Randal Clark

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• Biography: 1891;

  RANDAL CLARK BIOGRAPHY For more than half a century this gentleman has resided upon a farm on section 20, Gillespie Township. Since 1839 he has been the owner of a part of his present farm, and during all the years which have since come and gone, has been not only an eye-witness of the growth and development of the county, but has also taken a prominent part in its upbuilding. As one of the pioneers and most highly esteemed citizens of Macoupin County, we are pleased to present his portrait to our readers. Mr. Clark claims South Carolina as the State of his nativity. The date of his birth is November 30, 1815, and the place Greenville County. Joseph Clark, father of our subject, was also a native of Greenville County, and is of Scotch-Irish descent. He grew to manhood upon his father's farm, and served as a private during the War of 1812, participating in many important engagements during that struggle. When the country no longer needed his services he returned to his native home, and was joined in wedlock with Miss Mary Taylor, who also spent her childhood days in Greenville County. Her father, William Taylor, was one of the heroes of the Revolutionary War, and under fire at many important engagements, including the battle of Cowpens. His fidelity to duty made him a favorite with comrades and officers alike. His last days were spent in Georgia, where after a two years' residence he died at the age of eighty years. His wife survived him four years, and she too was well advanced in years when called to her final rest. After their marriage Joseph Clark and his wife settled upon a farm in Greenville County, where the husband died at a comparatively early age, Randal being then about eight years old. Mrs. Clark afterward came to Illinois and died in Montgomery County, at the age of eighty-seven years. She was a member of the Methodist Church, and a noble Christian woman, whose many graces of character endeared her to the hearts of all. Our subject is the eldest of five children, and has two sisters yet living - Elizabeth, who resides in Dorchester; and Eunice, widow of Lawson Boyce, living on a farm which is known as the Clark homestead. At the age of twenty years Randal Clark arrived in this county, and not only was he without capital, but upon him hung an indebted ness of $50 which he had incurred to pay the expenses of the trip. However, it was not long before he found work as a farm hand, and although his wages were very small, he was faithful to his duty, and in course of time became able to purchase a small tract. He entered eighty acres of wild land on section 20, Gillespie Township, which forms a part of his present fine farm, began clearing it and in course of time gathered abundant harvests as the reward of his labors. For some years he also devoted considerable attention to stock-raising, breeding good grades of horses and cattle, and in this line materially increased his income. As his financial resources were increased he made judicious investments of his capital in real estate, adding to his former purchases until his landed possessions now aggregate more than one thousand five hundred acres in Gillespie Township. Much of this has been cleared and developed by Mr. Randal's own efforts. He has divided it into fields of convenient size, all of which he has supplied with good farm buildings and has it well stocked. He also owns considerable property in Kansas, Missouri, and elsewhere. Not long after his arrival in this county, Mr. Clark was united in marriage with Miss Lucy P. Gray, a Virginia lady, born in the Old Dominion February 25, 1816. She was only a child when her parents, James and Marian (Baber) Gray, following the course of emigration which was steadily flowing Westward, came to Illinois. They traveled overland with teams and spent some years in Sangamon County, whence they came to Macoupin County, making their home in Hilyard Township until they departed this life. They were members of the old school Baptist Church, and are numbered among the pioneer settlers of this community. After a long and happy wedded life, Mrs. Clark died at her home in Gillespie Township, July 17, 1887. She was the mother of thirteen children, but five are now deceased: Mary, Elizabeth and James, all of whom were married, have now passed away; and William and Edward died in childhood. Those who still survive are: Marian, wife of William Whitfield, a resident farmer of Gillespie Township; Noah, who wedded Rachel Meadows, and lives in Oklahoma; Josephus, who wedded Jane Walker, and carries on farming in St. Clair County, Mo.; Elijah, who was joined in wedlock with Ella Rose, and is engaged in the same pursuit in Gillespie Township; Best P., a farmer of Texas, first married Miss Dorcas Walker, and after her death wedded Matilda A. Rockenbaugh; Ann is the wife of Newton Gwin, who is engaged in farming in St. Clair County, Mo.; Lincoln married Frances Walker, and is a farmer of Gillespie Township; and Isabella completes the family. She is the wife of Orange Walker, and they reside with Mr. Clark on the old homestead. The name of Randal Clark is inseparably connected with this county's history. For fifty-si years he has here resided, and has done his part toward promoting its best interests and aiding in its progress. He has also served as Supervisor of his township, being elected by the Republican party, of which he and his sons are stanch supporters. The wild and unimproved prairies he has seen transformed into beautiful homes and farms, has seen towns and villages spring up, witnessed the introduction of the railroads, the telegraph and telephone, seen countless manufactories established and the whole county transformed from an almost barren wilderness to a blooming garden. His life has been such as to win the confidence and regard of all with whom he has come in contact. He is now living a retired life, and for some time has been confined to his room by paralysis, but he bears his misfortune uncomplainingly, and takes pleasure in the enjoyments yet left to him.

• Residence: 1840-1891, Section 20, Gillsepie township, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA

Family/Spouse: Lucy P. Gray. Lucy was born on 25 Feb 1816 in Virginia, USA; died on 17 Jul 1887 in Gillespie township, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alt. Name:

  Josephus Clark (marriage license)

• Residence: Abt 1891, St. Clair County, Missouri, USA

Josephus married Jane Walker on 9 Aug 1871 in Macoupin County, Illinois, USA. Jane (daughter of John McLean Walker and Dinah Moore) was born in 1847 in Illinois, USA; died on 10 Jan 1934 in Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:

Died in childhood.

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Died:

Died in childhood.

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• Residence: 1891, Gillespie township, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA

Family/Spouse: William Whitfield. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Rachel Meadows. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: Abt 1891, Gillespie township, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA;

  A farmer in Gillespie township.

Family/Spouse: Ella Rose. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 20 Jun 1870, Township 7, Range 7, Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA; 1. Walker, Jacob, 48, male, white, farmer, real estate $3000, personal $500, Tennessee 2. _____, Martha J., 39, female, white, keeping house, North Carolina 3. _____, Marian D., 17, female, white, no occupation, Illinois, attending school 4. _____, Edward, 11, male, white, Illinois, attending school 5. _____, Richard, 5, male, white, attending school
• Census: 15 Jun 1880, Gillespie, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA; 1. Clark, Vespastian [Vespasian], white, male, 29, married, farmer, Illinois, South Carolina, Tennessee 2. _____, Miraim [Marion], white, female, 26, wife, married, keeping house, Illinois, Tennessee, Illinois 3. _____, Edwin, white, male, 6, son, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois 4. _____, Charles, white, male, 3, son, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois 5. _____, Bertrand, white, male, 3 months, born in April, son, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois 6. Best, Katie, white, female, 17, cousin, Illinois, Illinois, Tennessee 7. Walker, Richard, white, male, 16, brother in law, works on farm, Illinois, Tennessee, Illinois
• Obituary: 16 Dec 1936, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, USA; Obituary, Vess Clark, Corsicana Daily Sun:

  "Octogenarian Dies Wednesday Morning, Burial Thursday Vess Clark, aged 84 years, died at his home on South Twenty-Seventh street Wednesday morning at 10:30 o'clock. The funeral services will be held at Ward cemetery Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock where interment will be made. The rites will be conducted by E. E.Starks, Church of Christ minister of Corsicana. He was a native of Illinois but had resided here for a number of years. Surviving are his wife, two sons, Edwin Clark, Corsicana, and Charles Clark, Kansas City' two step-sons, John Mathews, Pursley, and Will Mathews, Chickasha, Oklahoma, and a step-daughter, Mrs.Pearl Glab, Wichita Falls. Pallbearers will be Roy Miller, Edwin Stark, William Bunch, Bob Petty,Clice Rogers and John Griffin. Corley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements."

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Name:

Also seen as "Best P." Clark, it is clear that his name was some version of Vespasian, sometimes shortened to "Vess."

Family/Spouse: Marian Dorcas Walker. Marian (daughter of Jacob Walker and Martha Ann Spence) was born about 1853 in Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children: 16. Edwin Clark   was born on 13 Apr 1874 in Illinois, USA; died on 31 Aug 1952 in Dallas County, Dallas, Texas, USA; was buried in Navarro County, Texas, USA.

Family/Spouse: Matilda A. Rockenbaugh. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: Abt 1891, St. Clair County, Missouri, USA;

  Farming in St. Clair County, Missouri.

Family/Spouse: Newton Gwin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:

Frances is listed as a widow in the 1920 census, in the home of her married son Randall Clark. However, the Illinois death index (FamilySearch) gives his date of death as 11 September 1926, in Dorchester, Macoupin County, and correctly names his parents as Randall Clark and Lucy Gray.

Further research is necessary to resolve this conflict.

Lincoln married Francis Barbara Walker about 1882. Francis (daughter of Joseph Walker and Barbara Weincil) was born on 14 Apr 1861 in Dorchester, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA; died on 12 Nov 1938 in Woodriver, Madison County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: Abt 1891, Gillespie township, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA;

  Living with her father and farming with him.

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Name: Isabelle Walker
Titles and Terms (Original):
Event Date: 17 Apr 1932
Event Place: Gillespie Township, Macoupin, Illinois
Age: 66
Birth Year (Estimated): 1866
Birth Date: 27 Feb 1866
Birthplace: Gillespie Twp, Ill.
Father's Name: Randall Clark
Father's Titles and Terms:
Father's Birthplace: Greenville Dist., S. C.
Mother's Name: Lucy Gray
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Birthplace: Cal... Co. Va.
Occupation: At home
Spouse's Name: Orange Walker
Spouse's Titles and Terms (Original):
Spouse's Birthplace:
Burial Date: 19 Apr 1932
Burial Place: Carlinville, Macoupin, Illinois
Cemetery: Mayfield
Digital Folder Number: 4008338
Image Number: 1676
GS Film number: 1684331
Reference ID: 15353

Isabella married Orange Walker on 27 Feb 1884 in Madison County, Illinois, USA. Orange (son of Joseph Walker and Barbara Weincil) was born on 4 Jul 1858 in Dorchester township, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA; died on 21 May 1936 in Litchfield, Montgomery County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Mayfield Cemetery, Carlinville, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children: 17. Lucy B. Walker   was born on 4 Jun 1891 in Illinois, USA; died in May 1981. 18. Flossie C. Walker   was born in Apr 1893 in Illinois, USA; died after August 1871. 19. Writhe Frances Walker   was born on 7 Nov 1896 in Illinois, USA; died in Mar 1971; was buried in Mayfield Memorial Park Cemetery, Carlinville, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA. 20. Orange C. Walker   was born about 1903 in Illinois, USA; died after 1936.

Family/Spouse: Lucile Marguerite Pendleton. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 27 Apr 1910, Precinct 6, Navarro County, Texas, USA;

  1. Clark, Edwin, head, male, white, 37, widowed, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, farmer, general farm, can read and write, renting farm, farm schedule 160 2. _____, Charley, son, male, white, 9, Texas, Illinois, Texas, not attending school 3. _____, Vernon, son, male, white, 5, Texas, Illinois, Texas 4. Fox, Thomas F., hired man, male, white, 30, second marriage, Texas, [blank], [blank], [remainder blank] 5. _____, Elective [Electa] V., housekeeping, female, white, 22, first marriage, married 2 years, 1 child 1 living, Texas, Illinois, Arkansas, housekeeper, private family, can read and write 6. _____, Ellen H., boarder, female, white, 1 yr 7 months, Texas, Texas, Texas

• World War I Draft Registration: 12 Sep 1918, Atoka County, Oklahoma, USA
• Census: 6 Jan 1920, Myrick township, Johnston County, Oklahoma, USA; 1. Clark, Edwin, head, renting, male, white, 45, married, can read and write, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, farmer, general farm, own account, farm schedule no. 33 2. _____, Ola V., wife, female, white, 27, married, can read and write, Texas, Tennessee, Texas 3. _____, Randell, son, male, white, 1 3/12, Oklahoma, Illinois, Texas 4. Putman, Clifford F., step son, male, white, 9, not attending school, Texas, Alabama, Texas 5. _____, Chester, step son, male, white, 9, not attending school, Texas, Alabama, Texas 6. _____, Barney M., step son, male, white, 6, not attending school, Texas, Alabama, Texas
• Census: 1930, 200 Main St., Shamrock, Wheeler County, Texas, USA; [Edwin's wife Ola, enumerated without him as a widow--though he was still living] 1. Clark, Ola, head, renting, $25, not a farm, female, white, 36, widowed, first married age 16, can read and write, Texas, Texas, Texas, seamstress, at home 2. Putman, Chester P., son, male, white, 18, single, can read and read, Texas, Alabama, Texas 3. _____, Barney, son, male, white, 14, attending school, can read and write, Texas, Alabama, Texas 4. Clark, Randall C., son, male, white, 11, attending school, can read and write, Oklahoma, Illinois, Texas 4. _____, Rufus C., son, male, white, 9, attending school, Oklahoma, Illinois, Texas 5. _____, Ruthie M., daughter, female, white, 9, attending school, Oklahoma, illinois, Texas 6. _____, Mary L., daughter, female, white, [age 1 or 2?], Oklahoma, Illinois, Texas
• Census: 14 Apr 1930, Precinct 6, Navarro County, Texas, USA; 1. Clark, Charlie L., head, renting, farm, male, white, 28, first married age 27, can read and write, Texas Illinois, Texas, farmer, general farm, not a veteran, farm schedule no. 43 2. _____, Bessie, wife, female, white, 19, first married age 19, can read and write, Texas Mississippi, Mississippi 3. _____, Edward [Edwin], father, male, white, 55, first married age 25, can read and write, Illinois, Illinois, Missouri, laborer, farm, not a veteran
• Obituary: 3 Sep 1952, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA;

  Obit, Dallas Morning News, Edwin Clark

  "Edwin Clark Dies Corsicana, Texas, Sept. 2?Edwin Clark, 78, died at the home of a son, C. L. Clark, in Dallas. Surviving are three other sons, Vernon Clark, ofCalifornia; Randall E. Clark, Hereford, and Rufus Ray Clark, Corsicana; two daughters, Mrs. Ruthie Mae Braxton, Shamrock, and Mrs. Mary Lou Simpson, McLean, and eleven grandchildren."

Family/Spouse: Martha J. Walker. Martha (daughter of Marion Edward Walker and Rebecca A. Cope) was born on 3 Jul 1884 in Texas, USA; died on 13 Oct 1909 in Pursely, Navarro County, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ola Belle Walker. Ola (daughter of James Wesley Walker and Mary Elizabeth Webb) was born on 18 Dec 1892 in Texas, USA; died on 20 Nov 1974 in Frances Hospital, Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 16 Apr 1930, Gillespie township, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA;

  1. Luken, William, head, owns, value $52,000, has radio set, farm, male, white, 41, married, first married age 22, can read and write, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, farmer, farming, not a veteran 2. _____, Lucey [Lucy] B., wife, female, white, 39, married, first married age 20, can read and write, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois 3. _____, Ralph W., son, male, white, 18, single, attending school, can read and write, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois 4. _____, Robert W., son, male, white, 7, attending school, can read and write, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois 5. _____, Raymond W., son, male, white, 4 1/12, attending school, can read and write [sic?], Illinois, Illinois, Illinois

• Residence: May 1936, Gillespie, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
• NEWS: 17 Aug 1953, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA;

  Alton Evening Telegraph

  "Mrs. Joseph Boree of Gillespie was week-end guest of her sister Mrs. Lucy Luken, 8 West Delmar avenue. Saturday evening Mrs. Boree and Mrs. Luken attended the St. Louis Municipal Opera."

• NEWS: 12 Apr 1954, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA;

  Alton Evening Telegraph

  "Mrs. Lucy Luken, Alton, Mrs. Gene Brown, Wood River, and Mrs. Orange Walker of Mt. Pleasant, Texas, visiting in Wood River, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Boree, Gillespie. Mrs. Luken, sister of Mrs. Boree and sister-in-aw of Mrs. Walker, and Mrs. Brown, sister of Mrs. Walker, returned Sunday evening, but Mrs. Walker remained for a longer visit with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Boree."

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Died:

Last residence, Alton, Madison County, Illinois.

Lucy married William John Luken about 1908. William (son of Henry Luken and Teeny Hendricks) was born on 11 Jan 1889 in Gillespie, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA; died on 6 Aug 1933 in Gillespie, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children: 26. Ralph W. Luken   was born on 28 Oct 1911 in Illinois, USA; died on 10 Oct 1981; was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Gillespie, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA. 27. Robert W. Luken   was born in bt 1923 in Illinois, USA. 28. Raymond W. Luken, DNA   was born about 1926 in Illinois, USA.

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• Newspaper Article: 17 Aug 1953, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA;

  Alton Evening Telegraph

  "Mrs. Joseph Boree of Gillespie was week-end guest of her sister Mrs. Lucy Luken, 8 West Delmar avenue. Saturday evening Mrs. Boree and Mrs. Luken attended the St. Louis Municipal Opera."

• Newspaper Article: 12 Apr 1954, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA;

  Alton Evening Telegraph

  "Mrs. Lucy Luken, Alton, Mrs. Gene Brown, Wood River, and Mrs. Orange Walker of Mt. Pleasant, Texas, visiting in Wood River, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Boree, Gillespie. Mrs. Luken, sister of Mrs. Boree and sister-in-aw of Mrs. Walker, and Mrs. Brown, sister of Mrs. Walker, returned Sunday evening, but Mrs. Walker remained for a longer visit with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Boree."

Flossie married Joseph E. Boree, Sr. on 12 Nov 1931. Joseph was born on 11 Sep 1878 in Kansas, USA; died on 20 Aug 1971 in St. Francis Hospital, Litchfield, Montgomery County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Bunker Hill Cemetery, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: May 1936, Dorchester, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA;

  Her father's 1936 obituary named daughter "Miss Frances, at home." Since she is seen in census as "Writhe F.," this is likely to be her middle name.

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Died:

Never married. Last residence, Plainview, Macoupin County, Illinois.

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• Marriage Announcement: 28 Aug 1929, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA; Alton Evening Telegraph:

  \"Walker-Bolo Nuptials The marriage of Miss Ellen Bolo of Wood River to Orange Walker of the Shell Petroleum Co., took place this morning at 8 o\'clock at St. Mary\'s parsonage in Alton with the Rev. Father John Diggins, officiating. The attendants were Miss Margaret Bolo, sister of the bride, and Ray Brown. [Description of the bride\'s attire and that of her sister.] After the wedding a breakfast was served at the home of the bride\'s parents and was attended by 20 relatives. [Description of the house and color scheme.] Mr. and Mrs. Walker left today for Lake Taneycomo in the Ozarks where they will spend their honeymoon. On their return to Wood River the couple will take up their residence at Leslie and Enton streets where Mr. Walker has fitted up a home for his bride. When she left for Lake Taneycomo Mrs. Walker wore an ensemble of brown satin and velvet. Mrs. Walker is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Bolo of 414 Wood River avenue, Woods River. For the past three years she has been in the office of the Shell Co. Mr. Walker, who is a graduate of the University of Illinois, is in the laboratory at the Shell Co. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Orange Walker of Gillespie.\"

• Residence: May 1936, Wood River, Madison County, Illinois, USA;

  His father's 1936 obit placed him in Wood River, Madison County.

• Residence: Apr 1954, Mt. Pleasant, Titus County, Texas, USA
• Newspaper Article: 12 Apr 1954, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA;

  Alton Evening Telegraph

  "Mrs. Lucy Luken, Alton, Mrs. Gene Brown, Wood River, and Mrs. Orange Walker of Mt. Pleasant, Texas, visiting in Wood River, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Boree, Gillespie. Mrs. Luken, sister of Mrs. Boree and sister-in-aw of Mrs. Walker, and Mrs. Brown, sister of Mrs. Walker, returned Sunday evening, but Mrs. Walker remained for a longer visit with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Boree."

• Residence: Mar 1971, Sun City, Riverside County, California, USA

Orange married Ellen Bolo [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Sigurd David Bjorkman. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Parents:

  Parents are named on his 1902 birth certificate as "Edwin Clark" and "Martha Walker." Parents are named on 1975 death certificate as "Edwin Clark" and "Martha Walker."

• Census: 14 Apr 1930, Precinct 6, Navarro County, Texas, USA; 1. Clark, Charlie L., head, renting, farm, male, white, 28, first married age 27, can read and write, Texas Illinois, Texas, farmer, general farm, not a veteran, farm schedule no. 43 2. _____, Bessie, wife, female, white, 19, first married age 19, can read and write, Texas Mississippi, Mississippi 3. _____, Edward [Edwin], father, male, white, 55, first married age 25, can read and write, Illinois, Illinois, Missouri, laborer, farm, not a veteran

Charlie married Bessie [Clark] about 1929 in Texas, USA. Bessie was born about 1911 in Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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  Parents named in 1904 death certificate as "Edwin Clark" and "Martha Walker."

• Census: 27 Jan 1920, Corsicana Road, Precinct 6, Navarro County, Texas, USA;

  1. Garner, J. O., head, renting, male, white, 21, married, can read and write, Texas, Texas, Texas, farmer, general farm, farm schedule 179 2. _____, Hattie Orie, wife, female, white, 24, married, can read and write, Texas, Illinois, Arkansas 3. _____, Wilburn, son, male, white, 1 10/12, Texas, Texas, Texas 4. _____, Alda, daughter, female, white, 0/12, Texas, Texas, Texas 5. Clark, Vernon, nephew, male, white, 15, not attending school, can read and write, Texas, Illinois, Texas [next door to the J. W. Cope family]

• Residence: Sep 1952, California, USA

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• Court: 14 Sep 1937, Huntsville, Walker County, Texas, USA; Randall was convicted on this date of "theft over $50" and began serving his sentence on 2 October 1937. Two-year-sentence, expected to end on 14 September 1939.
• Note: 8 Apr 1940, Oklahoma County Jail, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA; He may be the "R. C. Clark," age 20, found in the Oklahoma City jail in the 1940 census.

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Birth:
1920 census age 1 3/12; Jan census, calculates to birth fall of 1918.

Criminal record gives his age as 20, birth year 1917.

Family/Spouse: Unknown Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Parents: His obituary appears on his FindAGrave listing, though it is not sourced. It names his parents as Edwin Clark and Ola Belle Walker.
• Census: 24 Apr 1940, Post Prison, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA; Clark, Rufus R., prisoner, male, white, 19, single, highest grade 4, born Oklahoma, 1935 was residing in Altis, Jackson County, Oklahoma, not a farm, institution
• NEWS: Jun 1950, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, USA; News item stating that Rufus Ray Clark attempted to rob the Summerall grocery store.
• NEWS: 11 Aug 1950, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, USA; Rufus Ray Clark given a 5-year suspended sentence in the attempted burglary of Summeral Grocery.
• Obituary: Abt September 1952; REEDSVILLE -- Rufus Ray "Tex" Clark Sr., 82, of 64 S. Main St., Reedsville, died at 3:15 a.m. Monday, May 19, 2003, at his residence. Born Jan. 27, 1921, in Coleman, OK, he was a son of the late Edwin and Ola Belle (Walker) Clark. His wife, Virginia C. (Johnson) Clark, died Jan. 6, 1999. Surviving are: a son, Rufus R. Clark, Jr. and his wife Linda, Marquez, TX; a step-granddaughter whom he raised, Beth Kough, Reedsville; a grandson, Matthew J. Clark, Kansas, OK; two step-children, Janice M. Neff, Duncansville, and Michael C. Kough, Lewistown; twin sister, Ruth Braxton, Amarillo, TX; a sister, Mary Lou Simpson, Pampa, TX; a half-sister, Loretta Henderson, OK; an aunt, Evelyn Hutson, Lufkin, TX; five step-great-grandchildren and four step-great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by: a brother, Randall Clark; four half-brothers, Clifford Putman, Chester Putman, Barney Putman and Marvin J. Henderson. He worked at Metlmex Corp., Lewistown, at New Holland, Belleville, and he owned and operated Big Valley Auction Center, Reedsville. He retired in 1985. He served in the U.S. Army. His funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Bohn Funeral Home, Reedsville, with Rev. John S. Walters and Ronald E. Neff officiating. Interment will be in Juniata Memorial Park. Friends may call from 7-9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home
• Residence: Sep 1952, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, USA; His father's obituary states he was residing in Corsicana.

Notes:

Located a Rufus R. Clark in Corsican and emailed him on 10 April 2014 at rrcj49@yahoo.com

Requested DNA testing

Family/Spouse: Dorothy Jean Cannon. Dorothy died in 1999. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children: 35. Rufus Ray Clark, Jr [DNA]   was born about 1949.

Rufus married Ruth Elizabeth Keeton in Jan 1951 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• DNA - Walker Surname Study: FTDNA Kit no. 436799, password 8F0073

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• Census: 16 Apr 1930, Gillespie township, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA;

  1. Luken, William, head, owns, value $52,000, has radio set, farm, male, white, 41, married, first married age 22, can read and write, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, farmer, farming, not a veteran 2. _____, Lucey [Lucy] B., wife, female, white, 39, married, first married age 20, can read and write, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois 3. _____, Ralph W., son, male, white, 18, single, attending school, can read and write, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois 4. _____, Robert W., son, male, white, 7, attending school, can read and write, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois 5. _____, Raymond W., son, male, white, 4 1/12, attending school, can read and write [sic?], Illinois, Illinois, Illinois

• Residence: May 1936, Gillespie, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
• NEWS: 17 Aug 1953, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA;

  Alton Evening Telegraph

  "Mrs. Joseph Boree of Gillespie was week-end guest of her sister Mrs. Lucy Luken, 8 West Delmar avenue. Saturday evening Mrs. Boree and Mrs. Luken attended the St. Louis Municipal Opera."

• NEWS: 12 Apr 1954, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA;

  Alton Evening Telegraph

  "Mrs. Lucy Luken, Alton, Mrs. Gene Brown, Wood River, and Mrs. Orange Walker of Mt. Pleasant, Texas, visiting in Wood River, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Boree, Gillespie. Mrs. Luken, sister of Mrs. Boree and sister-in-aw of Mrs. Walker, and Mrs. Brown, sister of Mrs. Walker, returned Sunday evening, but Mrs. Walker remained for a longer visit with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Boree."

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Died:

Last residence, Alton, Madison County, Illinois.

Lucy married William John Luken about 1908. William (son of Henry Luken and Teeny Hendricks) was born on 11 Jan 1889 in Gillespie, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA; died on 6 Aug 1933 in Gillespie, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children: 36. Ralph W. Luken   was born on 28 Oct 1911 in Illinois, USA; died on 10 Oct 1981; was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Gillespie, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA. 37. Robert W. Luken   was born in bt 1923 in Illinois, USA. 38. Raymond W. Luken, DNA   was born about 1926 in Illinois, USA.