John Clark

b. June 1876, d. circa 1940
FatherJames Harvey Clark1,2 b. 16 Dec 1839, d. 1 Jun 1900
MotherSarah Ann Horne1 b. 17 Oct 1848, d. 11 Dec 1921
BirthJun 1876 John Clark was born in Jun 1876 in Virginia.2 
Childhood  John was the eldest of 7 children born to his parents in the Glade Spring district of Washington County, Virginia. By the time the census enumerator visited the family on June 6th 1900 only John and his brother James were still living. Two brothers, Henry and David, had died the previous April. And John's father had died June 1st, the "official" census date. Therefore he was recorded as the head of the household, although he was no longer living when the census taker reached the home.3,2 
Marriage4 Dec 1901 He married Regina Neff on 4 Dec 1901 in Washington County, Virginia.4 
Deathcirca 1940 John died circa 1940 in Maryland.5 
ChartsDescendants of John Buchanan and Ann Ryburn
Descendants of John Edmondson and Martha Moore
Descendants of James Clark and Isabella Breckenridge
Descendants of Robert Clark and Martha Harvie
Last Edited22 Nov 2006

Citations

  1. [S1198] Virgil Lewis, "Residents of Washington County," in Virginia and Virginians, p. 710.
  2. [S634] James H. Clark household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring district - Meadowview precinct, ED 109, sheet 4A (p. 85 stamped), dwelling 56, family 56, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Dec. 2005, image 7 of 29. Enumeration includes: James H. Clark, 60, b. Dec. 1839 VA, marr, farmer; Sallie S., wife, 51, b. Oct. 1848 VA, marr, mother of 7 children, 2 living; John W., son, 23, b. June 1876 VA; James B., son, 16, b. May 1884 VA; all parents b. VA; Nancy Gilla, friend, sgl, 50, b. Apr 1850 VA, parents b. NC.
  3. [S165] Isabella Clark household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 94, page 35 (71C stamped), dwelling 300, family 330, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, April 2003, image 38 of 54. Isabella Clark, 65, father b. PA, mother b. VA; James H., 40, son, farmer, father b. Scotland; Sarah C, 30, dau-in-law; John, 4, grandson; Henry M., 2, grandson; David B., 8/12, b. Oct., grandson; William B., 29, son, father b. Scotland; all b. VA; all other parents b. VA.
  4. [S8] Hockett and Hunt, 1891-1902 Marriages of Washington Co. VA, p. 20. John W. Clark, 25, s/o Jos or Jas H. & Sallie A. Clark, farmre & Neff, Regina, 27, d/0 Jacob & Jenette Neff; 04 Dec. 1901.
  5. [S30] Audrey Honegger, "Clark and Shugarts," e-mail to Diana Powell, 13 June 2001. Audrey cites Dorothy (Clark) Duncan, a daughter of James B. Clark, and granddaughter of James H. Clark and Sallie Horne.