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Odessa Andrew "Babe" Clark

Male 1917 - 1990  (73 years)


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  • Name Odessa Andrew "Babe" Clark  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Nickname Babe 
    Birth 27 Jan 1917  Bellwood, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 6
    Gender Male 
    Death 23 Oct 1990  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6
    Burial Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I28239  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 28 Mar 2024 

    Father Robert Lee Clark,   b. 3 Apr 1885, Fairmount Community, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Nov 1965, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Mother 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, 5, 7
    • 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)
    Family ID F9171  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hazel Boone,   b. 23 Sep 1920, Negreet, Sabine Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Nov 2003, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 29 Jun 1940  Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Children 
     1. Loretta Clarene Clark,   b. 29 May 1941, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jan 2024, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F9198  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2012 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 27 Jan 1917 - Bellwood, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 29 Jun 1940 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 23 Oct 1990 - Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S563] Crocker, Larry--Family Researcher (larry@larrycrocker.com).

    2. [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).

    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. 24 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.), Shown as O. A. Clark (Reliability: 3).

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

    6. [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.).

    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. 23 (Reliability: 3).