John Henry ClarkAge: 80 years1851–1931
- Name
- John Henry Clark
- Given names
- John Henry
- Surname
- Clark
 Birth | January 26, 1851 20 20 |
 Birth of a sister | Nancy C Clark about 1852 (Age 11 months) Note: Birth year/place based on 1860 Census |
| Birth of a brother | Samuel R Clark September 22, 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 |
| Marriage of a parent | William Reuben Clark — Mary Elizabeth Dobson — View this family December 25, 1860 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Sarah E “Sallie” Clark October 31, 1861 (Age 10 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Nathan S Abbott — Sara Elizabeth Hizer — View this family April 17, 1862 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Victoria Ann Clark July 12, 1863 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Harriet Louisa Abbott November 5, 1863 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Matilda Ann Abbott May 5, 1865 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 10 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-brother | Malcom Everett Clark September 1867 (Age 16 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1900 Census |
| Birth of a half-brother | Wiiliam Henry Abbott 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 |
| Birth of a half-sister | Eliza Jane Abbott August 11, 1868 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Elizabeth Clark 1869 (Age 17 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 |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Jonas Clark Sr October 15, 1870 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Alfred Jackson Abbott March 17, 1871 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Williard Rothchild Clark 1873 (Age 21 years) |
 Marriage | Rebecca Jane Payton — View this family March 14, 1874 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Mary Ellen Abbott April 1874 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a father | William Reuben Clark April 2, 1875 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | James Reuben Clark June 6, 1875 (Age 24 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 |
| Death of a mother | Sara Elizabeth Hizer August 25, 1884 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Sarah Price Lee April 24, 1886 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a wife | Rebecca Jane Payton 1891 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage | Nancy Matilda Knebel — View this family September 15, 1892 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Matilda Ann Abbott April 3, 1893 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 47 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 half-brother | Wiiliam Henry Abbott April 22, 1900 (Age 49 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/ |
| Death of a half-brother | Alfred Jackson Abbott August 7, 1922 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Malcom Everett Clark April 16, 1924 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Mary Ellen Abbott January 18, 1925 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Harriet Louisa Abbott March 26, 1929 (Age 78 years) |
| 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 |
 Death | April 7, 1931 (Age 80 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Grass Creek Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Reuben Clark Birth: August 22, 1830 26 23 — Franklin, Indiana, United States Death: April 2, 1875 — Howard, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
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 elder sister |
Sarah Elizabeth Clark Birth: about 1850 19 19 — Iowa, United States Death: 1869 — Missouri, United States |
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13 months himself |
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 younger sister |
Nancy C Clark Birth: about 1852 21 21 — Indiana, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Samuel R Clark Birth: September 22, 1854 24 24 — Grass Creek, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: February 27, 1935 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
| Father’s family with Mary Elizabeth Dobson |
| father |
William Reuben Clark Birth: August 22, 1830 26 23 — Franklin, Indiana, United States Death: April 2, 1875 — Howard, Indiana, United States |
| step-mother |
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 half-sister |
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 half-sister |
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 half-brother |
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 half-brother |
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 half-brother |
James Reuben Clark Birth: June 6, 1875 44 35 — Franklin, Howard, Missouri, United States Death: January 25, 1944 — Fayette, Howard, Missouri, United States |
| Mother’s family with Nathan S Abbott |
| step-father |
Nathan S Abbott Birth: March 20, 1839 — Indiana, United States Death: June 22, 1908 — Bourbon Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
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 half-sister |
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 half-sister |
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 half-brother |
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 half-sister |
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 half-brother |
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 half-sister |
Mary Ellen Abbott Birth: April 1874 35 44 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: January 18, 1925 — Grass Creek, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
| Family with Rebecca Jane Payton |
| himself |
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 |
| wife |
Rebecca Jane Payton Birth: 1855 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: 1891 — Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: March 14, 1874 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
| Family with Nancy Matilda Knebel |
| himself |
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 |
| wife |
Nancy Matilda Knebel Birth: 1872 — Indiana, United States Death: 1951 — Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: September 15, 1892 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |