Benton Co., AR - Biographies - Francis M. Clanton *********************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: The Goodspeed Publishing Co Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgenwebarchives.org *********************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SOURCE: History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Chicago: The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1889. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis M. Clanton is one of the prominent and prosperous young farmers and a blacksmith of Benton County, Ark., and was born in 1859, being a son of Ed and Nancy Clanton. The father was a farmer, and was highly esteemed as a man and citizen; he died in 1861. His wife is still living, and is now sixty-two years old. Francis M. Clanton was reared and educated in Benton County, Ark., and after attaining manhood was united in marriage to Miss Delilah A. Roller, their union being blessed in the birth of five children: Jacob E., Sophronia, Mary, Ada and Ella. Mr. Clanton is a strong supporter of Christianity, and formerly belonged to the Missionary Baptist, but is now an advocate [p.819] of Bible holiness, believing and teaching that all who are born again are members of the church of God, and this membership being retained by obedience is sufficient to give an abundant entrance into the kingdom of heaven.