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Reuben Arthur CLARK

Reuben Arthur CLARK

Male 1887 - 1965  (78 years)

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  • Name Reuben Arthur CLARK 
    Born 1 Feb 1887  Atco, Camden Co, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    • Birth date given in New Jersey Births & Christenings Index as Feb 1 1886. But 1900 Census shows it as Feb 1887, age in 1940 Census was 53, date on headstone is 1887, and his WW II draft registration card states Feb 1 1887.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1940, RAILROAD ST  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1916  [7] 
    glass worker 
    Occupation 1917  [1] 
    glass gather at Doddridge Window Glass Co. 
    Residence 1917  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1920  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [8] 
    gatherer at glass plant 
    Census 1930 
    • He was not present with his wife, children and parents in West Union for the 1930 Census.
    Occupation O. Ames Co. (retired)  [3] 
    Occupation 1940  [9] 
    laborer 
    Occupation 1942  [2] 
    W.P.A. 
    Residence Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Died 30 Oct 1965  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6] 
    Buried Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 10] 
    Person ID I90252  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 23 Nov 2018 

    Father Reuben CLARK,   b. 3 Dec 1843, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1931, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Ella Elizabeth EMERICK,   b. 29 Jan 1859, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1947, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Family ID F38769  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Zella Flora HOWELL,   b. 9 Aug 1890, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1973  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 1909  [11] 
    Notes 
    • 1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Town of West Union), enumerated on Jan 27 1920 at 208 Grant Ave. (probably Grand Ave, Blockhouse Hill):
      Reuben Clark, 32, gatherer in glass plant; wife Ella, 29; dau Corlean, 9; son Gaylord, 5; son Gayle, 5; dau Helen, 2y 1m. All born in West Virginia except for Reuben, born in New Jersey.

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Town of West Union), enumerated on Apr 11 1930 at Blockhouse Hill:
      Zela Clark, 39, married, no occupation; son Gale, 15; dau Helen, 12; dau Ella M, 10; son Harold, 7; son Edward T, 2; father-in-law Ruben Sr, 86; mother-in-law Ella, 71.

      1940 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Town of West Union), enumerated on Apr 4 1940 at Railroad Street:
      Reuben Clark, 53, laborer, married (wife not present); son Harold A, 16; son Edward T, 12; mother Ella E. Clark, 81, widowed. [12, 13]
    Children 
     1. Corline CLARK,   b. 23 Sep 1910, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Gaylord CLARK,   b. 31 Jul 1914, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1928, Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 13 years)
     3. Gail CLARK,   b. 31 Jul 1914, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 1972, Los Angeles Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     4. Cleo Madaline CLARK,   b. 6 Jul 1916,   d. 10 Nov 1916, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     5. Helen Florence CLARK,   b. 9 Dec 1917, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Ella May CLARK,   b. 6 Jul 1920, Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Harold Arthur CLARK,   b. 1 Jul 1923, Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Aug 1993  (Age 70 years)
     8. Edward Thomas CLARK,   b. 4 Apr 1928, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jun 2002  (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F38768  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    2. [S2508] World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    3. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1340182&Type=Death.

    4. [S2611] New Jersey, Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    5. [S1662] 1900 Census.

    6. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    7. [S1590] Death record of daughter.

    8. [S2027] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    9. [S2635] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union).

    10. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    11. [S2032] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    12. [S1599] Birth record of son.

    13. [S1567] Marriage record of son.