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THE
FAMILY OF BENJAMIN CLARK
submitted by
Jane Brown Allen
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Benjamin Clark Sr., born about 1760, came to Buncombe County c 1790.
He purchased 400 acres of land from John Strothers 11-16-1800 on the Pigeon
River. This land was near Canton known then as the Flowery Gardens
and now as the Osborne Farm in the Bethel Community. He purchased
262 acres in the Beaverdam section from John Strothers 1-11-1802. This
land is known as the Drayton Henderson Farm. He died about 1814.
His son Benjamin, Jr. married Lucy Dalton and was very active in politics
in the county. He represented the county in the State Legislature
in 1822.
Richard Clark was the youngest son of Benjamin Clark, Sr. and married Francis
Rogers, daughter of Robert Rogers.
Their sons were: Carson who married Hulda Noland, daughter of Peter
Noland; Alfred Speight Clark who married Jane Russel, daughter of Matthew
and Nancy Noland Russell; John who married Mattie Spoons of Morristown,
TN; and Arch and William who were not married.
His daughters were: Sallie who married William Green, Jane who married
Nathan Roberts, and Martha who married LaFayette Early.
Source of Publication: Heritage I, article 274-B, p. 176
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ALFRED
SPEIGHT CLARK FAMILY
submitted by
Jane Brown Allen
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Alfred Speight Clark, the son of Richard and Frances Rogers Clark, was
born in the Beaverdam section of Haywood County April 9, 1830. He
married L. Jane Russell daughter of Matthew Russell May 3, 1855.
He served in the Confederate States Army from 1862 to 1865, under the following
generals at one time or another: A.S. Johnston, Bragg, J.E. Johnston,
Hood and Beauregard, fighting in the main battles of Shilo, Murfreesboro,
Vicksburg (where he was wounded), Chickamauga, New Orleans, Atlanta, Cumberland
Gap and Allatona Pass. He belonged to Company E, 16th Regiment.
He lived and reared his family in the Fines Creek Township of Haywood County
where he died May 6, 1915. He and his wife are buried in the Cemetery
of Lower Fines Creek Methodist Church.
His children were Sarah Clark Grindstaff, Frances Clark Williamson, Nancy
C. Brown, Blandy Clark Russell, William, John R.L., Almeda Clark Bolin
(Bolden), Tapley, and Rixie Gordon Clark Beasley.
--Heritage
I, article 274-A, p. 176
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BIBLE
RECORDS OF BENJAMIN MITCHELL CLARK
Submitted by
Zelma Deaver Draper, 3213 Lawnview, Corpus Christi, TX 78404
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Benjamin Mitchell
Clark, b. Dec. 5, 1825, Haywood Co. N.C. m. June 16, 1850
to Salina Rhodes
Bird by Rev. John M. Wood. d. April 1, 1893, Meridian, TX.
Children:
1.
Salina Bird Clark, b. April 3, 1851, d. Dec. 16, 1853
2. Adolphus
Napoleon Clark, b. Jan. 14, 1853; d. May 30, 1857
3. Frances
Leonora Clark, b. Feb. 9, 1855; unm. d. c 1936, Meridian Tx
4. Lucy
Ellen Clark, b. July 19, 1857; unm. d. ca 1937
5. Susan
Ann Clark; b. Oct. 18, 1859; d. June 6, 1863
6. Georgia
Virginia Clark; b. Feb. 10, 1862; m. Feb. 19, 1908 to Wm. Andrew
McNemar, Valley
Mills, TX
7. Mitchell
Lee Clark, b. Mar. 28, 1864, Tunnel Hill, Georgia. m. May[sic]
m. May 29, 1900 to Lizzie Albrook.
d. April 8, 1937, Meridian, Texas
8. Thomas
Jackson Clark, unm. b. March 18, 1867; d. July 18, 1903
9. Martha
Rhodes Clark, b. Dec. 11, 1872; m. Nov. 17, 1894, Meridian, Texas
to Thomas Walter
Shuford; d. Oct. 4, 1944, Meridian, TX.
--A
Lot of Bunkum, February 1984, Vol. V, #2, p. 84-11
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