James Clark

Other Events:

• Death: 10 Oct 1926, Lyle, Civil District 5, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA;

  Name: James M. Clark Event Type: Death Event Date: 10 Oct 1926 Event Place: Lyle, Hickman, Tennessee Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Race: White Age: 80 Birth Year (Estimated): Birth Date: 13 Jun 1846 Birthplace: Mississippi Spouse's Name: Father's Name: Tohmos W. Clark Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Name: Emiline Howell Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Occupation: Farmer Burial Place: Spring Creek Burial Date: 11 Oct 1926 Informant's Name: Digital Folder Number: 004183294 Image Number: 01997 GS Film number: 1876719 Reference ID: cn 24481

Other Events:

• Census: 22 Nov 1850, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA;

  1. Clark, Thos. S. M., 37, male, farmer, real estate value $500, North Carolina 2. _____, Emaline, 36, female, Tennessee, cannot read or write 3. _____, Wm. A., 6, male, Mississippi, attending school 4. _____, James R., 4, male, Mississippi 5. _____, Elizabeth, 3, female, Mississippi

• Census Slave: 27 Jun 1860, 7th Civil District, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA;

  "T. S. [W.] Clark, 1 slave, male, black, age 57, 1 slave dwelling."

• Census: 1 Sep 1860, 6th Civil District, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA;

  1. Clark, Thomas S., [age blank], male, real estate value $1800, personal $2217, Tennessee, cannot read or write 2. _____, Jane E., 24, female, Tennessee, [literacy left blank] 3. _____, William, 14, male, Tennessee, attending school 4. _____, James, 13, male, Tennessee, attending school 5. _____, Elizabeth, 11, female, Tennessee, attending school 6. _____, [Mary?], 6, female, Tennessee, attending school 7. _____, Docia E. Clark, 5, female, Tennessee 8. _____, Susan P., 2, female, Tennessee 9. _____, Sarah C., 1, female, Tennessee 10. Chappell, Alsa, 58, female, North Carolina

• Census: 15 Jun 1870, Pine Wood, 6th Civil District, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA;

  1. Clark, Thos, 53, male, white, farmer, real estate $2000, personal $2000, North Carolina 2. _____, Jane, 37, female, white, keeping house, Tennessee, cannot read or write 3. _____, James, 23, male, white, work on farm, [no real estate value], personal $175, Tennessee 4. _____, Mary J., 18, female, white, Tennessee 5. _____, Docia E., 16, female, white, Tennessee 6. _____, Susan P., 12, female, white, Tennessee 7. _____, Sarah A., 11, female, white, Tennessee, cannot write 8. _____, John T., 3, male, white, Tennessee 9. _____, Narcissa J., 7, female, white, Tennessee 10. _____, George W., 4, male, white, Tennessee 11. _____, Samuel [G.], 2, male, white, Tennessee 12. _____, Thos. L. 5 months, male, white, Tennessee 13. Weems, Ben, 52, male, black, works on farm, Virginia Although the ages do not match up, Ben Weems may have been the one male slave, age 57, that Thomas owned on the 1860 slave schedule. Slaves often did not know their precise ages, and it is not unusual that his would vary this much.

• Census: 14 Jun 1880, 6th Civil District, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA;

  1. Clark, T. S. W., white, male, 63, married, farmer, North Carolina, North Carolina, North Carolina 2. _____, Jane, white, female, 47, wife, married, keep house, cannot read or write, Tennessee, North Carolina, North Carolina 3. _____, Mary, white, female, 26, daughter, single, house work, Tennessee, North Carolina, Tennessee 4. _____, Emma, white, female, 23, daughter, single, house work, Tennessee, North Carolina, Tennessee 5. _____, Jane, white, female, 17, daughter, house work, attending school, Tennessee, North Carolina, Tennessee 6. _____, J. T., white, male, 19, son, single, farm work, attending school, Tennessee, North Carolina, Tennessee 7. _____, George, white, male, 14, son, farm work, attending school, Tennessee, North Carolina, Tennessee 8. _____, Howel [Howell], white, male, 10, son, farm work, attending school, Tennessee, North Carolina, Tennessee 9. _____, M. A., white, female, 8, daughter, Tennessee, North Carolina, Tennessee 10. _____, G. F., white, male, 4, son, Tennessee, North Carolina, Tennessee 11. _____, Florence, white, female, 4, granddaughter, Tennessee, North Carolina, Tennessee

• Note: 1 Mar 1883;

  Thomas S. W. Clark appears on a list of persons being reimbursed by the Federal government, amount $135. The statute references "13 Stat 381" which when looked up relates to "Civil War Claims in General." He should have a claim file somewhere that details his losses.

Notes:

Spent time in Mississippi - possibly Tippah County [Susan Sullivan-Reynolds].

Thomas married Emaline Howell about 1843 in Hickman County, Tennessee, USA. Emaline was born about 1814 in Tennessee, USA; died after 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name:

James M. Clark's 1926 Hickman County, Tennessee, death certificate names his parents as "Tohmas W. Clark" [Thomas] and "Emiline Howell."

Died:

Emeline was living at the time of the 1850 census. Thomas had returned to Tennessee and remarried by 1860--it is possible that he returned to Tennessee with his young children after Emeline's death.

Notes:

Married:
Assumption that marriage must have taken place around 1845 or 1846, since their first child was born around that time.

Children: William Clark was born about 1846 in Tennessee, USA; died on 3 Sep 1910. 1. James Clark was born on 13 Jun 1846 in Mississippi, USA; died on 10 Oct 1926 in Lyle, Civil District 5, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA. Elizabeth C. "Betty" Clark was born on 24 Dec 1847 in Hickman County, Tennessee, USA; died on 18 Aug 1912 in Hickman County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Little Rock Cemetery, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA.

Other Events:

• RESEARCH: Research comparing "our" Alexander Clark with the Alexander Clark, son of Alexander Clark and Phoebe Jefferson: Born abt 1780 (granted family land in Oct 1801, presumably upon attaining his majority) 1800 Alexander II (son of Alexander and Phoebe) is found in 1800 Chatham Co census, apparently married with a son under 5. 1805-1806--disposed of his family holdings in Chatham Co 1810- not found in Chatham Co census
• Bastardy Bond: 21 Aug 1807, Wake County, North Carolina, USA; Child on the body of Julia Kilgo. [Kilgrow]. Bondsmen Benjamin Clark and John Holloway.
• Census: 1830, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
• Tax Lists: 1837, District 6, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA; Alexander Clark, 600 acres, value $1500, no whtie poll tax [age exemption]. Just below is his son Howell Clark, with only a poll tax [age 21].
• Census: 1840, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
• Slave Schedule: 1850, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA; Alexander Clark, 2 slaves black male, age 45 black female, age 37 [ancestry index states her age as 33, but although faded, I believe it is "37."
• Census: 28 Oct 1850, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA

Notes:

(Research):1800 NC Census
A Benjamin CLARK, Sr, and Alexander CLARK appear in the Burke county, NC, census. Possibly them? They do not appear in Wake county, NC.
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James Robertson, the "father of Tenessee" was from Wake Co NC. Could he have been the father of Elizabeth Robertson? "Of such adeventurous spirit was James Robertson, a Virginian born of Ulster Scot parentage, and a resident of (the present) Wake County, North Carolina, since his boyhood."
- Constance Lindsey Skinner, «i»Pioneers of the Old Southwest: A Chronicle of the Dark and Bloody Ground «/i»(New Haven: Yale University Press, 1920), p. 165; digital image, accessed via «i»Digital Book Index «/i»(http://www.digitalbookindex.com/_search/search011t-rev.asp : accessed 25 April 2009), sub-category Local-Regional: South: Tennessee.

Census:

Alexr [Alexander] Clark household
1 male of 10 and under 15 [Thomas S. William abt 12]
1 male of 20 and under 30 [
1 male of 50 and under 60 [Alexander Clark]
3 females under 5
4 females of 5 and under 10
1 female of 10 and under 15 [Bedie Clark, age 13]
1 female of 15 and under 20
1 female of 20 and under 30
1 female of 30 and under 40 [Charlotte Chappel]

Census:
Alexander Clark household
1 male of 20 and under 30 [probably Howell, age 22]
1 male of 60 and under 70 [Alexander Clark]
3 females of 5 and under 10 [Narcissa abt 5, Martha abt 6, Sarah?]
3 females of 10 and under 15 [Mary Jane abt 11, Susan abt 12, Amanda abt 14]
1 female of 15 and under 20 [Adeline abt 16]
1 female of 40 and under 50 [Charlotte Chappel]
1 male slave, age 10-24
11 total
2 engaged in agriculture
1 engaged in manufactures and trades
1 person who cannot read or write

Census:

1. Clark, Alexander, 70, male, farmer, real estate value $1500, North Carolina
2. _____, Charlotte, 58, female, North Carolina
3. _____, Martha, 16, female, Tennessee
4. _____, Narcissa, 15, female, Tennessee, attending school
5. Stanfil, Margarett, 13, female, Tennessee, attending school

Alexander married Elizabeth Robertson on 23 Apr 1808 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA. Elizabeth died between 26 Sep 1818 and Jan 1820 in North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Based on age of youngest child prior to Alexander's second marriage, to Charlotte CHAPPELL.

Notes:

Married:

Name: Alexander Clark
Gender: Male
Spouse: Elizabeth Robertson
Spouse Gender: Female
Bond Date: 23 Apr 1808
Bond #: 000152281
Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
ImageNum: 006832
County: Wake
Record #: 01 093
Bondsman: Abraham Dodd
Witness: Wm Hill

Children: Alexander M. Clark was born about 1809; and died. Joseph R. Clark was born about 1810; and died. Obediah Clark was born about 1811; and died. William A. Clark was born about 1812 in North Carolina, USA; and died. Howell Clark was born about 1815; and died. Obedience "Bedie" Clark was born on 9 Aug 1816 in North Carolina, USA; died on 7 Aug 1895 in Howell County, Missouri, USA; was buried in Walker Chapel Cemetery, Howell County, Missouri, USA. 2. Thomas Samuel William Clark was born on 26 Sep 1818 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA; died on 11 Apr 1882 in Hickman County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Clark Cemetery, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA.

Other Events:

• Residence: 29 Dec 1763, Edgecombe County, North Carolina; Witness of a deed for his father William Clark and mother Winnifred.
• Residence: 26 Jan 1767, Edgecombe County, North Carolina
• Residence: 4 Jul 1768, Edgecombe County, North Carolina
• Residence: 18 Oct 1768, Edgecombe County, North Carolina
• Residence: 7 Nov 1768, Edgecombe County, North Carolina
• Residence: 25 Feb 1772, Edgecombe County, North Carolina; Purchased 260 acres from his father
• Occupation: Dec 1777, Chatham County, North Carolina; Sent to the North Carolina House of Commons to replace another person who was ill.
• Occupation: Abt 1778, Chatham County, North Carolina; First appears in Chatham County as a justice on the Commission of Peace and a road overseer ("from the fork opposite to William Pettys to the Horse pen Lick Springs.")
• Occupation: 1778, Chatham County, North Carolina; In the spring of 1778, elected in his own right to serve in NC's general assembly.
• Military Service: Aug 1778; 'An Aug. 1778 list of "Cloathing to be found by the different Companies in this County,!! held "Alexander Clark's Company" responsible for the collection of "5 hatts, 20 Linnen, 10 Cloth, 10 p.r Shoes [andl 10 pro Stockings" for use by the revolutionary troops.'
• Occupation: 1780, Chatham County, North Carolina; By fall of this year Alexander had become the clerk of the Superior Court for Chatham County.

Notes:

Birth:
He witnessed his parents' deed (William and Winnifred) on 29 Dec 1763, implying that he was at least 21.

Alexander married Phoebe Jefferson. Phoebe (daughter of Feild Jefferson and Mary Frances Robertson) died between 1823-1830 in Chatham County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Will: 1762; Identified in her father's will (see her father for citation).
• NOTE_RESEARCH: 1767; Her brother John Jefferson conveyed to her a slave by consent of her guardian Henry Deloney.
• Census: 1790, Chatham County, North Carolina; Head of household
• Land: 1808, Chatham County, North Carolina; Phoebe and son William sold Alexander's (her deceased husband's) homestead on "Robertson Creek, beginning at the mouth of Turkey Creek."

Notes:

Married:
Oral history says they were married at present-day Monticello, then called Shadfield, the home of Thomas Jefferson, Phoebe's first cousin.