Robert Benjamin ClarkAge: 61 years1851–1913
- Name
- Robert Benjamin Clark
- Given names
- Robert Benjamin
- Surname
- Clark
 Birth | December 11, 1851 29 30 |
 Marriage of parents | Rev. John Fox Clark — Francis “Nancy” Tomlinson — View this family estimated 1851 |
| Death of a mother | Francis “Nancy” Tomlinson May 4, 1855 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 5 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Marriage of a parent | Rev. John Fox Clark — Mary Elizabeth Marguerite Webb — View this family Type: Religious marriage December 31, 1863 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 9 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a half-sister | Mary W Clark 1867 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 15 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 15 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 17 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 26 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 46 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a father | Rev. John Fox Clark February 9, 1899 (Age 47 years) |
 Death | March 20, 1913 (Age 61 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Peninsula Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Rev. John Fox Clark Birth: January 10, 1822 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 9, 1899 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Francis “Nancy” Tomlinson Birth: June 16, 1821 Death: May 4, 1855 |
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Marriage: estimated 1851 — |
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11 months himself |
Robert Benjamin Clark Birth: December 11, 1851 29 30 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: March 20, 1913 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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-3 years elder sister |
Susan F Clark Birth: December 11, 1848 26 27 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: November 29, 1929 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
| Father’s family with Mary Elizabeth Marguerite Webb |
| father |
Rev. John Fox Clark Birth: January 10, 1822 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 9, 1899 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| step-mother |
Mary Elizabeth Marguerite Webb Birth: October 5, 1832 24 — Virginia, United States Death: July 15, 1921 |
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Marriage: December 31, 1863 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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4 years half-sister |
Mary W Clark Birth: 1867 44 34 — Missouri, United States Death: October 27, 1926 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |