Notes:

Granddaughter Betty Lou Clark Tune gave his nickname as "Babe", and that is seen on the death certificate of his son Walter Clark.

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1860 United States Federal Census
about Edward Porter Clark
Name: Babe Clark
Age in 1860: 2
Birth Year: abt 1858
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1860: Northern Subdivision, Giles, Tennessee
Gender: Male
Post Office: Lynnville
Value of father's real estate: $5850
Value of father's personal estate: $1500
Household Members: Name, Age, Gender, Birthplace
A Clark 35, male, Tennessee
Francis Clark 32, female, Tennessee
John F Clark 11, male, Tennessee
Robt P Clark 10, male, Tennessee
Andrew J Clark 8, male, Tennessee
Marion F Clark 6, male, Tennessee
Babe Clark 2, male, Tennessee--unsure if this is Edward Porter Clark, as there is an obvious difference in the year of birth on all other records
Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Northern Subdivision, Giles, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1251; Page: 80; Image: 162.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls.

1870 United States Federal Census
about Edward Porter Clark
Name: Ervin Clark---name on all other records is Edward
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1821
Age in 1870: 9
Home in 1870: District 17, Giles, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Male
Value of father's real estate: $8000
Value of father's personal estate: $2400
Post Office: Comersville
Household Members: Name, Age, Gender, Birthplace
Porter Clark 49, male, Tennessee
Francis Clark 43, female, Tennessee
Andrew Clark 17, male, Tennessee
James Clark 13, male, Tennessee
Pressly Clark 11, male, Tennessee
Edward (seen as "Ervin") Clark 9, male, Tennessee
Ann Clark 8, female, Tennessee
Mary Clark 4, female, Tennessee
Willie Clark 1, male, Tennessee
Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: District 17, Giles, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1529; Page: 353; Image: 706.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003. Original data: 1870.
United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls.

1880 United States Federal Census
about Edward Porter Clark
Name: Edward P. Clark
Home in 1880: District 17, Giles, Tennessee
Age: 19
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860
Birthplace: Tennessee
Relation to Head of Household: Son
Father's birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Father's Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name, Age, Relation to head of house, Birthplace
A. Porter Clark 58, head, Tennessee
Francis Clark 52, wife, Tennessee
Edward P. Clark 19, son, Tennessee
Marian Clark 24, son, Tennessee
Alice Irene Clark 17, daughter, Tennessee
Mary Ann Clark 13, daughter, Tennessee
Walter Clark 11, son, Tennessee
Thomas B. Clark 8, son, Tennessee
M. Goodrum (misread as "Goodlum") 21, niece, Tennessee
Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: District 17, Giles, Tennessee; Roll: T9_1257; Family History Film: 1255257; Page: 331.3000; Enumeration District: 115; .
Source Information:
Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ?A Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls.

1900 United States Federal Census
about Edward Porter Clark
Name: Edward P Clark
Home in 1900: Justice Precinct 1, Ellis, Texas
Age: 39
Birth Date: Mar 1861***note the difference in the birthdate from death certificate and tombstone
Birthplace: Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Spouse's Name: Ida M Clark
Marriage year: 1897
Marital Status: Married
Years married: 3
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members: Name, Age, Relation to head of house, Birthplace, Birthdate
Edward P Clark 39, head, Tennessee, March 1861
Ida M Clark 22, wife, Tennessee, September 1877
Walter Clark 1, son, Texas, March 1899
Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Ellis, Texas; Roll: T623_1629; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 13.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations 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.

1910 United States Federal Census
about Edward Porter Clark
Name: Edward P Clark
[Edward C Clark]
Age in 1910: 49
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1861
Birthplace: Tennessee
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Tennessee
Mother's Birth Place: Tennessee
Spouse's Name: Lettie
Home in 1910: Waxahachie Ward 2, Ellis, Texas
Marital Status: Married for 4 years to second wife, Lettia Roberts Aldridge Clark
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name, Age, Relation to head of house, Birthplace
Edward P Clark 49, head, Tennessee
Lettie (misread as"Lillie) Clark 44, wife, Alabama***Lettia Roberts Aldridge Clark
Walter Clark 10, son, Texas
Floyd Clark 9, son, Texas
Edwin Clark 8, son, Texas
Harvey (misread as "Harney") Clark 9, son, Texas
Ewell (misread/mispelled as "Vaught") Clark 1, son, Texas
Boda (misread as "Bolu") Clark 1 7/12, son, Texas
Mamie Aldridge 24, stepdaughter, Alabama
Lucile Aldridge 22, stepdaughter, Alabama
Margaret Aldridge 11, stepdaughter, Texas
Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Waxahachie Ward 2, Ellis, Texas; Roll: T624_1549; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 119; Image: 833.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls.

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Name: Edward Porter Clark
Death date: 15 Jan 1916
Death place: Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas
Gender: Male
Race or color (on document): white
Age at death: 55 years 2 months
Cause of death: Peritonitis--fecal impaction
Estimated birth year:
Birth date: 15 Nov 1860
Birth place: Giles Co., Tenn
Marital status: Married
Spouse name:
Father name: A.P. Clark
Father birth place: Giles County, Tenn
Mother name:
Mother birth place: Giles County, Tenn
Occupation: Farmer
Residence: Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas
Cemetery name: Waxahachie City Cemetery
Burial place: Waxahachie, Texas
Burial date: 16 Jan 1916
Additional relatives: Informant: Nephew, William Porter Clark, Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas
Film number: 2051579
Digital GS number: 4165872
Image number: 3204
Reference number: 1025
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Source: www.familysearch.org

Burial in Waxahachie City Cemetery, Ellis County, Texas
Addition 3, Block 2, 5 th road
Ellis County Cemetery Book, Volume 6, page 24

Obituary
Waxahachie Daily Light
Monday 17 January 1916
Page 6, column 5

"Death of E. P. Clark"

"Edward Porter Clark, aged 55, died Saturday night at 9:50 o'clock at the Waxahachie sanitarium following an operation for peritonitis caused from gangrenous bowels, and was buried at the city cemetery at 4:50 o'clock Sunday afternoon, following services at the Main Street Christian church, conducted by Rev. Geo. Bassett. The deceased is survived by a widow and seven sons, the oldest of whom is seventeen years old. Five of these sons are by his first wife and two by a second wife. He was taken seriously ill on Friday night of last week and at a late hour was sent to the sanitarium where an operation was performed Saturday morning.

E. P. Clark was a citizen of Ellis county for about twenty-five years, coming here from Tennessee. He was a consistent member of the Christian church and a man beloved by all who knew him well. He was a man of considerable means, owning property adjacent to town and two farms in the Bardwell community.

The funeral was atteded by a large circle of friends of the family."

Photocopy on file

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Photos of grave at this website....
Edward Porter "Babe" Clark
Birth: Nov. 15, 1860
Lynnville
Giles County
Tennessee, USA
Death: Jan. 15, 1916
Waxahachie
Ellis County
Texas, USA

Son of Alexander Porter Clark and Frances A. Jones Clark, he was known by his family as "Babe". He married Ida May Chiles October 28, 1897 in Ellis County, Texas. They had the following children: Walter Clark, William Floyd Clark, Edwin Porter Clark, Harvey Clay Clark, and Fannie May Clark. Little Fannie passed away just two weeks after her mother Ida died on November 13, 1904.

"Babe" married the second time to Lettia M. Roberts Aldridge, widow of George Franklin Aldridge. "Babe" and "Lettie" had the following children: James Ewell Clark and J. B. Clark.

This memorial is posted in memory of "Babe's" granddaughter, my mother Betty Lou Clark Tune, an only child who knew so little about her Clark family. Mama, you'd be happy to know I've got your Clarks all the way back to the late 18th century in North Carolina to Diana, Giles, Tennessee.

May you rest in peace great grandfather. Love, Gloria

Family links:
Parents:
Alexander Porter Clark (1823 - 1908)

Spouses:
Ida May Chiles Clark (1877 - 1904)
Lettia M. Roberts Clark (1865 - 1926)

Children:
Walter Clark (1899 - 1935)
William Floyd Clark (1900 - 1986)
Edwin Porter Clark (1902 - 1980)
Harvey Clay Clark (1903 - 1959)
Fannie May Clark (1904 - 1904)
James Ewell Clark (1907 - 1989)
J. B. Clark (1908 - ____)

Burial:
Waxahachie City Cemetery
Waxahachie
Ellis County
Texas, USA
Plot: Addition 3, Block 2, 5th Row

Created by: Gloria Tune
Record added: Feb 28, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 34283806

1910 United States Federal Census
about Edward Porter Clark
Name: Edward P Clark
[Edward C Clark]
Age in 1910: 49
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1861
Birthplace: Tennessee
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Tennessee
Mother's Birth Place: Tennessee
Spouse's Name: Lettie
Home in 1910: Waxahachie Ward 2, Ellis, Texas
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name, Age, Relation to head of house, Birthplace
Edward P Clark 49, head, Tennessee
Lettie (misread as"Lillie) Clark 44, wife, Alabama***Lettia Roberts Aldridge Clark
Walter Clark 10, son, Texas
Floyd Clark 9, son, Texas
Edwin Clark 8, son, Texas
Harvey (misread as "Harney") Clark 9, son, Texas
Ewell (misread/mispelled as "Vaught") Clark 1, son, Texas
Boda (misread as "Bolu") Clark 1 7/12, son, Texas
Mamie Aldridge 24, stepdaughter, Alabama
Lucile Aldridge 22, stepdaughter, Alabama
Margaret Aldridge 11, stepdaughter, Texas
Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Waxahachie Ward 2, Ellis, Texas; Roll: T624_1549; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 119; Image: 833.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls.

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Name: Edward Porter Clark
Death date: 15 Jan 1916
Death place: Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas
Gender: Male
Race or color (on document): white
Age at death: 55 years 2 months
Cause of death: Peritonitis--fecal impaction
Estimated birth year:
Birth date: 15 Nov 1860
Birth place: Giles Co., Tenn
Marital status: Married
Spouse name:
Father name: A.P. Clark
Father birth place: Giles County, Tenn
Mother name:
Mother birth place: Giles County, Tenn
Occupation: Farmer
Residence: Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas
Cemetery name: Waxahachie City Cemetery
Burial place: Waxahachie, Texas
Burial date: 16 Jan 1916
Additional relatives: Informant: Nephew, William Porter Clark, Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas
Film number: 2051579
Digital GS number: 4165872
Image number: 3204
Reference number: 1025
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Source: www.familysearch.org

Burial in Waxahachie City Cemetery, Ellis County, Texas
Addition 3, Block 2, 5 th road
Ellis County Cemetery Book, Volume 6, page 24

Obituary
Waxahachie Daily Light
Monday 17 January 1916
Page 6, column 5

"Death of E. P. Clark"

"Edward Porter Clark, aged 55, died Saturday night at 9:50 o'clock at the Waxahachie sanitarium following an operation for peritonitis caused from gangrenous bowels, and was buried at the city cemetery at 4:50 o'clock Sunday afternoon, following services at the Main Street Christian church, conducted by Rev. Geo. Bassett. The deceased is survived by a widow and seven sons, the oldest of whom is seventeen years old. Five of these sons are by his first wife and two by a second wife. He was taken seriously ill on Friday night of last week and at a late hour was sent to the sanitarium where an operation was performed Saturday morning.

E. P. Clark was a citizen of Ellis county for about twenty-five years, coming here from Tennessee. He was a consistent member of the Christian church and a man beloved by all who knew him well. He was a man of considerable means, owning property adjacent to town and two farms in the Bardwell community.

The funeral was atteded by a large circle of friends of the family."

Photocopy on file

Edward married Ida May Chiles on 28 Oct 1897 in Ellis County, Texas. Ida (daughter of William Buck Chiles and Ann Eliza Young) was born on 28 Sep 1877 in Tennessee; died on 13 Nov 1904 in Ellis County, Texas; was buried on 14 Nov 1904 in Glenwood Cemetery, Nash-Forreston, Ellis County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
from: mmmmwards@yahoo.com
to: Gloria Tune Saunders
date: Thu, Jan 22, 2009

Hi Gloria,
I found them, and another set of Clark - Chiles married the same day. Brother & sister maybe?

I took a picture of the page and attached here.
E.P. Clark and Ida Chiles is Vol. 1, page 504.

Ellis County Marriage Book
Vol. 1, page 504
O. E. Clark and Lou Chiles
October 28, 1897

Martha

1. Walter Clark was born on 18 Mar 1899 in Bardwell, Ellis County, Texas; died on 26 Feb 1935 in Padre Island, Flour Bluff, Precinct No One, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas; was buried on 28 Feb 1935 in Waxahachie City Cemetery, Addition 3, Block 2, Lot 9, 5th Row, Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas.
2. William Floyd Clark was born on 12 Sep 1900 in Bardwell, Ellis County, Texas; died on 6 Oct 1986 in Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas, USA; was buried in 1986 in Waxahachie City Cemetery, Addition 3, Block 2, Lot 9, Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas.
3. Edwin Porter Clark was born on 1 Jan 1902 in Ellis County, Texas; died on 20 Jul 1980 in Ellis County, Texas; was buried in Jul 1980 in Waxahachie City Cemetery, Addition 3, Block 2, 5th Row, Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas.
4. Harvey Clay Clark was born on 18 Mar 1903 in Bardwell, Ellis County, Texas; died on 30 Dec 1959 in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas; was buried in Jan 1960 in Waxahachie City Cemetery, Addition 3, Block 2, 5th Row, Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas.
5. Fannie May Clark was born on 18 Oct 1904 in Ellis County, Texas; died on 28 Nov 1904 in Ellis County, Texas; was buried in 1904 in Glenwood Cemetery, Ellis County, Texas.