Lathern King Clark

Notes:

Larry Crocker shows that he married (1) Murrell Margaret FOSTER and they were the parents of Bobbie Murrell (b. 9 Feb 1937, Sabine County), Lathern Paul (b. 14 Jan 1939, Sabine County), Keith Clent (b. 23 Sept 1941, Sabine County), Sue Nell (b. 8 Nov 1942, Sabine County), Jo Ann Reba (b. 15 Feb 1944, Sabine County), and Wanda Gay (b. 30 Nov 1945, Sabine County); (2) Bobbie Lou FULLER and they were the parents of David Wayne (b. 14 Sep 1960, Sabine County); and (3) Naomi Juanita DAVIDSON. His double tombstoen at Harper's Chapel Cemetery is with Naomi J. CLARK, his third wife.

Obituary
The Sabine County Reporter
April 23, 1997, page 18

Lathern Clark, 83, of Route 4, Hemphill, died at 2:30 a.m. Thursday, April 17, 1997, at Sabine County Hospital.

Clark, born Feb. 15, 1997 (sic) in Louisiana, had lived in the Hemphill/Pineland area most of his life and was retired from the timber industry, employed to Temple-Inland Forest Products. He was a member of the East Mayfield Baptist Church and Littleton Fowler Masonic Lodge #305 in Hemphill.

Survivors: wife, Naomi J. Clark of Hemphill; sons, Lathern Paul Clark of Bossier City, La., Commissioner Keith C. Clark of Hemphill, and David Wayne Clark of Pasedena; daughters, Bobbie Merrell Herrington of Pineland, Sue Nell Medley of Burkeville, Joanne Harley of Hemphill, and Wanda Hines of Morris Town, Tennessee; sisters, Audie Armstrong and Gladys Boone, both of Hemphill; 23 grandchildren; 41 great grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Riday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. W. Clarence Howll, Bro. Bob Arthur, and Bro. Cecil Pembleton officiating. Interment was at Harper's Chapel Cemetery near Hemphill.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, February 2011)

Lathern married Murrell Margaret Foster on 4 May 1935. Murrell was born on 25 Sep 1917 in Louisiana; died on 24 Jun 1958 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Bronson Cemetery, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Bobbie Murrell Clark was born on 9 Feb 1937 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 19 Nov 2017 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas; was buried on 21 Nov 2017 in Pineland Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.
2. Living
3. Keith Clent Clark was born on 23 Sep 1940 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 6 Nov 2011 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas; was buried in Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas.
4. Living
5. Reba JoAnn Clark was born on 14 Feb 1944 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 10 Aug 2021 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Bronson Cemetery, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas.
6. Living

Lathern married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living

Lathern married Naomi Juanita Davidson after 1960. Naomi was born on 29 Mar 1923; died on 11 Dec 1997 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Larry Crocker shows he was first married to Lue Miller, with no children from this union.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDG1-3JC
Name: Lee Clark
Death Date: 30 Nov 1965
Death Place: Pct. 1, Sabine Co., Texas
Gender: Male
Race: W
Death Age: 80 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 03 Apr 1885
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Andrew Clark
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Place of Residence: Precinct #1, Sabine Co., Texas
Cemetery: Harper Chapel
Burial Place: Sabine Co., Texas
Burial Date: 01 Dec 1965
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2117867
Digital Film Number: 4028295
Image Number: 2907
Reference Number: Cert # 73030
Collection: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976

(Research):
Census Information:

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Pr. 2
Enumerated 27 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 132 Sheet 7B
118-118
Clark, Joe Head m W 22 M1 8 Tx Tx Ala Farmer
Clark, Vicie Wf F W 25 m1 8 3/3 Tx La Tx Farm Laborer
Clark, Nina Dtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Clark, Ray Son m W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Clark, William Son m W 1 4/12 S Tx Tx Tx
119-119
Bonneau, Amanda (Widow, 68, b. Ala) and daughters
120-120
Clark, Ises head M W 43 m1 17 Tx Tx Ala Farmer
Clark, Winnie Wf F W 38 m1 17 7/7 Tx Tx Tx
Clark, Joseph Son m W 16 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Clark, Jefferson Son M W 14 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Clark, Easuel Son m W 12 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Clark, Myrtie Dtr F W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Clark, Sudie Dtr F W 3 S Tx Tx Tx
121-121
Clark, William Head M W 65 m2 1 Tx SC Ky Farmer
Clark, Elizabeth Wf F W 58 m1 1 0/0 La US US
122-122
Clark, Lee Head M W 25 Wd Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Clark, Henry Brother M W 43 m1 13 Tx Tx Tx Laborer Odd Jobs
Clark, Laura Sister-in-law F W 37 m1 13 6/5 Ark Ala Ala
Clark, Herman Nephew M W 12 S Tx Tx Ark Farm Laborer
Clark, Leoman Nephew M W 10 S Tx Tx Ark Farm Laborer
Clark, Jessie Nephew M W 8 S Tx Tx Ark
Clark, Cora Niece F W 6 S Tx Tx Ark
Clark, Vera Niece F W 4 S Tx Tx Ark
123-123
Clark, Andrew Head m W 71 Wd Tx SC Ky Farmer
Williams, Martin Son--n-law M W 29 m1 10 Tx Tx Tx Laborer Odd Jobs
Williams Sarah Dtr F W 28 m1 10 5/5 Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer Home Farm
Williams, Ellen J Grdtr F W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
Williams, Elbert Grdson M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Williams, James A Grdson M W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
Williams Lee Grdson M W 2 S Tx Tx Tx
Williams, Ethel Grddtr F W 8/12 S Tx Tx Tx

1920 Census
Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Police Jury Ward 7
Enumerated 28 and 29 Jan 1920
SD 4 ED 48 Sheets 6B and 7A
125-127
Clark, Lee Head M W 34 M Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Clark, Annie Wf F W 22 M La La La
Clark, Lathern Son M W 5 11/12 Tx Tx La
126-127
Clark, E. L. Son M W 4 11/12 S La Tx La
Clark, Odeses Son m W 3 10/12 S La Tx La
Clark, Gladys Dtr F W 5/12 S La Tx La


1930 Census
Sabine County, Texas Census JP 1;
Page 38B; April ?, 1930
930 HH 61-61
Clark, Lee Head; renter age 44 married 27 TX TX TX Farmer
Annie M. wife 33 16 LA LA LA
Lathern K. son 16 TX TX LA Laborer School
Ernest L. son 15 TX TX LA Laborer School
Odessa A. son 13 TX TX LA School
Gladys dau 11 TX TX LA School
Audie dau 8 TX TX LA School

(Courtesy of Larry Crocker)

Robert married Anna "Annie" Margaret Presley on 13 Apr 1913 in Fairmount Community, Sabine County, Texas. Anna was born on 4 Mar 1897 in Bellwood, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana; died on 19 Apr 1984 in Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Larry Crocker and John W. Clark show her as the daughter of Jacob PRESLEY and Susan MATHEW.

Notes:

Married:
Virgie Speights
Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas (p. 6)
April 11, 1963

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Clark

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Clark of the Sabinetown community, will be honored Sunday, April 14, with an open house at their home.

Hostesses will be their five children and sons-in-law and daughter-in-law, which include Mr. and Mrs. Lathern Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Bebe Clark, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Boone, all of Hemphill, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Clark of Burkeville, and Mrs. Audie Armstrong of Odessa.

Mrs. Clark was the former Annie Pressley of Bellwood, La., in Natchitoches Parish, and she and Mr. Clark, a native of Fairmount, in Sabine County, were married on Apirl 13, 1913. They have 13 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.

They have lived in Sabine County since they were married, except for 6 years in La. and 3 years in Anderson County, Texas. When they moved to Anderson County, it was by covered wagon. There were five small children and the trip took eight days, during which time they camped at night.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, November 2012)

Notes:

Larry Crocker writes that Andrew was listed on the Sabine County Voter Registration list for 1867-1869. It was indicated he lived in Sabine County for 28 years and that he was a native Texan. (Yellowed Pages, Vol. XXIII, No. 4, Winter, 1993). He was a private in Captain R.P. Sibley's Company F, 11th Texas Infantry, having enlisted February 19, 1862.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JXFR-VZ7
Name: Andrew Clark
Death Date: 23 Aug 1913
Death Place: Yellowpine, Sabine, Texas
Gender: Male
Race:
Death Age: 74 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 1839
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: William Clark
Father's Birthplace: Mississippi
Mother's Name: Mahaley Graham
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Occupation: Farmer
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2050996
Digital Film Number: 4165776
Image Number: 1547
Reference Number: 19015
Collection: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976

(Research):
Census Information:

1870 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Sabine Town Beat 3
Page 16A
HH 460-460
Clark, Andrew 31 M Farmer $1000 $500 Tx
Clark, William A. H. 3 M Tx
Clark, Mahala 60 F Ky

1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 2, Dist. 84
Page 211C
HH 60-66
Clark, Andrew M 40 Farmer Tx Ky (sic) Ky
Clark, William Henry 12 S Tx Tx Tx

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine, Dist 69, Pr. 7
Page 117A
HH 180-180
Clark, A Hd M Jul 1839 60 Wd Tx Sc Ky Farmer
Clark, Anderson J Son M Apr 1883 17 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Labor
Clark, Lee R Son M Apr 1885 15 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Pct 2, Dist 132
Page 113B
HH 123-123
Clark, Andrew Hd M 71 Wd Tx Sc Ky Farmer
Williams, Maston Son-in-law 29 M 10 Tx Tx Tx Laborer Odd Jobs
Williams, Sarah Dtr F 28 M 10 5/5 Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Williams, Ellen J G/D F 9 Tx Tx Tx
Williams, Elbert G/S M 7 Tx Tx Tx
Williams, James A G/S M 5 Tx Tx Tx
Williams, Lee G/S M 2 Tx Tx Tx
Williams, Ethel E. G/D F 5/12 Tx Tx Tx

(Transcriptions courtesy of Larry Crocker)

Andrew married Allif Jane Erwin on 24 Sep 1880 in Newton County, Texas. Allif was born about 1857 in Jasper County, Texas; died in Oct 1885. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John W. Clark shows her as a daughter of _____ ERWIN and Mary Jane MARSHAL.

Notes:

Married:
Record of this marriage may be found in a book at the Family History Library under Library of Congress
reference number 976.4 A1 No. 188
From the book Newton County, Texas Marriage Records 1846-1899 by Frances Terry Ingmire; Marriage Book
Volume VII; Andrew Clark and Aliff S. Irwin August 12, 1880
(Courtesy Larry Crocker)

John W. Clark indicates the marriage was certified by John W. Jones, and is recorded in Volume G of the Newton County courthouse marriage books

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."

(Research):


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 Mahala Louise Graham on 21 Dec 1836 in Coahuila and Texas, Republic of Mexico. Mahala was born on 17 Jan 1811 in Kentucky; died on 30 Jun 1887 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Clark-Dickey Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Barbara Yancey Dore shows her as a son of John H. GRAHAM and Polly LOWE.

(Research):
Census Information:

1860 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Sandy Beat No. 7, PO Fairmount
Enumerated 17 July 1860
Page 41
301-301
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, Sabine County, Beat No. 3, PO Sabine Town
Enumerated 30 July 1870
Page 19 Stamped 16
460-460
Clark, William 25 M W Farmer 600 500 Tx
Clark, Millissa 30 F W Keeping House Alabama
Clark, George 5 m W Tx
Clark, Isabella 3 F W Tx
461-461
Clark, Andrew 31 M W Farmer 4000 500 Tx
William H A 3 M W Tx
Clark, Mahala 60 F W Ky

Notes:

Married:
John W. Clark and Barbara Yancey Dore also show a son, Anderson, who died at age 12.