Individual Details

Arkansas Delayed Birth Certificate #2832
Rebecca Pauline Comstock was born 2 Oct 1905 in Uniontown, Crawford Co, AR. Her father was James Monroe Comstock, age 44, b. MO, a Merchant; mother was Lucretia Ellen Wood, age 37, b. Kansas. She was the 9th child born - 7 were living. Lucretia Ellen Comstock of 524 N. 13th, Van Buren, mother, made affidavit, 24 Feb 1942.

Crawford Co marriage record: Aura Clarence Clark, age 30, to Pauline Comstock, age 20, 19 Apr 1925. J. T. Purvis, VDM

1930 Census. Van Buren, Crawford Co, AR, Hh 289
Clarence I. Clark, age 63, married at age 25, b. IN, father b. NY, mother b. IN. Engineer for the railroad
Olive May, wife, age 59, married at age 21, b. MO, parents b. MO
Aura C., son, age 25, married at age 20, b. AR, Cotton buyer
Pauline R., daughter-in-law, age 25, b. AR, father b. MO, mother b. AR

1940 Census. Van Buren, Crawford, AR, Hh 368
Olive M. Clark, age 69, Widow, b. MO, lived in the same house in 1935
Aura C., son, age 45. Aura and Pauline lived in Baltimore, MD in 1935. He was a medical doctor in private practice.
Pauline C., daughter-in-law, age 34

1944 Little Rock, City Directory
Aura C. Clark (Pauline) phys 703 S. Main home, 415 Skyline Dr

1950 Census. Hill Twp, Pulaski Co, AR, Hh 238
415 Skyline Drve
Aura Clark, 54, b. AR, Surgeon, Doctor, private practice
Pauline, wife, 39, b. AR

First female to pass the bar in Arkansas.
There is a story that she died after locking herself out of her house. Maybe had a heart attack on front porch trying to get back in? Have not been able to confirm, but she died in the hospital in North Little Rock according to her Obituary.

Grave marker has Eastern Star emblem.

The Springdale News
29 Jul 1984
PAULENE CLARK
Paulene Comstock Clark, 78, of Little Rock died July 26 in a North Little Rock hospital. She was born in Uniontown Oct 2, 1905, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jim Comstock of Van Buren. She was secretary to the chaplain at the Veterans' Hospital in North Little Rock and the first woman to pass the Arkansas bar exam. She was the widow of the late Dr. A. C. Clark.
Survivors include one brother, Paul Comstock of Van Buren; one sister Maude Redmon of Van Buren; one brother-in-law, Cy Carney of Fayetteville; nephew, Kenny Comstock of Springdale, niece, JoEllen McKim of springdale.
Services were at 2 p.m. Saturday at Ocker Memorial Chapel, Van Buren. Burial was in Grace Lawn Cemetery.

An obituary was also in the Northwest Arkansas Times on 28 Jul 1984. That obituary includes all the above as well as the fact that Pauline was a member of Wood memorial Christian Church of Van Buren - she had apparently never moved her membership.

Birth	2 Oct 1905	Uniontown, Crawford County, Arkansas
Marriage	19 Apr 1925	Crawford County, Arkansas - Dr. Aura Clarence Clark
Death	26 Jul 1984	North Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas

Spouse

Dr. Aura Clarence Clark (1894 - 1969)

Father	JAMES MONROE "MON" COMSTOCK (1860 - 1928)
Mother	LUCRETIA ELLEN WOOD (1867 - 1963)
Sibling	Dora Comstock (1886 - 1886)
Sibling	KENNEY MARCUS COMSTOCK (1887 - 1958)
Sibling	Nora Hessa Comstock (1889 - 1973)
Sibling	Lelia Ethel Comstock (1890 - 1904)
Sibling	Ira Vard Comstock (1892 - 1968)
Sibling	Fannie Maude Comstock (1894 - 1988)
Sibling	Edna Eugenia Comstock (1899 - 1956)
Sibling	Letisha Miranda "Lettie" Comstock (1901 - 1980)
Sibling	Ruel Paul Comstock (1906 - 1991)