David Floyd Clark b. 11 Dec 1915 Amy, Howell County, Missouri, USA d. 4 Feb 2001 Sugar Loaf, San Bernardino, California, USA: Our Family History

1915 - 2001 (85 years)

Name	David Floyd Clark [1, 2, 3]
	Middle initial in census appears to be "L"--but if he is the guy in WWII Army Enlistment Records (born 1915 in Missouri, enlisted 1943), then it is David F. Clark. WWII Army enlistment gives birth in Missouri
Born	11 Dec 1915	Amy, Howell County, Missouri, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
	SSDI gives birth as 1914. WWII enlistment give birth as 1915, as does Veterans grave site.
Gender	Male
Census	22 Jan 1920	West Plains to Bakersfield Rd., Benton township, Howell County, Missouri, USA [6]
	1. Clark, John L., head, renting, male, white, 32, married, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, farmer, general farming, own account, farm schedule 124 2. _____, May M., wife, female, white, 32, married, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri 3. _____, Irean [Irene] D., daughter, female, white, 10, attending school, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri 4. _____, Raymond L., son, male, white, 9, attending school, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri 5. _____, Mayren [Marion], daughter, female, white, 8, attending school, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri 6. _____, Edna, daughter, female, white, 5, attending school, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri 7. _____, David L., son, male, white, 4, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri 8. _____, Thema, daughter, female, white, 2, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri
Occupation	Jul 1937	Los Angeles County, California, USA [7]
	"Mechanic"
Residence	Jul 1939	Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA [8]
Voter's Registration	1940	2948 Indiana St., South Gate, Los Angeles County, California, USA [9]
	Occupation \"final assembyman.\" Registered Democrat. [Wife Katharine not present. Married that year?]
Occupation	16 Oct 1940	General Motors, 2700 Tweety Blvd., South Gate, Los Angeles County, California, USA [3]
	Employed by General Motors.
Residence	16 Oct 1940	2948 Indiana St., South Gate, Los Angeles County, California, USA [3]
	WWII draft reg, statement of address
Voter's Registration	1942	2948 Indiana St., South Gate, Los Angeles County, California, USA [10]
	Occupation \"final assemblyman,\" registered Democrat. [Katherine not found under \'Clark.\']
Occupation	1943 [2]
	WWII Enlistment record gave his civilian occupation as \"skilled welder and flame cutter.\"
Military	21 Dec 1943	Los Angeles County, California, USA [2]
	Enlisted this date, Army.
Voter's Registration	1948	2948 Indiana St., South Gate, Los Angeles County, California, USA [11]
	David F. Clark, registered Democrat [Katherine Clark not listed in the precinct]
Voters Reg	1950	4580 E. 6th Street, Los Angeles, California, USA
	\"Mrs. Katherine B. Clark.\" Separated? Not the same person? [https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61066/losangelescounty_77-00094/31075329]
Voter's Registration	1954	2948 Indiana St., South Gate, Los Angeles County, California, USA [12]
	David F. Clark, Democrat [No Katherine Clark listed.]
Voter's Registration	8 Nov 1960	2948 Indiana St., South Gate, Los Angeles County, California, USA [13]
	David F. Clark, Democrat. Next to him, same address, \"Mrs. Kay B. Clark,\" Democrat.
Residence	1975	San Juan, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA [14]
	Moved to Hidalgo County, Texas, in 1975, where he owned and published the Valley Star in San Juan.
Residence	Mar 1982	Laredo, Webb County, Texas, USA [15]
	At the time of his brother Raymond's death, he lived in La Puenta.
Residence	Nov 1998	Sugar Loaf, San Bernardino County, California, USA [16]
	His sister Edna's obituary named surviving brother David L. Clark, of Sugar Loaf, California.
Died	4 Feb 2001	Sugar Loaf, San Bernardino, California, USA [4, 16]
	Last residence, per SSDI. Also named as the place he lived in his sister's 1998 obit.
Obituary	13 Feb 2001	McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA [14]
	Obituary, The Monitor, McAllen, Texas: \"December 11, 1915-February 4, 2001 Big Bear Lake, Calif.-- David F. Clark, Sr., entered eternal rest on February 4, 2001, at the age of 85. He was a great businessman and a kind and caring husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. After arriving to the Valley in 1975, Mr. Clark owned and operated the Valley Star in San Juan. To his companions and clientele, a word of thanks is in order; he truly enjoyed your patronage, friendship, and each and every article left to be displayed at his place of business. Survivors include his wife Maria J. Clark; three sons, David F. Clark Jr. of Mission Viejo, Calif., Joseph \"Joe\" C. Clark of Alamo, John Rolland \"Rollie\" Clark; one daughter Maria I. Clark of Ontario, Calif.; one brother, Allan Clark of Wentzville, Mo.; his grandchildren, Ashely, Stephanie \"Lulu\", April, Regina, Jennifer, Rose Mary, Kaylee and John Rolland Jr.; his great grandchildren include, Heather, Elijah and Alyssa; his in-laws, Romeo and Gracie Gutierrez, Carmen Castillo, Antonion and Oralia Arenas, Kenneth and Noelia Jenkins. As Mr. Clark wished, all funeral services were held near his wife in Big Bear Lake, Calif. Dad thanks for taking care of us; we\'ll see you in the morning . . . Joe, Chach, Rollie, Ashely and Lulu.\"
Buried	Big Bear Cemetery, Big Bear, San Bernardino County, California, USA [5]
	FindAGrave names the cemetery Big Bear Cemetery, Veterans Gravesites names it as Gold Mountain. They appear to be the same.
Person ID	I1615	Full
Last Modified	26 Mar 2021

Father	John Lawson Clark, b. 6 Jan 1889, Amy, Howell County, Missouri, USA , d. 12 May 1952, Webb City, Jasper County, Missouri, USA (Age 63 years)
Mother	Minnie Mathilda "May" Story, b. 2 Dec 1888, Arkansas, USA , d. 8 Feb 1923, Missouri, USA (Age 34 years)
Married	8 Feb 1908	Howell County, Missouri, USA [17, 18, 19]
	1930 Howell Co MO census indicates that John was first married at age 19, confirming that his original marriage date was around 1907.
Family ID	F501	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Katharine Browning Adams

Children

+	1. David Floyd Clark, Jr

Last Modified 26 Mar 2021

Family ID F2585 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Maria De Jesus Castillo

Children

	1. Joseph Christopher Clark
	2. John Rolland Clark
	3. Maria Juanita Clark

Last Modified 17 Nov 2017

Family ID F2412 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Documents

John L. Clark and wife Minnnie Story, 1920 Howell County, MIssouri, census.
1920 U.S. census, Howell County, Missouri, population schedule, Benton township, enumeration district (ED) 86, sheet 7B (penned), p. 223b (stamped), dwelling 120, family 124, John L. Clark household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 13 May 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 920.

Notes
Married and had a son named David Jr. Divorced. He remarried. Also lived in CA around the LA area. He was some kind of a salesman. Made good money lived in a nice home. [20]

Sources

[S17] Missouri, Howell - 1920 U.S. Census, (1920 U.S. census, Howell County, Missouri, population schedule), Benton township, Howell County, Missouri, ED 86, Sheet 7B, Dwelling 120, Family 124, John L. Clark household, jpeg image (Reliability: 3).
[S5182] \"United States World War II Army Enlistment Records,\" database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMNC-ZT2 : accessed 15 Nov 2017), for David F. Clark, serial number 39721249; citing \"Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946,\" database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
[S5430] \"U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947,\" database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 July 2018), David Floyd Clark, Los Angeles County, Oklahoma (1940), serial no. 4519, order no. 3662; citing NARA, St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for California, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; roll 43995_04_00044. https://www.fold3.com/image/629599800.
[S5179] Social Security Administration, \"U.S., Social Security Death Index,\" database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 November 2017), entry for David F. Clark, 4 February 2001, SSN 555-07-7810.
[S5181] \"U.S. Veterans\' Gravesites,\" database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 Nov 2017), for David F. Clark (1915-2001), Gold Mountain Memorial Park (370 Maple Lane, Big Bear City, Cal.).
[S4843] 1920 U.S. census, Howell County, Missouri, population schedule, Benton township, enumeration district (ED) 86, sheet 7B (penned), p. 223b (stamped), dwelling 120, family 124, John L. Clark household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 13 May 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 920.
[S6249] "Arizona, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1865-1972," digital images, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60873/images/40657_542156-02063 : accessed 26 March 2021), affidavit for marriage license, David Floyd Clark-Katherine Browning Adams (1937), Yuma County, Arizona.
[S4859] Clark Boy Killed In Auto Accident Near Braddyville, Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Mo.), 17 July 1939, p. 1, col. 8; digital image, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com/ : downloaded 16 July 1953).
[S5431] Index to Register of Voters: South Gate City Precinct No. 40, Los Angeles County, California, 1940, South Gate City Precinct No. 40 , for David F. Clark; \"California, Voter Registrations, 1900-1968,\" digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 21 July 2018); citing Great Register of Voters, Los Angeles County, 1940, roll 048, California State Library, Sacramento. [Image 698].
[S5432] Index to Register of Voters: South Gate City Precinct No. 40, Los Angeles County, California, 1942, South Gate City Precinct No. 50 , for David F. Clark; \"California, Voter Registrations, 1900-1968,\" digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 21 July 2018); citing Great Register of Voters, Los Angeles County, 1942, roll 054, California State Library, Sacramento. [Image 499].
[S5433] Index to Register of Voters: South Gate City Precinct No. 50, Los Angeles County, California, 1948, for David F. Clark; \"California, Voter Registrations, 1900-1968,\" digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 21 July 2018); citing Great Register of Voters, Los Angeles County, 1948, roll 072, California State Library, Sacramento. [Image 338].
[S5434] Index to Register of Voters: South Gate City Precinct No. 21, Los Angeles County, California, 1954, for David F. Clark; \"California, Voter Registrations, 1900-1968,\" digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 21 July 2018); citing Great Register of Voters, Los Angeles County, 1948, roll 094, California State Library, Sacramento. [Image 216].
[S5435] Index to Register of Voters, South Gate, Precinct 21, 8 November 1960, for David F. Clark; \"California, Voter Registrations, 1900-1968,\" digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 21 July 2018); citing Great Register of Voters, Los Angeles County, 1948, roll 145, California State Library, Sacramento. [Image 43].
[S5183] \"Obituaries: David F. Clark, Sr.,\" The Monitor (McAllen, Tex.), 13 February 2001, p. 22, col. 2; digital image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 15 November 2017).
[S4840] "Funeral Notices: Clark," The Oregonian (Portalnd, Ore.), 14 March 1982, p. 110, col. 2; digital image, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : downloaded 12 May 2015).
[S4849] "Edna Brown," Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Mo.), 29 November 1998, [p.and col. not stated]; digital image of clipping supplied by Margaret Kelley, Nodaway County Historical Society, Maryville.
[S40] Missouri - Death records 1910 - 1955 (MO Archives online), («i»Missouri Digital Heritage«/i» (http://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh/), "Missouri Death Certificates, 1910 - 1956," digital image,), entry for John Lawson Clark, certificate no. 17911, Jasper County, Missouri (1952) (Reliability: 3).
Division of Health, State of Missouri
Registration District 155
Primary Registration District 5579
Registrar's Number 73
State File Number 17011
Place of Death: Mineral, Jasper County, Missouri
Hospital: Jasper County TB Hospital
Length of Stay: 5 years
Usual residence: Atchison County, Missouri; Tarkio
Name: John Lawson Clark
Date of Death: 12 May 1952
Male, white, married
Date of Birth: 6 Jan 1889
Age: 62 years, 4 months, 6 days
Farmer
Born in West Plains, Missouri
Father's Name: John Clark
Mother's Name: Carolina Clark
Name of Husband/Wife: Minnie May Story
Disease leading to death: Pulmonary tuberculosis
Other conditions: diabetes
The physician of record had been treating him since August 1947. Death occurred at 10am.
Jesse E. Douglass, M.D., Webb City, Missouri
Burial 16 May 1952, Oak Hill Cemetery, Maryville, Missouri
Informant: Records
[S16] Missouri, Howell - census 1910 (Ancestry), Missouri, Howell County, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
[S6071] Howell County, Missouri, marriage [1908]:164, license and return, John L. Clark-Minnie M. Storey, 8 February 1908; "Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 May 2020); citing Missouri Marriage Records, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City. .
[S53] Walker, Lula Fay DeBoard - Informal conversations, (Informal conversation between Lula Fay (DeBoard) Walker (Beaverton, OR) and her daughter Janis Gilmore (Pawleys Island, SC), 1984 through the present (2007).), Interview Oct 2003. (Reliability: 3).