Elbert Bady Clark1

b. 8 May 1905, d. February 1981
FatherWilliam Robert Clark2 b. abt 1876
MotherJosie B. Lester2 b. Oct 1877
Birth8 May 1905 Elbert Bady Clark was born on 8 May 1905 at Tom's Creek in Wise County, Virginia.3 
  He and Straley Irene Lundy were the parents of two sons: William Eugene and Harry Charles. 
30 Nov 1936 On 30 Nov 1936 Elbert applied for a social security number. He was employed by the Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company at Leona Mines, [Lee Co.] Virginia and resided at Ocoonita, Virginia.3 
  Ocoonita is a small town very close to the Kentucky border. Elbert and Straley rented a house from Elbert's father William Clark. It sat on a corner of the Clark family farm.4 
  In the 1950s, after working for years in the mines, Elbert decided to return to farming. At first the family planned to remain in Lee County, but after visiting friends in Indiana (a trip made in a 1937 Plymouth) they purchased a tract of land in Bedford, Lawrence Co., Indiana which they farmed until late in Elbert's life.4 
DeathFeb 1981 Elbert died in Feb 1981 in Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana, at age 75, possibly from Black Lung Disease.5,4 

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Elbert's social security application

Family

Straley Irene Lundy
Children
  • William Eugene Clark4
  • Harry Charles Clark4
Last Edited21 Jun 2011

Citations

  1. [S2435] Kyle Clark, "Robert E. Clark," e-mail to D. Powell, 3 June 2010. Kyle attached a digital image of Elbert Bady Clark's Social Security application dated Nov. 30, 1936. It lists Elbert's parents as William Robert Clark and Josie Lester.
  2. [S2310] William R. Clark household, 1920 U.S. cens., Wise Co., VA, pop. sched., Lipps District, ED 173, sheet 27 A (p. 27 stamped), dwelling 528, family 528, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2009, image 53 of 92. Household includes: William R. Clark, 45, coal miner, Josie, wife, 43; Pearson, son, 21; Daisy, dau, 18; Ovella, dau, 16; Elbert, son, 14; Lucita, dau, 12; Pauline, dau, 11; Marvin, son, 8; Ada, dau, 5; Lily, dau, 3 8/12; Lloyd, son, 11/12; all b. VA.
  3. [S2435] Kyle Clark, "Robert E. Clark," e-mail to D. Powell, 3 June 2010. Kyle attached a digital image of Elbert Bady Clark's Social Security application dated Nov. 30, 1936.
  4. [S2435] Kyle Clark, "Robert E. Clark," e-mail to D. Powell, 23 June 2010. Kyle is the grandson of Elbert B. Clark and Straley Irene Lundy.
  5. [S1440] "Social Security Death Index", Ancestry.com (http://www.Ancestry.com : accessed Aug. 2010), for Elbert Clark data, social security #227-07-2293 (issued in Virginia).