Claiborne Shugart Clark1,2

b. 25 May 1839, d. 5 January 1899
FatherWilliam Clark3 b. 18 Dec 1792, d. 27 or 28 Jun 1870
MotherHarriet Shugart3 b. 14 Dec 1802, d. 14 Apr 1891
Birth25 May 1839 Claiborne Shugart Clark was born on 25 May 1839 in Lincoln County, Tennessee.1 
Marriage22 Jan 1874 He married Susan E. Smith on 22 Jan 1874 in Lincoln County.4 
Cens-18802 Jun 1880 Claiborne and Susan spent their married lives farming in Lincoln County. They also provided a home for Claiborne's widowed mother Harriet.5 
  Two of the couple's children died young: daughter Mary in 1888 and daughter Martha in 1889. 
Death5 Jan 1899 Claiborne died on 5 Jan 1899 in Lincoln County, Tenessee, at age 59.6 
Burial He was buried at Unity Cemetery in Lincoln County, Tenessee.2 

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Claiborne's birth entry in his father's Bible. The second image includes 2 of Claiborne's children

Family

Susan E. Smith b. 5 Aug 1846, d. 16 Feb 1903
Children
ChartsDescendants of James Clark and Isabella Breckenridge
Last Edited11 Jul 2010

Citations

  1. [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: "Claibourn Shugart Born May 25 1839." [listed below marriage entry for William Clark and Harriet Shugart]
  2. [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).
  3. [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.
  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. [S1875] C. _. Clark household, 1880 U.S. cens., Lincoln Co., Tennessee, pop sched., 9th district, ED 124, page 2B, dwelling 15, family 15, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2007, image 2 of 17. Household includes: C._. Clark, 42, farmer, b. TN, father b. VA, mother b. VA; Susan, 33, b. TN, parents b. Georgia; Mattie, dau, 5, b. TN; Willie, son, 2, b. TN; Harriett, mother, 77, b. VA, father b. Penn, mother b. M'd, ill from old age; Rebecca H., 56, sister, ass't housekeeper, b. TN.
  6. [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). Date of death was not entered on headstone but was marked into base.
  7. [S118] Lincoln Co. TN Biographies, p. 882.