William Reuben ClarkAge: 44 years1830–1875
- Name
- William Reuben Clark
- Given names
- William Reuben
- Surname
- Clark
 Birth | August 22, 1830 26 23 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 16 months)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
 Birth of a sister | Malinda Clark January 16, 1833 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Jonas Clark Jr August 15, 1835 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 5 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a brother | Samuel Lee Clark July 19, 1838 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Harriet Caroline Clark December 18, 1840 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Phoebe Lyon after 1840 (Age 9 years) Note: Widow Phoebe Clark shows up in the 1830 and 1840 Census; but, not in the 1850 Census |
| Birth of a sister | Miriam Clark about 1843 (Age 12 years) Note: Birth place/year based on 1850 Census |
| Birth of a brother | Abraham S Clark about 1846 (Age 15 years) Note: Birth place/year based on 1850 Census |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 15 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a brother | James T Clark about 1848 (Age 17 years) Note: Birth place/year based on 1850 Census |
 Marriage | Sara Elizabeth Hizer — View this family January 25, 1849 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Sarah Elizabeth Clark about 1850 (Age 19 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census |
 Census | August 28, 1850 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | John Henry Clark January 26, 1851 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a brother | Samuel Lee Clark May 14, 1851 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Jeremiah Clark July 13, 1851 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Nancy C Clark about 1852 (Age 21 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1860 Census |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Samuel Lee February 3, 1853 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Henry B Clark January 31, 1854 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Samuel R Clark September 22, 1854 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a brother | Henry B Clark December 15, 1854 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 26 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | June 30, 1860 (Age 29 years) |
| Marriage | Mary Elizabeth Dobson — View this family December 25, 1860 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Sarah E “Sallie” Clark October 31, 1861 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Victoria Ann Clark July 12, 1863 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a brother | Jonas Clark Jr September 23, 1863 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 30 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Francis Marion Smith — Sarah Elizabeth Clark — View this family October 26, 1865 (Age 35 years) |
| Marriage of a child | George W Cummings — Nancy C Clark — View this family January 15, 1867 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Malcom Everett Clark September 1867 (Age 37 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1900 Census |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 36 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 36 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Ann Thomas March 29, 1868 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Sarah Elizabeth Clark 1869 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 38 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 |
| Census | August 10, 1870 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a sister | Miriam Clark after August 25, 1870 (Age 40 years) Note: She is listed in the 1870 Census (M Stanfield) living in her father's household (Jonas Clark Sr) along with her son, Lafayette. |
| Death of a father | Jonas Clark Sr October 15, 1870 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Williard Rothchild Clark 1873 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Henry Clark — Rebecca Jane Payton — View this family March 14, 1874 (Age 43 years) |
 Death | April 2, 1875 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | James Reuben Clark June 6, 1875 (2 months after death) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Clarks Chapel Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Jonas Clark Sr Birth: April 29, 1804 39 32 — Westfield, Union, New Jersey, United States Death: October 15, 1870 — Wayne Township, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Price Lee Birth: February 10, 1807 24 19 — Nelson, Kentucky, United States Death: April 24, 1886 — Grass Creek, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: July 15, 1824 — Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Mary Ann Clark Birth: August 6, 1826 22 19 — Kentucky, United States Death: about 1886 — Howard, Missouri, United States |
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18 months elder sister |
Phoebe Clark Birth: January 21, 1828 23 20 — Indiana, United States Death: October 14, 1900 — Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States |
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3 years himself |
William Reuben Clark Birth: August 22, 1830 26 23 — Franklin, Indiana, United States Death: April 2, 1875 — Howard, Indiana, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Malinda Clark Birth: January 16, 1833 28 25 — Indiana, United States Death: April 12, 1892 — Indiana, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Jonas Clark Jr Birth: August 15, 1835 31 28 — Adams, Indiana, United States Death: September 23, 1863 — Chickamauga, Walker, Georgia, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Samuel Lee Clark Birth: July 19, 1838 34 31 — Union, Clay, Indiana, United States Death: May 14, 1851 — Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Harriet Caroline Clark Birth: December 18, 1840 36 33 — Indiana, United States Death: March 20, 1920 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Miriam Clark Birth: about 1843 38 35 — Indiana, United States Death: after August 25, 1870 — Illinois, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Abraham S Clark Birth: about 1846 41 38 — Indiana, United States Death: July 10, 1908 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
James T Clark Birth: about 1848 43 40 — Indiana, United States Death: |
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4 years younger brother |
Jeremiah Clark Birth: July 13, 1851 47 44 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: November 25, 1933 — Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Henry B Clark Birth: January 31, 1854 49 46 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: December 15, 1854 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
| Family with Sara Elizabeth Hizer |
| himself |
William Reuben Clark Birth: August 22, 1830 26 23 — Franklin, Indiana, United States Death: April 2, 1875 — Howard, Indiana, United States |
| wife |
Sara Elizabeth Hizer Birth: February 14, 1830 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: August 25, 1884 — Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: January 25, 1849 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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23 months daughter |
Sarah Elizabeth Clark Birth: about 1850 19 19 — Iowa, United States Death: 1869 — Missouri, United States |
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13 months son |
John Henry Clark Birth: January 26, 1851 20 20 — Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: April 7, 1931 — South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States |
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23 months daughter |
Nancy C Clark Birth: about 1852 21 21 — Indiana, United States Death: |
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3 years son |
Samuel R Clark Birth: September 22, 1854 24 24 — Grass Creek, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: February 27, 1935 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
| Family with Mary Elizabeth Dobson |
| himself |
William Reuben Clark Birth: August 22, 1830 26 23 — Franklin, Indiana, United States Death: April 2, 1875 — Howard, Indiana, United States |
| wife |
Mary Elizabeth Dobson Birth: May 8, 1840 — Franklin, Howard, Missouri, United States Death: April 28, 1917 — Boonslick, Howard, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: December 25, 1860 — Howard, Missouri, United States |
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10 months daughter |
Sarah E “Sallie” Clark Birth: October 31, 1861 31 21 — Franklin, Howard, Missouri, United States Death: March 10, 1951 — Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, United States |
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20 months daughter |
Victoria Ann Clark Birth: July 12, 1863 32 23 — Missouri, United States Death: February 6, 1949 — San Bernardino, California, United States |
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4 years son |
Malcom Everett Clark Birth: September 1867 37 27 — Missouri, United States Death: April 16, 1924 — Vernon, Missouri, United States |
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6 years son |
Williard Rothchild Clark Birth: 1873 42 32 — Missouri, United States Death: January 20, 1943 — Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States |
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2 years son |
James Reuben Clark Birth: June 6, 1875 44 35 — Franklin, Howard, Missouri, United States Death: January 25, 1944 — Fayette, Howard, Missouri, United States |
| Nathan S Abbott + Sara Elizabeth Hizer |
| wife’s husband |
Nathan S Abbott Birth: March 20, 1839 — Indiana, United States Death: June 22, 1908 — Bourbon Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States |
| wife |
Sara Elizabeth Hizer Birth: February 14, 1830 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: August 25, 1884 — Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: April 17, 1862 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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19 months step-daughter |
Harriet Louisa Abbott Birth: November 5, 1863 24 33 — Wayne, Indiana, United States Death: March 26, 1929 — Wayne, Indiana, United States |
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18 months step-daughter |
Matilda Ann Abbott Birth: May 5, 1865 26 35 — Indiana, United States Death: April 3, 1893 — Gibson, Indiana, United States |
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3 years step-son |
Wiiliam Henry Abbott Birth: 1867 27 36 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: April 22, 1900 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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19 months step-daughter |
Eliza Jane Abbott Birth: August 11, 1868 29 38 — Indiana, United States Death: December 5, 1932 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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3 years step-son |
Alfred Jackson Abbott Birth: March 17, 1871 31 41 — Indiana, United States Death: August 7, 1922 — Pulaski, Indiana, United States |
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3 years step-daughter |
Mary Ellen Abbott Birth: April 1874 35 44 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: January 18, 1925 — Grass Creek, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
| Richard Lee + Mary Elizabeth Dobson |
| wife’s husband |
Richard Lee Birth: 1823 — Missouri, United States Death: May 19, 1859 — Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Mary Elizabeth Dobson Birth: May 8, 1840 — Franklin, Howard, Missouri, United States Death: April 28, 1917 — Boonslick, Howard, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: April 19, 1857 — Howard, Missouri, United States |
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John William Lee Birth: April 11, 1857 34 16 — Howard, Missouri, United States Death: March 3, 1939 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - William Reuben Clark - Household
Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - William Reuben Clark - Household
Franklin, Howard, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - William Reuben Clark - Household
Franklin, Howard, Missouri, United States
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