Elizabeth Barbara Clark1
b. 25 April 1828, d. 24 January 1900
Birth | 25 Apr 1828 | Elizabeth Barbara Clark was born on 25 Apr 1828 in Lincoln County, Tennessee.1 |
Marriage | 30 Mar 1859 | She married William Ledger Thomas, son of William Thomas and Rebecca Lyon, on 30 Mar 1859 in Lincoln County.3 |
| | Elizabeth and William farmed land in District 9 of Lincoln County where they raised 6 children. At least 3 of their children left Tennessee in the early 1900s; George (who went to Oklahoma) and Mary (who went to Arkansas) eventually returned to Tennessee. However Livingston settled in California and remained there.4,5,6 |
Death | 24 Jan 1900 | Elizabeth died on 24 Jan 1900 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, at age 71.7 |
Burial | | She was buried at Unity Cemetery in Lincoln County.7 |
Citations
- [S2432] William Clark Bible - Family Record (digital images); William Clark soldier (Sgt. Capt. Penn Co., VA Militia, War of 1812), widow Harriet, WC17781, Record Group 15, NARA. Entry reads: "Elizabeth Barbara Clark Born April 25 1828." [listed below marriage entry for William Clark and Harriet Shugart]
- [S2432] William Clark Bible - Family Record (digital images); William Clark soldier (Sgt. Capt. Penn Co., VA Militia, War of 1812), widow Harriet, WC17781, Record Group 15, NARA.
- [S2326] Joann Tortarolo research, 2009-2010 (7512 Aloe Court., Highland, CA 92346). Joann cites Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 as viewed at Ancestry.com.
- [S2326] Joann Tortarolo research, 2009-2010 (7512 Aloe Court., Highland, CA 92346). Joann abstracted the 1860 federal census for Lincoln Co., TN, District 9: W. L. Thomas, 31, b. TN, farmer, with wife, Elizabeth, 32, b. TN; and, daughter, Harriet, 2, b. TN. They are living next door to Barbara's father, William Clark, and two doors down from her half-brother, Lilburn Clark.
- [S2326] Joann Tortarolo research, 2009-2010 (7512 Aloe Court., Highland, CA 92346). Joann abstracted the 1870 federal census for Lincoln Co., TN, District 9: William Thomas, 42, b. TN, farmer, with wife, Elizabeth, 43, b. TN; daughter, Hattie, 10, b. TN; son, George, 8, b. TN; son, Lilburn, 7, b. TN; and son, Livingston, 4, b. TN.
- [S2326] Joann Tortarolo research, 2009-2010 (7512 Aloe Court., Highland, CA 92346). Joann cites her abstract of the 1880 federal census for Lincoln Co. TN, Civil District 9: Wm L. Thomas, 51, b. TN, farmer, with wife, Elizabeth B., 52, b. TN; daughter, Hattie R., 20, b. TN (Intnl fever); son, George C., 18, b. TN, working on farm; son, Hugh L., 16, b. TN, working on farm; son, Livingston, 13, b. TN, working on farm; daughter, Barbara L., 10, b. TN; and, daughter, Mary L, 7, b. TN.
- [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).