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| − | Col. Moses Haney Clift was born 25 Aug 1836 in Soddy, [[Tennessee]], the son of Col William Clift and his wife Nancy Erwin Brooks. He served as a Confederate soldier in the U.S. Civil War. Shortly afterward moving from Nashvill to Chattanooga. Moses married firstly to Charlotte Attaline "Attie" Cook on 16 Sep 1866 in Monroe County, Tennessee. They had three or four children, before her death in 1876 in Chattanooga, aged 29. He married secondly to Florence Virginia Parrot (a native of Catersville, Georgia) on 28 Jun 1883 in Hamilton County, Tennessee. They had three more children. The youngest child of Moses was [[#William Brooks Clift|William Brooks Clift]], father of actor Montgomery Clift. | + | Col. Moses Haney Clift was born 25 Aug 1836 in Soddy, [[Tennessee]], the son of [[#William Clift|Col William Clift]] and his wife [[#Nancy Erwin Brooks|Nancy Erwin Brooks]]. He served as a Confederate soldier in the U.S. Civil War. Shortly afterward moving from Nashvill to Chattanooga. Moses married firstly to Charlotte Attaline "Attie" Cook on 16 Sep 1866 in Monroe County, Tennessee. They had three or four children, before her death in 1876 in Chattanooga, aged 29. He married secondly to Florence Virginia Parrot (a native of Catersville, Georgia) on 28 Jun 1883 in Hamilton County, Tennessee. They had three more children. The youngest child of Moses was [[#William Brooks Clift|William Brooks Clift]], father of actor Montgomery Clift. |
Moses became a lawyer and eventually president of the Supreme Court of Tennessee. He died 3 Dec 1911 and was buried in his gray uniform in the Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery. | Moses became a lawyer and eventually president of the Supreme Court of Tennessee. He died 3 Dec 1911 and was buried in his gray uniform in the Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery. | ||
