James Buchanan Clark1

b. 1 May 1884, d. 2 September 1971
FatherJames Harvey Clark2,3 b. 16 Dec 1839, d. 1 Jun 1900
MotherSarah Ann Horne2 b. 17 Oct 1848, d. 11 Dec 1921
Birth1 May 1884 James Buchanan Clark was born on 1 May 1884 in Virginia.4,3 
Marriage He married Bessie Lottie Maiden, daughter of Charles Edwin Maiden and Margaret Laura Caldwell. 
Cens-Sum  James and Bessie lived and farmed in the Abingdon District of Washington County. There they raised their 4 children: Anna, Dorothy, James Jr. and Earnest. At the time of the 1920 enumeration they were also sharing their home with Rosa Horn who was James's aunt [his mother's unmarried sister].5,6 
Death2 Sep 1971 James died on 2 Sep 1971 at age 87.4 
Burial He was buried at Mountain View Baptist Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.4 

Family

Bessie Lottie Maiden b. Mar 1896, d. 30 Mar 1968
Children
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 Edited27 Jul 2010

Citations

  1. [S30] Audrey Honegger, "Chat With Dorothy Maiden Clark Duncan," e-mail to Diana Powell, 3 Apr 2001. Dorothy is the daughter of James Buchanan Clark and Bessie Maiden.
  2. [S1198] Virgil Lewis, "Residents of Washington County," in Virginia and Virginians, p. 710.
  3. [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.
  4. [S2130] "Additional Tombstone Records for Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery (not included in High On A Windy Hill Vol I & II)", compiled by Dr. Joanna Owens, Sept. 2000, Washington Co., Virginia.
  5. [S238] James B. Clark household, 1920 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring township, ED 148, sheet 14B, dwelling 263, family 266, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Dec. 2005, image 14 of 20. Enumeration includes: James B. Clark, 35, marr, farmer; Bessie L., 23, wife; Anna M., dau, 2+; Dor__, dau, age ?/12; Sallie A., mother, 71; Rosa B. Horn, aunt, 50; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  6. [S639] J.B. Clark household, 1930 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Abingdon District, ED 96-2, sheet 4A (p. 244 stamped), dwelling 70, family 71, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2007, image 7 of 49. Household includes: J.B. Clark, 45, marr at 32, owns home, is a farm, occup: farmer; Bessie M., wife, 34, marr at 20; Anna M., dau, 13; Dorthie M., dau, 11; J.B., son, 6; cont. next page: Earnest D. Clark, 4; all b. VA.
  7. [S30] Audrey Honegger, "Clark Obituary," e-mail to Diana Powell, 13 Nov. 2005. Audrey located Dorothy (Clark) Duncan's obituary on the website for the Farris Funeral Home in Abingdon, Virginia: http://www.farrisfuneralservice.com/