hɪz fˈɜːst wˈaɪf, nˈænsi dʒˈoʊnz klˈɛmənts dˈaɪd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt ænd hiː lˈeɪɾɚ mˈæɹid mɐtˈɪldə hˈɑːɹlən baɪ hˈuːm hiː hæd fˈoːɹ tʃˈɪldɹən: mˈɑːli, kˈɑːɹloʊz, kˈæɹəlˌɪn, ænd fɹˈɛd.
His first wife, Nancy Jones Clements died in 1858 and he later married Matilda Harlan by whom he had four children: Mollie, Carlos, Carolyn, and Fred.