Edward Samuel Clark (1886 - 1969)

Born 15 May 1886 in Vermont, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mabel (DeGraux) Clark — married 27 Jul 1911 in Brattleboro, Vermont

Died 1969 at about age 82 in Birmingham, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Edward Samuel Clark was born in Vermont on 15 May 1886, a son of Charles Stanford Clark and Rebecca Celinda Clark (maiden name Clark).

Edward Samuel Clark was married to Mabel DeGraux in Brattleboro, Vermont, on 27 July 1911. Edward's uncle, Rev. James S. Clark, officiated at their marriage.^[1] He was living in Detroit, Michigan, at the time of the marriage.^[2]

In January 1920, the U.S. Census recorded Edw. S. Clark and his wife Mable D. Clark, both 33 years old, living in Bloomfield (Oakland County), Michigan, with their four children, all born in Michigan: ^[3]

1. Robert S. age 6
2. Harriet L., age 5
3. Norman E., two years and 6 months old
4. Donald E., ten months old.

Edward's birthplace was reported as Vermont; his father also was born in Vermont and his mother was born in Massachusetts. He was a building contractor.^[3]

The 1930 U.S. Census found the family of Edward S. Clark in Birmingham (Oakland County), Michigan. Household members were Edward S. Clark, 43, a building contractor; his wife Mable Clark, 44; and children: Robert, 16; Harriet, 15; Norman, 12; Donald, 11; and Carol, 7. Edward was born in Vermont to a father born in Vermont and a mother born in New York; Mabel was born in Massachusetts to a father born in Belgium and a mother born in French Canada; and the children all were born in Michigan. They owned their home, which was valued at $70,000. The record indicates that Edward and Mabel had been married 25 years (this is inconsistent with the marriage record).^[4]

The 1940 U.S. Census recorded Edward Clark and his wife Mabel, both age 54, in Birmingham, Michigan, with their unmarried children Norman E. Clark, 23, Robert E. Clark, 27, Donald E. Clark, 21, and Carol Clark, 17. Edward was born in Vermont, Mabel was born in Massachusetts, and their children were born in Michigan. Edward worked as a general contractor in the construction industry. Edward and his two older sons had 4 years of college; Donald had 3 years of college. Mabel and Carol both had completed 4 years of high school. All household members had lived in Birmingham 5 years earlier (in 1935).^[5]

Death

Death:

Date: 1969

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage Record - Bride: Mabel DeGraux, Town of Brattleboro, Vermont. Accessed at Ancestry.com]
2. ↑ Vermont Phoenix (Brattleboro, Vermont), Saturday, July 29, 1911, Page 7. Accessed at newspapers.com. "In Brattleboro, July 27, by Rev. James S. Clark of North Bennington, Edward S. Clark of Detroit, Mich., and Miss Mabel DeGraux of Brattleboro."
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} United States Census, 1920. Enumeration sheet for Bloomfield, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: T625_789; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 160; Image: 314. Accessed at Ancestry.com.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RHD-C8M?cc=1810731&wc=QZF3-5M6%3A648805801%2C651157501%2C649809601%2C1589282391 : 8 December 2015), Michigan > Oakland > Birmingham > ED 6 > image 27 of 32; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9M1-VS2F?cc=2000219&wc=QZX1-X9V%3A790103601%2C798913701%2C798983001%2C952696801 : accessed 5 November 2018), Michigan > Oakland > Birmingham City, Birmingham, Tract 867 > 63-17 Birmingham City (Tract 867 - part) bounded by (N) city limits; (E) city limits, Woodward; (S) Maple; (W) Pilgrim, city limits; also Holy Name Convent > image 34 of 38; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.

• Ancestry.com, User-submitted content. http://records.ancestry.com/edward_samuel_clark_records.ashx?pid=27956427 Data: Edward Samuel Clark. Born in Vermont, USA on 15 May 1886 to Charles Stanford Clark and Rebecca Celinda Clark. Edward Samuel married Mabel DeGraux and had 5 children. He passed away on 1969 in Birmingham, Michigan, USA. Parents: Charles Stanford Clark1846-1916. Rebecca Celinda Clark1848-1915. Spouse(s): Mabel DeGraux1886-1959. Children: Norman E Clark 1917-1996. Private. Private. Private. Robert Clark 1913-Unknown