The Shemwell Family

Jeremiah ClarkAge: 82 years18511933

Name
Jeremiah Clark
Given names
Jeremiah
Surname
Clark
Birth July 13, 1851 47 44
Death of a maternal grandfatherSamuel Lee
February 3, 1853 (Age 18 months)
Birth of a brotherHenry B Clark
January 31, 1854 (Age 2 years)
Death of a brotherHenry B Clark
December 15, 1854 (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
Census June 16, 1860 (Age 8 years)
Death of a brotherJonas Clark Jr
September 23, 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
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
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Ann Thomas
March 29, 1868 (Age 16 years)
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
Census August 25, 1870 (Age 19 years)
Death of a sisterMiriam Clark
after August 25, 1870 (Age 19 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 fatherJonas Clark Sr
October 15, 1870 (Age 19 years)
MarriageJulia BruceView this family
January 28, 1873 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Harriet Isabel “Mattie” Clark
December 27, 1873 (Age 22 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Reuben Clark
April 2, 1875 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Evalee Clark
January 1, 1878 (Age 26 years)
Death of a daughterEvalee Clark
May 21, 1878 (Age 26 years)
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
Birth of a son
#3
Aye E Clark
October 16, 1879 (Age 28 years)
Census June 3, 1880 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Lucretia “Lulu” Clark
1884 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Ella Mae Clark
January 25, 1885 (Age 33 years)
Death of a sisterMary Ann Clark
about 1886 (Age 34 years)
Note: The 1880 Census is the last record found where Mary is shown as Living, as a Widow, with her children.
Death of a motherSarah Price Lee
April 24, 1886 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Orval Clark
November 14, 1887 (Age 36 years)
Death of a sisterMalinda Clark
April 12, 1892 (Age 40 years)
Death of a wifeJulia Bruce
May 24, 1892 (Age 40 years)
Marriage of a childFrancis Marion Day JrHarriet Isabel “Mattie” ClarkView this family
November 28, 1892 (Age 41 years)
MarriageIsabel BruceView this family
August 10, 1893 (Age 42 years)
MarriageMartha GraffisView this family
October 6, 1894 (Age 43 years)
MarriageTinnie KaynerView this family
September 3, 1897 (Age 46 years)
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
Census June 16, 1900 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Harland Clark
September 21, 1900 (Age 49 years)
Death of a sisterPhoebe Clark
October 14, 1900 (Age 49 years)
Marriage of a childLewis C PettyLucretia “Lulu” ClarkView this family
April 20, 1904 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Reuben Samuel Clark
September 8, 1907 (Age 56 years)
Death of a brotherAbraham S Clark
July 10, 1908 (Age 56 years)
Marriage of a childOren C KottermanElla Mae ClarkView this family
April 24, 1909 (Age 57 years)
Marriage of a childOrval ClarkSusan Mabel “Susie” RibleyView this family
November 24, 1909 (Age 58 years)
Census May 2, 1910 (Age 58 years)
Death of a wifeIsabel Bruce
February 23, 1916 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 64 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 65 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 66 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Census January 6, 1920 (Age 68 years)
Death of a sisterHarriet Caroline Clark
March 20, 1920 (Age 68 years)
Marriage of a childOrval ClarkMargaret Ernest ClardyView this family
May 17, 1923 (Age 71 years)
Marriage of a childHarland ClarkMary G MalochView this family
November 3, 1923 (Age 72 years)
Marriage of a childReuben Samuel ClarkBeulah HansonView this family
December 19, 1924 (Age 73 years)
Marriage of a childAye E ClarkNunna May GibbonsView this family
about 1925 (Age 73 years)
Note: Marriage info taken from Aye E Clark biography on Findagrave site
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 78 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Census April 1930 (Age 78 years)
Marriage of a childOrval ClarkPearl S LyonView this family
February 12, 1932 (Age 80 years)
Death November 25, 1933 (Age 82 years)
Obituary
Obituary
November 27, 1933 (2 days after death)
Note: Published in the Rochester(IN) News-Sentinel, Monday, November 27, 1933
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Kewanna Citizens IOOF Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: July 15, 1824Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, United States
2 years
elder sister
18 months
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
Jonas Clark Jr
Birth: August 15, 1835 31 28Adams, Indiana, United States
Death: September 23, 1863Chickamauga, Walker, Georgia, United States
3 years
elder brother
Samuel Lee Clark
Birth: July 19, 1838 34 31Union, Clay, Indiana, United States
Death: May 14, 1851Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States
2 years
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
Miriam Clark
Birth: about 1843 38 35Indiana, United States
Death: after August 25, 1870Illinois, United States
4 years
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
4 years
himself
3 years
younger brother
Henry B Clark
Birth: January 31, 1854 49 46Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: December 15, 1854Fulton, Indiana, United States
Family with Julia Bruce - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: January 28, 1873Fulton, Indiana, United States
11 months
daughter
Harriet Isabel “Mattie” Clark
Birth: December 27, 1873 22 18Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: November 20, 1941Earl Park, Benton, Indiana, United States
4 years
daughter
Evalee Clark
Birth: January 1, 1878 26 22Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: May 21, 1878Fulton, Indiana, United States
21 months
son
Aye E Clark
Birth: October 16, 1879 28 23Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: May 24, 1945Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
5 years
daughter
13 months
daughter
Ella Mae Clark
Birth: January 25, 1885 33 29Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: December 8, 1973Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States
3 years
son
Orval Clark
Birth: November 14, 1887 36 31Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: April 1967Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States
Family with Martha Graffis - View this family
himself
wife
Martha Graffis
Birth: January 9, 1855Pulaski, Indiana, United States
Death: July 19, 1937Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Marriage: October 6, 1894Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Family with Tinnie Kayner - View this family
himself
wife
Tinnie Kayner
Birth: January 14, 1871New York, United States
Death: April 6, 1939Columbia, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: September 3, 1897Fulton, Indiana, United States
3 years
son
Harland Clark
Birth: September 21, 1900 49 29Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: September 26, 1965Bastrop, Morehouse, Louisiana, United States
7 years
son
Reuben Samuel Clark
Birth: September 8, 1907 56 36Indiana, United States
Death: March 5, 1984Columbia, Arkansas, United States
Family with Isabel Bruce - View this family
himself
wife
Isabel Bruce
Birth: August 23, 1839 28 20Lake Bruce, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: February 23, 1916Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Marriage: August 10, 1893Fulton, Indiana, United States
John Greenup Troutman Sr + Isabel Bruce - View this family
wife’s husband
John Greenup Troutman Sr
Birth: April 27, 1831 28 30Nineveh, Johnson, Indiana, United States
Death: June 18, 1886Indiana, United States
wife
Isabel Bruce
Birth: August 23, 1839 28 20Lake Bruce, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: February 23, 1916Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Marriage: April 4, 1855Fulton, Indiana, United States

Jeremiah Clark has 14 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Jonas Clark Sr - Household

Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Jonas Clark Srhead56MWFarmer100100NJ
Sarah Price Clarkwife53FWOH
Jonas Clark Jrson24MWIN
Miriam Clarkdaughter17FWIN
Abraham S Clarkson14MWIN
James T Clarkson12MWIN
Jeremiah Clarkson9MWIN

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Jonas Clark Sr - Household

Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Clark, Jonashead66MWFarmer120001000NJ1
Clark, Sarah Pwife63FWKeeps HouseKY
Clark, Jeremiahson19MWFarm LaborerIN
Standfield, Mdaughter27FWDomestic ServantIN
Clark, Lafeyettegrandson5MWIL

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Jeremiah Clark - Household

ED 44 Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Clarke, JerryWM25headMFarmerINNYOH
Clarke, JuliaWF24wifeMKeeping HouseINPAPA
Clarke, MattieWF6daughterSINININ
Clarke, AWM0 years 8 monthsOctsonSINININ
Clarke, SarahWF72motherSRetired House KeeperOHKYKY

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Jeremiah Clark - Household

ED 43 Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Clark, JeremiahheadWMJul185149M2INNJKYFarmer0YesYesYesOMF
Clark, TinniewifeWFJan187624M200NYNYNYYesYesYes

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Jeremiah Clark - Household

ED 122 Harrison, Pulaski, Indiana, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Clark, JeremiahheadMW58M212INNJKYEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmEmpYesYesRH
Clark, LinniswifeFW33M11222NYNYNYEnglishNoneYesYes
Clark, HarlandsonMW9SININNYNoneYesYesYes
Clark, ReubinsonMW2 years 7 monthsSININNYNone

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Jeremiah Clark - Household

ED 174 White, St Lucie, Florida, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Clark, JeremiahheadOFMW68MYesYesINNJKYYesFarmerFarmOA
Clark, LinniewifeFW42MYesYesNYNYKYYesNone
Clark, OrvalsonMW32MYesYesININNYYesJewelry SmithW
Clark, HarlandsonMW19SYesYesININNYYesNone
Clark, ReubinsonMW12SYesYesYesININNYYesNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Jeremiah Clark - Household

ED 16 Tywappity, Mississippi, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Clark, JeremiahheadOYesMW78M26NoYesINNJKYYesFarmerGeneral FarmVVVVEYesNo
Clark, TiniewifeFW53M21NoYesNYNYNYYesNone

Obituary
Published in the Rochester(IN) News-Sentinel, Monday, November 27, 1933 "Jeremiah CLARK, 82, for many years a resident of Union township, died Saturday evening at the home of his son, Harland Clark, at Charleston, Mo., whom he was visiting at the time. Death was due to diseases incident to old age and followed an illness of one day's duration. The deceased was born in Fulton county in 1854. He was a farmer and had lived on farms in Union township all of his life. He was married to Julia BRUCE, who died in June 1892. He then married Tennie KINER. Survivors are the widow, the following children, A. E. CLARK, Decatur, Ill., Orville CLARK, Jacksonville, Ill, Mrs. Lula PETTY and Mrs. Mary COTTERMAN, Peru, Reuben CLARK, Little Rock, Ark., and Harland CLARK and several brothers and sisters. The services will be held from the Christian Church at Kewanna at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning with the Rev. F. H. BULGER in charge. Burial will be made in the Odd Fellows cemetery at Kewanna."