The Shemwell Family

James Young ClarkAge: 63 years18791942

Name
James Young Clark
Given names
James Young
Surname
Clark
Birth 1879 33 30
Note: Birth year is from Tombstone photo
Birth of a sisterMargaret Cora “Ida” Clark
August 7, 1879
Birth of a sisterEuphemia Sophie “Effie” Clark
1879
Note: Many records state she was born on Oct 25, 1880. However, in the 1880 she was listed as 7 months old. This would suggest a 1879 birth year.
Death of a half-sisterInfant Kenney
between 1872 and 1880

Census June 2, 1880 (Age 17 months)
Birth of a brotherAlbert J Clark
1881 (Age 2 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah Price Lee
April 24, 1886 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 19 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 brotherAlbert J Clark
August 23, 1899 (Age 20 years)
Census June 12, 1900 (Age 21 years)
Death of a fatherAbraham S Clark
July 10, 1908 (Age 29 years)
Marriage of a parentJames VeitchSophia HowardView this family
between 1910 and 1913 (Age 31 years)

Note: Marriage info based on 1910 Census and his death in 1913
Census April 27, 1910 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 37 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 38 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 39 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 motherSophia Howard
July 27, 1924 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 50 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 of a half-sisterElizabeth Jane Kenney
February 6, 1936 (Age 57 years)
Death of a sisterEuphemia Sophie “Effie” Clark
January 23, 1937 (Age 58 years)
Death of a half-sisterEleanor Kenney
October 11, 1941 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 62 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Death September 15, 1942 (Age 63 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1878Utah, United States
19 months
sister
Margaret Cora “Ida” Clark
Birth: August 7, 1879 33 30Utah, United States
Death: August 29, 1957Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
5 months
twin sister
Euphemia Sophie “Effie” Clark
Birth: 1879 33 30Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Death: January 23, 1937Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
1 year
himself
James Young Clark
Birth: 1879 33 30Utah, United States
Death: September 15, 1942Los Angeles, California, United States
3 years
younger brother
Albert J Clark
Birth: 1881 35 32Utah, United States
Death: August 23, 1899Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Mother’s family with Thomas Kenney - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: August 15, 1864Sunderland, Durham, England, United Kingdom
2 months
half-sister
Helena Kenney
Birth: October 15, 1864 18 15Sunderland, Durham, England, United Kingdom
Death:
2 years
half-sister
Eleanor Kenney
Birth: October 15, 1866 20 17England, United Kingdom
Death: October 11, 1941Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
18 months
half-sister
Elizabeth Jane Kenney
Birth: April 2, 1868 22 19England, United Kingdom
Death: February 6, 1936Los Angeles, California, United States
3 years
half-sister
Infant Kenney
Birth: about 1870 24 21England, United Kingdom
Death: between 1872 and 1880
Mother’s family with James Veitch - View this family
step-father
James Veitch
Birth: 1846Ohio, United States
Death: May 15, 1913Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
mother
Marriage: between 1910 and 1913

James Young Clark has 54 first cousins recorded

Father's family (54)

Parents John Price Teegarden Sr + Mary Ann Clark
3Malinda Teegarden18511920
4Mary Ann Teegarden18541920
5Francis Teegarden18561860
Parents Joseph Troutman + Phoebe Clark
2Jonah C Troutman18481916
3Michael Troutman18501926
6Malinda Troutman18561878
8Ella Troutman18601929
9Ezra Troutman18641931
10Darius Troutman18661900
Parents William Reuben Clark + Sara Elizabeth Hizer
2John Henry Clark18511931
4Samuel R Clark18541935
Parents William Reuben Clark + Mary Elizabeth Dobson
2Victoria Ann Clark18631949
5James Reuben Clark18751944
Parents Levi Parker Foglesong + Malinda Clark
1Mary Foglesong18491907
2Martha Foglesong18511893
3Sarah Foglesong18531944
5Phoebe Foglesong18571926
Parents Roger Whitfield + Malinda Clark
2Emma M Whitfield18671952
3Rosa Whitfield18701872
Parents Jonas Clark Jr + Elizabeth Ann McLaughlin
1Jonas Eugene Clark18611944
Parents William M “Willie” Emmett + Harriet Caroline Clark
Parents James Armstrong + Harriet Caroline Clark
2Nancy C Armstrong18601862
Parents William Thomas Stanfield + Miriam Clark
Parents James T Clark + Celia E Webb
1Norval James Clark18791942
Parents Jeremiah Clark + Julia Bruce
2Evalee Clark18781878
3Aye E Clark18791945
5Ella Mae Clark18851973
6Orval Clark18871967
Parents Jeremiah Clark + Tinnie Kayner
1Harland Clark19001965

Mother's family (0)

Birth
Birth year is from Tombstone photo
Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Abraham S Clark - Household

Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Clark, Abraham SWM33headMMinerINININ
Clark, Sophia HowardWF31wifeMKeeping HouseScotlandIrelandScotland
Clark, Elizabeth KenneyWF14daughterSSchool GirlxEnglandINScotland
Clark, Elizabeth JaneWF13daughterSSchool GirlxEnglandINScotland
Clark, Ida CoraWF5daughterSUTINScotland
Clark, James YooungWM3sonSUTINScotland
Clark, Effie SophiaWF0 years 7 monthsOctdaughterSTeethingUTINScotland

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Sophia Howard - Household

ED 27 Salt Lake, Utah, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Clark, SophiaheadWFDec184851Wd65ScotlandIrelandIrelandYesYesYesRH
Clark, JamessonWMNov187623SUTScotlandYesYesYes
Truelson, EffiedaughterWFOct187920SUTCanadaScotlandYesYesYes
Truelson, Arthurson-in-lawWMApr187426SUTSwedenDenmarkElec + Sight Man9YesYesYes
Truelson, IresgranddaughterWFJul18972SUTUTUT
Truelson, ArthurgrandsonWMJul18981SUTUTUT

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Sophia Howard - Household

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Shumway, Ida MheadFW35Wd00UTCanadaScotlandEnglishNoneYesYesOMF
Clark, SophiamotherFW62Wd65ScotlandIrelandIreland1872EnglishNoneYesYes
Crawford, Thomasbrother-in-lawMW49M20ScotlandScotlandScotland1880PaEnglishPrinterProof ReaderWNo0YesYes
Crawford, ElenoresisterFW43M2021EnglandIrelandScotland1872EnglishNoneYesYes
Crawford, ElenorenieceFW19SUTScotlandEnglandEnglishNoneYesYes
Clark, James YbrotherMW33SUTILScotlandEnglishPlumberWNo25YesYes