Danny Stewart, 615 Oak Street, Prescott AR 71857-2644. Phone 501-887-5930. e-mail dstewart@www.pcfa.org The Family of JAMES McCLURKIN and CATHERINE (CUNNINGHAM) McCLURKIN (Parents of NANCY (McCLURKIN) WRIGHT) JAMES McCLURKIN (b. c1788, d. 10/24/1830) m. c1800 CATHERINE CUNNINGHAM (b. c1788, d. 10/18/1845 AL). Children include Nancy. For more information about James' parents, see Appendix D. No other information is available on Catherine's parents. NANCY McCLURKIN (b. 4/6/1815, d. 3/8/1880) m. 2/26/1835 George Clinton Wright (b. 11/24/1810, d/ 3/8/1880). Children include Emily. See Chapter 31, "THE FAMILY OF GEORGE CLINTON WRIGHT and NANCY (McCLURKIN) WRIGHT." JAMES WALTER McCLURKIN, SR. (b. 1824 Laurens Co. SC, d. 3/24/1864 Drew Co. AR) m. Minerva Paralee Starnes (b. 5/26/1831 Talladega Co. AL, d. 4/13/1891 Stephens, AR). ?-1 MARGARET ANN McCLURKIN (b. 1851) m. Bob Brummett. ?-2 ELLA McCLURKIN (b. 1852) m. Jim Brummett. ?-3 GEORGIA McCLURKIN (b. 1854, d. young). ?-4 JAMES WALTER McCLURKIN, Jr. (b. 1856, d. 1874). ?-5 JOHN DEAN McCLURKIN (b. 9/22/1858) m. Lee Hope Rebecca Hodnett. ?-6 SAMUEL PERRY McCLURKIN (b. 8/3/1861) m. Victoria Lee Curry. Research Notes: JAMES and Minerva moved from Talladega Co. AL to Arkansas. He was a farmer, and a private in Company F 31st Alabama Volunteers Infantry in the Civil War. Minerva is the daughter of Jonathan Buford Starnes and Elizabeth (Mattison) Starnes. Notes on James Walter from Biographical Family Histories of Southwest Arkansas. Referenced to Carline McClurkin Lester, Route 1 Box 805, Camden, AR 71701. (870) 836-2817. THE ANCESTORS OF JAMES McCLURKIN (An extension of Chapter 63) JAMES McCLURKIN (b. c1788, d. 10/24/1830) m. c1800 CATHERINE CUNNINGHAM (b. c1788, d. 10/18/1845 AL). Children include Nancy. For more information about James' parents, see Appendix D. No other information is available on Catherine's parents. The earliest known McClurkin ancestor of Eunice Wilson Stewart is James McClurkin. Here is the chart showing decedents: JAMES McCLURKIN (prob. born in the 1730's) SAMUEL McCLURKIN (b. 1756) JAMES McCLURKIN (b. c1788) (See Chapter 63) NANCY (McCLURKIN) WRIGHT (b. 1815) (See Chapter 31) EMILY CATHERINE (WRIGHT) STARNES (b. 1837) (See Ch. 15) BEULAH MARGARET (STARNES) WHITTINGTON (b. 1860) (Ch. 7) ETTA (WHITTINGTON) WILSON (b 1884 AR) (Ch 3) EUNICE (WILSON) STEWART (b. 1902 AR) (Ch 1) The "father" in Chapter 63 is JAMES McCLURKIN (b. c1788). JAMES's parents were: SAMUEL McCLURKIN (b. 1756, d. 1804) m. Jane _________ (b. ____, d. ____). Children include James. SAMUEL's parents were: JAMES McCLURKIN (b. ____, d. 1795 SC). James left a will naming his children.