Mary Josephine Wallace b. 23 Feb 1851 Texas d. 24 Oct 1930 Texas: Strong McLemore Ancestry

1851 - 1930 (79 years)

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Name	Mary Josephine Wallace [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
Birth	23 Feb 1851	Texas [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
Gender	Female
Death	24 Oct 1930	Texas [4, 8]
Burial	Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas [4, 7]
Notes	A Mary Wallice (sic) was enrolled in the District 6 School in Sabine County in 1854. At the time of the 1910 census, Josephine was shown as being the mother of 11 children, 10 still living. It therefore appears she was not the mother of three children living with she and Elias at the time of the 1780 census, John (b. 1865) and Sydney Ann (b. 1867) and Felix J. (b. 1868). At the time of the 1920 Federal census she was living with her youngest daugher and son-in-law, Minnie and Elmer Butler, in San Augustine County. Her headstone reads: "Come ye blessed - She lived and died a Christian - Beloved - How we miss you." Obituary follows. Copied from FamilySearch, Public Memory: In memory of Mrs. Elias Clark, who went away, leaving us for a better world on October 24th 1930. She was born Feb. 23rd 1851. She was married to Elias Clark in 1870. To this union was born eleven children. They are: C.B. Clark, L.T. Clark, J.E. Clark, T.F. Clark, W.E. Clark, Mrs. Agnes Cole, Mrs. Minnie Butler, all of whom are still living. Bruce Clark, Mrs. Anna McLemore, Mrs. Mattie Chandler and Mrs. Ara Anderson, who preceded her in death. There were also three step-children: John Clark, who died in early life, Mrs. J.W. Craig, who is also dead, and Felix Clark, who still survives. She left eighty grandchildren and a host of great grandchildren. She professed faith in Christ in early life and joined the missionary Baptist Church. She was a charter member the the Antioch Church, and was a faithful and devout Christian. Dear Mother was kind and true, meeting everyone with a smile. She always bore her trials with patience. It was so hard to give her up, but God's will must be done, not ours. We know it was a joyful hour for her when she heard the Dear Savior saying: "Enter Thou into the joy of the Lord. You have been faithful over a few things and I will make thee ruler over many things." What more can be said? We know that a life like this can mean only a self sacrifice and loving service with heart and hands. Such a life she performed, not one day but every day, striving to help everyone she could. Funeral service was held by Eld. E.M. Gentry at Antioch Church and her body was laid to rest in Antioch Cemetery to await the resurrection. Committee: E.J. McGown, L.H. Chandler and Cora McLemore Note - This obituary was written in October of 1930 in memory of Mary Josephine Wallace Clark. Antioch Church is the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Sabine County, Texas. The cemetery is Gravel Hill Cemetery adjacent to the church property. A copy of the following poem was written below the obituary. To that beautiful land we call heaven, The place where we all want to be Is a road that leads onward and upward, And a lone weary traveler we see. An angel is hastening to open The pearly gates far and wide, Bidding this pilgrim welcome, To the joy on the other side. Who is the traveler fair angel? Someone's sister or brother? Oh, no far greater than these, 'Tis someone's precious mother. She is a mother old and gray, And bent with the passing years, As she toils through sunshine and shadows And up through the vale of tears. It has been her lot to be happy. And then came her saddest hours. Many a bitter weed she has plucked, That grew in her lovely flowers. Oh, dear tired, weary mother, If we friends and loved ones knew How thy loving hands have guided us, And steered us safely through. author unknown
Person ID	I448	Strong Family Tree
Last Modified	22 Dec 2020

Father	Thompson "Finn" Wallace, b. Abt 1818, Mississippi d. Between 1851 and 1854, Mississippi (Age ~ 33 years)
Mother	Mary Etta "Polly" Vardeman, b. 22 Sep 1820, Mississippi d. 9 Nov 1898, Sabine County, Texas (Age 78 years)
Marriage	Bef 1845
	"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.
Family ID	F69	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Elias Clark, b. 4 Jan 1843, Sabine County, Texas d. 24 Jul 1910, Sabine County, Texas (Age 67 years)

Marriage Abt 1870 [9, 10]

Children

	1. Colistis Bryant Clark, b. 19 Jun 1870, Sabine County, Texas d. 4 Feb 1947, Sabine County, Texas (Age 76 years)
	2. Levi Thompson "Lee" Clark, b. 13 Nov 1871, Sabine County, Texas d. 18 Apr 1956, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 84 years)
	3. Daniel Bruce Clark, b. 2 May 1873, Sabine County, Texas d. 24 Sep 1878, Sabine County, Texas (Age 5 years)
	4. Sophia Ann "Anna" Clark, b. 15 Mar 1875, Sabine County, Texas d. 22 Feb 1930, Sabine County, Texas (Age 54 years)
	5. Mattie Leona Clark, b. 23 Nov 1877, Sabine County, Texas d. 7 Feb 1919, Texas (Age 41 years)
	6. Jefferson Elias Clark, b. 28 Jan 1879, Sabine County, Texas d. 18 Sep 1948, Sabine County, Texas (Age 69 years)
	7. Thomas Franklin "Frank" Clark, b. 18 Jul 1881, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas d. 1 Apr 1962, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 80 years)
	8. Elijah Wallace Clark, b. 31 Oct 1883, Sabine County, Texas d. 10 Sep 1962, Pasedena, Harris County, Texas (Age 78 years)
	9. Ara Josephine Clark, b. 4 Nov 1887, Sabine County, Texas d. 2 Dec 1917, Sabine County, Texas (Age 30 years)
	10. Agnes Elizabeth Clark, b. 25 Nov 1890, Sabine County, Texas d. 17 Aug 1966, Buna, Jasper County, Texas (Age 75 years)
	11. Minnie Sophronia Clark, b. 23 May 1894, Sabine County, Texas d. 23 Nov 1951, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 57 years)

Family ID F361 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 22 Dec 2020

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	Birth - 23 Feb 1851 - Texas
	Death - 24 Oct 1930 - Texas
	Burial - - Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas

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Sources

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[S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 1 Enumerated 5 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 68 Sheets 2B and 3A 34-35 (Reliability: 3).
[S308] 1880 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005., (1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ? Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls. This database is an index to 50 million individuals enumerated in the 1880 United States Federal Census. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, occupation, relationship to the head of household, race, sex, age at last birthday, marital status, place of birth, parents? place of birth. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1880 Federal Census.), Texas, Sabine County, Sub Div 84 Page 24D SD 1 ED 84 Enumerated 6 Jul 1880 218-224 (Reliability: 3).
[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. 4 (Reliability: 3).
[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. 4, he instead shows the DOD as 24 Oct 1931 (Reliability: 3).
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