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I submitted my query a year ago, and have had no response, so I'm submitting again, hopefully to find members of my family.
Copied from Encylopedia of History of St. Louis: JOHN CLEMENS, was born in 1807 on board a ship bound from France to the island of St. Bartholomew, in the West Indies, son of JOHN and JULIA CLEMENS. His father was a sailor by occupation. While a mere child, John shiped aboard a French brig engaged in the coasting trade in the West Indies as a cabin boy, and on his first voyage was shipwrecked off the coast of the island of San Domingo, he and another sailor being the only survivors of the crew. After floating ashore he was held captive by the natives of the island until the American schooner "Swift", of Balitmore weighed anchor in the harbor, and he escaped to the vessel, and taken aboard as cabin boy. He became a full fledged seaman in 1827 serving thereafter aboard the US frigates, "Fortune" and "Hudson", until discharged in Boston in 1831. In 1832 he came to St. Louis by way of New Orleans with CAPT. JOHN SIMONDS, and later purchased land near the old Quarantine Station below Jefferson Barracks which was previously the property of Joseph Robidoux. ( the founder of St. Joseph, MO) For 13 years he continued steamboating, but in 1846 established himself in St. Louis as a sail maker and rigger. He followed this business for 35 years. Mr. Clemens retired in 1881 and his son ALEXANDER CLEMENS became his successor. In 1832 John married CATHERINE DOERR of New Orleans, who died 12 January 1888. Their daughters were MARY E.who married Mr. SOMMERS, JULIA C. who married FRANK E. KING, ELLEN B. who married JOHN WEST, their sons were JOHN and ALEXANDER. One son JOHN CLEMENS was connected with the Boatman's bank, and his son JOHN CLEMENS III, was with the St. Louis National bank. In 1849 he occupied what was know as "Old Rock Building" at Chestnut Street and the Levee. On the morning of the great fire which devasted the city simultaneously with the cholera epidemic, John was engaged in the erection of a flag staff at the United States Arsenal, but sent his son, John Jr. to open the factory. When the son reached the old stone building it was the only one in the neighborhood not fallen prey to the devouring flames, and was long the only building left in that neighborhood from pioneering days.
The City directory of 1852 states that John's rigging loft was at 51 N. Front Street, and his residence was 1616 S. Eighteenth St.
Buried in the BELLEFOUNTAIN cemetery lot are Catherine D. Clemens, John Clemens, John Clemens Jr., Frank S. King, Edmund R. King, Leslie King, Alexander Clemens, Frank E. King, Julia King, Jennie Pape and Edward William Pape and Jessie B. Sommers.
I am the great granddaughter of ELLEN B. CLEMENS WEST, and wish to cintact other family memberds for thr purpose of family history. You can contact me directly at < swanlady@kscable.com >Joan Norton Mullen
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