Ara Aliph Clark

Notes:

Her headstone is inscribed Little Aliph Clark, Only sleeping.

Notes:

Shown as a son of Elias Clark and Mary Josephine Wallace by Kay Parker McCary on her transcription and annotation of the Gravel Hill Cemetery. Kathie Duty, a granddaughter, notes that he was a foundry worker in Lufkin, not a barber as shown on the record below.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J6GL-JG9
Name: Levi Thompson Clark
Death Date: 18 Apr 1956
Death Place: Hemphill, Sabine Co., Texas
Gender: Male
Race: W
Death Age: 84 years 5 months 5 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 13 Nov 1871
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Elias Clark
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Name: Josephine Wallace
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Occupation: Retired Barber [SIC]
Place of Residence: Rosevine, Sabine Co., Texas
Cemetery: Gravel Hill
Burial Place: Sabine Co., Texas
Burial Date: 20 Apr 1956
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2114669
Digital Film Number: 4165422
Image Number: 1043
Reference Number: cn 21783
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

(Research):

Census Listings:

1920 Census
Texas, Angelina county, JP 1
Enunerated 26 and 27 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 2 Sheet 8B
Lufkin and Alto Road
149-149
Clark, Lee T. Head m W 48 M Tx Tx Tx
Clark, Adell E Wf F W 43 M Tx Tx Ark
Clark, Sanford H Son M W 21 S Tx Tx Tx Labor Box Factory
Clark, Alton O Son M W 15 S Tx Tx Tx
Clark, Ivie O Dtr F W 11 S Tx Tx Tx
Clark, Mary C Dtr F W 2 1/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Lawrence, Johnie SoninLaw m W 35 M Tx La Tx Agent Insurance
Lawrence, Arlie A Dtr F W 26 M Tx Tx Tx
Lawrence, Selma L Grddtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Lawrence, Jay S Jr Grdson M W 3 4/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Lawrence, Elaine Grdtr F W 1 11/12 S Tx Tx Tx
150-150
Head of home was Missouri Lawrence, Female, 56, Widowed

1930 Census
Texas, Angelina, JP #1
Enumerated April 5 and 6, 1930
ED 3-9 SD 19 Sheet 5A Stamped 140
93-98
Lawrence, J. S. Head M W 46 M 26 Tx Tx Tx Proprietor Nursery
Lawrence, Arley H Wf F W 36 M 16 Tx Tx Tx
Lawrence, Selma Louise Dtr F W 17 S Tx Tx Tx
Lawrence, J.S. Jr. Son M W 15 S Tx Tx Tx
Lawrence, Arley E Dtr F W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Lawrence, James Lee Son M W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
Lawrence, Carolyn Dtr F W 1 2/12 S Tx Tx Tx
94-99
Clark, Thompson head M W 58 M 21 Tx Tx Tx Laborer Machine Factory
Clark, Emma A Wf F W 53 M 16 Tx Tx Ark
Clark, Aldon Son m W 25 S Tx Tx Tx Laborer Machine Factory
Clark, Mary Katherine Dtr F W 12 S Tx Tx Tx

Levi married Emma Adell Cartwright on 15 Nov 1892. Emma (daughter of Sanford Holman Cartwright and Sarah "Sallie" Catherine Click) was born on 10 Sep 1876 in Texas; died on 24 Jan 1939 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JF6L-RP8
Name: Mrs. L. T. Clark
Death Date: 24 Jan 1939
Death Place: Angelina, Lufkin, Texas, United States
Gender: Female
Race:
Death Age: 62 years 4 months 14 days
Estimated Birth Date: 1877
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: L. T. Clark
Father's Name: Sanford Cartwright
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Sarah Kathryn Click
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2117861
Digital Film Number: 4030416
Image Number: 2683
Reference Number: cn 35
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Notes:

Texas Pvt Co F 11 Regt Texas Inf Confederate States Army. Member of the Antioch Baptist Church.

Kathie Kendrick Duty states that he was born 4 January 1843, versus in June as shown by others.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1870 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Hemphill Beat 1, PO Hemphill
Enumerated 27 Jun 1870
Page 4
26-26
Clark, Elias 27 M w Farmer 200 150 Tx
Clark, Josephine M 19 F w Keeping House Tx
Clark, John A 5 M W Tx
Clark, Sydney A 3 F W Tx
Clark, Felix J 2 M W Tx

1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Sub Div 84
Page 24D SD 1 ED 84
Enumerated 6 Jul 1880
218-224
Clark, Elisha W M 37 Farmer Tx Miss Ala
Clark, Josephine W F 29 Tx Miss Miss
Clark, John W M 15 Tx Tx Tx
Clark, Sidney Ann W F 13 Tx Tx Tx
Clark, James W M 11 Tx Tx Tx
Clark, M. Golistis 10 W M Tx Tx Tx
Clark, Leancy W M 8 Tx Tx Tx
Clark, Anna W F 5 Tx Tx Tx
Clark, Mattie M W 3 Tx Tx Tx
Clark, Jefferson M W 1 Tx Tx Tx
Isom, JT W M 50 Farmer SC SC SC

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 5 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 68 Sheets 2B and 3A
34-35
Clark, Elias Head m W Jan 1845 57 M 30 Tx Miss Ala Farmer
Clark, Mary Wf W F Feb 1851 49 M 30 11/10 Tx Miss Miss
Clark, Thos F Son W M July 1881 18 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Clark, Elijah W Son W M Oct 1884 16 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Clark, Ara J Dtr W F Nov 1887 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Clark, Agnes E Dtr W F Nov 1887 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Clark, Minnie S Dtr W F May 1894 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Clark, Edward Nephew W M Jan 1879 21 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
35-36
Clark, Jeff E Head W M Jan 1879 21 S Tx Tx La Farm Laborer
Clark, Allice Wf W F Mar 1879 21 M 1 1/1 Tx --- ---
Clark, Jefferson H Son W M Dec 1899 5/12 S Tx Tx Tx
36-37
McLemore, Thos Head W M Jan 1863 37 M 9 Tx Nc Nc Farmer
McLemore, Sopha Wf W F Mar 1876 24 M 9 4/4 Tx Tx Tx
McLemore, John E Son W M aug 1892 9 S Tx Tx Tx
McLemore, Myrtie Dtr W F May 1894 6 S Tx Tx Tx
McLemore, Fannie B Dtr W F Jan 1896 4 S Tx Tx Tx
McLemore, Maggie Dtr W F Nov 1897 2 S Tx Tx Tx

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 15 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 131 Sheet 1A Stamped 85
San Augustine and Hemphill Road
1-1
Thomas E and Sophia A (Clark) McLemore
2-2
Cole, Walter P M W 22 m1 1 La Ark La Farmer
Cole, Agnes E Wf F W 20 m1 1 1/1 Tx Tx Tx
Cole, Ralph E Son M W 6/12 S Tx Tx Tx
3-3
Clark, Elias W head m W 26 m1 6 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Clark, Cordelia Wf F W 26 m1 6 4/4 Tx Ark Tn
Clark, Myrtle I Dtr F W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
Clark, Ellis M Son M W 2 S Tx Tx Tx
Clark, Benina J Dtr F W 5/12 Tx Tx Tx
Clark, Anna B Dtr F W 5/12 S Tx Tx Tx
4-4
Clark, Elias Head M W 67 m2 41 Tx Miss Ala Farmer
Clark, Mary J Wf F W 59 m1 41 11/10 Tx Miss Miss
Clark, Minnie S Dtr F W 15 S Tx Tx Tx
Humphreys, Thos L Nephew m W 15 S Tx Ark Tx

Elias married Mary Josephine Wallace about 1870. Mary (daughter of Thompson "Finn" Wallace and Mary Etta "Polly" Vardeman) was born on 23 Feb 1851 in Texas; died on 24 Oct 1930 in Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A Mary Wallice (sic) was enrolled in the District 6 School in Sabine County in 1854.

At the time of the 1910 census, Josephine was shown as being the mother of 11 children, 10 still living. It therefore appears she was not the mother of three children living with she and Elias at the time of the 1780 census, John (b. 1865) and Sydney Ann (b. 1867) and Felix J. (b. 1868).

At the time of the 1920 Federal census she was living with her youngest daugher and son-in-law, Minnie and Elmer Butler, in San Augustine County.

Her headstone reads: "Come ye blessed - She lived and died a Christian - Beloved - How we miss you."

Obituary follows. Copied from FamilySearch, Public Memory:

In memory of Mrs. Elias Clark, who went away, leaving us for a better world on October 24th 1930. She was born Feb. 23rd 1851. She was married to Elias Clark in 1870. To this union was born eleven children. They are: C.B. Clark, L.T. Clark, J.E. Clark, T.F. Clark, W.E. Clark, Mrs. Agnes Cole, Mrs. Minnie Butler, all of whom are still living. Bruce Clark, Mrs. Anna McLemore, Mrs. Mattie Chandler and Mrs. Ara Anderson, who preceded her in death. There were also three step-children: John Clark, who died in early life, Mrs. J.W. Craig, who is also dead, and Felix Clark, who still survives. She left eighty grandchildren and a host of great grandchildren.
She professed faith in Christ in early life and joined the missionary Baptist Church. She was a charter member the the Antioch Church, and was a faithful and devout Christian.
Dear Mother was kind and true, meeting everyone with a smile. She always bore her trials with patience. It was so hard to give her up, but God's will must be done, not ours. We know it was a joyful hour for her when she heard the Dear Savior saying: "Enter Thou into the joy of the Lord. You have been faithful over a few things and I will make thee ruler over many things."
What more can be said? We know that a life like this can mean only a self sacrifice and loving service with heart and hands. Such a life she performed, not one day but every day, striving to help everyone she could.
Funeral service was held by Eld. E.M. Gentry at Antioch Church and her body was laid to rest in Antioch Cemetery to await the resurrection.
Committee: E.J. McGown, L.H. Chandler and Cora McLemore

Note - This obituary was written in October of 1930 in memory of Mary Josephine Wallace Clark. Antioch Church is the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Sabine County, Texas. The cemetery is Gravel Hill Cemetery adjacent to the church property. A copy of the following poem was written below the obituary.

To that beautiful land we call heaven,
The place where we all want to be
Is a road that leads onward and upward,
And a lone weary traveler we see.
An angel is hastening to open
The pearly gates far and wide,
Bidding this pilgrim welcome,
To the joy on the other side.
Who is the traveler fair angel?
Someone's sister or brother?
Oh, no far greater than these,
'Tis someone's precious mother.
She is a mother old and gray,
And bent with the passing years,
As she toils through sunshine and shadows
And up through the vale of tears.
It has been her lot to be happy.
And then came her saddest hours.
Many a bitter weed she has plucked,
That grew in her lovely flowers.
Oh, dear tired, weary mother,
If we friends and loved ones knew
How thy loving hands have guided us,
And steered us safely through.
author unknown

Notes:

(Research):
Census Listings:

1850 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, San Augustine
Enumerated 6 Sept 1850
17-17
Richard H. Cartwright 22 M Farmer 2000 Tx
Ann E Cartwright 16 F Tenn
Sandford Carwright 5 M Tx

1860 Census
not located

1870 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Beat No. 3, P O Brookeland
Enumerated 13 Aug 1870
Page 11 Stamped 24
380-380
Wm. and Nancy Click and children
381-381
Cartwright, S H 25 M W Farmer 500 100 Tx
Sarah Cartwright 18 F W Keeping House Tx
Martha Cartwright 1 F W Tx

1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County
Page 4D SD 1 ED 85
Enumerated 16 Jun 1880
37-38
Cartright, Sanford W M 35 Farmer Tx Tenn Tenn
Cartright, Sara C W F 29 Wf Keeping House Arkansas
Cartright, Martha A W F 10 Dtr At School Tx
Cartright, Mary E W F 9 Dtr At School Tx
Cartright, Edner O W F 7 Dtr Tx
Cartright, Emma A W F 2 Dtr Tx
Cartright, George W W M 1 Son Tx

Sanford married Sarah "Sallie" Catherine Click about 1868. Sarah (daughter of William M. Click and Elizabeth Merchant) was born in Dec 1850 in Arkansas; died on 2 Oct 1902 in Texas; was buried in McMahan's Chapel Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Shown on FindAGrave to be a daughter of William M. Click and Elizabeth Merchant.

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Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Pr 6
Enumearated 14 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 79 Sheet 9B
156-156
Cartwright, Sarah Head W F Dec 1850 W F 49 Wd 8/6 Ark Ark Ark Farmer
Cartwright, Edna Dau W F Mar 1873 27 S Tx Tx Ark
Cartwright, George W Son W M Apr 1879 21 S Tx Tx Ark Farmer
Cartwright, Sanford Son W M Sep 1881 18 S Tx Tx Ark
Cartwright, Richard Son W M Jan 1884 14 S Tx Tx Ark

Notes:

According to 1850 CENSUS SABINE COUNTY, TEXAS WITH ADDED FAMILY INFORMATION AND CORRECTIONS by Helen Gomer Schluter and Blanche Finley Toole, Elijah Clark was the son of William Clark and Elizabeth Isaacks. Elizabeth would only have been about 14 when he was born, so it could be that William Clark had been previously married.

Elijah was married twice. His first wife is unknown, and his second wife was Jane Lagrone.

In a commerative ceremony dated 2 Jun 2001, a marker reading "Texas Revolutionary War-Sabine Volunteers-Captain Collins Company-Defenders of the Republic of Texas Marker" was installed for him in Griffin Cemetery in Sabine County.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1850 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Sabine District
Enumerated 28 and 29 Apr 1850
135-135
William Clark 61 M Farmer 1000 SC
Mahala Clark 38 F Ky
Nelson Clark 17 M Tx
Mariah Clark 12 F Tx
Andrew Clark 10 M Tx
Harison Clark 9 M Tx
Margaret Clark 7 F Tx
William Clark 4 m Tx
136-136
Powell and Sarah Fullen (born SC and Va, with dtr born in KY)
137-137
Elijah Clark 37 M Farmer 600 Miss
Jane Clark 28 F SC
Louis Clark 11 M Tx
Elias Clark 7 M Tx
Paschal Clark 5 M Tx
John Clark 4 M Tx

Elijah married Jane Lagrone about 1842 in Sabine County, Texas. Jane was born about 1822 in South Carolina; died after 1860 in Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Was she the sister of Emanuel Lagrone, who married Rachel Clark?

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Census Listings:

1860 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Housan Bayou beat No. 3, PO Hemphill
Enumerated 24 Jun 1860
Page (?)17
125-125
Jane Clark 34 F Farmer 2000 350 SC
Elias Clark 16 M Tx
Pascal Clark 14 M Tx
John Clark 12 m Tx
Susan Clark 9 F Tx

Notes:

Married:
Trudy Cox also shows they were the parents of Grison and Ann, though these children can not be found on either the 1850 or 1860 census. Perhaps they died young?

Notes:

(Research):In looking for the first husband of Mary Etta VARDEMAN, I was found the following family that was a near perfect match. The names, ages and birthplaces for Maretta, Elizabeth and Sophia match their later census listings in Sabine County, Texas. I looked at every WALLACE and WALLIS family that was indexed in Mississippi in 1850 by Ancestry.com. They were in Lawrence County, Mississippi, which is located in the southwestern portion of the state, nearby to Pike and Amite counties.

1850 Federal Census Mississippi, Lawrence County:

29-29
Wallis, Thomson 32 M W Farmer $50 Miss
Wallis, Maretta 29 F W Miss
Wallis, Elizabeth 3 F W Miss
Wallis, Sophia 1 F W Miss

I am assuming this is the correct family for the time being. More information should be gathered to either prove or disprove this assumption.

Other Wallis's in Lawrence County in 1850 include:
30-30
Wallis, James A 27 M W Farmer Miss
Wallis, Nancy W 18 F W Miss
Wallis, Sarah M 1 F W Miss

32-32
Wallis, Thomson Sr.62 M W Farmer 350 So Car
Wallis, C?ary 62 F W Ga
Wallis, Clementina 22 F W Miss
Wallis, Martin 21 M W Miss
Collins, Centhia 18 F W La?

Thompson married Mary Etta "Polly" Vardeman before 1845. Mary (daughter of Amaziah Vardeman and Una (Eunice) Carter) was born on 22 Sep 1820 in Mississippi; died on 9 Nov 1898 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According the 1854 Sabine County Scholastic census, Mrs. Wallice had one daughter, Mary, enrolled in school.

Notes:

Married:
"Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" lists Mary Etta Vardeman's first husband as Wallis "Finn" Wallace. They do not provide any documentation for this, however.

I believe Mary Etta's first husband was actually Thomson Wallace, and they can be located in Lawrence County, Mississippi at the time of the 1850 census. On that census, Thomson and Maretta Wallis were listed in the same household with a 3 year old Elizabeth and 1 year old Sophia.

Thompson apparently died prior to 1860, because at the time of that census, Mary Etta was married to Henry Strickland White, and living with him in Sabine County, Texas. Her children from her first marriage were listed as follows: Elizabeth Wallis, age 14, Mississippi; Joseph Wallis, age 12, Mississippi; and Josephine Wallis, age 9, Mississippi. Note that Joseph was not listed in 1850, nor is a Sophia listed in 1860. I believe the 1860 census may have been in error, and that Mary Etta and Thomson were the parents of only three children: Elizabeth, Sophia and Josephine. Josephine was probably born soon after the 1850 census. Maybe the census taker confused the names Sophia and Joseph. Or, perhaps they did have a son named Joseph as well.

In 1870, only 20 year old Josephine Wallace, listed as born in Texas, was still shown as living with her mother. But according to other records, a Josephine Wallace was already married to Elias Clark and living with him. I suspect it was actually Sophia Wallace who was still living at home with her mother in 1870. This suspicion can be confirmed by the fact that in 1880, 30 year old Sophie Wallace, born in Mississippi was the only child from her mother's first marriage that was listed in her mother's home. Sophia was married in 1890.

Notes:

Noble writes that he "Lived in Sabine County and was a charter member of the Jackson Masonic Lodge of Milam. He was a land speculator like his father and brother, Matthew. In 1881, he sold 20 A. to Wm. M Reese and S.E. Collier for the Sabine Valley University in Hemphill."

Henson and Parmalee indicate he was a blacksmith (p. 42). The authors also speculate that "George Cartwright may have taken his wife and small daughter Mary to California [during the Gold Rush]. The tax assessor in Sabine County listed him as a nonresident, and his name appears nowhere in Texas in the 1850 and 1860 censuses. George's five-year-old son Sanford lived with Uncle Richard Cartwright in San Augustine in 1850 and went to school in Shelby County for the next two years. George was back in Sabine County on June 5, 1860, when his steam mill exploded, damaging the machinery. He told a friend that he was "not dispirited" and thought he could repair it. (ibid, p 165). In a footnote, the authors also cite the "Diary of C. C. Cox," 49, [which] mentions a company of families from eastern Texas, including a blacksmith.

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Census Listings:

1870 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Hemphill Beat No. 1, PO Hemphill
Enumerated 30 Jun 1870
Pages 11 and 12 Stamped 6
86-86
Cartright, G W 58 M W Farmer 2000 1000 Tenn
Ann Cortright 40 F W Keeping House Ireland
Mary V Kay 24 F W Widow Tx
Unice P Kay 2 f W Tx

1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County
Page 4D SD 1 ED 85
Enumerated 16 Jun 1880
36-37
Cartright, George W M 67 Farmer Tenn NS Va
Cartright, Ann W F 50 Wf Keeping Houst Ireland Ireland Ireland
Kay, William W M 11 Grandson Farm Laborer Tx
Kay, George W M 9 Grandson At School Tx

George married Ann Oliver on 14 Feb 1844 in San Augustine County, Texas. Ann was born before 1830 in Ireland; died on 2 Jun 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Census Listings:

1860 Census
Arkansas, Lafayette County, Walker Creek Twp, Post Office Forrest Grove
Enumerated 26 Jun 1860
Pages 31 and 32
225-225
Wm M Click 40 M farmer 2500 615 Ala
Elizabeth Click 32 F Tenn
Thos. Click 13 M Ala
Nancy Click 11 F Ark
Sarah Click 9 F Ark
Mary Click 3 F Akr
Albert Click 5/12 M Ark
Prudence Merchant 49 F Tenn
Catherine B. Merchant 26 F Ala
Nancy E. Merchant 22 F Tenn
Geniva P Merchant 17 F Miss
Wm C Merchant 16 m Miss
Miles W Merchan 11 M Ala
George W. Weldon 23 m Farm Laborer Georgia
226-226
A H and E J Freeman
227-227
James Click 33 M Farmer 1000 502 Ala
Sophronia Click 23 F Ala
Nancy Click 3 F Ark
Rufus Click 2 m Ark
Rufus Click 29 M Farmer 1000 500 Ala
M B Click 69 M farmer Tenn

1870 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Beat 3, PO Brookeland
Enumerated 13 Aug 1870
Page 12
583-583
Click, William M 50 M W Farmer 1000 300 Ala
Click Mary W 13 F W Ark
Click, Albert G 10 m W Ark
Click, Ellen E 7 F W Ark

1880 Census
not located

1900 Census
Oklahoma Territory, Canadian County, Union Township
Enumerated 27 and 28 Jun 1900
SD 219 ED 22 Sheet 19A
372-372
Click, Albert Head W M Jan 1860 40 m 20 Ark Ala Tenn Farmer
Click, Ella Wf W F Sep 1862 37 M 20 10/9 Tx Va Ala
Click, Walter Son W M Sep 1880 19 S Tx Ark Tx
Click, Maud Dtr W F Jan 1882 18 Tx Ark Tx
Click, Beulah Dtr W F Aug 1885 14 S Tx Ark Tx At School
Click, Creed Son W M Apr 1888 12 12 S Tx Ark Tx At School
Click, Clara Dtr W F Apr 1890 10 S Okl Ark Tx At School
Click, Albert Son W M July 1891 8 S Okl Ark Tx At School
Click, George A Son M M Sept 1894 5 S Okl Ark Tx
Click, Tera Dtr W F Nov 1896 3 S Okl Ark Tx
Click, Gladys Dtr W F Mar 1899 1 S Okl Ark Tx
Click, William Father W M Apr 1820 80 Wd Alr Va Tenn

William married Elizabeth Merchant about 1846. Elizabeth was born about 1828 in Tennessee; died after 1863. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
An unreferenced, unsourced tree on RootsWeb WorldConnect shows that they married on 31 Mar 1844 in Tishamingo County, Mississippi. This same tree shows that Elizabeth was a daughter of Richard Y. MERCHANT and Prudence WALDRIP.

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:ag6108a&id=I0495

Orene Moore, on her "Davis, Folsom, Merchant, Sparks, Nelson, Vickery, Crain and others" tree on WorldConnect shows the same.