William Smith Clark1

b. 17 October 1877, d. 1 October 1941
FatherClaiborne Shugart Clark2 b. 25 May 1839, d. 5 Jan 1899
MotherSusan E. Smith2,3 b. 5 Aug 1846, d. 16 Feb 1903
Birth17 Oct 1877 William Smith Clark was born on 17 Oct 1877 in Lincoln County, Tenessee.1 
  William's father died in 1899 following which he helped his mother run the family farm. His mother died in 1903.3 
Marriage18 Apr 1906 He married Fannie Boaz on 18 Apr 1906 in Lincoln County.4 
Cens-Sum  William and Fannie continued the family tradition and were farmers in Lincoln County.5,6 
Death1 Oct 1941 William died on 1 Oct 1941 in Lincoln County, Tenessee, at age 63.7 
Burial He was buried at Unity Cemetery in Lincoln County, Tenessee.7 

Family

Fannie Boaz b. 16 Jan 1885
Child
  • Charles Clark5
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: "William Smith Clark Born October 17 1877."
  2. [S118] Lincoln Co. TN Biographies, p. 882.
  3. [S2326] Joann Tortarolo research, 2009-2010 (7512 Aloe Court., Highland, CA 92346). Joann abstracted the 1900 federal census for Howell Village, Lincoln Co., TN: Susan E. Clark, 53, b. Aug 1846 in TN, widow, 4 children and 2 living, farmer, son, William S., 22, b. Oct 1877 in TN, single, farmer.
  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 1910 federal census for Lincoln Co., TN, District 7: Will S. Clark, 31, b. TN, married 3 years, farmer, wife, Fannie, 25, b. TN, married 3 years, one child and one living; and, son, Charlie, 6/12, b. TN.
  6. [S2326] Joann Tortarolo research, 2009-2010 (7512 Aloe Court., Highland, CA 92346). Joann abstracted the 1920 federal census for Lincoln Co., TN, District 9: William Clark, 43, b. TN, farmer, wife, Fannie, 35, b. TN; and, son, Charles, 10, 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).