Robert Stanford Clark (1913 - 1996)

Ancestors

Died 17 Jun 1996 at age 83 in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

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Biography

Robert Stanford Clark was a son of Edward Samuel Clark and Mabel (DeGraux) Clark. He was born on 22 April 1913 and died in Hennepin County, Minnesota, on 17 June 1996.^[1]

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: ^[2]

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.

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 contractor in the construction industry. There is no entry for Robert's occupation or employment. 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).^[3]

Robert S. Clark died in 1996 and is buried in Faith Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Hopkins, Minnesota.^[4] The grave marker also memorializes his wife, Mary E. Clark, 1917-1999.

Sources

1. ↑ "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4QJ-945 : 4 December 2014), De Graux in entry for Robert Standord Clark, 17 Jun 1996; from "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Hennepin, Minnesota, record 2708115, certificate number 016185, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis.
2. ↑ United States Census, 1920. Enumeration sheet for Bloomfield, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: T625_789; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 160; Image: 314. Accessed at Ancestry.com.
3. ↑ "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.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 August 2020), memorial page for Robert S. Clark (1913–1996), Find A Grave: Memorial #60314883, citing Faith Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Hopkins, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA ; Maintained by Mark Nelson (contributor 47326187).