Birthplace of John Henry Clark, Washington Co., VA
photo courtesy of John Walton

This photo was identified by John Henry Clark's granddaughter as his birthplace. She also identifed the adults in the photo (L to R) as Mary Clark, Earl Clark and John Henry Clark. However, Earl Clark was about 40 when this photo was taken and according to people who knew him, Earl was not the man in the photo. The photo was taken around 1900, on the occasion of John Henry Clark's visit to Virginia. In 1900 Mary and Earl Clark lived with their father, John Porterfield Clark, hence it is likely he was the older man in the photo. The young girl was identified only as an orphan raised by Mary and Earl. She may have been the 12 year old Sallie Moore enumerated in the Clark household in 1900.