Jonas Clark SrAge: 66 years1804–1870
- Name
- Jonas Clark Sr
- Given names
- Jonas
- Surname
- Clark
- Name suffix
- Sr
Birth | April 29, 1804 39 32 Publication: American History Press Citation details: https://www.westfieldnjhistory.com/ |
Birth of a sister | Mary “Polly” Clark about 1804 Publication: American History Press Citation details: https://www.westfieldnjhistory.com/ Note: Birth place/year based on 1850 Census in the household of her husband Charles Crane |
Birth of a brother | Abraham Clark June 7, 1809 (Age 5 years) Publication: American History Press Citation details: https://www.westfieldnjhistory.com/ |
Death of a brother | Abraham Clark August 13, 1810 (Age 6 years) |
Additional Info | Jonas Clark Family Birth-Marriage-Death Dates Shared note: Jonas Clark Family Birth-Marriage-Death Dates |
Will | January 6, 1816 (Age 11 years) |
Death of a father | Jonas Clark March 21, 1816 (Age 11 years) |
Marriage | Sarah Price Lee — View this family July 15, 1824 (Age 20 years) |
Birth of a daughter #1 | Mary Ann Clark August 6, 1826 (Age 22 years) Note: Birth year based on 1860 Census with her husband, John Teegarden. Birth place based on death certificate of her daughter, Elizabeth Teegarden |
Birth of a daughter #2 | Phoebe Clark January 21, 1828 (Age 23 years) |
Birth of a son #3 | William Reuben Clark August 22, 1830 (Age 26 years) |
Birth of a daughter #4 | Malinda Clark January 16, 1833 (Age 28 years) |
Death of a brother | Jeremiah Clark June 23, 1833 (Age 29 years) |
Birth of a son #5 | Jonas Clark Jr August 15, 1835 (Age 31 years) |
Birth of a son #6 | Samuel Lee Clark July 19, 1838 (Age 34 years) |
Birth of a daughter #7 | Harriet Caroline Clark December 18, 1840 (Age 36 years) |
Death of a mother | Phoebe Lyon after 1840 (Age 35 years) Note: Widow Phoebe Clark shows up in the 1830 and 1840 Census; but, not in the 1850 Census |
Birth of a daughter #8 | Miriam Clark about 1843 (Age 38 years) Note: Birth place/year based on 1850 Census |
Marriage of a child | John Price Teegarden Sr — Mary Ann Clark — View this family March 4, 1844 (Age 39 years) Source: Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019 Text: Name: John Teeguarden
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Mary Ann Clark
Spouse's Sex: Female
Certifier's Name: Edghill Burnside
Officiator's Name: George B Brown
Marriage Date: 4 Mar 1844
Marriage Place: Union, Indiana, United States
Event Type: Marriage
First Page Number: 184 |
Marriage of a child | Joseph Troutman — Phoebe Clark — View this family November 27, 1845 (Age 41 years) |
Birth of a son #9 | Abraham S Clark about 1846 (Age 41 years) Note: Birth place/year based on 1850 Census |
Birth of a grandson #1 | William Campbell Troutman August 22, 1846 (Age 42 years) Source: Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019 |
Birth of a grandson #2 | John Price Teegarden Jr 1847 (Age 42 years) Note: Birth year is from Death Certificate |
Birth of a son #10 | James T Clark about 1848 (Age 43 years) Note: Birth place/year based on 1850 Census |
Marriage of a child | Levi Parker Foglesong — Malinda Clark — View this family February 17, 1848 (Age 43 years) |
Birth of a grandson #3 | Jonah C Troutman October 24, 1848 (Age 44 years) |
Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Sarah Elisabeth Teegarden about 1849 (Age 44 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1860 Census |
Marriage of a child | William Reuben Clark — Sara Elizabeth Hizer — View this family January 25, 1849 (Age 44 years) |
Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Mary Foglesong March 10, 1849 (Age 44 years) |
Birth of a grandson #6 | Michael Troutman April 17, 1850 (Age 45 years) |
Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Sarah Elizabeth Clark about 1850 (Age 45 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census |
Census | September 5, 1850 (Age 46 years) |
Birth of a grandson #8 | John Henry Clark January 26, 1851 (Age 46 years) |
Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Martha Foglesong February 13, 1851 (Age 46 years) |
Death of a son | Samuel Lee Clark May 14, 1851 (Age 47 years) |
Birth of a son #11 | Jeremiah Clark July 13, 1851 (Age 47 years) |
Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Malinda Teegarden July 28, 1851 (Age 47 years) |
Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Nancy C Clark about 1852 (Age 47 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1860 Census |
Birth of a grandson #12 | James Campbell Troutman May 1853 (Age 49 years) |
Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Sarah Foglesong 1853 (Age 48 years) |
Birth of a son #12 | Henry B Clark January 31, 1854 (Age 49 years) |
Birth of a granddaughter #14 | Mary Ann Teegarden about 1854 (Age 49 years) Address: Birth year/place based on 1860 Census |
Birth of a granddaughter #15 | Nancy Jane Troutman March 11, 1854 (Age 49 years) |
Birth of a grandson #16 | Samuel R Clark September 22, 1854 (Age 50 years) |
Death of a son | Henry B Clark December 15, 1854 (Age 50 years) |
Birth of a grandson #17 | John William Foglesong January 20, 1855 (Age 50 years) |
Birth of a grandson #18 | Francis Teegarden about 1856 (Age 51 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1860 Census |
Birth of a granddaughter #19 | Malinda Troutman about 1856 (Age 51 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1860/1870 Census and Tombstone inscription |
Birth of a granddaughter #20 | Elizabeth Helen Teegarden January 4, 1857 (Age 52 years) |
Marriage of a child | James Armstrong — Harriet Caroline Clark — View this family March 9, 1857 (Age 52 years) Source: Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019 Text: Name: James Armstrong
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Harriett C Clark
Spouse's Sex: Female
Marriage Place: Fulton, Indiana
Marriage License Date: 09 Mar 1857
Marriage License Place: Fulton, Indiana, United States
Event Type: Marriage License
Page: 10
Number of Images: 1 |
Birth of a granddaughter #21 | Phoebe Foglesong June 6, 1857 (Age 53 years) |
Birth of a granddaughter #22 | Sarah Melissa Troutman August 3, 1858 (Age 54 years) |
Birth of a granddaughter #23 | Emma Armstrong about 1858 (Age 53 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1860 Census |
Death of a brother | Peter Clark July 1, 1858 (Age 54 years) |
Birth of a grandson #24 | John Foglesong about 1859 (Age 54 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census |
Birth of a granddaughter #25 | Rebecca Anne Foglesong November 15, 1859 (Age 55 years) |
Birth of a grandson #26 | William David Teegarden about 1860 (Age 55 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1860 Census |
Birth of a granddaughter #27 | Nancy C Armstrong January 28, 1860 (Age 55 years) |
Death of a granddaughter | Rebecca Anne Foglesong May 5, 1860 (Age 56 years) |
Census | June 16, 1860 (Age 56 years) |
Marriage of a child | Jonas Clark Jr — Elizabeth Ann McLaughlin — View this family November 20, 1860 (Age 56 years) Source: Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019 Text: Name: Jonah Clark
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: E A Mclaughlin
Spouse's Sex: Female
Marriage License Date: 20 Nov 1860
Marriage License Place: Fulton, Indiana, United States
Event Type: Marriage License
Page: 281
Number of Images: 1 |
Birth of a granddaughter #28 | Ella Troutman December 10, 1860 (Age 56 years) |
Marriage of a child | William Reuben Clark — Mary Elizabeth Dobson — View this family December 25, 1860 (Age 56 years) |
Birth of a grandson #29 | Henry Levi Foglesong June 19, 1861 (Age 57 years) |
Birth of a grandson #30 | Jonas Eugene Clark August 1861 (Age 57 years) |
Birth of a granddaughter #31 | Sarah E “Sallie” Clark October 31, 1861 (Age 57 years) |
Death of a granddaughter | Nancy C Armstrong August 1, 1862 (Age 58 years) |
Birth of a granddaughter #32 | Victoria Ann Clark July 12, 1863 (Age 59 years) |
Death of a son | Jonas Clark Jr September 23, 1863 (Age 59 years) Text: Name: Elizabeth A Clark
Pension Date: 1861 - 1934
Pension Place: Indiana
Event Type: Pension
Relationship to Veteran: Widow
Veteran's Name: Jonas Clark
Veteran's Military Unit: 87 Indiana Infantry
Veteran's Military Company: E
Application Number: WC25512
Affiliate Record Group: 15
Affiliate ARC Identifier: 300020 |
Birth of a granddaughter #33 | Zuella Estella Teegarden December 31, 1863 (Age 59 years) |
Birth of a grandson #34 | Ezra Troutman February 12, 1864 (Age 59 years) |
Marriage of a child | Roger Whitfield — Malinda Clark — View this family September 10, 1864 (Age 60 years) |
Marriage of a child | William Thomas Stanfield — Miriam Clark — View this family November 2, 1864 (Age 60 years) |
Birth of a granddaughter #35 | Elizabeth Elanor Whitfield June 17, 1865 (Age 61 years) |
Birth of a grandson #36 | Lafayette R Stanfield 1865 (Age 60 years) |
Birth of a grandson #37 | Darius Troutman June 6, 1866 (Age 62 years) |
Birth of a grandson #38 | Abraham Arthur Teegarden July 23, 1866 (Age 62 years) |
Birth of a grandson #39 | Malcom Everett Clark September 1867 (Age 63 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1900 Census |
Birth of a granddaughter #40 | Emma M Whitfield September 25, 1867 (Age 63 years) |
Birth of a granddaughter #41 | Etta Myrtle Troutman 1869 (Age 64 years) |
Death of a granddaughter | Sarah Elizabeth Clark 1869 (Age 64 years) |
Birth of a granddaughter #42 | Rosa Whitfield March 13, 1870 (Age 65 years) |
Death of a grandson | Francis Teegarden between 1860 and 1870 (Age 55 years) Note: Francis was listed in the 1860 Census; but, was not part of the 1870 Census with the rest of his siblings. It is assumed he died between 1860 and 1870. |
Census | August 25, 1870 (Age 66 years) |
Death of a daughter | Miriam Clark after August 25, 1870 (Age 66 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 | October 15, 1870 (Age 66 years) |
Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Toner Cemetery |
Family with parents |
father |
Jonas Clark Birth: 1765 27 26 — Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States Death: March 21, 1816 — Westfield, Union, New Jersey, United States |
mother |
Phoebe Lyon Baptism: June 16, 1771 49 44 — New Providence, Union, New Jersey, United States Death: after 1840 — New Jersey, United States |
Marriage: about 1790 — New Jersey, United States |
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14 years himself |
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 |
-13 years elder brother |
Jeremiah Clark Birth: May 23, 1791 26 19 — Rahway, New Jersey, United States Death: June 23, 1833 — Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States |
3 years elder brother |
Benjamin Clark Birth: 1793 28 21 — New Jersey, United States Death: December 1, 1800 — New Jersey, United States |
1 year elder brother |
Peter Clark Birth: about 1793 28 21 — Essex, New Jersey, United States Death: July 1, 1858 — Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States |
3 years elder sister |
Elizabeth “Betsy” Clark Birth: after 1795 30 23 — Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States Death: |
1 year elder sister |
Meriam Clark Birth: after 1795 30 23 — Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States Death: |
1 year elder brother |
Reuben Clark Birth: after 1795 30 23 — Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States Death: |
3 years elder sister |
Harriette Clark Birth: after 1797 32 25 — Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States Death: |
6 years elder sister |
Joanna Clark Birth: about 1802 37 30 — New Jersey, United States Death: |
3 years sister |
Mary “Polly” Clark Birth: about 1804 39 32 — Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, United States Death: after 1870 — Illinois, United States |
5 years younger brother |
Abraham Clark Birth: June 7, 1809 44 37 — New Jersey, United States Death: August 13, 1810 — New Jersey, United States |
Family with Sarah Price Lee |
himself |
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 |
wife |
Sarah Price Lee Birth: February 10, 1807 24 19 — Nelson, Kentucky, United States Death: April 24, 1886 — Grass Creek, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
Marriage: July 15, 1824 — Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Mary Ann Clark Birth: August 6, 1826 22 19 — Kentucky, United States Death: about 1886 — Howard, Missouri, United States |
18 months daughter |
Phoebe Clark Birth: January 21, 1828 23 20 — Indiana, United States Death: October 14, 1900 — Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States |
3 years son |
William Reuben Clark Birth: August 22, 1830 26 23 — Franklin, Indiana, United States Death: April 2, 1875 — Howard, Indiana, United States |
2 years daughter |
Malinda Clark Birth: January 16, 1833 28 25 — Indiana, United States Death: April 12, 1892 — Indiana, United States |
3 years son |
Jonas Clark Jr Birth: August 15, 1835 31 28 — Adams, Indiana, United States Death: September 23, 1863 — Chickamauga, Walker, Georgia, United States |
3 years son |
Samuel Lee Clark Birth: July 19, 1838 34 31 — Union City, Indiana, United States Death: May 14, 1851 — Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
2 years daughter |
Harriet Caroline Clark Birth: December 18, 1840 36 33 — Indiana, United States Death: March 20, 1920 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
3 years daughter |
Miriam Clark Birth: about 1843 38 35 — Indiana, United States Death: after August 25, 1870 — Illinois, United States |
4 years son |
Abraham S Clark Birth: about 1846 41 38 — Indiana, United States Death: July 10, 1908 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
3 years son |
James T Clark Birth: about 1848 43 40 — Indiana, United States Death: |
4 years son |
Jeremiah Clark Birth: July 13, 1851 47 44 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: November 25, 1933 — Missouri, United States |
3 years son |
Henry B Clark Birth: January 31, 1854 49 46 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: December 15, 1854 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
Jonas Clark Sr has 0 first cousins recorded
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Birth | "History and Genealogy of Westfield New Jersey and Vicinity" Publication: American History Press Citation details: https://www.westfieldnjhistory.com/ |
Will | New Jersey Probate Records, 1678-1980 |
Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Jonas Clark Sr - Household
Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Jonas Clark Sr - Household
Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Jonas Clark Sr - Household
Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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Additional Info | Jonas Clark Family Birth-Marriage-Death Dates
Note: This research applies to changes to the FamilySearch tree that I made that are directly relatable to dates noted in the Shemwell Site.
"Upon reviewing the family tree of Jonas Clark (my 4th Great Grandfather), I found there were several issues with the names and dates on the tree. It appears that most of the dates (sans the ones found on FamilySearch) were directly imported from other genealogy sites via GEDCOM. The GEDCOM files did not have any sources attached to them to support the dates. I reviewed several sites (Ancestry, MyHeritage, Wiki, etc) and also found very minimal sourcing for dates, if at all. For example, in the case of Peter Clark, there were over 170 family trees that listed his birth date of 1780 (and marriage date of his mother – Phoebe Lyon) with no source backup. Moreover, this date is not consistent with the fact his mother, Phoebe Lyon, was born in 1771 as per documented First Presbyterian Church Records (see the attached source under Phoebe’s profile). I also found several sites stating her birth year was 1756 to 1766; again, with no source to back it up.
Upon further research, I was able to locate actual sources that provide some of the information we need for birth-marriage-death. Key documents include the actual church birth record for Phoebe Lyon and the Will/Probate documents for her husband Jonas Clark Sr.
Please note that the documents do give us a range of dates when family members were born (ie, After 1797, etc). If there were no overriding specific sources, then I used the appropriate range until we can find a specific source.
Phoebe Lyon Documents:
* “New Jersey Birth and Christenings, 1660-1980)”
o New Providence (Formerly Turkey Church), New Providence, Union, New Jersey lists her father, Peter Lyon, and the fact she was Christened on June 16, 1771. The source also shows two of her sibling’s Christening records which lend credence to her’s. Further, in 1785 she was still a minor (14yrs) and requested guardianship from the court.
Jonas Clark Sr Documents:
* Family members listed in the January 6, 1816 Will
o Single daughters noted as still < 21yrs old: Joanna, Meriam, Harriette, and Elisabeth
o Married daughters with no age mention: Mary Crane (nee) Clark
o Sons with no age mentioned: Jeremiah, Peter
o Sons noted as still < 21 yrs old: Reuben, Jonas Jr
* Family Members listed in the June 28, 1824 Division of Land:
o Single daughters noted as >= 21yrs old: Joanna
o Single daughters noted as < 21yrs old: Meriam, Harriette, and Elisabeth
* Family members not specifically mentioned in the Will or Division of Land: Benjamin and Abraham
* Based on these two documents we can conclude that:
o Jeremiah and Peter were born before 1795
o Reuben and Jonas Jr were born after 1795
o Joanna was born between 1795 and 1803
o Meriam, Harriette, and Elizabeth were born after 1795
o Mary Crane (nee Clark) had to be at the age of consent to marry. The 1850 Census shows her as being born in 1804.
o Benjamin and Abraham died before 1816. |