Individual Details
William M. Clark
(June 23, 1822 - September 30, 1889)
1850 Giles County, Tennessee (printed index), page 1157 - 974: Wm. M. CLARK, 28, Tenn; Mary CLARK, 18, Tenn; Mary, 3/12.
"WILLIAM M. CLARK, son of THOMAS and BETSEY (ROBINSON) CLARK, is a well-to-do farmer of Marshall County, Tennessee, and was born in GILES COUNTY June 22, 1822. He was all owed to follow his own inclination in regard to schooling, consequently his education is very limited indeed. After working one year for wages he purchased seventy-five acres of land, largely on credit, and by the sweat of his brow has increased his farm to 375 acres. Two sons and one daughter are the results of his marriage with Mary Jones, which took place in 1849. After her death he married Betsey White, and two children have blessed their union. Mr. Clark and his first wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South; his present wife is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. In former days our subject was a Whig, but is now a Democrat. His parents were North Carolinians by birth, and shortly after their marriage came to Giles County, Tennessee, and followed farming for a livelihood. The father was twice married, his second wife being NANCY McCANDLESS. Nine children were born to his first union and three to his last. The father was a Whig and died when about forty- five years old." (Goodspeeds History of Marshall County, Tennessee.)
"WILLIAM M. CLARK, son of THOMAS and BETSEY (ROBINSON) CLARK, is a well-to-do farmer of Marshall County, Tennessee, and was born in GILES COUNTY June 22, 1822. He was all owed to follow his own inclination in regard to schooling, consequently his education is very limited indeed. After working one year for wages he purchased seventy-five acres of land, largely on credit, and by the sweat of his brow has increased his farm to 375 acres. Two sons and one daughter are the results of his marriage with Mary Jones, which took place in 1849. After her death he married Betsey White, and two children have blessed their union. Mr. Clark and his first wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South; his present wife is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. In former days our subject was a Whig, but is now a Democrat. His parents were North Carolinians by birth, and shortly after their marriage came to Giles County, Tennessee, and followed farming for a livelihood. The father was twice married, his second wife being NANCY McCANDLESS. Nine children were born to his first union and three to his last. The father was a Whig and died when about forty- five years old." (Goodspeeds History of Marshall County, Tennessee.)
Events
| Birth | June 23, 1822 | Tennessee | |||
| Death | September 30, 1889 | ||||
| Marriage | Elizabeth "Betsy" White | ||||
| Marriage | Mary Jones | ||||
| Burial | Diana Cemetery, Giles County, Tennessee |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Jones (1832 - ) |
| Child | Mary E. Clark (1850 - 1923) |
| Child | James Edward Clark (1851 - 1931) |
| Child | William A. Clark (1853 - 1909) |
| Child | Paul Clark ( - ) |
| Spouse | Elizabeth "Betsy" White ( - ) |
| Child | John P. Clark (1865 - 1902) |
| Father | Thomas Clark (1770 - 1843) |
| Mother | Elizabeth "Betsy" Robinson ( - 1828) |
| Sibling | Mary Ann Clark (1815 - ) |
| Sibling | Andrew Jackson Clark (1818 - 1843) |
| Sibling | Martha A. Clark (1820 - 1879) |
| Sibling | Alexander Porter Clark (1823 - 1908) |
| Sibling | James W. Clark ( - 1843) |
| Sibling | John Robinson Clark (1826 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Thomas Jefferson Clark (1827 - 1886) |