The Shemwell Family

Orval ClarkAge: 79 years18871967

Name
Orval Clark
Given names
Orval
Surname
Clark
Birth November 14, 1887 36 31
Death of a motherJulia Bruce
May 24, 1892 (Age 4 years)
Marriage of a parentJeremiah ClarkIsabel BruceView this family
August 10, 1893 (Age 5 years)
Marriage of a parentJeremiah ClarkMartha GraffisView this family
October 6, 1894 (Age 6 years)
Marriage of a parentJeremiah ClarkTinnie KaynerView this family
September 3, 1897 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 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
Birth of a half-brotherHarland Clark
September 21, 1900 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a half-brotherReuben Samuel Clark
September 8, 1907 (Age 19 years)
MarriageSusan Mabel “Susie” RibleyView this family
November 24, 1909 (Age 22 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah A Hoch
August 23, 1911 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 28 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 29 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 30 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 32 years)
MarriageMargaret Ernest ClardyView this family
May 17, 1923 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 41 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
MarriagePearl S LyonView this family
February 12, 1932 (Age 44 years)
Death of a fatherJeremiah Clark
November 25, 1933 (Age 46 years)
Death of a sisterHarriet Isabel “Mattie” Clark
November 20, 1941 (Age 54 years)
Death of a brotherAye E Clark
May 24, 1945 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 54 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
Census April 14, 1950 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 62 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a wifeMargaret Ernest Clardy
October 31, 1961 (Age 73 years)
Death of a sisterLucretia “Lulu” Clark
1965 (Age 77 years)
Death of a half-brotherHarland Clark
September 26, 1965 (Age 77 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 58 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death April 1967 (Age 79 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Myrtle Hill Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 28, 1873Fulton, Indiana, United States
11 months
elder sister
Harriet Isabel “Mattie” Clark
Birth: December 27, 1873 22 18Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: November 20, 1941Earl Park, Benton, Indiana, United States
4 years
elder sister
Evalee Clark
Birth: January 1, 1878 26 22Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: May 21, 1878Fulton, Indiana, United States
21 months
elder brother
Aye E Clark
Birth: October 16, 1879 28 23Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: May 24, 1945Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
5 years
elder sister
13 months
elder sister
Ella Mae Clark
Birth: January 25, 1885 33 29Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: December 8, 1973Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States
3 years
himself
Orval Clark
Birth: November 14, 1887 36 31Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: April 1967Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States
Father’s family with Martha Graffis - View this family
father
step-mother
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
Father’s family with Tinnie Kayner - View this family
father
step-mother
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
half-brother
Harland Clark
Birth: September 21, 1900 49 29Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: September 26, 1965Bastrop, Morehouse, Louisiana, United States
7 years
half-brother
Reuben Samuel Clark
Birth: September 8, 1907 56 36Indiana, United States
Death: March 5, 1984Columbia, Arkansas, United States
Father’s family with Isabel Bruce - View this family
father
step-mother
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
Family with Susan Mabel “Susie” Ribley - View this family
himself
Orval Clark
Birth: November 14, 1887 36 31Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: April 1967Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States
wife
Susan Mabel “Susie” Ribley
Birth: September 25, 1891Defiance, Ohio, United States
Death: April 29, 1977Oregon, United States
Marriage: November 24, 1909Wabash, Indiana, United States
Family with Pearl S Lyon - View this family
himself
Orval Clark
Birth: November 14, 1887 36 31Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: April 1967Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States
wife
Pearl S Lyon
Birth: September 9, 1888Florida, United States
Death: January 26, 1976Hillsborough, Florida, United States
Marriage: February 12, 1932Florida, United States
Family with Margaret Ernest Clardy - View this family
himself
Orval Clark
Birth: November 14, 1887 36 31Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: April 1967Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States
wife
Margaret Ernest Clardy
Birth: February 1, 1884Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Death: October 31, 1961Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, United States
Marriage: May 17, 1923Duval, Florida, United States

Orval Clark has 59 first cousins recorded

Father's family (50)

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 Abraham S Clark + Sophia Howard
2James Young Clark18791942
4Albert J Clark18811899
Parents James T Clark + Celia E Webb
1Norval James Clark18791942

Mother's family (9)

Parents Daniel Bruce + Sarah Elizabeth Hizer
1Naomi Ella Bruce18591952
2Alfred Bruce18611862
3Aaron Bruce18631882
4Emma Alice Bruce18681926
5Otto James Bruce18701954
6Milo Manoah Bruce18731947
7Cora Vell Bruce18761966
8Della J Bruce18781879
9Levi Bruce18821882
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

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Orval Clark - Household

Hillsborough, Florida, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Clark, OrvalheadMW62MarINOTWatch MakerRepair WorkP
Clark, Pearl SwifeFW61MarFLHHousekeepingHouse