Genevive "Jennie" Clark

Genevive married Willie C. Cagle on 15 Nov 1925. Willie was born before 1911; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Genevive married Elisha Ward on 30 Jul 1930 in Jasper County, Texas. Elisha was born about 1885 in Vernon Parish, Louisiana; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
From FindAGrave memorial page for his mother, Sarah Jane Sprouse WARD
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=51982334

Elisha Ward: Born 1885 Vernon Parish, LA. Jennie Clark, dau of James Seborn Clark & Ruth Clark, Sabine Co, TX: Born 1911 Bronson, Sabine - Jul Co, TX. 1st marr Willie C. Cagel in 1925. Had children. 2nd Jennie married Elisha Ward July 30, 1930 in Jasper Co, TX.

1. Living
2. Living

Notes:

John W. Clark writes that he married four times. First to a "Lue", and they were the parents of Emma, born 1880 in Erath County, TX. Emma married J. E. Massengale. He married second Anna, and they were the parents of Walter and Joseph Edward, both of whom were said to have gone to California. His third wife was Ellen Clark, and his fourth wife Ruth Aurelia "Relie" Clark. Ellen and Relie were both daughters of Pascal Clark and Elizabeth Wallace of Sabine County.

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Census Listings:

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 4 May 1910
SD 2 ED 131 Sheet 13B
Hemphill and San Augustine Road
224-226
Clark, Elias E Head M W 31 S Tx Tx Ms Farmer
Clark, Elizabeth l Mothr F W 63 Wd 11/7 Miss Miss Miss
Clark, Allen J Brother m W 28 S Tx Tx Miss Laborer
225-227
Henry P and Frances Conn
226-228
Clark, James S Hd M W 49 m2 3 Tx Tx Ga Farmer
Clark, Ruth C Wf F W 33 m1 3 2/2 Tx Tx Miss
Clark, John W Son M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Clark, Auresia Son M W 2 S Tx Tx Tx
Clark, Minneloa Dtr F W 6/12 S Tx Tx Tx

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP One
Enumerated 20 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 168 Sheet 20A
392-414
Clark, James S Head M W 59 M Tx Tx Miss Digger Water Wells
Clark, Aurelia B Wf F W 44 M Tx Tx Miss
Clark, Minnieola Dtr F W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Clark, Jennieve Dtr F W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Clark, Marie Dtr F W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Clark, Rass Son M W 3 4/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Clark, Ralph Son M W 1 11/12 S Tx Tx Tx

1930 Census
Texas, San Augustine, JP Number 4
Enumerated April 12 and 14, 1930
ED 203-7 SD 19 Sheet 2B
32-32
Clark, James S Head m W 69 M 43 Tx Tx Ga Farming
Clark, Aurelia R Wf F W 53 M 30 Tx Tx Miss
Clark, Jennie V Dtr F W 18 Tx Tx Tx
Clark, Rus Son M W 14 S Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Clark, Ralf Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Cagle, Dortea Grddtr F W 3 5/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Cagle, Weldon Grdson M W 2 8/12 Tx Tx Tx
Cagle, Hazle m Grddtr F W 2/12 S Tx Tx Tx

James married Ruth Aurelia "Relie" Clark on 14 Apr 1907 in Sabine County, Texas. Ruth (daughter of Paschal Clark and Elizabeth "Betty" C. Wallace) was born on 9 Sep 1870 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 6 Mar 1965 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Centerview Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JD25-HBF
Name: Ruth Aurelia Clark
Death Date: 06 Mar 1965
Death Place: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 94 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 09 Sep 1870
Birthplace: Hemphill, Texas
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Pascal Clark
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Betty Wallace
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Housewife
Place of Residence: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
Cemetery: Centerveiw Cemetery
Burial Place: Bronson, Texas
Burial Date: 07 Mar 1965
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2117753
Digital Film Number: 4028298
Image Number: 2128
Reference Number: cn 24558
Collection: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976

Notes:

(Research):

Census Listings:

1860 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Sandy Beat No. 7, PO Fairmount
Enumerated 17 July 1860
Page 41
300-300
Mahala L Clark 45 F Farmer 2400 654 Ky
Andrew Clark 20 M Tx
Harrison Clark 19 M Tx
Margaret Clark 17 F Tx
William B Clark 15 M Tx
301-301
William Clark 27 M Farmer 250 250 Tx
Nancy Clark 26 F Miss
Margaret Clark 7 F Tx
Martha G Clark 4 F Tx
Mary A Clark 3 F Tx
William H Clark 3/12 M Tx
302-302
Franklin Clark 33 M Farmer 500 500 Tx
Martha Clark 27 F Ga
George W Clark 8 M Tx
John H Clark 5 M Tx
Joseph F Clark 3 M Tx

1870 Census
Texas, Cherokee County, Beat No. 3, PO Jacksonville
Enumerated 22 Aug 1870
Page 3 Stamped 239
18-18
Clark, Frank 45 M W Farmer $--- $200 Tx
Clark, Martha 42 F W Keeping House Ga
Clark, John H 15 M W Works on Farm Tx
Clark, James S 12 M W Works on Farm Tx
Clark, William A 10 M W Works on Farm Tx
Clark, Albert A 7 M W Tx
Clark, Charles G 3 M W Tx
Clark, George W 19 S M Works on Farm Tx
Clark, Lucy W 18 F W Keeping House Ga

1880 Census
Texas, Erath County, Pr. 8
Enumerated 21 Jun 1880
Pages 22 and 23 SD 3 ED 150 Stamped 36
202-222
Clark, G W M W 29 Farmer Tx Tx Ga
Clark, Catherine W F 27 Wf Keeping House Ga ga Ga
Hitchcock, Eliza W F 12 Orphan Tx --- ---
203-223
CC and Mary J Martin Family
204-224
Clark, F W M 52 Farmer Tx SC Miss
Clark, Martha W F 47 Wf Keeping House Ga Ga Ga
Clark, W. A. W F 18 Son Farm Laborer Tx Tx Ga
Clark, Albert A W F 15 S Works on Farm Tx Tx Ga
Clark, Charles G W M 12 Son At Home Tx Tx Ga
Clark, J C. W M 20 Son Farmer Tx Tx Ga

1900 Cenus
Texas, Erath County, JP 8
Enumerated 6 Jun 1900
SD 4 ED 78 Sheet 4B
74-74
Clark, Franklin Hd M W Dec 1827 72 M 52 Tx Tn Tn Farmer
Clark, Martha N Wf W F Jun 1832 67 M 52 9/5 Ga Ga Ga
Clark, James S Son M M Jun 1860 39 D Tx Tx Ga day Laborer

Franklin married Martha Callahan. Martha was born on 9 Jun 1832 in Georgia; died on 23 May 1911 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The widow Martha Clark was living with her son, George Washington Clark in Erath County, Texas at the time of the 1910 Federal Census. John W. Clark shows she is buried in Hemphill, Texas, however it appears it is in a cemetery other than the Hemphill City Cemetery, as a Martha Clark can not be found on Kay Parker McCary's transcription of that cemetery.

Name: Martha Clark
Death Date: 23 May 1911
Death Place: Bronson, Sabine, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 79 years
Estimated Birth Date: 1832
Birth Date:
Birthplace: Georgia
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: William Callahan
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Housekeeper
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2050486
Digital Film Number: 4165845
Image Number: 1537
Reference Number: cn 11827
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Notes:

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Census Listings:

1870 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Hemphill Beat 1, PO Hemphill
Enumerated 20 Jun 1870
Page 9
68-68
Clark, R. Lewis 31 M W Farmer 310 200 Tx
Clark, Mary D F W Keeping House Tx
Clark, Eliza F. 11 F W Tx
Clark, Elizabeth A 8 F W Tx
Clark, Lewis N. 4 M W TX
Clark Unice C 2 F W Tx
69-69
Clark, PP 25 m W Farmer $--- $200 Tx
Clark, Elizabeth 32 F W Keeping House Miss
Clark, Mary L/R? 3 F W Tx
Clark, Sam H. 1 M W Tx

1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Pr. No 1
Page 16D SD 1 ED 85
Enumerated 26 and 28 Jun 1880
156-157
Clark, Paschal W M 25 Farmer Tx Ga NC
Clark, Elizabeth C W F 33 Wf Keeping House Miss Miss MIss
Clark, Mary L W F 12 Dtr Farm Laborer Tx
Clark, Sam H W M 10 Son Farm Laborer Tx
Clark, Jane I. W F 8 Dtr Tx
Clark, William H W M 5 Son Tx
Clark, Ruth C. W F 3 Dtr Tx
Clark, Elias E. W M 2 Son Tx

1900 Census
Not located

Paschal married Elizabeth "Betty" C. Wallace in 1867 in Sabine County, Texas. Elizabeth (daughter of Thompson "Finn" Wallace and Mary Etta "Polly" Vardeman) was born between 1846 and 1848 in Mississippi; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

At the time of the 1880 census, Elizabeth and Pascal Clark were living next door to her mother, Mary (Vardeman) and step-father, Henry White.

Notes:

One of his descendants, Elaine Wells, emailed in November 2012 that "I have visited the Dickey-Clark Cemetery in Sabine County Texas. I do not personally have a photo of the headstone for William Clark, but there is a photo on Ancestry.Com which shows the exact date of birth as May 1, 1790. Date of death July 4, 1856. It also showed that William Clark served as a Pvt. in the Mississippi Militia in the war of 1812. I was present at the ceremony when the Historical Marker was dedicated. " In January 2020, Elaine emailed "I have submitted my DNA to Ancestry and it shows my DNA directly related to William Clark. It shows his father was William Barnett Clark, born 09Oct1966 in Orange Co., Virginia, died in 1835 in Amite Co., MS. His wife was Frances Ragsdale. Born 1764 in Lunenburg Co., VA. His father was John James Clark, born 19Fe1741 in Clark's Mountain, Orange Co., VA and died 28Oct1831 in Bedfore, Orange Co., VA. Ancestry shows his wife was Mary Towles, but there was no other information about her. It shows that I have shared DNA with all those listed, except Mary Towles."

When John William Clark of Oklahoma City published his 1971 book, SOME DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM CLARK OF SABINE COUNTY, TEXAS he was conducting research to prove a theory that William Clark born about 1790 in South Carolina was related to or descended from Elijah Clark, father of John Clark, Governor of Georgia 1819-1823. He wrote in the preface to his book that "Several clues have pointed the way to research this angle as follows: Elijah Clark went from South Carolina to Georgia in early days following the Revolutionary War as a General. His son John became Governor of Georgia. John's sons went to Miss., such as Elijah, Gibson, Etc. One of John's grandsons became a political figure in Texas. A William Barnett Clark was granted a Georgia passport by the governor, signed by the Solictor General Elijah Clark to proceed across the western country to Miss. in search of land. Our William names a son William Barnett in later years after he was in Sabine Co., Texas."

The author, also noted that there were three William Clarks in Sabine County, Texas at the same time, "however our William Clark was the only one that remained there until he died."

He listed the following facts about our William Clark in the preface of his book:
a) Born ca 1790 in South Carolina
b) Fought in the War of 1812
c) he was married in Mississippi, Amite County, to Elizabeth Isaacs 16 Mar 1812 and again to Mahala Graham ca 1836 in Sabine County
d) Received a land grant from the Mexican Government in Zavalla's Colony in June 1835
d) has a total of about 21 children by two wives, many of these descendants still living in East Texas
f) the only one of the three William Clarks living in Sabine county before 1850 that remained in that county and died there
g) the only land owned by William Clark south of Hemphill, TX was land bought by William and not granted to him as original owner
h)All paper of William Clark were signed by an "X" and witnessed by someone else
i) William was listed on the census records of Sabine County in 1835 and 1850, and second wife Mahala was listed in 1860, 1870 and 1880. This and the wills indicate he died prior to 1860.

The author also stated that other two William Clark's who were associated with Sabine County were:

---William F Clark (William Fain Clark). This William F. Clark received a land grant from the Mexican Government south of Hemphill on the Sandy Creek. This was later conveyed to Joseph Sullivan, and he evidently moved away since he is not shown in subsequent census records. Obediah S. Smith bought this land later and lived on it for years.


---William Clark Jr., a political leader in the Sabine District, born in either Va, Ga, or N.C. on 14 April 1798, and a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and a representative from the Sabine and Nacogdoches District who married Martha Wall. They were the parents of Margaret, Francis, Sarah Jane and William, and this family moved from Hemphill to Nacogdoches County prior to 1860. There he ran a hotel and land business, and on the 1870 census of Nacogdoches, he can be found with his daughter, Sara Jane GRIFFITH, the wife of Dr. L. E. GRIFFITH, who one practiced medicine in Hemphill. William Clark Jr died 3 Jun 1871 in Nacogdoches and has a monument erected in his honor in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Nacogdoches.

On page 1 of his book, John Clark writes that "The first record found of him (William) shows him as a private in Captain John Lowry's Company of Militia, Mississippi Territory Regiment of Infantry, commanded by Lieut. Col. George H. Nixon. He served in the war from 19 October 1813 to 28 Feb 1814. he was given travel pay to travel 300 miles from Tom Bigby River or Camp in northeastern Mississippi to Amite County, Miss."

White and Toole, in SABINE COUNTY HISTORICAL SKETCHES AND GENEALOGICAL RECORDS wrote of William:

"He served in the War of 1812, from Mississippi, and married Elizabeth Isaacs of Amite County, Mississippi March 16, 1812. They moved to Coahuila, Texas long before the days of the Republic and received a land grant from Lorenzo de Zavala on the waters of the Palo Gacho consisting of one league. His wife died in childbirth in the Run-away-scrape in 1836. According to legend, while William Clark's ox wagon was stuck in the mud at Sandy Creek, and he was trying to extricate it, he met his second wife, Mahala Graham. They were married in 1837, and settled on Big Sandy, and with the children of his first wife there were 21 children." SABINE COUNTY HISTORICAL SKETCHES AND GENEALOGICAL RECORDS

On April 16, 2009, Dr. Gary Clark (drgclarke@msn.com) emailed that "There is a record of probated wills of Edgefield County, Vol. II, p. 98. David Clark and wife Amy willed their plantation to their children: William, Sarah, Edward, David, James and Mary; May 3, 1813. He requested that they all live on the plantation, if possible.

The list of children in this list is limited to six. I would like to know should anyone else determine that David and Amy are William's parents. Another volume on Edgefield County references William purchased property there in April,1783; and David served on a petite jury in 1788."

Land Grant recorded in the General Land Office in Austin as JAV11, Title Jul 2, 1835, Book 22, p. 653. Signed by George Antonio Nixon, Comisionad

Joel Clark emailed, in November 2012, that "Someone posted info about a census in Amite county Mississippi that suggested that this William Clark (my 4th great grandfather) was a Junior. They mentioned 2 separate households and 1 William Clark was married to an Elizabeth. This would lend thought to William Clark's dad being William Clark Senior."

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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

William married Elizabeth Isaacs on 16 Mar 1812 in Amite County, Mississippi. Elizabeth (daughter of Elijah Isaacks and Esther Donaho) was born on 9 Aug 1798 in South Carolina; died about 1836 in Coahuila and Texas, Republic of Mexico. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was the daughter of Elijah Isaacs and H. Esther Donoho. Could her age of 36 on the 1835 Sabine County census be in error? She would have been 13 at the time of her marriage, and 14 when Elijah was born.

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.

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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.