Emily Clark1

b. circa 2 October 1852, d. 13 September 1870
FatherJohn S. Clark2,3,4 b. 24 Feb 1808, d. 10 Oct 1854
MotherIsabella Breckenridge Clark2 b. 21 Mar 1813, d. 11 May 1883
Birth-Calccirca 2 Oct 1852 Emily Clark was born circa 2 Oct 1852 as estimated from the information on her headstone.5 
Death13 Sep 1870 Emily died on 13 Sep 1870 in Washington County, Virginia, of fever.2,5 
Burial She was buried at Old Glade Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.5 
Probate RecdApr 1884  A settlement record for Emily was filed in Washington County in April 1884. It listed $314. 77 in assets held by W.W. Allison, the guardian appointed after the death of Emily's father. Outlays included attorneys fees and distributions to James H. Clark, John B. Cole [husband of Emily's sister, Ellen Ann], W.B. Clark and Martha Orr. Thomas C. Clark was the administrator and also one of the distributees.6 

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Other interments in Old Glade Spring Cemetery
ChartsDescendants of James Clark and Isabella Breckenridge
Descendants of Robert Clark and Martha Harvie
Last Edited18 May 2010

Citations

  1. [S18] John S. Clark will, Washington Co. WB 13: 258-60. Names daughter Emily Clark.
  2. [S2268] Research of Tom Colley, Hanceville, Alabama; Mr. Colley cites Washington County, Virginia Death Records, 1853-1896 held by the Bureau of Vital Statistics, Richmond, VA and viewed as Library of Virginia Microfilm Roll #30: Emily Clark, b. Glade Spring, d. 1870, age 18y, fever, d/o John & Isabella Clark. He also notes that a courthouse copy of the same entry states: Emily Clark, d. 1871, age 18y, fever, d/o John & Isabella Clark.
  3. [S18] John S. Clark will, Washington Co. WB 13: 258-60.
  4. [S28] Gerald H. Clark, Guardian Bonds Washington Co., VA, p. 51. William W. Allison named guardian of Emily and Ellen Ann Clark, orphans of John S. Clark, deceased. Bond: $4,000. Sureties: William C. Edmondson, Madison Beatie and John H. Ernest.
  5. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 178. Transcription reads: Emily Clark, d. 13 Sept 1870, age 17y 11m 11d [computes to a date of birth of Oct. 2, 1852].
  6. [S827] Emily Clark settlement (1884), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 21: 356. Thomas C. Clark adminstered Emily's estate which was distributed to her surviving siblings.