John Robert Clifford

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John Robert Clifford

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Williamsport, Grant County, West Virginia, United States
Death: October 06, 1933 (85)
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States
Place of Burial: Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Lou Isaac Clifford and Mary Satilpa Clifford
Husband of Mary Elizabeth Clifford
Father of Albert Clifford; Coraline Clifford; John Paul Clifford; Cardiet R Clifford; Hellen Clifford and 6 others
Brother of Theodore Clifford and David Clifford
Half brother of Mary E. Clifford; Jacob E. Clifford; James Henson Clifford; Isaac C. Clifford; Eliza Frances Washington and 3 others

Occupation: Teaching School, Lawyer
Managed by: Linda Kathleen Thompson, (c)
Last Updated:

About John Robert Clifford

He was the first black attorney licensed in West Virginia. In two landmark cases before his state's Supreme Court, he attacked racial discrimination in education. Originally buried at Mount Hope Cemetery, Martinsburg, West Virginia, he was reburied in 1954 at Arlington National Cemetery.

supporting data

  • James Henson Clifford was the half brother of John R. Clifford, the first Black lawyer in West Virginia.
  • Source: Find A Grave Memorial# 35536005
  • Find A Grave Memorial# 30888810
  • Residence: 1880 -  Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
  • Race: Black
  • Ethnicity: American
  • Updated from MyHeritage Match by SmartCopy: Oct 6 2014, 22:43:01 UTC
  • Residence: District 23, Hardy, Virginia - 1850
  • Residence: District 2, Hardy, Virginia, United States - 1860
  • Residence: Grant, Grant, West Virginia, United States - 1870
  • Residence: Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, United States - 1880
  • Residence: Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, United States - 1880
  • Residence: Martinsburg Ward 2, Berkeley, West Virginia - 1900
  • Residence: Martinsburg Ward 2, Berkeley, West Virginia - 1900
  • Residence: Martinsburg Ward 3, Berkeley, West Virginia - 1910
  • Residence: Martinsburg Ward 3, Berkeley, West Virginia - 1920
  • Residence: Martinsburg Ward 3, Berkeley, West Virginia - 1920
  • Residence: Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia - 1930
  • Updated from MyHeritage Match by SmartCopy: Oct 6 2014, 22:44:50 UTC Links
  • http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/47596439/person/6805244673
  • Updated from MyHeritage Match by SmartCopy: Oct 6 2014, 22:46:57 UTC
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John Robert Clifford's Timeline

1848
September 13, 1848
Williamsport, Grant County, West Virginia, United States
1877
October 1877
West Virginia, United States
1879
August 1879
West Virginia, United States
1882
July 1, 1882
West Virginia, United States
1884
March 1884
West Virginia, United States
1885
October 1885
West Virginia, United States
1886
1886
West Virginia, United States
1887
July 1887
West Virginia, United States
1888
December 1888
West Virginia, United States
1890
December 1890
West Virginia, United States