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:

Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
about Walter Clark
Name: Walter Clark
Death Date: 26 Feb 1935
Death County: Nueces
Certificate: 9578

Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data: Texas Department of Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit.

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February 27, 1935
Paper: Dallas Morning News

Walter Clark, 36, a fisherman, was found dead of exposure on Padre Island in the Gulf near Corpus Christi. It was feared his brother, Harvey, unreported since the norther struck their camp while he was out in a skiff, had met a like fate.

Obituary for Walter Clark
March 3, 1935
Dallas Morning News Archives

"WAXAHACHIE, Texas, March 2"

"With his casket draped with the flag of America, which he served in the World War, the body of Walter Clark, 36, who died on Padre Island, making a frantic search for his brother Harvey, later found unharmed, was buried in a Waxahachie Cemetery Friday.

Commercial fishermen, the Clark brothers were angling in the Gulf, several miles from Corpus Christi. A windstorm blew up, separating them. In the excitement, Walter Clark thought he saw his brother in a skiff, buffeted by high waves. In efforts to reach his brother, running along the island, then rowing in his boat, he overtaxed his heart and died.

Surviving him are four brothers Ed, Ewell and Harvey of Corpus Christi and Floyd of Waxahachie, a garage man."

www.genealogybank.com[Stafford 105 branch.FTW]

Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
about Walter Clark
Name: Walter Clark
Death Date: 26 Feb 1935
Death County: Nueces
Certificate: 9578

Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, U T,USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data: Texas Depart mentof Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: TexasDe partment of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit.

Name: Walter Clarke
Death date: 26 Feb 1935
Death place: Flour Bluff, Precinct No One, Nueces, Texas
Gender: Male
Race or color (on document): White
Age at death: 36 years 10 months 9 days
Estimated birth year:
Birth date: 18 Mar 1898
Birth place: Waxahachie, Tex
Marital status: Single
Spouse name:
Father name: Babe Clark
Father birth place: Tennessee
Mother name: Fannie May Childs
Mother birth place: Tennessee
Occupation: Commercial Fisherman
Residence: 2600 Water Street, Corpus Christi, Texas
Cemetery name: Waxahachie City Cemetery
Burial place: Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas
Burial date: 28 Feb 1935
Additional relatives: Informant: Brother, Harvey Clark, Corpus Christi, Texas
Film number: 2116312
Digital GS number: 4167111
Image number: 1670
Reference number: cn9578
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Source: www.familysearch.org

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February 27, 1935
Paper: Dallas Morning News

Walter Clark, 36, a fisherman, was found dead of exposure on Padre Isla ndin the Gulf near Corpus Christi. It was feared his brother, Harvey,u nreported since the norther struck their camp while he was out in askif f, had met a like fate.

Obituary for Walter Clark
March 3, 1935
Dallas Morning News

WAXAHACHIE, Texas, March 2

With his casket draped with the flag of America, which he served in the World War, the body of Walter Clark, 36, who died on Padre Island, maki nga frantic search for his brother Harvey, later found unharmed, was bu riedin a Waxahachie Cemetery Friday.

Commercial fishermen, the Clark brothers were angling in the Gulf,sever al miles from Corpus Christi. A windstorm blew up, separatingthem. In t he excitement, Walter Clark thought he saw his brother in askiff, buffe ted by high waves. In efforts to reach his brother, runningalong the i sland, then rowing in his boat, he overtaxed his heart anddied.

Surviving him are four brothers Ed, Ewell and Harvey of Corpus Christia nd Floyd of Waxahachie, a garage man.

Notes:

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
about William Floyd Clark
Name: William Floyd Clark
City: 445 Lake Park Avenue, Waxahachie, Texas
County: Ellis
State: Texas
Birth Date: 12 Sep 1900
Race: White
Roll: 1953275
DraftBoard: 1
Age: 18
Occupation: Working on the Clark Farm
Nearest Relative:
Height/Build: Medium/Medium
Color of Eyes/Hair: Blue/Light
Signature: Yes
Source Citation: Registration Location: Ellis County, Texas; Roll: 1953275; Draft Board: 1.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls.

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July 22, 1926
Paper: Dallas Morning News

Woman Killed, Son Injured at Crossing

WAXAHACHIE, Texas, July 21--
Mrs. Lettie Clark, 60 years old, was mortally injured, and her son, Floyd Clark, suffered a badly lacerated scalp when the automobile in which t heywere riding was struck by a passenger train at a crossing in theresi dence district of Waxahachie Wednesday. They were in route fromBardwel l, near here, to the bedside of Mrs. Clark's daughter, Mrs. J. B.Boswel l, ill at her home here, when the accident occurred.

July 23, 1926
Paper: Dallas Morning News

Auto Struck by Train, Woman Dies of Injuries

ENNIS, Texas, July 22--
Mrs. Lettie Clark of Bardwell, 60 years old, died in WaxahachieSanitari um Wednesday from injuries received when her car was struck by aHouston a nd Texas Central passenger train at the Kaufman street crossingin Waxah achie Wednesday morning. Her son, Floyd Clark, was slightlyinjured. C onductor J. P. Montgomery and engineer Harry Hickox of Enniswere in cha rge of the train.

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Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
about William Floyd Clark
Name: William Clark
Death Date: 6 Oct 1986
Death County: Ellis
Gender: Male
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data: Texas Department of Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit.

Family/Spouse: Myrtle E. Cole. Myrtle was born on 31 Mar 1904 in Texas; died on 23 Jun 1994; was buried in 1994 in Waxahachie City Cemetery, Addition 3, Block 2, Lot 9, Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
about Edwin Porter Clark
Name: Edwin Clark
Death Date: 20 Jul 1980
Death County: Ellis
Gender: Male
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data: Texas Department of Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit.

Name: Edwin Portor Clark
Titles:
Gender: Male
Marital status:
Death date: 20 Jul 1980
Death county: Ellis
Death place: Ellis, Texas, United States
Collection: Texas Death Index 1964-1998
www.familysearch.org

Notes:

Received in an email from sister Lou Ann Tune Floyd on February 21, 2010.....

Family Bible presented to Harvey and Lousie Howard Clark

Inside cover: Presented to Louise and Harvey, Dec. 25, 1925, from Mother and Daddie. Underneath this in what appears to be a youngsters handwriting is "My mothers "Bible", Betty Lou Clark.

In the back is this information:

Betty Lou Clark, born Jan. 12, 1926.
Betty Lou Clark and LeaMond Tune were married Oct. 23, 1945, Tuesday 7:55 p.m.
James Franklin Howard was born June 30, 1877.
Callie Spencer Howard was born Sept. 26, 1877.
Frankie Mae Howard Wheatley was born April 8, 1899.
Mattie Louise Howard Clark was born Oct. 1, 1906.
Harvey Clay Clark was born March 18, 1904.
Harvey Clark and Louise Howard were married Sept. 13, 1924 at 9 o'clock Saturday night.
Pendell Wheatley, Feb. 8, 1898.
Pendell 49 years old today, Feb. 8, 1947.
Pendell and Frankie Wheatley were married 30 years ago today, Dec. 12, 1947.
This looks like Grammer's handwriting: I received my old age pension Dec. 14, 1942..
Tues., Oct. 23, 1945.
Betty Lou Clark & LeaMond Tune were married at Red Oak, Texas, 7:55 p.m. at the (?) Porsney's home.
Gloria Jeanne Tune was born Dec. 30, 1946 at Waxahachie Hospital 1:20 p.m. Taken mother and baby home to Ovilla Jan. 1, 1947 at one o'clock p.m.
July 27, 1948 little Lou Ann Tune was born 6:00 o'clock p.m. at Waxa. Hospital. Mother and babe doing fine.
Little James Rex Wheatley was born May 8, 1926.
30 years ago today, Dec. 12, 1947, Frankie and P.D. were married.

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1910 United States Federal Census
about Harvey Clay Clark
Name: Harney Clark (misread, should be Harvey)
Age in 1910: 9
Estimated birth year: abt 1901
Birthplace: Texas
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's name: Edward P
Father's Birth Place: Tennessee
Mother's name: Lillie (This was his stepmother)
Mother's Birth Place: Tennessee
Home in 1910: Waxahachie Ward 2, Ellis, Texas
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
House number 450, dwelling number 307 and family number 317
Household Members: Name, Age, Relationship to head of house, Place ofbi rth
Edward P Clark 49, self, Tennessee
Lillie Clark 44, wife, Alabama.....second wife of Edward P. Clark
Walter Clark 10, son, Texas
Floyd Clark 9, son, Texas
Edwin Clark 8, son, Texas
Harvey Clark 9, son, Texas
Vaught(believed to be Ewell W.) Clark 2, son, Texas
Bolu(believed to be J. B. or Boda) 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,Tex as; Roll: T624_1549; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 119; Image:833(29 o f 30)
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line].Prov o, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on thecont ents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARAOrigin al data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. ThirteenthCens us of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archivesand R ecords Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls

1920 United States Federal Census
about Harvey Clay Clark
Name: Harvey Clark
Home in 1920: Waxahachie Ward 2, Ellis, Texas
Age: 16 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1904
Birthplace: Texas
Relation to Head of House: Stepson
Father's Birth Place: Tennessee
Mother's Birth Place: Tennessee
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Male
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 236
House number 124 East Marvin Avenue
Household Members: Name Age
Lellie(Lettie) Clark 54--Widowed
Ewell Clark 12
J B Clark 10
Walter Clark 20
Floyd Clark 19
Edwin Clark 18
Harvey Clark 16--Occupation: Farm Laborer
Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Waxahachie Ward 2, Ellis,Texa s; Roll: T625_1800; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 120; Image: 236.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line].Prov o, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on thecont ents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.

1930 United States Federal Census
about Harvey Clark
Name: Harvey Clark
Home in 1930: Blasdell, Erie, New York
Age: 27
Estimated birth year: abt 1903
Birthplace: Texas
Relation to Head of House: Head
Race: White
Occupation: Roller helper in steel mill
Age at first marriage: Shows marital status as single
Parents' birthplace: Tennessee
House number 31 Kent Avenue, Dwelling number 284 and family number 340
Rents home for $50/month
Household Members: Name, Age, Relationship to head of house, Place ofbi rth
Harvey Clark 27, Head of house, Texas
Edward Clark 29, Brother, Texas
Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Blasdell, Erie, New York;Rol l: 1435; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 407;
Image: 642.0(32 of 42)
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line].Prov o, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002. Original data:United S tates of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of theUnited S tates, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and RecordsAdministrat ion, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls

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Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
about Harvey Clay Clark
Name: Harvey Clay Clark
Death Date: 30 Dec 1959
Death County: Nueces
Certificate: 73881
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, U T,USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data: Texas Depart mentof Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: TexasDe partment of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit

Name: Harvey Clay Clark
Death date: 30 Dec 1959
Death place: Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas
Gender: Male
Race or color (on document): White
Age at death: 56 years
Estimated birth year:
Birth date: 18 Mar 1903
Birth place: Bardwell, Texas
Marital status: Married
Spouse name:
Father name: Edwin Porter Clark
Father birth place:
Mother name: Ida Mae Chiles
Mother birth place:
Occupation: Commercial Fisherman
Residence: 505 Jester, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas
Cemetery name: Waxahachie Cemetery
Burial place: Waxahachie, Texas
Burial date: 30 Dec 1959
Additional relatives: Informant: Marian B. Clark, wife
Film number: 2116047
Digital GS number: 4166221
Image number: 2595
Reference number: cn 73881
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
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Burial in Waxahachie City Cemetery, Ellis County, Texas
Addition 4, Block 2
Ellis County Cemetery Book, Volume 5

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February 27, 1935
Paper: Dallas Morning News

Walter Clark, 36, a fisherman, was found dead of exposure on Padre Island in the Gulf near Corpus Christi. It was feared his brother, HARVEY, unreported since the norther struck their camp while he was out in a skiff, had met a like fate.

Obituary for Walter Clark
March 3, 1935
Dallas Morning News

WAXAHACHIE, Texas, March 2

With his casket draped with the flag of America, which he served in the World War, the body of Walter Clark, 36, who died on Padre Island, making a frantic search for his brother HARVEY, later found unharmed, was buried in a Waxahachie Cemetery Friday.

Commercial fishermen, the Clark brothers were angling in the Gulf,sever al miles from Corpus Christi. A windstorm blew up, separatingthem. In t he excitement, Walter Clark thought he saw his brother in askiff, buffe ted by high waves. In efforts to reach his brother, runningalong the i sland, then rowing in his boat, he overtaxed his heart anddied.

Surviving him are four brothers Ed, Ewell and HARVEY of Corpus Christia nd Floyd of Waxahachie, a garage man.

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Obituary for Harvey Clay Clark

The Corpus Christi Times, Section B
Thursday, December 31, 1959

"Harvey Clay Clark"

"Funeral services and burial for Harvey Clay Clark, 56, of 505 Jester, will be held in Waxahachie. He was a commercial fisherman.

A resident of Corpus Christi since 1927, Clark died at 4 p.m. yesterday at his home. He was a native of Bardwell, a community near Waxahachie in Ellis County.

Surviving are his wife Marian B. Clark of Corpus Christi; one daughter, Mrs. Betty Tune of Midlothian, and three brothers, Edwin, Jim and Floyd Clark all of Waxahachie.

Cage-Mills Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements."

Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Corpus Christi Times (Corpus Christi, Texas) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: Corpus Christi Times. Corpus Christi, Texas, United States Of America. Database created from microfilm copies of the newspaper.

Description:
Corpus Christi Times newspaper was located in Corpus Christi, Texas.

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Harvey
English: transferred use of the surname, which is of Breton origin, from a personal name composed of the elements haer battle + vy worthy. It was introduced to Britain by the Bretons who settled in East Anglia and elsewhere in the wake of the Norman Conquest. Cognate: French: Herv?ae (adi rect borrowing of the Breton personal name).

Short form: English: Harv(e).
A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0192800507

Clay
English: either a shortened form of Clayton or a transferred use of the independent surname, which was originally a local name for someone whol ived on a patch of land whose soil was predominantly clay (Old Englishc lg).
Clayton
English (esp. U.S.): transferred use of the surname, originally a local name from any of the several places in England (for example, in Lancs., Staffs., Sussex, and W. Yorks.) originally named with the Old Englishel ements cl?Zg clay + tun enclosure, settlement.
A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0192800507

Clark
English: occupational name for a scribe or secretary, originally a memb erof a minor religious order who undertook such duties. The word clercd enoted a member of a religious order, from Old English cler(e)c?Utpriest?Uu , reinforced by Old French clerc. Both are from Late Latinclericus, fro m Greek klerikos, a derivative of kleros ?Utinheritance?Uu,?Utlegacy?Uu, with r eference to the priestly tribe of Levites (see Levy)?Utwhose inheritance w as the Lord?Uu. In medieval Christian Europe, clergy inminor orders were p ermitted to marry and so found families; thus thesurname could become e stablished. In the Middle Ages it was virtuallyonly members of religiou s orders who learned to read and write, so thatthe term clerk came to d enote any literate man.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN0-19- 508137-4

Harvey married Marie Louise Howard on 13 Sep 1924 in Ellis County, Texas. Marie was born on 1 Oct 1906 in Bardwell, Ellis County, Texas; died on 20 Apr 1986 in Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas, USA; was buried on 22 Apr 1986 in Elm Branch Cemetery, Section A, Bardwell, Ellis County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ellis County Cemetery Book, Volume 2 page 37

Clark, Ida May September 28, 1877--November 13, 1904....wife of E. P. (broken)

Clark, Fannie May October 18, 1904--November 28, 1904....daughter of E. P. and Ida May

GLENWOOD CEMETERY(Also known as Garden Valley Cemetery)
Located east of Forreston. Take Hwy 77 so. of Waxahachie to Boyce Grain on left sd of rd. At junction of Hwy 77 and Why 55, turn left on Hwy 55 to Nash Community; turn right on Holder Rd for 1 mi. to Forreston Rd; turn right on Forreston about 1/4 mi. Cemetery not easily accessible and not maintained. Oldest burial date recorded is 1883. The community of Nash was once known as Garden Valley and the cemetery also known by that name.
[Stafford 105 branch.FTW]

Ellis County Cemetery Book, Volume 2 page 37

Clark, Ida May September 28, 1877--November 13, 1904....wife of E. P.( broken)

Clark, Fannie May October 18, 1904--November 28, 1904....daughter of E .P. and Ida May

GLENWOOD CEMETERY(Also known as Garden Valley Cemetery)
Located east of Forreston. Take Hwy 77 so. of Waxahachie to Boyce Grain on left sd of rd. At junction of Hwy 77 and Why 55, turn left on Hwy 55 to Nash Community; turn right on Holder Rd for 1 mi. to Forreston Rd;tu rn right on Forreston about 1/4 mi. Cemetery not easily accessible andn ot maintained. Oldest burial date recorded is 1883. The community ofNas h was once known as Garden Valley and the cemetery also known by thatna me.

Family/Spouse: Living Tidwell. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth certificate has given name spelling of Bettie
Betty Lou Clark was born on Tuesday, January 12, 1926 at 2:00 A. M.
Attending physician was Dr. W. B. Jackson of Waxahachie, Texas.

Recorded in Birth Records, Ellis County, Texas in Volume 9, page 593.

Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 Record
about Bettie Lou Clark
Name: Bettie Lou Clark
Date of Birth: 12 Jan 1926
Gender: Female
Birth County: Ellis
Father's name: Havey Clark
Mother's name: Louise Howard
Roll Number: 1926_0001
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Received in an email from sister Lou Ann Tune Floyd on February 21, 2010.....

Family Bible presented to Harvey and Lousie Howard Clark

Inside cover: Presented to Louise and Harvey, Dec. 25, 1925, from Mother and Daddie. Underneath this in what appears to be a youngsters handwriting is "My mothers "Bible", Betty Lou Clark.

In the back is this information:

Betty Lou Clark, born Jan. 12, 1926.
Betty Lou Clark and LeaMond Tune were married Oct. 23, 1945, Tuesday 7:55 p.m.
James Franklin Howard was born June 30, 1877.
Callie Spencer Howard was born Sept. 26, 1877.
Frankie Mae Howard Wheatley was born April 8, 1899.
Mattie Louise Howard Clark was born Oct. 1, 1906.
Harvey Clay Clark was born March 18, 1904.
Harvey Clark and Louise Howard were married Sept. 13, 1924 at 9 o'clock Saturday night.
Pendell Wheatley, Feb. 8, 1898.
Pendell 49 years old today, Feb. 8, 1947.
Pendell and Frankie Wheatley were married 30 years ago today, Dec. 12, 1947.
This looks like Grammer's handwriting: I received my old age pension Dec. 14, 1942..
Tues., Oct. 23, 1945.
Betty Lou Clark & LeaMond Tune were married at Red Oak, Texas, 7:55 p.m. at the (?) Porsney's home.
Gloria Jeanne Tune was born Dec. 30, 1946 at Waxahachie Hospital 1:20 p.m. Taken mother and baby home to Ovilla Jan. 1, 1947 at one o'clock p.m.
July 27, 1948 little Lou Ann Tune was born 6:00 o'clock p.m. at Waxa. Hospital. Mother and babe doing fine.
Little James Rex Wheatley was born May 8, 1926.
30 years ago today, Dec. 12, 1947, Frankie and P.D. were married.

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1930 United States Federal Census
about Betty Lou Clark Tune
Name: Betty L Clark
Home in 1930: Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas
Age: 4
Estimated birth year: abt 1926
Birthplace: Texas
Relation to Head of House: Granddaughter
Race: White
Parents' birthplace: Texas
Occupation of Grandfather: Blacksmith, owns shop
Value of Grandparents real estate: $1000--own home
House number 219; Dwelling number 137 and family number 144
Household Members: Name, Age, Relationship to head of house, Place of birth
Frank Howard 52, self, Tennessee
Callie S Howard 52, wife, Tennessee
Betty L Clark 4, granddaughter, Texas
Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas; Roll: 2326; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 2; Image: 560.0(12 of 24)

Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [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.

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Social Security Death Index
about Betty Tune
Name: Betty Tune
SSN: 460-20-7700
Last Residence: 76065 Midlothian, Ellis, Texas, United States of America
Born: 12 Jan 1926
Died: 2 Sep 1995
State (Year) SSN issued: Texas (Before 1951 )

Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.

Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 Record
Name: Betty Tune
Death Date: 2 Sep 1995
Death County: Ellis
Gender: Female
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Obituary
The Waxahachie Daily Light
Tuesday, September 5, 1995
Page 10, column 1

"Betty Lou Tune services today"

"Betty Lou Tune, 69, of Ovilla, beloved wife, mother, Nanie, daughter-in-law and friend, passed away Saturday, Sept., 2, 1995 at her home in Ovilla.

She was born Jan. 12, 1926, in Waxahachie, to Harvey and Marie Louise Howard Clark Hale. She was a longtime member of the Ovilla United Methodist Chruch and a member of Rebekah Lodge.

Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Gloria and Jake Saunders of Santa Barbara, Calif., and Lou Ann Wright and Melvin Floyd of Ovilla; two sons and daughters-in-law, Clark and Susie Tune of Ennis and Buster and Johney Tune of Red Oak;, mother-in-law, Letha Mae Tune of Ovilla; nine grandchildren, Stephanie McPherson of Santa Barbara, Alan McPherson of Bakersfield, Calif., Julian Saunders of Santa Barbara, Emily Jones and Sara Jones of Ovilla, Julie Tune of Ennis, Walter Douthit of Red Oak, Bobby Tune of Golden, Colo. and Elizabeth Tune of Red Oak; and one step-brother, Bobby Wilson of Aransas Pass, Texas.

Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m., today, Sept. 5, 1995, at Ovilla Cemetery in Ovilla, with the Rev. Tom Robbins officiating.

Pallbearers will be Jerry Wortman, Dwight Sullivan, Tommy Sullivan and Randy Sullivan.

The family received friends and relatives from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 4, at Boze-Mitchell Funeral Home.

Arrangements are under the direction of Boze-Mitchell Funeral Home in Waxahachie."

Copy on file

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Meaning of Names

Betty
English: pet form of Elizabeth, dating from the 18th century. Cognate: Scottish Gaelic: Beitidh. Elizabeth..The usual spelling of Elisabeth in English.
Elisabeth
The spelling of Elizabeth used in the Authorized Version of the New Testament, and in most modern European languages. This was the name of the mother of John the Baptist (Luke 1: 60). Etymologically, the name means ?USGod is my oath?UT, and is therefore identical with Elisheba, name of the wife of Aaron, according to the genealogy at Exodus 6: 23. The final element seems to have been altered by association with Hebrew shabbath sabbath.
A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0192800507
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Lou
English: short form of Louis or, less commonly, Louise.
A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0192800507

Louise
French and English: feminine form of Louis, introduced to England in the 17th century. Short form: English: Lou.
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Louis
French: an extremely common French name, of Germanic origin. It is composed of the elements hlud fame + wig warrior, and is thus etymologically the same name as German Ludwig. From the early Middle Ages onwards, it was very frequently used in French royal and noble families. An archaic Latinized form of the name is Clovis, and this is the form generally used for the Frankish leader (?466-511) who ended the Roman domination over Gaul: Clovis defeated rival Germanic tribes, married the Burgundian princess Clothilde, and founded the Frankish monarchy in what is now France. In 496 he and his followers were converted to Christianity. Louis I (778-840) was the son of Charlemagne, who ruled both as King of France and Holy Roman Emperor. Altogether, the name was borne by sixteen kings of France up to the French Revolution, in which Louis XVI perished. Louis XIV, ?USthe Sun King?UT (1638-1715), reigned for seventy-two years (1643-1715), presiding in the middle part of his reign over a period of unparalleled French power and prosperity. See also Ludwig.

In modern times, Louis is occasionally used in the English-speaking world (usually pronounced /lui/). In Britain the Anglicized form Lewis is rather more common, whereas in America the reverse is true. Both forms have been used as Anglicized versions of Gaelic Laoiseach and Lughaidh. Cognates: Scottish Gaelic: Luthais. Italian: Luigi, Lodovico. Spanish, Portuguese: Luis. Catalan: Lluis. Basque: Koldo. German: Ludwig.

Short form: English: Lou.
A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0192800507

Clark surname
English: occupational name for a scribe or secretary, originally a member of a minor religious order who undertook such duties. The word clerc denoted a member of a religious order, from Old English cler(e)c ?Utpriest?Uu, reinforced by Old French clerc. Both are from Late Latin clericus, from Greek klerikos, a derivative of kleros ?Utinheritance?Uu, ?Utlegacy?Uu, with reference to the priestly tribe of Levites (see Levy) ?Utwhose inheritance was the Lord?Uu. In medieval Christian Europe, clergy in minor orders were permitted to marry and so found families; thus the surname could become established. In the Middle Ages it was virtually only members of religious orders who learned to read and write, so that the term clerk came to denote any literate man.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

"a derivative of kleros ?Utinheritance?Uu, ?Utlegacy?Uu, with reference to the priestly tribe of Levites (see Levy)"
Levy
Jewish (Ashkenazic and Sephardic): from the Biblical personal name Levi, from a Hebrew word meaning ?Utjoining?Uu. This was borne by a son of Jacob and Leah (Genesis 29: 34). Bearers of this name are Levites, members of the tribe of Levi, who form a hereditary caste who assist the kohanim (see Cohen) in their priestly duties.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

Betty married Robert LeaMond Tune on 23 Oct 1945 in Red Oak, Ellis County, Texas. Robert was born on 28 Sep 1926 in Ovilla, Ellis County, Texas; died on 6 Nov 1973 in Veterans Hospital, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; was buried on 8 Nov 1973 in Ovilla Cemetery, Plot A2-22, Ovilla, Ellis County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living McPherson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living Saunders. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living Floyd. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Odell Jones. Odell was born on 17 May 1944 in Marshall, Harrison County, Texas; died on 2 Jun 1999 in Dallas County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living Cook. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living Calloway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living Douthit. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]