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Robert Lee Clark

Male 1885 - 1965  (80 years)


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  • Name Robert Lee Clark  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Birth 3 Apr 1885  Fairmount Community, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Death 30 Nov 1965  Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 5
    Burial Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5
    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)
    Person ID I28186  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Andrew Clark,   b. 3 Jul 1839, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Aug 1913, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Allif Jane Erwin,   b. Abt 1857, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Oct 1885 (Age ~ 28 years) 
    Marriage 24 Sep 1880  Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7
    • 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
    Family ID F4820  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna "Annie" Margaret Presley,   b. 4 Mar 1897, Bellwood, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Apr 1984, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 13 Apr 1913  Fairmount Community, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 6
    • 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)
    Children 
     1. Lathern King Clark,   b. 15 Feb 1914, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Apr 1997, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     2. Ernest E. L. "Punk" Clark,   b. 17 May 1915, Provencal, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 May 1994, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     3. Odessa Andrew "Babe" Clark,   b. 27 Jan 1917, Bellwood, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Oct 1990, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     4. Gladys Violet Clark,   b. 21 Aug 1919, Bellwood, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Sep 2005, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     5. Audie Inez Clark,   b. 17 Nov 1921, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 2003, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F9171  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Nov 2012 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 3 Apr 1885 - Fairmount Community, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 13 Apr 1913 - Fairmount Community, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 30 Nov 1965 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S563] Crocker, Larry--Family Researcher (larry@larrycrocker.com).

    2. [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, Dist 69, Pr. 7 Page 117A HH 180-180 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Sabine County, Texas Census JP 1; Page 38B; April ?, 1930 930 HH 61-61 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [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. 23 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).

    6. [S374] Speights, Virgie "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas Vignettes of Pioneer Families" (S. Malone, c. 1983), p. 6 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [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. 21 (Reliability: 3).