Joseph H. White Clark1,2,3,4

b. 1875, d. 1940
FatherWilliam Dixon Clark5,3,6,7,2 b. 9 Jul 1830, d. 23 Aug 1909
MotherNancy Caroline Williams3,2,6 b. 25 Nov 1843, d. 10 Mar 1924
Birth1875 Joseph H. White Clark was born in 1875 in Virginia.1,3 
Marriage21 Oct 1903 He married Estella Rogers, daughter of Thomas Henry Rogers and Sarah Ann Byars Dunn, on 21 Oct 1903 in Washington County, Virginia.2 
Residence Joe and Estella briefly lived in Pennsylvania after their marriage as their daughter Emily was born there in 1905. Joe had been living in Duquesne, Pennsylvania when they married.2 
Cens-19102 May 1910 By 1910, seven years after their marriage, they had settled near Glade Spring, Virginia with their two children.8 
  Another daughter, Lucille, died at one year of age. 
Cens-19208 Jan 1920  By 1920 the family had expanded to six children: Emily, James, Sarah, Rogers, Samuel and Margaret. They were enumerated that year living on the Glade Spring - Saltville Road where Joseph was farming.9 
Cens-193025 Apr 1930  Ten years later, in 1930, Rogers, Samuel and Margaret were still at home. A daughter, Sarah C. age 9, was also listed. This was almost certainly the same Sarah as the daughter who was born in 1910 and who was recorded as a 10 year old in 1920. Joseph, at age 54, was no longer farming, but now listed himself as a rural mail carrier.10 
Death1940 Joseph died in 1940.1 
Burial He was buried at Old Glade Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.1 

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Family

Estella Rogers b. Mar 1877, d. 10 Feb 1942
Children
ChartsDescendants of James Clark and Isabella Breckenridge
Last Edited23 Jul 2013

Citations

  1. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 178. Stone reported to read: Joseph H. Clark, 1875-1940.
  2. [S52] Letter, Carolyn Ryburn to Diana Powell, 2 February 2003. Carolyn transcribed the following information from the 1903-1910 Marriage Register at the Washington Co., VA courthouse: Sallie Estella Rogers, 26, sgl, b. Grayson Co., TX, resid Washington Co., VA, d/o Thos & Sallie Rogers AND J.H.W. Clark, age 28, sgl, b. WCV, resid Duquesne, PA, s/o W.D. & N.C. Clark, occupation: engineer; married 21 Oct. 1903.
  3. [S165] William D. Clark household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 94, page 2 (53B stamped), dwelling 13, family 14, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, April 2003, image 2 of 54. William D. Clark, 50, farmer; Nannie C., wife, 36; Sallie K., dau, 12; Corrie B., g'daughter, 10; Rbt. D., g'son, 8; Nannie M., g'daughter, 7; Joseph W., g'son, 5; Viola J., g'dau, 3, William W. 1; James, 47, farmer; all b. VA; all parents b. VA. Note: though William was assigned different household and family numbers than his father Robert Clark, they appeared to actually be living as a single household, and most of William's children were recorded in relation to Robert, not William.
  4. [S1198] Virgil Lewis, "Residents of Washington County," in Virginia and Virginians, p. 711. Provides "White" as middle name.
  5. [S5] Elizabeth Kelly Allison, Early Southwest Virginia Families, p. 80.
  6. [S1198] Virgil Lewis, "Residents of Washington County," in Virginia and Virginians, p. 711.
  7. [S711] Robert Clark will (recorded 1886), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 22: 339. Robert's will was written on June 8, 1882. He added a codicil on August 27, 1886. Both documents were recorded at court on Nov. 22, 1886. Robert named his son William D. Clark as his executor.
  8. [S237] Joseph H. Clark household, 1910 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring Precinct, ED 116, sheet 14B, dwelling 256, family 262, viewed online at Ancestry.com, April 2003, image 28 of 36. Joseph H. Clark, 34, married 6 yrs, first marr, farmer; Sallie E., 32, marr 6 yrs, first marr, mother of 3 children, 2 living; Emily J., dau, 5; James B., son, 2; all b. VA; parents b. VA.
  9. [S238] Joseph Clark household, 1920 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Gladespring District, ED 149, sheet 3B, dwelling 46, family 47, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2003, image 1 of 19. Joseph Clark, 44, farmer, b. VA, both parents b. VA; Stella 42, b. TX; Emily 15, b. Pennsylvania; James, son, 11, b. VA; Sarah 10, dau, b. VA; Rogers, son, 6, b. VA; Samuel, son, 4 x/12, b. VA; Margaret, dau, 1 x/12, b. VA; residence on Glade Spring - Saltville Rd.
  10. [S639] Joseph Clark household, 1930 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Gladespring District, ED 96-6, sheet 8A (22 stamped), dwelling 155, family 160, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2003, image 15 of 26. Joseph Clark, 54, married at ?, owns home valued @ $3,000, rural mail carrier; Estella, wife, 53, b. VA, married at 28; Rogers, son 18, b. VA; Samuel, son 15; Margaret dau, 12 b. VA; Sarah C. dau 9, b. VA.