(1) 1. James Martin "Jim" Clark 覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧 Birth Date: 16 April 1841 Birth Place: Kingston, Rhone County, Tennessee Death Date: 16 November 1904 Death Place: in or near Beechwoods Burial Place: Beechwoods, Cemetery Occupation: Farmer Fact 1: Postmaster Beechwoods 1867-1881 Notes: 1850 Census lists him as 9 years Roane County, Tennessee 1860 census lists him as 18 years age 1870 census lists him as age 30 First lived in the Abraham Clark place then on March 13, 1880 bought land from W, B. Beckham 160 acres and built a new home. James Martin never forgave his daughters Josephine and Odelia Jane for marrying Confederate men and after his death only left them $5.00 each. Cancelled: N Document Nr.: 2117 Misc. Document Nr.:413 Patentee Name: Clark, James M Warrantee Name: Authority: May 20, 1862: Homestead Entry (12 Stat. 392) Signature Present: Y Signature Date: 06/24/1878 Metes/Bounds: N Survey Date: Subsurface Reserved: N Land Office: Harrison Comments: Legal Land Descriptions Nr. Aliquot Parts Sec/Blk Township Range Fract. Sect. Meridian Acres Counties 1 SENE 9/ 15-N 23-W N 5th Principal Meridian 0 Newton 2 SWNE 10/ 15-N 23-W N 5th Principal Meridian 0 Newton 3 SスNW 10/ 15-N 23-W N 5th Principal Meridian 160 Newton James Clark 30 Martha 24 (Martha Jane Lee) William 4 Civil War, Company D, 1 st Regement Arkansas Infantry. Enlisted February 20, 1863 Fayetteville, Akransas by Lt. Burns. His description at enlistment: Age 21 years; Height 5 feet 10 inches Complexion fair; Eyes blue; Hair red; Where born Roane Co. Tenn. He was reported sick twice in Fayettville Hospital, three times Ft. Smith Hospital. James Martin Clark married Martha Jane Lee September 24, 1865 Ft. Smith, Arkansas. He met her while a patient in the military hospital there. Spouse: Martha Jane Lee Birth Date: 22 November 1848 Birth Place: Shreveport, Louisiana Death Date: 12 April 1896 Death Place: Ponca, Arkansas Burial Place: Beechwoods, Cemetery, Ponca Newton County, Arkansas Spouse Father: Edward I Lee (1822-1897) Spouse Mother: Sabrey Ann Rankin (1821-1875) Spouse Notes: 1870 census lists her age 24 Marriage Date: 24 September 1865 Marriage Place: Ft. Smith, Arkansas Children: Mary Catherine William Grant "Bill" James Franklin Edward Hamilton Samuel Decatur "Singing Sam/Elkhorn" Josephine Zephanine "Josie" Kimbrel Harvey "Kimble" Lucinda Arnetta "Mettie" John Alexander "Alex" Odelia Jane "Dealie" Rufus Hudspeth "Hedge" Jessie Olivar Lloyde Henderson " Doc" (2) 1.1 Mary Catherine Clark 覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧 Birth Date: 8 January 1868 Birth Place: Newton County, Arkansas Death Date: 4 April 1868 Death Place: Newton County, Arkansas Burial Place: Beechwood Cemetery, Ponca, Newton County, Arkansas (2) 1.2 William Grant "Bill" Clark 覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧 Birth Date: 30 July 1868 Birth Place: Newton County, Arkansas Death Date: 7 February 1953 Burial Place: Maplewood Cemetery, Boone County, Arkansas Occupation: Carpenter Notes: 1870 census lists him as age 4 Carpenter whom helped build many of the buildings in Harrison, Arkansas especially Town Square. Spouse: Orlena Frances Marrs Birth Date: 15 August 1866 Death Date: October 1959 Death Place: Harrison, Arkansas Burial Place: Maplewood Cemetery Spouse Father: John James Marrs (1939-1932) Spouse Mother: Nancy Allred (1842-1932) Marriage Date: 27 November 1892 Children: Doy Marrs Nylla Lee Ava Pauline (Twin) James Paul (Twin) Nancy Denny (2) 1.3 James Franklin Clark 覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧 Birth Date: 25 March 1870 Birth Place: Newton County, Arkansas Death Date: 9 November 1870 Death Place: Newton County, Arkansas Burial Place: Beechwood Cemetery, Ponca, Newton County, Arkansas (2) 1.4 Edward Hamilton Clark 覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧 Birth Date: 13 October 1871 Birth Place: Newton County, Arkansas Death Place: Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas Spouse: Georgia Ann Carlton Death Place: Harrison Boone County, Arkansas Children: Troy Willie Louis Kimble James "Ben" Erma Lexie Clyde Mary Frances (2) 1.5 Samuel Decatur "Singing Sam/Elkhorn" Clark 覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧 Birth Date: 17 November 1873 Birth Place: Newton County, Arkansas Death Date: 1 March 1935 Death Place: Boxley, Newton County, Arkansas Burial Place: Walnut Grove Cemetery, Newton County, Arkansas Notes: Singing Sam because he had a really good voice and Elkhorn Sam because he sang alot at the Elkhorn Church/School. Spouse: Joann "Ann" Smelley Birth Date: 9 June 1876 Birth Place: Kingston, Madison County, Arkansas Death Date: 25 April 1932 Death Place: Madison County, Arkansas Burial Place: Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boxley, Newton County, Arkansas Spouse Father: James William Smelly (1850-1929) Spouse Mother: Sara Jane Little (1853-1921) Marriage Date: 23 December 1901 Children: Sarah Cleo Macey Manilla James Harvey "Jim" Grace Clark Jane Mettie R. Maude Alice "Allie" Renda Merle Ollie Vinnie (Stillborn) William Faye (2) 1.6 Josephine Zephanine "Josie" Clark 覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧 Birth Date: 11 September 1875 Birth Place: Newton County, Arkansas Death Date: 17 July 1962 Burial Place: Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boxley, Arkansas Spouse: Marcus Layfayette "Fate" Edgmon Birth Date: 12 November 1879 Death Date: 31 December 1970 Burial Place: Walnut Grove Cemetery Occupation: Blacksmith Spouse Father: Frances Marion Edgmon (1855-1898) Spouse Mother: Telitha Tennessee Sparks (1853-1935) Marriage Date: 8 February 1898 Children: Stella Marion Grace Cleo Fayett (2) 1.7 Kimbrel Harvey "Kimble" Clark 覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧 Birth Date: 27 October 1877 Birth Place: Newton County, Arkansas Death Date: 29 May 1968 Death Place: Boxley, Newton County, Arkansas Burial Place: Walnut Grove Cemetery Spouse: Viola E. "Ola" Edgmon Birth Date: 30 September 1886 Birth Place: Boxley, Newton County, Arkansas Death Date: 31 December 1970 Death Place: Boxley, Newton County, Arkansas Burial Place: Walnut Grove Cemetery Spouse Father: Frances Marion Edgmon (1855-1898) Spouse Mother: Telitha Tennessee Sparks (1853-1935) Marriage Date: 3 April 1903 Children: Alex Maggie Mae Charlie Floyd Ora T. Osa Kenneth "Jack" Raymond Vester Claud (Twin) Clyde (Twin) Jimmy Chloe Beecher Guy Billy Warren Henry Wayne (2) 1.8 Lucinda Arnetta "Mettie" Clark 覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧 Birth Date: 22 September 1879 Birth Place: Newton County, Arkansas Death Date: 25 July 1966 Death Place: Boxley, Newton County, Arkansas Burial Place: Walnut Grove Cemetery, Newton County, Arkansas Spouse: Cisero Columbus Smelley Birth Date: 28 January 1878 Birth Place: Madison County, Arkansas Death Date: 4 June 1950 Death Place: Boxley, Newton County, Arkansas Burial Place: Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boxley, Newton County, Arkansas Spouse Father: James William Smelley (1850-1929) Spouse Mother: Sara Jane Little (1853-1921) (2) 1.9 John Alexander "Alex" Clark 覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧 Birth Date: 10 October 1880 Birth Place: Newton County, Arkanss Death Date: 15 April 1947 Death Place: Boxley, Newton County, Arkansas Burial Place: Walnut Grove Cemetery, Newton County, Arkansas Occupation: Carpenter And Blacksmith Notes: marriage date from Madison County Muesings, Fall 1986 Lists him as J. H. Clark Built Coffin for Rufus Walker Clark. Spouse: Nancy Maude "Maude" Smelley Birth Date: 17 January 1880 Birth Place: Kingston, Madison County, Arkansas Death Date: 26 September 1966 Death Place: Newton County, Arkansas Burial Place: Walnut Grove Cemetery, Newton County, Arkansas Spouse Father: James William SMelley (1850-1929) Spouse Mother: Sara Jane Little (1853-1921) Spouse Notes: SSDI indicates Maud CLark 17 Jan 1880 15 Sep 1966 72742 (Kingston, Madison, AR) (none specified) 429-32-2235 Arkansas Marriage Date: 10 November 1901 Children: Orpha Mae William Roy "Bill James Fred Mettie Jane Clyde Ernest Thomas Glenn Columbus Claude Henry Forde Dorothy Christine (2) 1.10 Odelia Jane "Dealie" Clark 覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧 Birth Date: 23 May 1884 Burial Place: Friendship Cemetery, Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas User Fact 1: They were first cousins Spouse: Zora H. Patty Birth Date: January 1880 Spouse Father: Jessie Columbus "Lum" Patty (1849-1930) Spouse Mother: Rebecca Elvira "Aunt Vira" Clark (1854-1937) (2) 1.11a Rufus Hudspeth "Hedge" Clark* 覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧 Birth Date: 11 June 1887 Birth Place: Newton County, Arkansas Burial Place: Texas Spouse: Lucy Fults Birth Date: 1918 Death Date: 1966 Spouse Father: John M. Fults (1851-1906) Spouse Mother: Lydia Ellen 'Ellender" McPherson (1854-1917) Unmarried: Children: Ted Other Spouses: Nora Scroggins (2) 1.11b Rufus Hudspeth "Hedge" Clark* 覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧 (See above) Spouse: Nora Scroggins Burial Place: Texas Other Spouses: Lucy Fults (2) 1.12 Jessie Olivar Clark 覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧 Birth Date: 28 March 1889 Birth Place: Newton County, Arkansas Death Date: 15 January 1917 Death Place: Boxley, Newton County, Arkansas Burial Place: Walnut Grove Cemetery, Newton County, Arkansas User Fact 1: Died at a young age Spouse: Biddie Self Burial Place: Walnut Grove Cemetery Children: Opel Floy Ora Lee (2) 1.13 Lloyde Henderson " Doc" Clark 覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧 Birth Date: 15 June 1892 Birth Place: Newton County, Arkansas Death Date: 10 August 1972 Death Place: Newton County, Arkansas Burial Place: Cave Springs, Washington County, Arkansas Spouse: Bessie Fults Birth Date: 15 September 1896 Death Date: 8 October 1975 Spouse Father: John M. Fults (1851-1906) Spouse Mother: Lydia Ellen 'Ellender" McPherson (1854-1917) Children: Willie Wilma Louise
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