Stephen Upson and Sarah Clark
Husband Stephen Upson 1
Born: Dec 1717 - Waterbury, CT
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Died: 27 Mar 1769
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Father: Stephen Upson (1686-1777) 1
Mother: Sarah Bronson (1691-1748) 1
Marriage: 14 Jan 1749
Wife Sarah Clark 1
Born: Abt 1717
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Died: Between 1754 and 1812
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Samuel Welles and Sarah Clark
Husband Samuel Welles 2
Born: 1662 - Hadley, Hampshire, MA 2
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Died: 9 Aug 1690 - Hatfield, Hampshire, MA ? 2
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Father: Thomas Wells Gov. (1620-1676) 1 2
Mother: Mary Beardsley (1631-1691) 1 2
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Other Spouse: Sarah Clark ( - ) 2 - 11 Dec 1685 - Hartford, Hartford, CT 2
Wife Sarah Clark 2
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Other Spouse: Samuel Welles (1662-1690) 2 - 11 Dec 1685 - Hartford, Hartford, CT 2
Samuel Welles and Sarah Clark
Husband Samuel Welles 2
Born: 1662 - Hadley, Hampshire, MA 2
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Died: 9 Aug 1690 - Hatfield, Hampshire, MA ? 2
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Father: Thomas Wells Gov. (1620-1676) 1 2
Mother: Mary Beardsley (1631-1691) 1 2
Marriage: 11 Dec 1685 - Hartford, Hartford, CT 2
Other Spouse: Sarah Clark ( - ) 2
Wife Sarah Clark 2
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Other Spouse: Samuel Welles (1662-1690) 2
Kermit Reese and Sarah Clark
Husband Kermit Reese 3 4
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Wife Sarah Clark (details suppressed for this person)
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Father: William Porter Clark (1868-1950) 3 4
Mother: Lucy Ada Gravelly (1879-1956) 3 4
General Notes (Husband)
Job: minister
Darius Smith and Sarah Clark
Husband Darius Smith 1
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Wife Sarah Clark 1
Born: 16 Sep 1776
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Father: Scotto Clark (1746-1823) 1
Mother: Sarah Griffith (1749- ) 1
Other Spouse: Darius Smith ( - ) 1
Darius Smith and Sarah Clark
Husband Darius Smith 1
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Wife Sarah Clark 1
Born: 16 Sep 1776
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Father: Scotto Clark (1746-1823) 1
Mother: Sarah Griffith (1749- ) 1
Other Spouse: Darius Smith ( - ) 1
Sarah Clark
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Wife Sarah Clark 1
Born: 1721
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Father: Scotto Clark (1680- ) 1
Mother: Mary Haskell (1684-Bef 1741) 1
Sarah Adams Clark
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Wife Sarah Adams Clark 1
Born: 13 Feb 1816 - Richmond, Quebec, Canada
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Died: 9 Aug 1844
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Father: Jonas Clark (1775-1871) 1
Mother: Mary Twitchell (Between 1763-Between 1821) 1
Sarah Anne Clark
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Wife Sarah Anne Clark
Born: 8 Mar 1826
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Died: 19 May 1827
Buried: - Clark Family Cemetery, Edisto Island, SC
Father: William Mikell Clark (Abt 1800-1830) 1
Mother: Mary Elizabeth Bailey (1807-1862) 1
Sarah E Clark
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Wife Sarah E Clark 3 4
Born: Abt 1859 - , Pickens, SC
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Died: After 1860 - , Pickens, SC
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Father: Thomas Wesley Clark (1837-1912) 3 4
Mother: Mary Jane Burgess (1837-1909) 3 4
Noted events in her life were:
• Census, Pickens District, SC, 1860
William H. Moone and Sarah Elizabeth Clark
Husband William H. Moone 1
Born: 1836 - Elbert County, Georgia
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Died: 17 Jun 1862 - Richmond, Virginia
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Father: William Hartell Moone (1804- ) 1
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Wife Sarah Elizabeth Clark 1
Born: 29 Aug 1837 - Elbert County, Georgia
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Died: 14 Oct 1912
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Father: John Clark (Abt 1815- ) 1
Mother: Heather Beahn (Abt 1817- ) 1
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1 M William Hardwell Moone 1
Born: 6 May 1860 - Georgia
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Died: 28 Feb 1908 - Georgia
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Spouse: Katie Catherine Kannarney (1866-1911) 1
Marr: 8 Jan 1884 - Elbert County, Georgia
2 F Sarah Elizabeth Moone 1
Born: 24 Dec 1861
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Died: 1942
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Spouse: John Benjamin Rodgers (1853- ) 1
General Notes (Husband)
Served in Confederate States Army from 15 July, 1861 unti l 17 June 1862, when he died in a hospital near Richmond, V irginia of wounds received at Ten Mile, Virginia.. He serve d in Company C, 15th Georgia Infantry as a private under Ca ptain W. I. Willis. His widow, Sarah E. Moone, was paid $39 .23 plus $50.00 on 23 August, 1864 for his loss.
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!BIRTH:The List of Deaths by John Burdette Smith, 2nd pri , The List of Deaths by John Burdette Smith, 2nd printing M ay 1994. Wilkes Publishing Company, Washington, Georgia., 1 57
!DEATH:buried in Friendship Baptist Church Cem. Wilkes Ct , buried in Friendship Baptist Church Cem. Wilkes Cty GA
General Notes for Child William Hardwell Moone
!BIRTH:The List of Deaths by John Burdette Smith, 2nd pri , The List of Deaths by John Burdette Smith, 2nd printing M ay 1994. Wilkes Publishing Company, Washington, Georgia., 1 57
!DEATH:Headstone, Friendship Baptist, Wilkes County, geor , Headstone, Friendship Baptist, Wilkes County, georgia
Michael Andrew Gelwick and Sarah Elizabeth Clark
Husband Michael Andrew Gelwick 5 6
Born: Jul 1844 - Bedford, Lawrence, IN 6
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Marriage: 1 Nov 1866 - , Washington, IN 6
Wife Sarah Elizabeth Clark 5 6
Born: 7 Jun 1845 - Salem, Washington, IN 6
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Died: 21 Jul 1910 - , Washington, IN 6
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Father: James Gibson Clark (1810-1878) 5 6 7
Mother: Sarah Jane Neal (1822-1901) 5 6
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1 F Sarah J Gelwick 5 6
Born: Abt 1866 6
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2 M James A Gelwick 5 6
Born: Abt 1868 6
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3 F Blanch Belle Gelwick 5 6
Born: 15 Sep 1868 - Bedford, Lawrence, IN 6
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Died: 13 Jun 1914 - Indianapolis, Marion, IN 6
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Spouse: John Adams Chaffee (1868-1929) 5 6
Marr: 6 May 1899 6
4 M William A Gelwick 5 6
Born: Abt 1870 6
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5 F Genevieve Gelwick 5 6
Born: Abt 1872 6
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Sarah Elizabeth Clark
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Wife Sarah Elizabeth Clark (details suppressed for this person)
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Mother: Rebecca Lee Russell
William Rogers Hart and Sarah Grimball S. Clark
Husband William Rogers Hart
Born: 13 Dec 1784
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Died: Mar 1825
Buried: - Clark Family Burial Ground, Edisto Island, SC
Father: Rev. Oliver Hart ( - )
Mother: Anna Maria (Sealy) Grimball ( - )
Marriage: 27 Dec 1809
Wife Sarah Grimball S. Clark
Born: 20 Jun 1783 - Edisto Island, SC
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Died: 17 Feb 1844
Buried: - Clark Family Burial Ground, Edisto Island, SC
Father: James Clark II (1744-1790) 1
Mother: Elizabeth Grimball (Abt 1750-Bef 1804) 1
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1 U Infant Hart
Born: Jun 1810
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2 M William Charles Hart
Born: 20 Aug 1811
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Died: 2 Apr 1860
Buried: - Clark Family Burial Ground, Edisto Island, SC
3 M Thomas Bannister Seabrook Hart
Born: 24 Jan 1814
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Died: 8 May 1881
Buried: - Clark Family Burial Ground, Edisto Island, SC
4 M Dr. Oliver James Hart
Born: 28 Jun 1816
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Died: 4 Dec 1898
Buried: - St. John's Churchyard, Johns Island
Spouse: Joanna Adelila Townsend (1828-1905)
Marr: 26 Feb 1845
General Notes for Child William Charles Hart
Died unmarried.
General Notes for Child Thomas Bannister Seabrook Hart
Died unmarried.
General Notes for Child Dr. Oliver James Hart
Was M.D. (medical doctor)
David D Duckwall and Sarah Jane Clark
Husband David D Duckwall 5 6
Born: Abt 1838 6
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Wife Sarah Jane Clark 5 6
Born: 12 Jun 1839 - , Washington, IN 6
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Died: 1925 - , , FL 6
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Father: Richard S Clark (1814-1897) 5 6
Mother: Martha A Neal (1814-1859) 5 6
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1 F Martha Duckwall 5 6
Born: Abt 1859 6
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2 M Jessie Duckwall 5 6
Born: Abt 1860 6
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3 M Joseph Duckwall 5 6
Born: Abt 1862 6
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4 M Lewis Duckwall 5 6
Born: Abt 1864 6
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5 F Sarah Duckwall 5 6
Born: Abt 1866 6
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6 F Mary Duckwall 5 6
Born: Abt 1869 6
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7 M Paul Duckwall 5 6
Born: Abt 1870 6
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William J. Smith and Sarah Lou Mindy Clark
Husband William J. Smith 4
Born: 17 Mar 1890 - SC
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Died: 24 Aug 1964 - Alpharetta, GA
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Father: Jesse Harrison Smith (1865-1936) 4
Mother: Mary Elvira Gilstrap (1861-1928) 4
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Other Spouse: Rosa Spearman (1890-1923) 4
Wife Sarah Lou Mindy Clark 4
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1 M William Jesse Smith (details suppressed for this person)
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2 F Elizabeth Virginia Smith (details suppressed for this person)
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3 M Clark Galan Smith 4
Born: 13 Mar 1938 - GA
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Died: 7 May 1973 - Cumming, GA
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Sarah Margaret Clark
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Wife Sarah Margaret Clark 1
Born: Private
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Father: Thomas George Clark (1855-1927) 1
Mother: Edna France Welles (1873-1926) 1
Noted events in her life were:
• TITL, Private
• Fact 8, Private
• Fact 10, Private
• Fact 7, Private
• BAPL, Private
• ENDL, Private
• Fact 9, Private
• Fact 11, Private
• Fact 12, Private
• Fact 13, Private
• SLGC, Private
James Franklin McLeskey and Sarah Rebecca Clark
Husband James Franklin McLeskey 4
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Father: James H McLeskey ( - ) 4
Mother: Elizabeth Duncan ( - ) 4
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1 M F. Wayne McLeskey (details suppressed for this person)
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2 M Henry Arthur McLeskey (details suppressed for this person)
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Spouse: Carrie Lee Edwards (living)
3 M Clarence E. McLeskey (details suppressed for this person)
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4 F Mattie Belle McLeskey (details suppressed for this person)
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5 F Daisey McLeskey (details suppressed for this person)
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Spouse: J.B. Burdette (living)
6 M Joseph Hamilton McLeskey (details suppressed for this person)
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Spouse: Katherine Alice O'neal (living)
7 M Warren Harrison McLeskey (details suppressed for this person)
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Spouse: Mae Hudson (living)
8 M Charles W McLeskey (details suppressed for this person)
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9 M Thomas C McLeskey (details suppressed for this person)
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10 M Fred Lafeyette McLeskey (details suppressed for this person)
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Spouse: Ether Lee Campbell (living)
11 F Mary E. McLeskey (details suppressed for this person)
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12 F Lida McLeskey (details suppressed for this person)
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Spouse: John Claude Price (living)
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1) Newspaper - "Anderson Daily Mail, and .." - two dates forotherarticles on reverse side of clipping give dates Nov. 17 and Nov.16.
"Another Confederate Veteran Answers Call
James Franklin McLeskey Will Be Laid to Rest Sunday Afternoon
"Taps" sounded this morning at 10:30 o'clock for anotherConfederateVeteran, when James Franklin McLeskey expired at his homeon SouthMain street. The Confederate Veteran who was held in highesteem by awide circle of friends would have reached the ripe old ageof 76 hadhe lived until Nov 28 next. Scores of friends and relatives were saddened today when the newsofhis death gained currency, and throughout the forenoon, manypersonsvisited the home with expressions of deep sympathy for thebereavedfamily of Mr. McLeskey. Mr. McLeskey had been ill for onlyabout oneweek, although his health has not been good for the pastseveralmonths. Up until a few months ago, Mr. McLeskey lived with his family at Iva,moving to Anderson during May, last, where the family hasresidedsince. Mr. McLeskey was a member of Company F, South CarolinaInfantryRegiment, having enlisted with the Confederate army when only16 yearsof age. He entered the service of the Southern states alongwith anumber of Anderson county youths. He was taken ill while incampduring the war and was forced by reason of this to return to hishomein this county for a period of time. Following his return to his home after the close of the civil war,Mr.McLeskey resumed farming, which he followed for a number of yearsuntilhis advanced age forced him to retire from an active life. Mr. McLeskey was a member of the Iva Methodist church and althoughheremoved from Iva to this city during the summer his membershipremainedwith the institution of which he had been a member for manyyears. Hewas a third degreeMason, being affiliated with Ruff Lodge ofthis city. The deceased has wide family connections in this city and county.Hewas a native of Anderson county, having been born and rearednearPortman Shoals. Besides his widow, the deceased is survived by six sons:ArthurMcLeskey of Atlanta,Ga.; Clarence and Fred McLeskey of Iva; Dr.J.H.McLeskey of this county; Harry McLeskey of the firm ofMcLeskey-ToddCo. of this city and Wayne McLeskey of Norfolk,Va., threedaughters,Mrs. R.T. Haynie of this county; Mrs. Daisey Burdette of Ivaand Mrs.Claude Price of Pendleton. In addition he is survived by onesister,Mrs. Amanda Thomas and one brother, T.E. "Doc" McLeskey ofthiscounty, as well as seventeen grandchildren andfourgreat-grandchildren. Funeral services for the deceased will be conducted at 3o'clockSunday afternoon from the home on South Main street, Rev.R.F.Kirkpatrick and Rev. J.L. Jett officiating. The funeral services will be in charge of the local Masoniclodge.Interment will be at Silver Brook cemetery.
2) Confederate Pension Applications 1919-1925
James F. McLeskey enlisted as private in Company B 1stRegimentof S.C.M. of Captain Bramlett the 14th day of Sept. 1864 andserveduntil May 1865. Sept., 1919 resided at Iva, S.C. and value of his and wife's incomenotgreater than $100. In service "health not good". Sworn to by: C.N. Bryson of Company B 1st Regiment S.C.M.
J.B. Lewis of Company H 1st Regiment S.C.M.
3) 1880 Census - Anderson Co. Vol. 3 ID 19 Sheet 15 Ln 34
McLeskey, James F. 32 SC
Sallie R. 26 SC
Henry A. 6 SC
Clarence H. 4 SC
Mattie B. 2 SC
General Notes (Wife)
Newspaper article (?newspaper)
Death of Sarah Rebecca McLeskey - Sunday night
Funeral at home of Son W.Harry McLeskey of this city. WidowofJ.F.McLeskey. She had been making her home with her son for thelastthree years, formerly living at Iva. Was the daughter of the lateE.V.Clark. She is survived by nine children - H.A. McLeskey,C.E.McLeskey, Mrs. J.B. Burditte of Iva, Dr. J.H. McLeskey, W.HarryMcLeskey of Anderson, F.W. McLeskey of Norfolk, VA, FredMcLeskey ofIva and Mrs. Claude Price of Iva. Survived by four sistersand onebrother - Mrs. Frank Mays of Pendleton, Mrs. George HandofGreenville, Mrs. William Wright of Hartwell, GA, Mrs. Robert GameofAtlanta, GA , Dr. William Clark of New Orleans. Dr. R.F. Kirkpatrick,pastor of First Presbyterian church will conduct service assistedbyRev. Mr. Boulware of Belton. Interment at Silver Brook Cemetery. Pallbearers - Harvey Todd, L.H. Thompson, J.B. Farmer, B.C. Young,JimCathcart, and Tom Bailey.
Townsend Mikell and Sarah Webb Clark
Husband Townsend Mikell 1
Born: 12 Nov 1840 - Bleak Hall, Edisto Island, South Carolina
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Died: 1926
Buried: - Edisto Presbyterian Church, Edisto Island, SC
Father: Isaac Jenkins Mikell (1809-1881) 1
Mother: Amarintha Jenkins Townsend (1810-1852) 1
Marriage: Bef 1866
Noted events in his life were:
• Religion, Became Elder Of Edisto Presbyterian Church, Edisto Island, SC, 8 Dec 1878
Wife Sarah Webb Clark 1
Born: Abt 1840
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Died: 1910
Buried: - Edisto Presbyterian Church, Edisto Island, SC
Father: Ephraim Mikell Clark (1814-1885) 1
Mother: Susan Jane Bailey (1814-1877) 1
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1 F Susan Clark Mikell 1
Born: Abt 1865
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2 M Isaac Jenkins Mikell 1
Born: Abt 1866
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3 F Amarintha Jenkins Mikell 1
Born: Abt 1868
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4 F Lydia Murray Mikell 1
Born: Abt 1870
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Spouse: T. Allen Legare (Abt 1868- ) 1
5 M Townsend Mikell 1
Born: Abt 1871
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6 F Susalee Mikell 1
Born: Abt 1873
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Spouse: Edwin Belser (Abt 1872- ) 1
Marr: 1908
General Notes (Husband)
Townsend Mikell papers In 1964 the South Caroliniana Library acquired nine volume s of Edisto Island planter Townsend Mikell (1840-1926). Th e volumes were chiefly records of his agricultural operatio ns for the half century from 1872 through 1925. A gift in 1 996 enlarged the Library's holdings on Townsend Mikell by t hree hundred sixty-nine manuscripts, 1838-1927, and fiftee n volumes, 1826-1830 and 1859-1925. Townsend Mikell's father, I. Jenkins Mikell, enthusiastical ly supported South Carolina's secession in 1860 and respond ed to a letter from "Townie," then a student at the Univers ity of Virginia-"my deliberate opinion is that every son o f Carolina should return to her soil, her hour of Trial i s at hand." The elder Mikell had long heard talk of secessi on and thought many in the North "believe we are cowards an d if we are not in earnest this time, I will begin to thin k so too" (24 November 1860). Townsend Mikell initially enrolled in the Calhoun Artillery , an Edisto Island unit, but later transferred to Maj. Joh n Jenkins' "Rebel Troops." Mikell and his squad were captur ed by a Federal shore party on Edisto Island in April 1863 . The circumstances of his son's imprisonment greatly conce rned his father who wrote Maj. Jenkins from Aiken on 6 Jun e 1863 that his son and other "young men" were being detain ed as "future hostages for the safety of their [U.S.] offic ers commanding negro troops." When he wrote John Jenkins o n 18 June, Townsend had been transferred to the Vermont. Th e senior Mikell also communicated with Judge Magrath and Se n. Robert Barnwell who shared his opinion that the prisoner s were hostages-"My only hope now is the removal of that Do g [Gen. David] Hunter, & the substitution, I hope, of a bet ter man." Townsend Mikell eventually was released, for in a letter o f 23 December 1864 he requested leave so he could procur e a horse to replace one captured by the enemy. Finally, To wnsend Mikell received a parole at Orangeburg on 23 May 186 5. There is very little correspondence and other documentatio n for the two decades after the Civil War, but the collecti on does include one labor contract, 1 February 1871, "Artic les of agreement...between T. Mikell planter & the Freedme n & women," with an estimate of costs for working plots. Mi kell's activities as a planter are thoroughly documented th rough the bound volumes in the earlier accession and by th e account books, time books, and cotton books included in t his gift which contain information about planting on Sunn y Side, Cypress Tree, and California plantations. In addition to his planting activities, Townsend Mikell ser ved in the Edisto Mounted Rifles. Receipts and other docume nts, 1886-1894, indicate that social occasions were centra l to their meetings. In May 1888 the unit purchased uniform s from Jacob Reed's Sons, military tailors and contractors . Later that year, the Office of Adjutant and Inspector Gen eral paid $145.86 to the Edisto Mounted Rifles "for 39 unif ormed Officers and Men paraded at Annual Inspection." Mikel l may have resigned from the unit after the death of his so n in 1894 when the Edisto Mounted Rifles passed resolution s commending his services and expressing sympathy. The coll ection does not include any documents pertaining to the Rif les after this date. Mikell was a public official on Edisto Island and served a s chairman of the Board of School Trustees and as superinte ndent of the Board of Commissioners. Much of the board's wo rk involved the maintenance and repair of roads and bridges . The collection includes receipts for the purchase of oyst er shells, bids for constructing bridges and causeways, an d receipts and correspondence for purchasing lumber. Indivi duals were apparently required to labor on the roads and br idges for which they were paid. In a letter of 23 January 1 895, M.M. Seabrook sent Mikell a record of payments to thos e who worked on the roads and explained that "I have put Be n Hopkins on the poor list....He seems to be badly off. " A number of receipts from the 1890s list individuals wh o had performed work on the public roads and those who wer e delinquent. Other individuals were appointed as overseer s for sections of the road and received payments for thei r services. As chairman of the Edisto Island Township Board , Mikell wrote Theodore D. Ravenel, Jehossie, 21 April 1898 , that the board desired "to have direct communication betw een this island and the main land" and reported that a surv ey had determined that the route through Jehossie was prefe rred. There are several letters related to this matter. Ano ther issue discussed in the correspondence is the Cotton Li cense Act which required that a person be licensed to purch ase seed cotton. E. Mikell Whaley informed Townsend in a le tter of 24 August 1897 that he intended to purchase a licen se and "I expect the law to be enforced against those who d o not take it out." The township board met that same mont h to consider electing a detective to enforce the law. A ye ar later, 26 August 1898, E. Clarence Whaley sought appoint ment to the position, explained that he was competent to ca rry out the duties, and listed among his qualifications hi s service as a Confederate soldier "whose duties to his cou ntry were faithfully performed...who is now in want and ca n get no employment." By the early 1900s, the telephone put Edisto Island in cont act with the outside world. In June 1904, Townsend Mikell w as informed of his election as a director of the Coast-Lin e Telephone Co. There is considerable correspondence concer ning the new service. Mikell ordered two hundred telephon e poles from E.M. Redman, Cottageville, in a letter of 13 S eptember. He also was involved in obtaining rights of way f or the company which assured him-"Just as soon as we can ge t things in proper order over there we desire to commence t he construction of the new line and will endeavor to get th rough with it as quickly as possible." In the following year, however, Mikell's relationship wit h the company was contentious. One of the problems apparent ly was a disagreement over the contracts for right of way . In July 1905 Mikell turned in his resignation as a direct or-"it is an expense & trouble to me in attending meeting s & using my time & labor in looking after this end of th e line." He complained that he was embarrassed by the compa ny's abrogation of contracts which he had negotiated althou gh he did have the gratification of knowing that "the Edist o portion of the line, which has always been troublesome, h ad given less trouble in the past year than ever before." Some of the planters on Edisto Island, including Townsend M ikell, were considering adopting a new labor system in th e early 1900s. Beginning in September 1905, Mikell conducte d an extended correspondence with E.J. Watson, the state' s commissioner of the Department of Agriculture, Commerce , and Immigration. In October Mikell invited Watson to visi t him on Edisto Island for the purpose of discussing the im portation of European immigrant laborers. The following month Watson explained what he had accomplish ed with regard to "the matter of laborers for Edisto Islan d and advised that he was expecting a number of "excellen t farmers" from Southerland County, N.Y.-"There are no bett er laborers in any county...and I am anxious to locate the m where they will be given the very best of treatment." Mik ell thanked Watson for his interest in the matter and state d that the labor situation was not resolved "as the negroe s have not contracted for next year." Another Edisto plante r thanked Mikell, 30 December 1905, for offering to send i n his application for white laborers and explained that h e was anxious "to get some labor that will be an improvemen t "on Mr. Nig." In 1906 the state's immigration office in N ew York sought to sign up additional laborers for Edisto Is land planters. An 18 February 1906 letter from Watson advis ed that "a family with 4 children and three single men" wa s sailing from New York. By the spring of 1906, the correspondence between Watson an d Mikell indicated that the planters were not satisfied wit h the new laborers. In a letter of 1 March 1906, Mikell com plained about the failure of a family to arrive and sough t reimbursement for thirteen laborers. He had discharged a n Irishman "willing to work...but physically unable" and re tained another worker "though at a loss to me." He advise d that the immigrants who had been sent have "given the mov ement a black eye.'" Mikell remained willing "to give the movement" another chan ce the following year "in the way of share croppers' provided you can insure & get us the righ t sort of people." Although Watson assured Mikell that hi s department had been working tirelessly since the meetin g of the legislature "to get the tide of desirable European s of agricultural experience resumed in this direction," th ere is no further correspondence between them after the spr ing of 1906. One of the principal institutions on Edisto Island was th e Presbyterian church where Townsend Mikell served as rulin g elder. Beginning in 1897 and continuing until 1916, the c ollection contains considerable correspondence relating t o Townsend Mikell's effort to have the church compensated f or the loss of its organ and other property during the Civi l War. He corresponded with Congressmen William Elliott, R. S. Whaley, and George Legare, as well as Senators Benjami n Tillman and E.D. Smith. He also engaged the services of f ormer Union officer Frank A. Butts, who served on Edisto Is land and filed claims before the Southern Claims Commission . When Butts died, Washington attorney G.W.Z. Black took ov er the case in 1914. The final communication regarding th e claim is a letter, 22 March 1916, from Congressman R.S. W haley in which he advised that the claim had been dismisse d with others during the previous session of Congress but t hat "the Mann bill which passed the House at this session.. .provides for the restoration of these claims to the plac e on the calendar ." The collection contains other information on the history o f the church, including the celebration in 1911 of its bice ntennial and a pamphlet, A Brief History of the Presbyteria n Church of Edisto Island (1933). The marriage and move to Columbia in 1908 of Townsend Mikel l's daughter Susalee provided a number of letters detailin g family life and activities on Edisto. He counseled the ne wlyweds in a letter of 18 January 1909 about "home influenc e on children" and warned against "card parties"-"I look up on them as the worst vice of the age. If the women want amu sement, let them do needlework & not give the men encourage ment in gambling." Mikell reported that they were enjoyin g oranges from his tree. He sent them oysters and potatoe s along with accounts of his agricultural operations whic h included truck farming and cotton. Between seasons of harvesting and planting in 1909, Mikel l stated that he expected to increase his acreage "as I fin d I have not enough work for the labor I have. Not one of t he hands who left & promised to work here have been back t o strike a lick." The returns for his cotton crop were disa ppointing, and he expressed relief "to have the agony over." The death of his wife Sarah in 1910 and overexertion from w orking in the fields during hot weather caused Mikell to re flect in a letter of 28 May 1911-"I wish sometimes, that i t won't be long before the summons comes. Though what eve r is my Fathers will, may be mine. He must have something f urther for me to do & I think he is revealing it & pray tha t He will give me knowledge & strength to do it, as He want s it done." Townsend Mikell died on Edisto Island in 1926. | 1997 Manuscripts Collections | 1997 USCS Program Menu | S outh Caroliniana Library |
!BIRTH:The Mikell Genealogy of South Carolina by Townsend , The Mikell Genealogy of South Carolina by Townsend Mikell ; Walker, Evans & Crosswell Co., Charleston, South Carolina , 1910.
Scott Clark and Stella Scott
Husband Scott Clark (details suppressed for this person)
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Mother: Arlissa Scott (1849-1872)
Scott Clark and Stella Strawn
Husband Scott Clark (details suppressed for this person)
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Stella Strawn and Della Strawn are twins. Source: Jan Soore-Jan 2000
Scott Clark
Husband Scott Clark (details suppressed for this person)
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Scott Thomas Clark and Elsie Grace Coppock
Husband Scott Thomas Clark 5
Born: 9 Dec 1883 - Maryville, , KS
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Marriage: 1 Sep 1910 - Cherokee, Alfalfa, OK
Wife Elsie Grace Coppock 5
Born: 7 Oct 1885 - Webber, , KS
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Father: Alvin Coppock (1852-1933) 5
Mother: Laura Ann Stanley (1851-1935) 5
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1 M Wayne Emerald Clark 5
Born: 15 Oct 1913 - Wichita, Sedgwick, KS
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2 M Roy Pleasant Clark (details suppressed for this person)
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3 F Ruth Joy Clark 5
Born: 8 Jan 1916 - Mount Ayr, , KS
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Marr: 29 Jul 1940 - Colorado Springs, , CO
4 F Mary Esther Clark (details suppressed for this person)
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5 F Lucy Marva Clark (details suppressed for this person)
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6 F Lois Naomi Clark (details suppressed for this person)
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Scotto Clark and Mary Haskell
Husband Scotto Clark 1
Born: 1680 - Boston MA
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Father: Andrew Clark (1635-1706) 1
Mother: Mehitabel Scotto (1648- ) 1
Marriage: 17 Apr 1706 - Rochester, Plymouth MA
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• Occupation, Miller
Wife Mary Haskell 1
Born: 4 Jun 1684 - Middleboro, Massachusetts
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Father: John Haskell (Abt 1648-1706) 1
Mother: Patience Soule (Abt 1648-1706) 1
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1 M Andrew Clark 1
Born: 1 Dec 1707 - Harwich, Barnstable, MA
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Marr: 20 Aug 1729
2 M Scotto Clark 1
Born: 8 Nov 1709 - Harwich, Barnstable, MA
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Spouse: Thankful Crosby (1714-1794) 1
Marr: 22 Mar 1732
3 F Mary Clark 1
Born: 7 Apr 1712
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Spouse: Edmund Freeman_jr. ( - ) 1
Marr: 7 Oct 1731
4 M Joseph Clark 1
Born: 8 Jan 1714
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5 M Benjamin Clark 1
Born: 8 Jan 1714
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6 F Lydia Clark 1
Born: 1717
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7 M Nathaniel Clark 1
Born: 19 Jun 1719
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8 F Sarah Clark 1
Born: 1721
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9 M Ebenezer Clark 1
Born: 3 Jun 1723
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10 M Seth Clark 1
Born: 19 Jun 1726
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!BIRTH:v2t2117.FTW, v2t2117.FTW
!DEATH:v2t2117.FTW, v2t2117.FTW
General Notes for Child Scotto Clark
From the MASSACHUSETTS GAZETTE of Oct 2 1766 - A son of C a p tain Clark was killed by a Sperm Whale near George's Ba n k s a few days since. The Whale struck the boat at the bo w s w ith his head, with great force, throwing the young m a n wh o stood there ready with his lance, into the mouth of the Whale, whic h t u rned and made off with him. He was heard to scream b y hi s f ather, who commanded the boat, as the fishes jaw s close d ab out him.
This son was Tully.
Scotto Clark and Thankful Crosby
Husband Scotto Clark 1
Born: 8 Nov 1709 - Harwich, Barnstable, MA
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Mother: Mary Haskell (1684-Bef 1741) 1
Marriage: 22 Mar 1732
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• Occupation, Whaler
Wife Thankful Crosby 1
Born: 17 Feb 1714 or 7 Feb 1714 - Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
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1 M Elisha Clark 1
Born: 1734
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2 F Thankful Clark 1
Born: 1736
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Spouse: Joseph Sears ( - ) 1
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3 M Scotto Clark 1
Born: 22 Sep 1746 - Harwich, Barnstable, MA
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Spouse: Sarah Griffith (1749- ) 1
Marr: 12 Dec 1770 - Harwich, Barnstable, MA
4 M Barnabas Clark 1
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5 M Reuben Clark 1
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6 M Reuben Clark 1
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7 M Tully Clark 1
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8 M Tully Clark 1
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9 M William Clark 1
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10 M William Clark 1
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11 F Mercy Clark 1
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12 F Mercy Clark 1
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13 M James Clark 1
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14 M James Clark 1
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15 M Mark Clark 1
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16 M Mark Clark 1
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17 M Rowland Clark 1
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18 M Rowland Clark 1
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19 F Abigail Clark 1
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20 F Abigail Clark 1
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21 M Joshua Clark 1
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22 M Joshua Clark 1
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23 M Fessenden Clark 1
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From the MASSACHUSETTS GAZETTE of Oct 2 1766 - A son of C a p tain Clark was killed by a Sperm Whale near George's Ba n k s a few days since. The Whale struck the boat at the bo w s w ith his head, with great force, throwing the young m a n wh o stood there ready with his lance, into the mouth of the Whale, whic h t u rned and made off with him. He was heard to scream b y hi s f ather, who commanded the boat, as the fishes jaw s close d ab out him.
This son was Tully.
Scotto Clark and Sarah Griffith
Husband Scotto Clark 1
Born: 22 Sep 1746 - Harwich, Barnstable, MA
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Mother: Thankful Crosby (1714-1794) 1
Marriage: 12 Dec 1770 - Harwich, Barnstable, MA
Wife Sarah Griffith 1
Born: 1749 - Harwich, Barnstable, MA
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Father: Barnabas Griffith (1710- ) 1
Mother: Hannah Lincoln (Abt 1712- ) 1
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1 M Perez Clark 1
Born: 20 Jul 1771
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Spouse: Patience Snow ( - ) 1
Spouse: Patience Snow ( - ) 1
2 M Abraham Clark 1
Born: 15 Aug 1774 - Harwich
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Spouse: Temperance Hallet ( - ) 1
Spouse: Temperance Hallet ( - ) 1
3 F Sarah Clark 1
Born: 16 Sep 1776
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4 M Fessenden Clark 1
Born: 7 Dec 1778
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5 F Mercy Clark 1
Born: 30 Nov 1781
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6 M Scotto Clark 1
Born: 2 Sep 1782
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Spouse: Sally Freeman ( - ) 1
Spouse: Sally Freeman ( - ) 1
7 F Fanny Clark 1
Born: 7 Aug 1786
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8 F Thankful Clark 1
Born: 7 Aug 1789
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9 M Oliver Clark 1
Born: 31 May 1791 - Harwich Mass.
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Spouse: Abigail F. Edes (1797-1851) 1
Marr: 15 Jun 1815 - Charleston, MA
General Notes for Child Oliver Clark
The Clark Family Blble is in possession of Joy (Piles) Lu c a s..
Scotto Clark and Sally Freeman
Husband Scotto Clark 1
Born: 2 Sep 1782
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Scotto Clark and Sally Freeman
Husband Scotto Clark 1
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Father: Scotto Clark (1746-1823) 1
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Selene Anne Clark
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Seth Clark and Mary Tupper
Husband Seth Clark (details suppressed for this person)
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1 F Susan Clark (details suppressed for this person)
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