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Jesse CLARK

Jesse CLARK

Male 1824 - 1889  (~ 64 years)


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  • Name Jesse CLARK
    Birth Sep 1824  [1] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1850  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence June 1871  Greenbrier Run (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1880  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [3] 
    Death 13 Feb 1889  [1] 
    Burial Greenbrier 7th Day Baptist Cemetery, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Person ID I30311  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 2 Aug 2020

    Family Charlotte F. RANDOLPH,   b. 31 Aug 1824, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Oct 1905 (Age 81 years)
    Marriage 13 Nov 1845  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 9 1850:
      Jessy Clark, 25, farmer, value of real estate $200; Charlotte, 24; Marvel, 3; Lucy Ann, 1; Margaret Clark, 45, cannot read/write. All born in Virginia.
      NOTE: Margaret Clark is probably the mother of Jesse Clark.

      In 1851, Jesse Clark purchased a land grant for 80 acres at the head of Plum Run, a drain of Greenbrier Run.
    Children 
    >1. Marvel CLARK,   b. 20 Nov 1846   d. 7 Jun 1931, Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    +2. Lucy Ann CLARK,   b. 30 Nov 1848   d. 30 Apr 1900 (Age 51 years)
    +3. Mary Melissa CLARK,   b. 10 Mar 1851, Greenbrier Run (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 1914, Berea, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    >4. Effilee CLARK,   b. 21 Mar 1853, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Apr 1934, Berea, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    +5. Fenton Randolph CLARK,   b. Jan 1856, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Feb 1946, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 90 years)
    >6. Milton CLARK,   b. 24 Jun 1857, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jul 1919 (Age 62 years)
    >7. Governor George Wise CLARK,   b. 20 Dec 1859, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 May 1936, Leatherbark, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    +8. Marcelus CLARK,   b. 12 Jun 1862, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jul 1933, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    Family ID F11662  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S83] Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >), p. 109.

    2. [S37] Historical Military Records, (www.fold3.com), Witness to Joshua J. Davis's Declaration for Pension (War of 1812).

    3. [S941] 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    4. [S934] Findagrave.com.