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Elijah Wallace Clark

Male 1883 - 1962  (78 years)


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  • Name Elijah Wallace Clark  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Born 31 Oct 1883  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    Died 10 Sep 1962  Pasedena, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 7
    Buried Brookside Memorial Park, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Notes 
    • When he registered for the draft during the First World War, he was a farmer working for himself in Hemphill, Texas, and he listed his nearest relatives as his wife, Delia Clark. He was medium in heighth, slender, and had blue eyes and brown hair.

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      Name: E. Wallace Clark
      Death Date: 10 Sep 1962
      Death Place: Pasadena, Harris, Texas
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Death Age: 78 years
      Estimated Birth Date:
      Birth Date: 31 Oct 1883
      Birthplace: Sabine County, Texas
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name:
      Father's Name: Elijah Clark
      Father's Birthplace:
      Mother's Name: Josephine
      Mother's Birthplace:
      Occupation: Retired
      Place of Residence: South Houston, Harris, Texas
      Cemetery: Brookside Mem. Park
      Burial Place: Houston, Harris, Texas
      Burial Date: 12 Sep 1962
      Additional Relatives:
      Film Number: 2117116
      Digital Film Number: 4028546
      Image Number: 0875
      Reference Number: 56248
      Collection: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976
    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      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

      1920 Census
      Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
      Enumerated 15 Jan 1920
      SD 326 ED 168 Sheet 16B
      Milam and Hemphill Road
      330-348
      Clark, Elias W Head M W 36 M Tx Tx Tx Retail Merchant Groceries
      Clark, Delia Wf F W 36 M Tx Tx Tn
      Clark, Myrtle I Dtr F W 14 S Tx Tx Tx
      Clark, Ellis Son M W 11 S Tx Tx Tx
      Clark, Beatrice Dtr F W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
      Clark, Benina Dtr F W 9 Tx Tx Tx
      Clark, Lucille Dtr F W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
      Clark, Bertie Dtr F W 4 5/12 S Tx Tx Tx

      1930 Census
      Texas, Sabine County, JP 1, East Mayfield Town
      Enumerated 4 Apr 1930
      ED 242-1 SD 19 Sheet 2A
      261-25-28
      Clark, Elias W Head M W 46 M 20 Tx Tx Tx Delivery Ice Lumber Mill
      Clark, Delia Wf F W 47 M 20 Tx Tx Tn
      Clark, Beatrice A Dtr F W 20 S Tx Tx Tx
      Clark, Benina J Dtr F W 20 Tx Tx Tx
      Clark, Thelma L. Dtr F W 17 S Tx Tx Tx
      Clark, Bertie L. Dtr F W 14 S Tx Tx Tx
    Person ID I11257  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 18 Apr 2021 

    Father Elias Clark,   b. 4 Jan 1843, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1910, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Mary Josephine Wallace,   b. 23 Feb 1851, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1930, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married Abt 1870  [8, 9
    Family ID F361  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Cordelia "Delia" Chandler,   b. 16 Feb 1883, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 20 Dec 1903  Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • John W. Clark indicates that both Elijah and Delia died in Houston, and are buried there.
    Children 
     1. Myrtle Iris Clark,   b. 19 Dec 1904, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Ellis Maurice Clark,   b. 15 Mar 1908, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1983, Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     3. Benina Josephine Clark,   b. 7 Nov 1909, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Anna Beatrice Clark,   b. 7 Nov 1909, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Thelma Lucille Clark,   b. 21 Feb 1913, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1987, McLennan County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     6. Bertie Louise Clark,   b. 15 Jul 1915, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 2001, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    Last Modified 22 Jun 2012 
    Family ID F12000  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 31 Oct 1883 - Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Dec 1903 - Harris County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Brookside Memorial Park, Houston, Harris County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 1 Enumerated 5 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 68 Sheets 2B and 3A 34-35 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S481] 1910 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. This database is an index to the head of households enumerated in the 1910 United States Federal Census, the Thirteenth Census of the United States. In addition, each indexed name is linked to actual images of the 1910 Federal Census. The information recorded in the census includes: name, relationship to head of family, age at last birthday, sex, color or race, whether single, married, widowed, or divorced, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, and more.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 1 Enumerated 15 Apr 1910 SD 2 ED 131 Sheet 1A Stamped 85 San Augustine and Hemphill Road 4-4 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S487] Ancestry.com - U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.

    4. [S513] Ancestry.com - Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database online].

    5. [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.).

    6. [S1305] Clark, John W. "Some Descendants of William Clark of Sabine County, Texas" (American Reference Publishing Co., Ste. 262-250, Ridgleas Bank Building, Fort Worth, Texas 76116, c. 1971), (This book was complied by John William Clark, 1023 Harris Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73107 in honor of William Clark...information was obtained from family records and interviews with relatives having first hand knowledge of the facts; census records of South Carolina, Mississippi, and Texas; cemetery records and tombstone inscriptions; library books in Oklahoma City, Dallas, Austin, Hemphill, Lufkin and Nacogdoches, and letters from many interested people all over the country willing to help and be helped. A copy of this book was found by Trudy Cox at the Abilene Christina Unversity Brown Library and xeroxed by her, and a copy sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas.), p. 9 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).

    8. [S349] Schluter & Toole, "1850 Sabine County, Texas Census with Added Family Information and Corrections" c. 1979.

    9. [S739] Rubel, Dale (dalerubel@msn.com)"Charles Earl CHANCE Ancestors" Updated 2008-01-19 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=susanrubel.