William Hardy Clark (1790 - 1856)

Born 1 May 1790 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Frances (Isaacks) Clark — married 16 Mar 1812 in S. Carolina

Husband of Mahala Louise (Graham) Clark — married 21 Dec 1836 in Sabine, Texas, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Jul 1856 at age 66 in Sabine, Texas, United States

Problems/Questions Profile managers: Michael Bissell --Benefiel [send private message], Elaine Wells [send private message], and Shannon Williams [send private message]

Biography

William Clark settled in the Republic of Texas before February 19, 1846.

This profile is part of the Clark Name Study.

William Hardy Clark was born on May 1, 1790 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States, son of William Barnett Clark Sr (1740– ) and Mary Paschall (1752–1805).

William (21) married Elizabeth Frances (Isaacks) Clark (13) (born on August 8, 1798 in South Carolina, United States; daughter of Elijah Isaacks and Esther Hester (Donaho) Isaacks) on March 16, 1812 in S. Carolina."Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911", database,

FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2ZJ-FJB : 14 February 2020), William Clarke, 1812.Sabine County Marriages 1875-1900 1900-1910 Prior to 1875, by Blanche Toole, Page 103, Clark, William I, Elizabeth Isaacs 16 Mar 1812 Miss

Their known children were:

• Elijah Clark (1813 – <1860)
• James Clark I (~1816 – ~1859)
• John Robert Clark (June 30 1816 – 1872)
• Henry Clark (1820 – unknown)
• Mary (Clark) Donaho (1821 – unknown)
• Franklin Joel Clark (December 11 1827 – June 4 1900)
• Elizabeth (Clark) Ashmore (1830 – 1860)

William (46) married Mahala Louise (Graham) Clark (25) (born on January 17, 1811 in Kentucky, United States; daughter of John H Graham and Polly Lowe) on December 21, 1836 in Sabine, Texas, United States. Sabine County Marriages 1875-1900 1900-1910 Prior to 1875, by Blanche Toole, Page 110, Graham, Mahala William Clark ca 1847

Their known children were:

• Mariah (Clark) Garlington (~1838 – >1899)
• Andrew Clark (July 3 1839 – August 8 1913)
• Margaret (Clark) Dickey (August 28 1842 – 1898)
• William Barnett Clark (February 16 1845 – 1916)
• Rebecca Jane (Clark) Griffin (about July 25 1846 – about June 7 1928)

William died on July 4, 1856 in Sabine, Texas, United States, aged 66. He was buried in Clark-Dickey Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.'Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42823546/william-clark: accessed), memorial page for William Clark (1 May 1790–4 Jul 1856), Find a Grave Memorial ID 42823546, citing Clark-Dickey Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Ruth Fish (contributor 47186995).

Sources

See also:

• Source: S1768633878 Repository: #R1768625643 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=15152375&pid=225414290
• Repository: R1768625643 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note:
• 1850 Sabine County Census, Texas Historical Marker, Clark-Dickey-Smith Cemetery. Tombstone
• First Settlers of the Republic of Texas: Headright Land Grants, 1840, 2 vols., 1841, Reprint. Nacogdoches, Texas: Carolyn R. Ericson, 1982—. FS Library book 976.4 R2er. This includes the class 1-3 grants.