David Jahugh Clark1
b. 26 May 1882, d. 8 June 1939
| Birth | 26 May 1882 | David Jahugh Clark was born on 26 May 1882 in Washington County, Virginia.3,1 |
| Marriage | | He married Rosa Rebecca Haynes.3 |
| Milit-Reg | 12 Sep 1918 | David's World War I draft registration, completed on 12 Sept. 1918 in Wise County, noted that he was employed as a mine machine runner for the V.I. C. & C. Company at Tom's Creek. His wife was noted as Rosa Rebecca Clark. They lived in Colburn. David was described as tall and stout with light brown eyes and dark brown hair.1 |
| | David worked in the mines for some years but by 1930 he had changed occupations and was employed as a repairman in a battery shop. He and Rosa owned their home in the Lipps District of Wise County. They also owned a radio, one of the questions unique to the 1930 census.4,5,6 |
| Death | 8 Jun 1939 | David died on 8 Jun 1939 in Virginia at age 57.3 |
Family | Rosa Rebecca Haynes |
| Children | - Garnet Clark5
- Harry C. Clark5
- Edna W. Clark5 (circa 1912 - )
- June Clark6 (circa 1925 - )
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Citations
- [S1620] "World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918", subscription database with images, Ancestry.com (http://www.Ancestry.com : Jul 2009), David Jahugh Clark entry, Wise Co. Virginia (12 Sept. 1918).
- [S574] Robert Clark household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 108, sheet (69A stamped), dwelling 149, family 152, viewed online at Genealogy.com, April 2003, image 17 of 70. Robert Clark, 50, b. Aug. 1849, married 32 yrs, farmer; Caldonia, 51, wife, b. April 1849 VA, married 32 yrs, mother of 10 children, 8 living; Angeline, 29, dau, b. Nov. 1870 VA; Clinton, son, 21, b. Apr. 1879 VA; David, son, 18, b. May 1882 VA; Fullen, son, 16, b. Oct. 1883 VA; Robert Lee, son, 14, b. Apr 1886 VA; Bessie, dau, 10, b. Oct. 1890 VA; Elbert, son, 7, b. Aug. 1892 VA; Josie, dau-in-law, 22, b. Oct. 1877 VA, married 3 yrs, mother of 2 children, 1 [a 2 appears to have been overwritten] living; Pierson (sp?), grandson, 1, b. Dec. 1898 VA; David Bogell (sp?) grandson, 3, b. March 1897 VA; Elbert McNew, father-in-law, 86, b. Jan 1814 VA.
- [S2266] Tom Colley, "Clark/McNewl," e-mail to Diana Powell, 21 June 2009. Tom cites the Wise Co., Virginia death register: Wise Co. VA, Lipps Dist., Coeburn, VA: David J. CLARK, white male, married to Rosa Haynes Clark, b. 26 May 1882, 57/--/12; d. 08 Jun 1939, b. Glade Spring, VA, s/o Robert E. Clark, Glade Spring, VA & Mrs. Caldonia McNew, Glade Spring, VA; Garnet Clark, Coeburn, VA; inf.; bur. Laurel Grove. Hanged himself with rope at battery shop.
- [S1608] David J. Clark household, 1910 U.S. cens., Wise Co., VA, pop. sched., Lipps District, ED 150, sheet 13 A (p. 159 stamped), dwelling 246, family 253, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2009, image 25 of 57. Household includes: David J. Clark, 27, marr #1, marr 5 yrs, b. VA/VA/VA, coal miner; Rosa R., wife, 25, marr #1, marr 5 yrs, mother of 2 children, both are living, b. VA; Garnett, son, 4, b. VA; Curtis, son, 3, b. VA.
- [S2310] David J. Clark household, 1920 U.S. cens., Wise Co., VA, pop. sched., Lipps District, ED 173, sheet 9 A (p. 9 stamped), dwelling 164, family 164, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2009, image 17 of 92. Household includes: David J. Clark, 38, machine runner, coal mine; Rosa R., wife, 34; Garnet, son, 14; Harry C., son, 12; Edna W., dau, 8; all b. VA.
- [S2312] Dave J. Clark household, 1930 U.S. cens., Wise Co., VA, pop. sched., Lipps District, ED 98-14, sheet 2B, dwelling 32, family 32, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2009, image 4 of 45. Household includes: David J. Clark, owns home worth $2,000, is not a farm, owns radio, 45, marr at 22, repairman in a battery shop; Rosa R., wife, 45, marr at 20; Garnet E., son, 24; Harry C., son 22; June [Jane?] A., dau, 5; all b. VA.