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The couple had three children, Willie Mae "Billie" Cleveland Fulkerson (1924-2009); William Cleveland, Jr., known as "Jennings"; and Ella Florence Cleveland, all deceased. Willie Mae Fulkerson, a member of the Christian Church, served for eight years on the Crowley City Council and was instrumental in having her city designated as the first "Tree City" in the state. She was a member of the Acadia Parish Democratic Executive Committee. In 1956, she traveled to [[Washington, D.C.]], and met with [[U.S. President]] [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] as a member of the first Women's Congress of Housing. After her father's defeat, Governor Edwards appointed her to the Louisiana Prison Board.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geesey-ferguson.com/memsol.cgi?user_id=786248|title=Willie Mae Cleveland Fulkerson Life Legacy|publisher=geesey-ferguson.com|date=September 15, 2009|accessdate=March 6, 2015}}</ref>

The couple had three children, Willie Mae "Billie" Cleveland Fulkerson (1924-2009); William Cleveland, Jr., known as "Jennings"; and Ella Florence Cleveland, all deceased. Willie Mae Fulkerson, a member of the Christian Church, served for eight years on the Crowley City Council and was instrumental in having her city designated as the first "Tree City" in the state. She was a member of the Acadia Parish Democratic Executive Committee. In 1956, she traveled to [[Washington, D.C.]], and met with [[U.S. President]] [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] as a member of the first Women's Congress of Housing. After her father's defeat, Governor Edwards appointed her to the Louisiana Prison Board.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geesey-ferguson.com/memsol.cgi?user_id=786248|title=Willie Mae Cleveland Fulkerson Life Legacy|publisher=geesey-ferguson.com|date=September 15, 2009|accessdate=March 6, 2015}}</ref>

After Cleveland and Willie Mae divorced, he married the former Patricia Jean Williamson (c. 1930-2010). They had a daughter, Doris Anne Cleveland Stark (born c. 1966)<ref name=patcleve/> and a son, Thomas  William Cleveland (1967-1982). Thomas was born in  [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], and died at the age of fifteen in Kaplan in Vermilion Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Cleveland&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScnty=1109&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=6024082&df=all&|title=Thomas William Cleveland|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=July 28, 2020}}</ref> Cleveland acquired a stepson, Patrick James Barber (born c. 1955), a St. Louis native who was as of 2004 a real estate developer in Gulfport, [[Mississippi]]. Barber described his stepfather, who was also in the construction business, as a devotee of a strong work ethic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://encore.bz/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/barber-deserves-an-encore-final.pdf|title=Barber Deserves an Encore|author=Timothy Boone|date=May 19, 2004|publisher=''The Biloxi Sun-Herald''|accessdate=March 6, 2015}}</ref> When Patricia Cleveland died of a brief illness in the summer of 2010 in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], her son, Patrick, and his wife, Stacey, and her daughter, Doris, and Doris's husband, Tim, were also living in Dallas.<ref name=patcleve>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dallasmorningnews/obituary.aspx?pid=144798301|title=Patricia Jean Williamson Cleveland|publisher=''Dallas Morning News''|date=August 19, 2010|accessdate=March 6, 2015}}</ref>

After Cleveland and Willie Mae divorced, he married the former Patricia Jean Williamson (c. 1930-2010). They had a daughter, Doris Anne Cleveland Stark (born c. 1966)<ref name=patcleve/> and a son, Thomas  William Cleveland (1967-1982). Thomas was born in  [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], and died at the age of fifteen in Kaplan in Vermilion Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Cleveland&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScnty=1109&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=6024082&df=all&|title=Thomas William Cleveland|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=July 28, 2020}}</ref> Cleveland acquired a stepson, Patrick James Barber (born c. 1955), a St. Louis native who was as of 2004 a real estate developer in Gulfport, [[Mississippi]]. Barber described his stepfather, who was also in the construction business, as a devotee of a strong work ethic.<ref>Timothy Boone, "Barber Deserves an Encore, ''The Biloxi ([[Mississippi]]) Sun-Herald,'' May 19, 2004. When Patricia Cleveland died of a brief illness in the summer of 2010 in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], her son, Patrick, and his wife, Stacey, and her daughter, Doris, and Doris's husband, Tim, were also living in Dallas.<ref name=patcleve>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dallasmorningnews/obituary.aspx?pid=144798301|title=Patricia Jean Williamson Cleveland|publisher=''Dallas Morning News''|date=August 19, 2010|accessdate=March 6, 2015}}</ref>

Cleveland and his son Thomas are entombed in the mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetery in Crowley. Willie Mae Cleveland and Willie Mae Fulkerson and her husband, Jack Martin Fulkerson (1918-2000), are interred at the same cemetery.<ref name=findagrave/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Fulkerson&GSfn=Jack+&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScnty=1109&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=24187398&df=all&|title=Jack Martin Fulkerson|publisher=findagrave|accessdate=July 28, 2020}}</ref> Patricia Cleveland, whose obituary describes her as a devout [[Roman Catholic]], is interred at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Dallas, Texas.<ref name=patcleve/>

Cleveland and his son Thomas are entombed in the mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetery in Crowley. Willie Mae Cleveland and Willie Mae Fulkerson and her husband, Jack Martin Fulkerson (1918-2000), are interred at the same cemetery.<ref name=findagrave/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Fulkerson&GSfn=Jack+&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScnty=1109&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=24187398&df=all&|title=Jack Martin Fulkerson|publisher=findagrave|accessdate=July 28, 2020}}</ref> Patricia Cleveland, whose obituary describes her as a devout [[Roman Catholic]], is interred at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Dallas, Texas.<ref name=patcleve/>