Jessie Lee Clark

Notes:

Other possible death date 22 FEB 1940
Information obtained from Barbara Yancey Dore at the Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project from Newton Co., TX Genweb Site and Rootsweb World Connect Database

Not able to locate a death record with either date on FamilySearch.org.

Jessie married Edna Williams on 26 Feb 1940. Edna was born on 2 Nov 1918; died on 23 Jan 1989; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Kay Francis Clark was born on 12 Dec 1940 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 4 Jan 2008 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried on 7 Jan 2008 in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
2. Living
3. Living

Notes:

When he registered for the draft during the first World War, he was a resident of Hemphill, Texas and employed as a laborer at a Saw Mill in Hemphill, Mr. H. M. Maund being shown as his employer. He indicated he was married, tall, slender, with blue eyes and sandy hair.

(Research):
Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Precinct 1, Hemphill City
West Street
Enumerated 17 Apr 1930
ED 202-2 SD 19 Sheet 8A Stamped 22
Clark, Daniel W Head M W 39 M@23 Tx Tx Tx Laborer Sawmill
Clark, Ara F Wife F W 33 M@18 Tx Tx Tx
Clark, Jesse L Son M W 12 Tx Tx Tx
Clark, Corbitt Son M W 10 Tx Tx Tx
Clark, Geraldine Dtr F W 6 Tx Tx Tx
Clark, Basil Son M W 3 Tx Tx Tx
Clark, James Son M W 11/12 Tx Tx Tx

Daniel married Arie Frances Alford on 18 Jul 1914 in Sabine County, Texas. Arie (daughter of Jesse Powell Alford and Emma Elizabeth Rice) was born on 1 Jul 1895 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 23 Jul 1968 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDNJ-HTL
Name: Arie Frances Clark
Death Date: 23 Jul 1968
Death Place: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 73 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 01 Jul 1895
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Jesse Powell Alford
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Emma Rice
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Housewife & Mother
Place of Residence: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
Cemetery: Hemphill Cemetery
Burial Place: Hemphill, Texas
Burial Date: 24 Jul 1968
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2137147
Digital Film Number: 4029823
Image Number: 1506
Reference Number: cn 59074
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Notes:

(Research):

Census Listings:

1870 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Hemphill Beat 1, PO Hemphill
Enumerated 20 Jun 1870
Page 9
68-68
Clark, R. Lewis 31 M W Farmer 310 200 Tx
Clark, Mary D F W Keeping House Tx
Clark, Eliza F. 11 F W Tx
Clark, Elizabeth A 8 F W Tx
Clark, Lewis N. 4 M W TX
Clark Unice C 2 F W Tx
69-69
Clark, PP 25 m W Farmer $--- $200 Tx
Clark, Elizabeth 32 F W Keeping House Miss
Clark, Mary L/R? 3 F W Tx
Clark, Sam H. 1 M W Tx

1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Pr. No 1
Page 16D SD 1 ED 85
Enumerated 26 and 28 Jun 1880
156-157
Clark, Paschal W M 25 Farmer Tx Ga NC
Clark, Elizabeth C W F 33 Wf Keeping House Miss Miss MIss
Clark, Mary L W F 12 Dtr Farm Laborer Tx
Clark, Sam H W M 10 Son Farm Laborer Tx
Clark, Jane I. W F 8 Dtr Tx
Clark, William H W M 5 Son Tx
Clark, Ruth C. W F 3 Dtr Tx
Clark, Elias E. W M 2 Son Tx

1900 Census
Not located

Paschal married Elizabeth "Betty" C. Wallace in 1867 in Sabine County, Texas. Elizabeth (daughter of Thompson "Finn" Wallace and Mary Etta "Polly" Vardeman) was born between 1846 and 1848 in Mississippi; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

At the time of the 1880 census, Elizabeth and Pascal Clark were living next door to her mother, Mary (Vardeman) and step-father, Henry White.

Notes:

Could he also have married Tabitha Eason? Kathy Casagranda shows that Tabitha EASON married a Jesse Powell ALFORD on 12 Mar 1891 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. However, based on his date of marriage to Emma Rice, and the subsequent children born to them, it appears unlikely.

His tombstone is inscribed "In Memory of-Only son of Rev. N. B. & Frances Alford-We have drained the bitter cup of grief and prayed to give thee up without one murmured word of pain. Father they will be done. Take back our darling one. We try to pray, in vain."

Jesse married Emma Elizabeth Rice on 18 Dec 1890 in Sabine County, Texas. Emma (daughter of Matthias J. Rice and Millbury Cook) was born on 9 Apr 1866 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 28 Oct 1907 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):

Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 27 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 68 Sheet 13A Stamped 134
206-210
Alford, Mrs. Emma Head W F Apr 1866 33 Wd 4/4 Tx Miss Tx Farmer
Alford, Alif Dtr W F Dec 1891 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Alford, Adron Son W M Jun 1892 7 Tx Tx Tx
Alford, Ara Dtr W F July 1894 5 S Tx Tx Tx
Alford, Jessie Son W M Dec 1899 2 S Tx Tx Tx

Notes:

According to 1850 CENSUS SABINE COUNTY, TEXAS WITH ADDED FAMILY INFORMATION AND CORRECTIONS by Helen Gomer Schluter and Blanche Finley Toole, Elijah Clark was the son of William Clark and Elizabeth Isaacks. Elizabeth would only have been about 14 when he was born, so it could be that William Clark had been previously married.

Elijah was married twice. His first wife is unknown, and his second wife was Jane Lagrone.

In a commerative ceremony dated 2 Jun 2001, a marker reading "Texas Revolutionary War-Sabine Volunteers-Captain Collins Company-Defenders of the Republic of Texas Marker" was installed for him in Griffin Cemetery in Sabine County.

(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

Elijah married Jane Lagrone about 1842 in Sabine County, Texas. Jane was born about 1822 in South Carolina; died after 1860 in Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Was she the sister of Emanuel Lagrone, who married Rachel Clark?

(Research):

Census Listings:

1860 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Housan Bayou beat No. 3, PO Hemphill
Enumerated 24 Jun 1860
Page (?)17
125-125
Jane Clark 34 F Farmer 2000 350 SC
Elias Clark 16 M Tx
Pascal Clark 14 M Tx
John Clark 12 m Tx
Susan Clark 9 F Tx

Notes:

Married:
Trudy Cox also shows they were the parents of Grison and Ann, though these children can not be found on either the 1850 or 1860 census. Perhaps they died young?

Notes:

(Research):In looking for the first husband of Mary Etta VARDEMAN, I was found the following family that was a near perfect match. The names, ages and birthplaces for Maretta, Elizabeth and Sophia match their later census listings in Sabine County, Texas. I looked at every WALLACE and WALLIS family that was indexed in Mississippi in 1850 by Ancestry.com. They were in Lawrence County, Mississippi, which is located in the southwestern portion of the state, nearby to Pike and Amite counties.

1850 Federal Census Mississippi, Lawrence County:

29-29
Wallis, Thomson 32 M W Farmer $50 Miss
Wallis, Maretta 29 F W Miss
Wallis, Elizabeth 3 F W Miss
Wallis, Sophia 1 F W Miss

I am assuming this is the correct family for the time being. More information should be gathered to either prove or disprove this assumption.

Other Wallis's in Lawrence County in 1850 include:
30-30
Wallis, James A 27 M W Farmer Miss
Wallis, Nancy W 18 F W Miss
Wallis, Sarah M 1 F W Miss

32-32
Wallis, Thomson Sr.62 M W Farmer 350 So Car
Wallis, C?ary 62 F W Ga
Wallis, Clementina 22 F W Miss
Wallis, Martin 21 M W Miss
Collins, Centhia 18 F W La?

Thompson married Mary Etta "Polly" Vardeman before 1845. Mary (daughter of Amaziah Vardeman and Una (Eunice) Carter) was born on 22 Sep 1820 in Mississippi; died on 9 Nov 1898 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According the 1854 Sabine County Scholastic census, Mrs. Wallice had one daughter, Mary, enrolled in school.

Notes:

Married:
"Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" lists Mary Etta Vardeman's first husband as Wallis "Finn" Wallace. They do not provide any documentation for this, however.

I believe Mary Etta's first husband was actually Thomson Wallace, and they can be located in Lawrence County, Mississippi at the time of the 1850 census. On that census, Thomson and Maretta Wallis were listed in the same household with a 3 year old Elizabeth and 1 year old Sophia.

Thompson apparently died prior to 1860, because at the time of that census, Mary Etta was married to Henry Strickland White, and living with him in Sabine County, Texas. Her children from her first marriage were listed as follows: Elizabeth Wallis, age 14, Mississippi; Joseph Wallis, age 12, Mississippi; and Josephine Wallis, age 9, Mississippi. Note that Joseph was not listed in 1850, nor is a Sophia listed in 1860. I believe the 1860 census may have been in error, and that Mary Etta and Thomson were the parents of only three children: Elizabeth, Sophia and Josephine. Josephine was probably born soon after the 1850 census. Maybe the census taker confused the names Sophia and Joseph. Or, perhaps they did have a son named Joseph as well.

In 1870, only 20 year old Josephine Wallace, listed as born in Texas, was still shown as living with her mother. But according to other records, a Josephine Wallace was already married to Elias Clark and living with him. I suspect it was actually Sophia Wallace who was still living at home with her mother in 1870. This suspicion can be confirmed by the fact that in 1880, 30 year old Sophie Wallace, born in Mississippi was the only child from her mother's first marriage that was listed in her mother's home. Sophia was married in 1890.

Notes:

Barbara Yancey Dore notes he married third a Dicey, Mrs. Graves, on 30 July 1906 in Sabine County. Dicey was the daughter of Julius C. Alford, and a cousin of his.

(Research):Census Listings:

1860 Census
Louisiana, Sabine Parish, Many
Enumerated 7 July 1860
Page 52
358-358
N.B. Alford 33 M Farmer $200 $1000 La
Ruthie Alford 30 F La
Alexander Alford 7 M La
George Alford 5 M La
Mary Alford 1 F La
Flora Norsis 23 M Farmer Laborur La
C.D. Carroll 34 M Farmer $850 $270 NC

1870 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Hemphill Beat No. 1
Enumerated 28 June 187
Page 5, Stamped 3
36-36
Alford, N.B. 42 M W Farmer $200 $800 La
Alford, Francis A 34 F W Keeping House Miss
Alford, Needham L 9 M W La
Alford, Ruth L 7 F W La
Alford, Samantha 4 F W Tx
Alford, Jesse 1 m W Tx
Ellen Steele 10 F W Orphan Tx
Susan Steele 8 F W Orphan Tx


1880 Federal Census

Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Oc
cupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Needham B. ALFORD Self M Male W 53 LA Farmer GA LA
Francies A. ALFORD Wife M Female W 45 MS Keeps House TN MS
Ellen Z. STEEL SDau S Female W 21 LA Farm Laborer KY TN
Susan N. STEEL SDau S Female W 18 LA Farm Laborer --- ---
Ruth A. STEEL Dau S Female W 16 LA Farm Laborer --- ---
Jessie P. ALFORD Son S Male W 9 TX At School --- ---
Francies H. ALFORD Dau S Female W 8 TX --- ---
Source Information:
Census Place Precinct 1, Sabine, Texas
Family History Library Film 1255325 NA Film Number T9- 1325 Page Number 234B

Needham married Frances Ann Partin. Frances (daughter of John C. Partin and Harriet McGrew) was born on 11 Nov 1834 in Mississippi; died on 20 Jan 1902 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A grave marker, photo shown on his FindAGrave memorial page, is inscribed "Matthias Rice Pvt Co F 11 Texas Infantry Confederate States Army Jan 15, 1832 Feb 16 1918" His memorial page is linked to his parents, Joseph and Catherine (Melton) Rice, as well as to his wife, Milbury Cook. The couple is also linked to four of their children. His wife's headstone shows him as "M. J. Rice"

Matthias married Millbury Cook on 7 Jan 1856 in Sabine County, Texas. Millbury (daughter of Greenberry Morris Cook and Rebecca Low) was born on 13 Sep 1835 in Texas; died on 14 Jun 1908 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]