Signed Episcopalian Reverend John Jones Clopton Richmond VA Stonewall Jackson

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Signed Episcopalian Reverend John Jones Clopton.  Photographed by Davis of Richmond VA.
John Jones “J.J.” Clopton became an Episcopalian minister in Lexington, Virginia.  He married Miss Irene Cabell Horsely.  They had five children, all girls.  In addition to his church duties, J.J. was a fine author.  He wrote many church pamphlets, poems and short articles on church and literary topics.  He was quite a distinguished lecturer on the topic of Stonewall Jackson.  J.J. eventually wrote a short book on Jackson. His book is to this day quoted in Stonewall Jackson biographies because of the first hand accounts that J.J. collected about Jackson from those who served with him.
J.J.’s mother died when he was eleven. He was raised by his two older sisters Susan and Ida, with disastrous results.  J.J. grew up with very warm and loving intentions, but very inflexible and idealistic reactions to life.  His  grandson, Bill Waters, described him as “idealistic.  He would decide who people were and how they should behave just by looking at them.  Once!  And then he would be very disappointed and hurt when they didn’t act like he thought they would. “ J.J.’s wife became ill after the birth of their last daughter.  She never really recovered and died ten years later.  The loss of his wife coupled with  the gap between what J.J. felt life should be and what it was, became too much to bear.  Much to everyone’s sorrow and surprise,  J.J. killed himself on December 9, 1930 in Lexington, Kentucky.
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