireplaces, a large curved stairway, and a cupola on top. Originally there was a widow's walk which has been removed. The beams are all solid black walnut and the stone walls are at least eight inches thick. At one time there was a second floor ballroom where dances and parties were held. The house has changed hands several times since 1918. Much remodeling and many additions have been made until there are now thirty rooms.

Note; the house sits at 133 Clemons Street in Marblehead, OH>

(Notes of Mr. and Mrs. William Billings, Marblehead, Ohio) In her research for the Bicentennial, Mrs. Billings found the following information in an early Marblehead, Ohio, atlas: "Alexander Clemons, born in Hiram, Oxford Co., Maine, 1794. Alexander Clemons' father came to Sandusky, 1817; to Ottawa Co., 1834; 3 houses in Marblehead, 1834"