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| James-Younger Gang With founding member Capt. Arch Clement, Jesse Woodson and A. Frank James James Gang with Arch Clement 
Captain Archibald "Arch" Clement, Kingsville, Missouri
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Standing about five feet tall and weighing in at a stout 130 pounds, Archie Clement may have been the most feared—and perhaps the most sociopathic—of all Bill Anderson’s guerrillas. Clement was best-known for scalping and mutilating the corpses of Unionists—military or civilian—and served Anderson as a lieutenant during the massacres at Centralia. In one particular instance, a note was left on a dead Union man that read: You come to hunt bush whackers. Now you are skelpt. Clemyent skelpt you. Following Anderson’s death Clement took command of his guerrilla company and in the wake of Appomattox he refused to surrender. In 1866 Clement led a group of ex-bushwhackers (including Jesse James) on a violent crime spree in Missouri. After violently influencing the outcome of an election in Lexington, Missouri, Archie Clement was tracked to a saloon by Union soldiers. In the process of capturing Clement a gunfight erupted; with a bullet in his chest, Clement managed to escape and mount his horse. Shortly thereafter, Clement was shot off of his horse and Union soldiers reportedly found him downed in the street attempting to cock a revolver with his teeth.
Frank James (right) and Little Archie Clement
This photo of Frank and Little Archie Clement was probably taken around the end of the Civil War in 1865 or so. Archie was a fellow Confederate guerrilla and a trusted friend of both James brothers(Frank James and Jesse James). Archie was also an early member of the James-Younger Gang.
Jesse James and Little Archie Clement
The man on the left is Jesse, and the man on the right is his closest friend during the Civil War, Little Archie Clement. This photo was taken in either 1864 or 1865. This is the only photo where Jesse's left hand is showing, so it was taken before he lost the tip of his middle left finger
On January 1, 1846 Archie Clement was born. Archie rode with Jesse James while being with Quantrill. Archie fought with Jesse at the Centralia Massacre. Jesse and Archie were so close to one another that Jesse had his younger half-brother named after him. It is said that Archie is the one that brought the James boys into bank robbery; he was one of the masterminds behind the Clay County Savings Association robbery on February 13,1866.
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| 1 Dave Poole 2 Arch Clement 3 Jesse W. James |
Dec. 13, 1866---Little Arch Clement is lynched for crimes committed during the Civil War.
Johnson County, Missouri
A Civil War skirmish between 15 Federal Cavalrymen and about 40 Southern Guerrillas
From The Records of The Provost Marshal
On 11 June, 1864, a detachment of Company M, First Missouri State Militia, left Holden, Missouri for a Scout in the Kingsville area. The detachment consisted of Corporal Joseph Parman and 14 enlisted men. They left at 9 A.M. and were to return the next day. They found nothing the first day and spent the night near the farm of Nancy Longacre. The Longacre family was a large one and nearly all of the men were either in the Confederate Army or with Quantrill's Guerrillas. Two of the Longacre men, a father and son, had been murdered by Kansas Troops.
They had just started out the next morning when they were overtaken by a large body of Guerrillas, led by Col. Richard Yeager and Capt. Bill Anderson. Twelve of the Federal Soldiers were killed. It appeared that at least four had surrendered, then were executed. One was scalped.
The Federals arrested Nancy Longacre and her 14 year old daughter, Martha (Mattie) and accused them of giving the Guerrillas information on the location of the Federal Troops. They were imprisoned in St. Louis and specifically asked if they had given the Guerrillas information about Parman and his squad. Of course, they denied any contact with Guerrillas. and were eventually released.
The Report of Corporal Parman
HDQRS. Co. M, Detach. First Cav., Mo State Militia
Holden, Mo., June 14, 1864
Captain: I have the honor to report to you, in pursuance of your request, movements of the men belonging to Company M, which I had on the scout under my command on the 11th and 12th instant: I moved with my command from camp on Saturday, the 11th instant, at 9 a.m., and proceeded west on the north side of the railroad, travelling some 15 miles; thence turned in a southeast direction, and marched to a point near the railroad some three miles west of Kingsville. Most of the distance marched on this day was in the brush, and saw but little sign of bushwhackers, finding only one trail, which I followed for some distance until we lost it by the parties separating. We camped for a part of the night near a Mrs. Longacre's, about one-half mile north of the railroad. On the morning of the 12th instant I moved with my men in a northeast direction from which I had camped, and had proceeded but a short distance when I discovered a large body of cavalry in my rear some 50 or 75 yards, and on the discovery of the enemy I formed my men in line and challenged the advancing party, who only increased their speed, and at this instant I ordered my men to fire on the enemy, which was done in a very few seconds. By this time my little detachment was entirely surrounded - only a small space toward the brush. By this time the bullets from the enemy's lines were falling like hail among us, and several of my men were killed. I remained in front of my line until the enemy had passed me, even some of them between me and my own lines, at which time I moved with all possible speed to the left, engaged one of the enemy, firing at him twice, when he turned, and, as I was in a helpless condition, my men nearly all killed, I made for camp with all speed possible. I feel satisfied that the enemy had been informed of my position and strength, as he had flanked me on the right and left before he showed himself in my rear. The attacking party was not less than 40 strong, and from the best information I have I think the whole command of the enemy did not fall short of 80 men, and probably 100. The enemy were all dressed in full Federal uniform and had the regular badges worn by our men on their hats and caps; small part of them wearing Federal overcoats.
I learned that the party was commanded by Colonel Yeager, of the rebel army, assisted by Bill Anderson, who is a captain of a guerilla band. Yeager informed the citizens that he asked no quarter and would give none. I lost in this unfortunate affair 12 of my command, only 2 escaping. The men, after being killed, were stripped of all their outer clothing and everything valuable was taken from their persons, and the enemy scalped 1 man after they had killed and stripped him. The enemy marched from the north during the night, returning toward the Sni Hills after the engagement.
I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Joseph V. Parman
Corporal, Company M, First Cavalry, Missouri State Militia
The following reports were gleaned from Dyer's 'The Compendium of the Rebellion." Additional information can be found in these volumes as well as the "Adjutant General of Missouri Report of 1865." They were searched at:
Headquarters Missouri National Guard
Office of the Adjutant General
1717 Industrial Drive
Jefferson City MO 65101
Warrensburg, Mo., June 12, 1864 - 3:30 p.m.
Captain Rouell,
Pleasant Hill, Mo.:
Troops near Holden had a fight this morning and had 12 men killed. Particulars not known.
E.B. Brown
Brigadier-General of Volunteers
Warrensburg, Mo., June 12, 1864
Colonel Ford,
Kansas City:
Company M, First Missouri State Militia, had a fight this morning near Holden and had 12 men killed. Particulars not known.
E.B. Brown
Brigadier-General, Commanding
Report of Captain Wyckoff, First Missouri State Militia Cavalry
HDQRS. Detach. First Cav., Missouri State Militia
Holden, June 14, 1864
On the morning of June 11, 1864, in obedience to orders, I ordered Captain Eads, Company M, to detail from his command 1 non-commissioned officer and 14 privates of his company for a scout north of Kingsville, who marched at 9 a.m. of the same day under the following order:
Corporal Parman and 14 men of Company M will proceed to scout the country north of Kingsville and along Crawford Fork, and return to camp at 12 m. of the 12th of June, 1864. Provide your men with one day's rations.
John Wyckoff,
Captain, Commanding Detachment.
The following is the report of Corporal Parman:
HDQRS. Co. M, Detach. First Cav., Mo State Militia
Holden, Mo., June 14, 1864
Captain: I have the honor to report to you, in pursuance of your request, movements of the men belonging to Company M, which I had on the scout under my command on the 11th and 12th instant: I moved with my command from camp on Saturday, the 11th instant, at 9 a.m., and proceeded west on the north side of the railroad, travelling some 15 miles; thence turned in a southeast direction, and marched to a point near the railroad some three miles west of Kingsville. Most of the distance marched on this day was in the brush, and saw but little sign of bushwhackers, finding only one trail, which I followed for some distance until we lost it by the parties separating. We camped for a part of the night near a Mrs. Longacre's, about one-half mile north of the railroad. On the morning of the 12th instant I moved with my men in a northeast direction from which I had camped, and had proceeded but a short distance when I discovered a large body of cavalry in my rear some 50 or 75 yards, and on the discovery of the enemy I formed my men in line and challenged the advancing party, who only increased their speed, and at this instant I ordered my men to fire on the enemy, which was done in a very few seconds. By this time my little detachment was entirely surrounded - only a small space toward the brush. By this time the bullets from the enemy's lines were falling like hail among us, and several of my men were killed. I remained in front of my line until the enemy had passed me, even some of them between me and my own lines, at which time I moved with all possible speed to the left, engaged one of the enemy, firing at him twice, when he turned, and, as I was in a helpless condition, my men nearly all killed, I made for camp with all speed possible. I feel satisfied that the enemy had been informed of my position and strength, as he had flanked me on the right and left before he showed himself in my rear. The attacking party was not less than 40 strong, and from the best information I have I think the whole command of the enemy did not fall short of 80 men, and probably 100. The enemy were all dressed in full Federal uniform and had the regular badges worn by our men on their hats and caps; small part of them wearing Federal overcoats.
I learned that the party was commanded by Colonel Yeager, of the rebel army, assisted by Bill Anderson, who is a captain of a guerrilla band. Yeager informed the citizens that he asked no quarter and would give none. I lost in this unfortunate affair 12 of my command, only 2 escaping. The men, after being killed, were stripped of all their outer clothing and everything valuable was taken from their persons, and the enemy scalped 1 man after they had killed and stripped him. The enemy marched from the north during the night, returning toward the Sni Hills after the engagement.
I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Joseph V. Parman
Corporal, Company M, First Cavalry, Missouri State Militia
Report of Captain Wyckoff
Aside from the report of Corporal Parman, I have followed and crossed the trail of the party at a number of points between where the slaughter occurred and the Sni Hills sufficient to enable me to know that it came from the north and returned to the north as soon as it had done its work of crime. The point of attack is about 8 miles from this camp. On the arrival of Corporal Parman at Kingsville, at which I had 11 of my company under Sergeant Triplett, Captain Duncan mounted his horse and came to this place immediately. We were engaged at inspection of arms when we received the intelligence. I immediately ordered my company to saddle and mount; in twenty minutes had 50 of my company in the saddle and on the march. Captain Eads had marched on receipt of the news with 20 of Company M, who were mounted for a two day's scout at the time of the arrival of Captain Duncan. I came up with Captain Eads at Kingsville, where I found Sergeant Triplett and his squad mounted and in line. He informed me that the enemy came in sight of Kingsville in such force, and the information received from Corporal Parman was such as to make him think best to keep possession of the buildings at that place until he could get assistance from this place. He joined me and we moved to the place of the massacre, where I found the men that had been killed strewn along for about one-half mile, 5 dead on the ground where they had formed their line, the others near the brush and in the brush in front of them, where I am informed they were met by another party that was in ambush and cut them off from the brush. My opinion is, from the fact of the men being shot in the eyes, that 4 of the men surrendered and were afterward shot and stripped of everything valuable and Corporal Ireland scalped.
I immediately ordered a sufficient number of carts from section 114 of Pacific Railroad Company to convey the dead to camp, which was the best and only conveyance to be had in a reasonable time. They were promptly furnished, and the dead gathered and sent to Holden, under Lieutenant Cobb, with orders to give them the best burial in his power, which was done. The dead being gathered, and my scouts called in which I had out to ascertain the course the enemy had taken, in which they had been unsuccessful, I started with 58 enlisted men of my company and 18 men of Company M, Captain Eads and Lieutenant Triplett, in a southern course about 2 miles; came on a trail of about 80 or 100 men bearing southwest, which I followed about 2 miles and ascertained it to be the trail in which they had come in. I turned north and bore around to the east about 5 miles, where we struck the trail going in the direction of Chapel Hill, which soon became [fainter] as when going down, and soon began to scatter and bear west. The trail we followed struck into the Sni Hills, about 3 miles west of the Widow Hill's, where Lewis Spainhowers has lived since early spring. Here we had a short skirmish with them, in which 1 of them was severely if not mortally wounded, instantly falling from his horse. They fired rapidly from the brush. I instantly dismounted 40 men, and deployed them as skirmishers and searched the brush, but they were gone; they had moved in a direction a little north of Lone Jack. It was now night, but as the men were good we marched on, having been joined by about 40 of the Colorado troops, with whom my pickets had a skirmish; but hearing of their fire, and having knowledge of their being in the country, and getting in a position where I could see their commander, gave the signal and soon had things all right; no damage done to either party. We remained together until the moon set. Being within 3 miles of Pleasant Hill we marched there and remained until morning, my men having had nothing to eat since the morning before, but were treated very kindly by the soldiers and officers at that place and furnished with breakfast and forage. June 13, breakfast over, I marched from Pleasant Hill north of east, crossing a number of small streams, the most of the way through brush and woods, very thick, 5 miles south of Lone Jack. Started some guerrillas from an old house in the brush; did not get closer than 400 yards; did not see but 2, though there were more in the party; they ran east. We continued in an easterly direction until we arrived north of a point where the men had been killed on the previous day, turned south, examined the ground and brush with care, and am prepared to give my opinion of the affair at any proper time. Having no rations with us, and none at camp, we returned at 4 p.m. of the 13th of June. At near 11 o'clock received a dispatch from you to send out a scout; at 12 o'clock 25 of Company D and 25 of Company M left this camp under Lieutenants Cobb and Triplett; they are still out.
All of which is respectfully submitted to you.
John Wyckoff,
Captain, Commanding Detachment.
NOTES:
On June 30, Brigadier-General of Volunteers, E.B. Brown submitted a report that said, in part:
'I regret to say that in one instance the loss was in a great measure due to the negligence of the corporal who was in command, through which the lives of the men entrusted in his charge have been wantonly sacrificed.'
No specifics were given. Perhaps to have his 14 men turn and present a challenge in the face of such a large force and firepower was folly. Perhaps to have tried to flee to a better defensive position would have been better. A review of Corporal Parman's military records might shed light on charges made, if any.
As a rule, man-for-man, Federal troops were severely out-gunned. Normally, the troops carried a single-shot rifle and/or revolver, whereas the guerrilla often carried from two to six revolvers plus other assorted weapons. The Militia was caught in the open, and in an ambush such as this, would have used valuable time forming the skirmish line, all while the enemy was closing in great numbers and firing into them as rapidly as possible. The line probably broke almost immediately, the survivors scattering, trying to make a dash for the brush. Although often done, it is uncertain if Corporal Parman had his troops dismount to form the skirmish line.
(Shooting in the eye was a common practice the guerrillas used on captured Federal troops. Both sides had a tendency to immediately execute captured prisoners.)
Corporal Joseph V. Parman was born in KY about 1833. When he moved to Gentry County is unknown, but he was certainly there by about 1857 as his father died there. Joseph V. Parman married Nancy Fitzhugh March 10, 1867, probably in Gentry County. Nancy was born February 08, 1844 in Buchanan Co, MO and probably outlived Joseph, as she died on August 22, 1905 in Ellenorah, MO with notice being made that she was survived by 8 boys and 2 girls. She was buried in the Lone Star Cemetery, in north-east Gentry County.
Archie J. Clement
Clement, Archie J Anderson At age 17, he was Bill Andersons lieutenant and executioner and scalper. Small, blonde and grey-eyed, with a perpetual smile. When told to kill he used knife and pistol. He scalped and mutilated his victims when it pleased him. Took over Andersons command when he was killed 13 December 1866. Bacon Montgomery killed him in Lexington, MO.
(Three of Anderson's men in Sherman, Texas
From left to right: Archie Clement, Dave Pool, and Dave Hendricks)
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| Belle Starr’s wedding photgraph Many of the guests at Starr’s wedding were OUTLAWS! Present were Jesse James, Frank James, Perry Samuel, Archie Clement, Jim Younger, and John “King” Fisher.  |
“Anderson’s Head Devil”
Little Archie Clement
Born in Moniteau County, Missouri in January 1846 in 1853 the Clement family moved to Cass County in the Western portion of the state and eventually to Johnson County, Missouri near the town of Kingsville in 1860-61. At 15 Archie enlisted in the 2nd Missouri Cavalry, Missouri State Guard in September of 1861 and served until December of 1861 and returning to Johnson County and shortly there after joining the Partisan Rangers, most probably first with Quantrill’s Company, but he seems to quickly have aligned himself with Bill Anderson, then a Lieutenant under Quantrill.
Archibald Clement was small in stature; some say standing only five feet tall and weighing less than 130 lbs, this caused him to be given the appellation of “Little Archie” he also seemed to be a happy fellow or at least smiled a great deal and was also referred to as “Smiling Archie”. But Archie’s size belied ferociousness, he was apparently consummate killer with little compunction for how he completed the act, he also displayed a penchant for scalping his victim this lead to Archie being referred to as “Scalping Archie”.
By age 17 Archie Clement was a Lieutenant in Bill Anderson’s more or less Independent Company of Partisan Rangers, and was often operating in command of an element on his own. Archie took part in most of the major actions that Andersons Company was involved in, including the raid on the German settlement of Concordia in Lafayette County, Missouri in 1863 where Clement allegedly decapitated a German after forcing him to guide the Partisan’s through militia lines and then placed the Germans head on a fence post as a warning to the other “Dutch”. Bodies of union troops and Missouri State Militia were often found baring notes reading “You come to hunt bush whackers. Now you are skelpt. Clemyent skelpt you. Wm. Anderson” it probably wasn’t Archie nor Anderson who wrote this particular note as it is doubtful that Archie would misspell his name and Andersons known writing reflects a higher degree of education. Archie continued to raise in command responsibility and his killings increased until he was roundly known as “Anderson’s Head Devil” or Anderson’s Head Demon”
In 1864 during Prices Raid of 64 Archie commanded an element of Anderson’s command that raided Danville. New Florence, High Hill and other points east to near St. Charles Missouri, shortly after this raid Archie took command of Anderson’s Company after Anderson’s death and commanded it throughout the remainder of the war.
The remainder of the of the war for Archie Clement would extend to 1866, Clement did not surrender and was connected to several bank robberies in Western Missouri, despite negotiations conducted on the part of the US by former partisan Dave Poole , Archie along with a contingent of Partisans remained “in the brush” refusing to surrender.
During the election of 1866 Clement with a gang of 100 former partisans attacked the town of Lexington on election day and managed to intimidate the town enough that the Republican party was defeated in the general election. In response to this Gov. T. Fletcher dispatched Major Bacon Montgomery and a Company of Missouri State Militia to engage Clement and his men. True to tactics and form Archie faded into the hills and creek bottoms and avoided a major engagement with Montgomery’s force, Montgomery seemed content to garrison Lexington.
In 1866 the Missouri State Legislature in response to political and sectional violence surrounding the election passed legislation requiring male adults to enroll in the militia, hearing this and seeing a chance to stick his thumb in the eye of the authorities most likely , Archie through Dave Poole sent word to Montgomery that in order to comply with the new law he wanted safe passage in and out of Lexington in order for he and his men to enroll in the militia, Montgomery stating he wished to avoid a major engagement in Lexington gave his permission. On December 13th , 1863 Archie Clement lead his former partisans into Lexington, legally enrolled in the militia and then led them out of Lexington without incident.
However Archie returned to have drinks with a friend at the City Hotel once his men were safely out of town. Archie at the time was wanted for a bank robbery in Liberty Missouri and Montgomery attempted to have him taken into custody on that warrant. When the arrest was attempted Archie drew his revolvers and a gunfight ensued, despite being wounded in the chest Clement made it to his horse and raced down the street firing, until he was shot from his horse in front of the court house.
When the militia reached Archie he had been wounded numerous times and was attempting to **** a revolver with his teeth. One of the Militiamen asked
"Arch, you are dying. What do you want me to do with you?"
To which Clement replied
"I've done what I always said I would do ... die before I'd surrender."
Bacon Montgomery would later say of the Clement incident, "I've never met better 'grit' on the face of the earth."
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At age 17, he was Bill Anderson's lieutenant. Hailed from Kingsville, Johnson County, Missouri. Sometimes referred to as "Little Archie Clement."
Archie was a small man, blonde and grey-eyed, with a perpetual smile. Clement took over Anderson's command when Anderson was killed on October 26, 1864. Bacon Montgomery killed Archie Clement in Lexington, MO on December 13, 1866.
Archibald (Archie) Clement or "Little Arch" was a Confederate guerrilla leader in the American Civil War, known for his brutality towards Union soldiers and pro-Union civilians in Missouri.
Archie Clement was born in Moniteau County, Missouri, on January 01, 1846. The family moved to Johnson County in 1853, then to Cass County, then to Kingsville, Johnson county about 1861.
At age 15, Archie enlisted in the Confederate Army and served two months and nineteen days, then was discharged.
He joined the guerillas under William T. Anderson, and became known as Bloody Bill's most trusted compatriot. At age 17, he was Bill Anderson's lieutenant. Archie was a small man, blonde and grey-eyed, with a perpetual smile. Standing just over five feet tall and weighing about 130 pounds, Clement's slight stature belied his ferocity, as he was known to be an expert pistol shot and fearless under fire. He was often referred to as "Little Archie Clement."
William "Bloody Bill" Anderson, Confederate guerilla and outlaw, was born in Missouri and in 1861 was a resident of Council Groves, Kansas, where he and his father and brothers achieved a reputation as horse thieves and murderers. At the outbreak of the Civil War he was forced by his Unionist neighbors to flee to Clay County, Missouri, where he became a guerilla leader notorious for leading raids along the Kansas-Missouri border and infamous for scalping his victims. He often decorated the bridle of his horse with Yankee scalps. Especially heinous was his raid against the German settlers of Lafayette County, Missouri, in July 1863.
Anderson's unit was a part of Quantrill's Guerrillas. Prominent in his band were Archie Clement, Frank James, and later Jesse James.
On August 21, 1863, Anderson and his gang of about thirty joined William C. Quantrill in the celebrated Lawrence, Kansas, raid, in which Anderson was reputed to have been the most bloodthirsty of all of the 450 raiders.
Archie Clement took a prominent role in all major operations of Anderson's unit in 1864, including the Centralia Massacre, looting and burning buildings and terrifying the local populace. They barricaded the tracks of the Northern Missouri Railroad, and forced a train to stop. They robbed the civilian passengers, and killed 21 Union soldiers who were returning home to Iowa and northwest Missouri on furlough. Anderson left one Union sergeant alive for a possible prisoner exchange; the rest he had stripped, shot, and scalped or otherwise mutilated.
Upon Anderson's death on October 27, 1864, Archie Clement took command of his unit, continuing military action into the next year, even after the Civil War ended with the surrender at Lee's army in Virginia. Clement took over Anderson's command when Anderson was killed on October 26, 1864. While many of his comrades eventually surrendered, Archie never did.
By the beginning of 1866, Clement steered himself and his friends into a new profession; bank robbery. On February 13, 1866, a group of gunmen carried out the first daylight, peacetime, armed bank robbery in U.S. history, when they held up the Clay County Savings Association in Liberty, Missouri, stealing some $60,000 in cash and bonds. The state authorities suspected Archie Clement of leading the raid. The bank happened to be run by the leading Radicals of Clay County, who had just held a public meeting for their party. The Radical governor posted a reward for Clement, while he and his men conducted further robberies that year. On election day of 1866, Clement led his crew into Lexington, Missouri, where they intimidated Radical voters and secured the election of a Conservative slate of candidates.
In later years, the list of suspects for the Clay County robbery would grow to include Frank James, Cole Younger, John Jarrette, Oliver Shepard, Bud and Donny Pence, Frank Gregg, Bill and James Wilkerson, Joab Perry, Ben Cooper, Red Monkus and Allen Parmer (who later married Susan James, Frank and Jesse's sister). The outlaws also killed George Wymore, a bystander on the street outside the bank.
That crime began a string of robberies, many of which were linked to Clement's group of bushwhackers. The hold-up most clearly linked to the group was of Alexander Mitchell and Company in Lexington, Missouri, on October 30, 1866, which netted $2,011.50.
On December 13, 1866, Clement led a group of his men into Lexington to visit old friends, including Dave Pool. Major Bacon Montgomery, Army commander of the town, was anxious to head off a confrontation, and ordered Clement and his pals to register for the local militia at the court house and be on their way, which they did. Later, Archie returned to town alone, to drink with an old friend at the bar of the City Hotel. Upon getting word that Clement was in town and alone, Montgomery acted. His men confronted Archie at the bar, demanding his surrender. A gun battle erupted. Clement dashed outside, got on his horse and tried to flee, only to be riddled with bullets by a company of soldiers as he passed the court house. Archie's pursuers walked up to him as he lay in the street, where he was still trying to cock a revolver with his teeth. One of them asked, "Arch, you are dying. What do you want me to do with you?" to which he replied, "I've done what I always said I would do...die before I'd surrender." He was 19 years old.
After Archie Clement's death, his guerrilla band continued to rob and be pursued by government troops, until his old friend Jesse James took command and they became the beginning of the James-Younger gang.
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The Clement Family
Generation No. 1
1. EDWARD M.2 CLEMENT (JOHNSON1) was born Abt. 1800 in Stokes County, North Carolina, and died Bet. 1855 - 1860 in probably in Cass County, Missouri. He married MARY JANE HIATT Abt. 1828 in North Carolina, daughter of MOSES HIATT and PATSEY DONELLY. She was born April 13, 1812 in Stokes County, North Carolina, and died Bet. 1870 - 1880 in probably in Cass or Johnson County, Missouri.
Notes for EDWARD M. CLEMENT:
The family moved to Moniteau County, Missouri about 1844, then to Johnson County in 1853, to Cass, then back to Johnson after 1860.
Children of EDWARD CLEMENT and MARY HIATT are:
2. i. EDWARD J.3 CLEMENT, b. February 23, 1829, Stokes County, North Carolina.
3. ii. MARTHA E. CLEMENT, b. March 23, 1830, Stokes County, North Carolina; d. March 29, 1919, Lone Jack, Jackson County, Missouri.
iii. JANE E. CLEMENT, b. October 25, 1832, Stokes County, North Carolina; d. February 25, 1910, Cass County, Missouri.
Notes for JANE E. CLEMENT:
1860 United States Federal Census > Missouri > Johnson > Jackson
Living with Charles J. and Nancy Clement
1870 United States Federal Census > Missouri > Cass > Polk
Living with Andrew and Juriah Miller.
4. iv. WASHINGTON V. CLEMENT, b. April 10, 1834, Stokes County, North Carolina; d. March 10, 1864, Civil War.
5. v. SARAH ANN CLEMENT, b. January 30, 1836, Stokes County, North Carolina; d. 1940.
6. vi. CHARLES J. CLEMENT, b. November 30, 1838, Stokes County, North Carolina; d. Sonoma County, California.
vii. WILLIAM A. CLEMENT, b. March 15, 1841, Stokes County, North Carolina.
Notes for WILLIAM A. CLEMENT:
Listed with the family in 1860 as age 20. No further record found. May have died in the war. May have been the brother of Archie called "Henry" who was with Quantrill.
7. viii. JURIAH A. CLEMENT, b. May 25, 1843, Stokes County, North Carolina.
ix. ARCHIBALD CLEMENT, b. January 01, 1846, Missouri; d. December 13, 1866, Lexington, Missouri.
Notes for ARCHIBALD CLEMENT:
Name: Clement, Archibald
Rank: Private Conflict: Civil War Side: Confederate Type of Unit: Cavalry
Organization: Missouri State Guard Name of Unit: 2nd Missouri Cavalry
Clement, Archibald, Pvt. Co. E, 2nd Mo. Cav. MSG--CSA
Enlisted Sept. 26, 1861 Discharged Dec. 10, 1861
Actual Service 2 months, 19 days Paid $71.90 April 25, 1862.
Muster Roll on file, Adj. Office, Jefferson City, Mo.
x. GABRIEL H. CLEMENT, b. March 01, 1849, Missouri; d. Bef. 1860, probably Cass County, Missouri.
8. xi. MARY FRANCES CLEMENT, b. August 19, 1851, Missouri; d. March 28, 1942.
xii. HANDY CLEMENT, b. Abt. 1853, Missouri.
Notes for HANDY CLEMENT:
Listed as age 7 in 1860. Not with her mother in 1870. No further record found.
xiii. HENRY CLEMENT, b. Abt. 1855, Missouri; d. Bef. 1870, probably Johnson county, Missouri.
Notes for HENRY CLEMENT:
Some rosters list Henry Clement, brother of Archie, as a member of Quantrill's Guerrillas. Obviously, Henry was much too young. It's possible that the Clement listed as Henry was actually another brother, William Clement.
Generation No. 2
2. EDWARD J.3 CLEMENT (EDWARD M.2, JOHNSON1) was born February 23, 1829 in Stokes County, North Carolina. He married SUSAN CRUM May 23, 1850 in Moniteau County, Missouri. She was born Abt. 1830 in Virginia.
Notes for EDWARD J. CLEMENT:
1870 United States Federal Census > California > Los Angeles > El Monte
Children of EDWARD CLEMENT and SUSAN CRUM are:
i. WILLIAM4 CLEMENT, b. Abt. 1851, Missouri.
9. ii. JOHNSON CLEMENT, b. Abt. 1854, Missouri.
iii. GEORGE CLEMENT, b. Abt. 1856, Missouri; m. MOLLIE E. MORRELL; b. Abt. 1859, Texas.
Notes for GEORGE CLEMENT:
1880 United States Federal Census > California > Los Angeles > Westminster > District 29
iv. HENRY CLEMENT, b. Abt. 1864, California.
3. MARTHA E.3 CLEMENT (EDWARD M.2, JOHNSON1) was born March 23, 1830 in Stokes County, North Carolina, and died March 29, 1919 in Lone Jack, Jackson County, Missouri. She married FLAVIOUS JOSEPHUS HOWARD December 27, 1849 in Moniteau county, Missouri, son of JOSEPH HOWARD. He was born Abt. 1823 in North Carolina, and died Bet. 1864 - 1870 in Missouri (Civil War?).
Notes for MARTHA E. CLEMENT:
1870 United States Federal Census > Missouri > Johnson > Kingsville - same page as her mother.
1880 United States Federal Census > Missouri > Cass > Polk > District 39
1900 United States Federal Census > Missouri > Cass > Polk > District 39
1910 United States Federal Census > Missouri > Jackson > Van Buren > District 215
Notes for FLAVIOUS JOSEPHUS HOWARD:
1850 United States Federal Census > Missouri > Johnson > Jackson
1860 United States Federal Census > Missouri > Johnson > Jackson - same page as Charles J. Clement
8th Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate
Howard, Clement
Howard, F.J.
Howard, George W.
Howard, J.A.
Howard, Thomas J.
Children of MARTHA CLEMENT and FLAVIOUS HOWARD are:
i. JOSEPH E.4 HOWARD, b. Abt. 1851.
ii. ELIZABETH HOWARD, b. Abt. 1856, Missouri.
iii. RUFUS K. HOWARD, b. Abt. 1857, Johnson County, Missouri; d. Bef. 1870, Johnson County, Missouri.
iv. JEREMIAH HOWARD, b. November 1863, Missouri.
v. JESSIE HOWARD, b. February 1869, Missouri.
4. WASHINGTON V.3 CLEMENT (EDWARD M.2, JOHNSON1) was born April 10, 1834 in Stokes County, North Carolina, and died March 10, 1864 in Civil War. He married MARY FRANCIS CUNNINGHAM October 28, 1852 in Johnson County, Missouri. She was born Abt. 1835 in Tennessee.
Notes for WASHINGTON V. CLEMENT:
1860 United States Federal Census > Kansas Territory > Linn > Valley
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Name: Washington Clemons ,
Residence: Blooming Grove, Kansas
Enlistment Date: 24 July 1861
Side Served: Union
State Served: Kansas
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 24 July 1861
Enlisted in Company D, 10th Infantry Regiment Kansas on 11 February 1862.
Died of disease Company D, 10th Infantry Regiment Kansas on 10 March 1864 in Alton, IL
Name: Washington V. Clement
Service Info.: PVT US ARMY CIVIL WAR
Death Date: 10 Mar 1864
Cemetery: Alton National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 600 Pearl Street Alton, IL 62003
Buried At: Section B Site 30
Notes for MARY FRANCIS CUNNINGHAM:
Remarried to John Priddy after Washington's death. Lived in Henry Co., MO in 1870, then in Cass Co. in 1880.
Children of WASHINGTON CLEMENT and MARY CUNNINGHAM are:
i. MARY4 CLEMENT, b. Abt. 1854, Missouri.
ii. SARAH CLEMENT, b. Abt. 1856, Missouri.
iii. LOUISA CLEMENT, b. Abt. 1862, Kansas.
5. SARAH ANN3 CLEMENT (EDWARD M.2, JOHNSON1) was born January 30, 1836 in Stokes County, North Carolina, and died 1940. She married ISAM HELMS July 07, 1852 in Johnson County, Missouri, son of HOUSTON HELMS and ANNIE GILLIAM. He was born Abt. 1830 in Missouri.
Children of SARAH CLEMENT and ISAM HELMS are:
i. HENRY4 HELMS, b. Abt. 1853.
ii. SARAH HELMS, b. Abt. 1854.
iii. HOUSTON HELMS, b. Abt. 1856.
iv. MARY HELMS, b. Abt. 1859.
6. CHARLES J.3 CLEMENT (EDWARD M.2, JOHNSON1) was born November 30, 1838 in Stokes County, North Carolina, and died in Sonoma County, California. He married NANCY M. HARRIS November 15, 1855 in Johnson County, missouri. She was born July 03, 1838 in North Carolina, and died February 17, 1913 in Sonoma County, California.
Notes for CHARLES J. CLEMENT:
1860 United States Federal Census > Missouri > Johnson > Jackson
1880 Anderson, Mendocino, California
Children of CHARLES CLEMENT and NANCY HARRIS are:
i. ANNE ELIZA4 CLEMENT, b. October 11, 1863, Missouri.
ii. PAMELA BELLE CLEMENT, b. October 1865, Colorado.
iii. AMANDA ELLEN CLEMENT, b. November 25, 1868, Colorado.
iv. JESSE EDWARD CLEMENT, b. December 13, 1871, California; d. January 29, 1953, Mendocino County, California.
v. LAURIE F. CLEMENT, b. Abt. 1879, California.
7. JURIAH A.3 CLEMENT (EDWARD M.2, JOHNSON1) was born May 25, 1843 in Stokes County, North Carolina. She married ANDREW J. MILLER April 14, 1858 in Cass County, Missouri. He was born Abt. 1833 in Tennessee.
Notes for ANDREW J. MILLER:
1870 United States Federal Census > Missouri > Cass > Polk
Children of JURIAH CLEMENT and ANDREW MILLER are:
i. MARY4 MILLER, b. Abt. 1859, Missouri; d. Bef. 1870, Missouri.
ii. WILLIAM MILLER, b. Abt. 1865, Missouri.
iii. ROSIE MILLER, b. Abt. 1867, Missouri.
iv. JOSEPH MILLER, b. 1869, Missouri.
8. MARY FRANCES3 CLEMENT (EDWARD M.2, JOHNSON1) was born August 19, 1851 in Missouri, and died March 28, 1942. She married ROBERT ARCHIBALD WOOLDRIDGE December 24, 1868 in Johnson County, Missouri, son of JOHN WOOLDRIDGE and SARAH LACY. He was born January 08, 1851 in Saline County, Missouri, and died March 06, 1936 in Cass County, Missouri.
Notes for ROBERT ARCHIBALD WOOLDRIDGE:
1870 United States Federal Census > Missouri > Johnson > Kingsville
Children of MARY CLEMENT and ROBERT WOOLDRIDGE are:
i. SARAH ANN4 WOOLDRIDGE, b. 1870.
ii. LILLIE WOOLDRIDGE, b. June 1877; m. DARRAH.
iii. WILLIAM WOOLDRIDGE, b. July 1879.
iv. GIRL WOOLDRIDGE, b. December 07, 1888, East Lynne, Johnson County, Missouri; d. January 09, 1899, East Lynne, Johnson County, Missouri.
v. JESTIE? WOOLDRIDGE, b. December 1889.
vi. LANA WOOLDRIDGE, b. June 15, 1890.
vii. TWIN WOOLDRIDGE, b. June 15, 1890, East Lynne, Johnson County, Missouri; d. July 07, 1890, East Lynne, Johnson County, Missouri.
Generation No. 3
9. JOHNSON4 CLEMENT (EDWARD J.3, EDWARD M.2, JOHNSON1) was born Abt. 1854 in Missouri. He married CASSIE MORRELL. She was born Abt. 1859 in Texas.
Notes for JOHNSON CLEMENT:
1880 United States Federal Census > California > Los Angeles > Westminster > District 29
Children of JOHNSON CLEMENT and CASSIE MORRELL are:
i. WILLIAM E.5 CLEMENT, b. December 05, 1876, California; d. April 13, 1946, Orange County, California.
ii. ALLIE CLEMENT, b. January 15, 1879, California; d. January 13, 1948, Los Angeles, California; m. WINSLOW.
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