Rebecca Barbara Clark1,2

b. 25 February 1865, d. 11 January 1933
FatherLilburn Logan Clark1,3 b. 6 Feb 1825, d. 28 Sep 1881
MotherMargaret Buchanan1,3 b. 27 Sep 1831, d. 25 Feb 1905
Birth25 Feb 1865 Rebecca Barbara Clark was born on 25 Feb 1865 in Lincoln County, Tennessee.3 
Marriage14 Dec 1882 She married William Norris Thomas on 14 Dec 1882 in Lincoln County.4 
Cens-19001900  The couple farmed land in Civil District 9 of Lincoln County. They also provided a home for Rebecca's mother and stepfather and for her niece Olivia Clark.5 
  Olivia's mother, the first wife of Olivia's brother William, died in 1892. By 1900 Rebecca herself had given birth to 6 children, but only 3 were living. Two children died during the summer of 1896. Another child died at a young age in June 1899. All three children are buried at Unity Cemetery with their parents and other family members.5 
Cens-19101910  Another daughter was born in 1901.6 
Death11 Jan 1933 Rebecca died on 11 Jan 1933 in Lincoln County, Ohio, at age 67.7 
Burial She was buried at Unity Cemetery in Lincoln County, Tennessee.7 

Family

William Norris Thomas b. 27 Dec 1863, d. 25 May 1936
Children
  • Eugene Logan Thomas7 (17 Sep 1883 - 2 Aug 1896)
  • Margaret Lou Thomas7 (1 Jun 1886 - 10 Dec 1957)
  • Eunice Eula Thomas8 (31 Aug 1888 - 15 Mar 1981)
  • Mary Etta Thomas7 (21 Dec 1890 - 2 Sep 1914)
  • Flora Rosborough Thomas7 (18 Nov 1895 - 11 Jul 1896)
  • Willie B. Thomas7 (28 Aug 1897 - 25 Jun 1899)
  • Lois Jane Thomas8 (11 Jan 1901 - 19 Jul 1983)
ChartsDescendants of James Clark and Isabella Breckenridge
Last Edited11 Jul 2010

Citations

  1. [S1875] L.L. Cl_k [Clack] household, 1880 U.S. cens., Lincoln Co., Tennessee, pop sched., 9th district, ED 124, page 2B, dwelling 17, family 17, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2007, image 2 of 17. Household includes: L.L. Cl_k [Clark], 55, farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA; Margaret, wife, 48, housekeeping, b. TN, father b. AL, mother b. TN; Crawford, 20, son, Minister of Gospel; Barbara, 15, dau, ass't housekeeper; both children b. TN.
  2. [S1839] Lilburn Clark household, 1870 U.S. cens, Lincoln Co., Tennessee, pop. sched., 9th district, p. 301 stamped, dwelling 107, family 101, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2007, image 15 of 25. Household includes: Lilburn Clark, 45, farmer, owns land valued at $10,640 and pers. prop of $3,050, b. VA; Margaret, 38; May, 20; David, 17; Wm, 17; Crawford, 10; Rebecca, 5; Louisa, 13; Mgt and all children b. TN.
  3. [S2437] "Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955", index compiled from original records, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : Jul 2010), Barbara Clark Thomas entry citing FHL film #187697.
  4. [S2326] Joann Tortarolo research, 2009-2010 (7512 Aloe Court., Highland, CA 92346). Joann cites Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 as viewed at Ancestry.com.
  5. [S2326] Joann Tortarolo research, 2009-2010 (7512 Aloe Court., Highland, CA 92346). Joann abstracted the 1900 federal census for Lincoln Co., TN, District 9: William N. Thomas, 36, b. Dec 1863 in TN, married 17 years, farmer, wife, Rebecca B., 35, b. Feb 1865 in TN, married 17 years, 6 children and 3 living; daughter, Maggie L., 13, b. Jun 1886 in TN; daughter, Eula E., 11, b. Aug 1888 in TN; and, daughter, Mary E., 9, b. Dec 1890 in TN; also Washington Rosborouh [sic], F-in-law, 72, b. June 1827, married 10 yrs, b. TN; Margaret Rosborouh, M-in-law, 68, b. Oct. 1831 in TN, married 10 yrs, mother of 5 children, all are living; Olivia M. Clark, niece, 16, b. Dec. 1883 in TN.
  6. [S2326] Joann Tortarolo research, 2009-2010 (7512 Aloe Court., Highland, CA 92346). Joann abstracted the 1910 federal census for Lincoln Co., TN, District 9: William N. Thomas, 46, b. TN, married 27 years, farmer, with wife, Barbara R., 45, b. TN, married 27 years, 7 children and 4 living; daughter, Maggie L., 24, b. TN, household work; and, daughter, Lois, 9, b. TN.
  7. [S2326] Joann Tortarolo research, 2009-2010 (7512 Aloe Court., Highland, CA 92346). Joann cites Cemetery Records of Lincoln-Moore Counties, Tennessee, by Helen C. & Timothy R. Marsh (Greenville, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1996).
  8. [S2326] Joann Tortarolo research, 2009-2010 (7512 Aloe Court., Highland, CA 92346).