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William Ira Clark

Male 1904 - 1998  (93 years)


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  • Name William Ira Clark  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Born 4 Aug 1904  Clarktown Community, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Died 18 Feb 1998  San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5
    Buried Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • The Sabine County Reporter
      February 25, 1998, Page 12

      William Ira Clark

      William Ira Clark, 93, of Hemphill died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 1998, at Twin Lakes Care Center in San Augustine.

      Born Aug. 4, 1904, in Clarktown community as a son of the late Monroe and Bessie (Williams) Clark, he was a lifelong resident of the area and was a retired pipefitter for Local #395. Clark was a member of East Mayfield Baptist Church and Littleton Fowler Masonic Lodge #305.

      Survivors: wife, Lexie Clark of Hemphill; a son, Terrel Clark of Hemphill; daughters, Oweda Boyd of Nacogdoches and Caroline Womack of Hemphill; nine grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and one great-great granchild.

      Funeral services were held Feb. 21 at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. Homer Williams, Bro. W. Clarence Howell, and Bro. W. P. Murchinson officiating. Interment followed at Fairmount Cemetery in Fairmount.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, April 2011)
    • (Research):
      Census Listings:

      1940 Census
      Texas, Sabine Cunnty, JP 7, Bayou, Fairdale, Fairmount
      Enumerated 20 Apr 1940
      SD 42-2 ED 202-11 Sheet 5A
      75
      O $2000
      Clark, N. Easeal Hd M W 43 M Tx Same House Farmer
      Clark, Bertie Wf F W 36 M Tx Same House
      Clark, Easual Jr Son M W 17 S Tx Same House Laborer Farm
      Clark, Georgia D Son M W 15 S Tx Same House Laborer Farm
      Clark, Hiram K Son M W 12 Tx Same House
      Clark, Clara M Dtr F W 10 S Tx Same House
      Clark, Janell Dtr F W 6 Tx Same House
      Clark, Bobbie L Dtr F W 5 Tx
      Clark, Reba Dtr F W 3 Tx
      Clark, W. Lee O. Son M W 7/12 Tx
      76
      R $3
      Clark, Ira Hd M W 35 M Tx W Same Place Farmer
      Clark, Lexie Wf F W 29 M Tx Same Place Cook WPA Lunch Room
      Clark, Terrell Son M W 9 S Tx Same Place
      Clark, Oevda Dtr F W 7 S Same Place
    Person ID I15830  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Monroe Ira Clark,   b. 18 Mar 1882, Fairmount Community, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1953, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Bessie Edna Williams,   b. 18 Jun 1882, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1942, Fairmount Community, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 24 Sep 1903  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6
    Family ID F11498  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lexie Olivia McNaughten,   b. 5 Nov 1912, Fairmount Community, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 2004, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 8 Jul 1930  [4, 6
    Children 
     1. William Terrel Clark,   b. 2 May 1931, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 2014, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     2. Living
     3. Carolyn Ann Clark,   b. 8 May 1944, Port Neches, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 2013, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 7 Jul 2012 
    Family ID F6082  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Aug 1904 - Clarktown Community, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Feb 1998 - San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), February 25, 1998, Page 12 (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 2, Ward 4 Enumerated 26 adn 27 Apr 1910 SD 3 ED 132 Sheet 7A 117-117 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), Texas, Sabine Cunnty, JP 7, Bayou, Fairdale, Fairmount Enumerated 20 Apr 1940 SD 42-2 ED 202-11 Sheet 5A 76 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [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. 32 (Reliability: 3).

    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. [S913] McCary, Kay P. "Fairmount Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.