Born on May 27, 1889 to John Pinkney Digh and Margaret Alice Carter Digh. John Cletus Digh passed away on Nov 27, 1983, at the age of 94 and was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery in Morganton, North Carolina, United States. John Cletus Digh was married to Nettie Cornelia Rhoney Digh and had 9 children: Solen Jackson "pop" Digh, Beulah Mae Digh, Mildred Azilee Digh Poteet, Webber Digh Smith, Robert Pinkney "r.p." Digh, Clarence Gold Digh, Ralph Fonzo Digh, Pvt Paul C. Digh, Mabel Fay Digh Stewart.