William Raleigh Clark (1840-1920) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree

Sgt. William Raleigh Clark

Born 1840 in Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Son of Joseph Clark and Louisa (Miller) Clark

Brother of Joseph Clark [half], Samuel Chauncey Clark [half], Amanda (Clark) Sprague [half], Helen Mary (Clark) Ellis, George Henry Clark, Nancy C. (Clark) Warner, Addison N. Clark, Steven E. Clark, Almira (Clark) Lowell, Wealthy (Clark) Richardson, Laura J. (Clark) Owens and Annie Roxy (Clark) Yowker

Husband of Sarah Evelyn (Merrick) Clark — married about 1872 (to 19 Nov 1889) [location unknown]

Husband of Sarah J. (Morely) Clark — married 1890 [location unknown]

Descendants

Father of Ada (Clark) Rogers, Hugh Orton Clark, Josephine (Clark) Bradish, Nathaniel P. Clark, Daniel Webster Clark, Ethel P. Clark and Chloe Susan (Clark) Grosshans

Died 28 Feb 1920 at about age 80 in Raymond, Potter, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Sgt. William Clark served in the United States Civil War.
Mustered out: 16 Jul, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 46th Regiment, Co., G, Pennsylvania

William Raleigh Clark, son of Joseph Clark and Louisa Miller, was born in 1840 in Pennsylvania.^[1]

William married 1st, Sarah Evelyn Merrick.

Children:

William married 2nd, Sarah J. Morely in 1890.

Children:

Chloe Susan

William passed away on the 28 Feb 1920 in Raymond, Potter, Pennsylvania.^[1]

Promoted from Cpl. to Sgt. on October 13, 1864

Sources

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4CT-S9Y : 24 December 2020), Joseph Clark, Harrison Township, Potter, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWJ9-QHX : 20 February 2021), Josephine Clark in household of W R Clark, Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 113, sheet 566A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,166.

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M349-GK6 : accessed 1 November 2021), Josaphine Bradish in household of Ira N Bradish, Ulysses Township Lewisville borough, Potter, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 114, sheet 16A, family 355, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,482.

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68506356/william-raleigh-clark : accessed 28 October 2021), memorial page for William Raleigh Clark (28 Mar 1840–28 Feb 1920), Find A Grave: Memorial #68506356, citing Raymond Cemetery, Raymond, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Just~Us Relatives (contributor 46978344)

Acknowledgements

WikiTree profile created by Michael Sheffield & Suzanne nee Sayer Crosby

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William: