George Clark

Ancestors

Son of Harrison William Clark and Mary Jane (Wantland) Clark

Descendants

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Biography

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George William Clark was born 15 September 1877 to Harrison Clark and Mary Jane Wantland in Taylor Township, Indiana.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

His mother passed away in 1880, when George was only three years old, and his father remarried. George would later tell his family that he did not get along with his step-mother.^[9]

George married Ella Vallie in February 1907 in Springfield, Missouri, where Ella's parents lived.^[10][11]

George married Maude Ella Mayes around 1904-1907. They had no children.^[1][2][3] Maude died on October 25, 1930.

Between 1920 and 1930, a child named Lucille Amick came to live with George and Maude.^[12]

George married Esther 'Dalhart' on 15 April 1932 in Meeker, Colorado.^[13][14] Miriam Caroline, Esther's daughter, was 2 years old. They had seven children.^[4][5]

George died on 28, January 1949 in Meeker, Colorado due to complications from injuries sustained in a car accident. He was 70 years old. He is buried at Highland Cemetery, Meeker, Colorado.^[15]

Military

World War I

George registered for the draft on 12 September 1917. His registration card states he is tall with a medium build, grey eyes and light hair. It does not appear that he served during WWI.^[16][17]

World War II

George registered for the draft on 27 April 1942. It does not appear that he served during WWII.^[18]

Residence

• 1910 - George & Maude Clark lived in Jefferson, Park County, Colorado^[1]
• 1920 - George & Maude Clark lived in Upper White River, Buford, Rio Blanco County, Colorado^[2]
• 1930 - George & Maude Clark lived in Miller Creek, Rio Blanco County, Colorado^[3]
• 1940 - George & Esther Clark lived in Powell Park, Rio Blanco County, Colorado^[4][5]

Census

• 1910 US Census^[1]
  • George W. Clark, Head, Male, White, 33 years old, Married once, Present marriage length: 3 years, born in Indiana, father born in Ohio, mother born in Indiana, speaks English, Occupation: Farmer, Industry: Home Farm, Employment Type: Employer, can read/write, Owns Farm, Mortgaged, Farm or Home: Farm, Farm Schedule: 17
• 1920 US Census^[2]
  • George W. Clark, Head, Farm, Home Owned, Home Mortgaged, Male, White, 42 years old, Married, can read/write, born in Indiana, father born in Ohio, mother born in Indiana, speaks English, Occupation: Farmer, Industry: General Farm, Employer, Farm Schedule: 108
• 1930 US Census^[3]
  • George W. Clark, Home Owned, No Radio, Farm, Male, White, 53 years old, Married, Age at First Marriage: 27, Did not attend school this year, can read/write, born in Indiana, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio, speaks English, Occupation: Farmer, Industry: Own Farm, Working on Own Account, Employed, Veteran: No, Farm Schedule: 22.
• 1940 US Census^[4][5]
  • George Clark, Home Rented, Monthly Rent: 20, Lives on a farm, Head, Male, White, 62 years old, Married, did not attend school this year, Grade Completed: Elementary, 8th grade, born in Indiana, Residence on 1 April 1835: Rural, Rio Blanco, Colorado, On a Farm, Was Person at Work on 24 March: Yes, Hours Worked: 60, Occupation: Farmer, Industry: Farm, Worker Class: Employer, No. of Weeks Worked in 1939: 52, Income from Other Sources: Yes, Farm Schedule: 9

DNA

GEDMatch comparison of WikiTree member kits (see DNA Connections on the right hand side of this profile) as of 18 August 2020.

A relationship highlighted in green indicates a match over 7 cM. Any relationship that is 3rd cousin or further can be valid without sharing any DNA, based on the analysis of the Shared cM Project. A visual representation can be found at DNA Painter.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} "1910 United States Federal Census," database and images, Ancestry, 2006 (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 May 2015), digital image, George W. Clark, Jefferson, Park, Colorado; citing Roll: T624_123; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0118; FHL microfilm: 1374136, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910, Records of the Bureau of the Census, National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Additional information provided by census record: Enumerated on 2 May 1910.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} "1920 United States Federal Census," database and images, Ancestry, 2010 (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 May 2015), digital image, George W. Clark, Buford, Rio Blanco, Colorado; citing Roll: T625_169; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 143; Image: 560, "Fourteenth Census of the United States," 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
   Upper White River, Farm, Precinct 6, Buford, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, enumerated on 29 January 1920.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} "1930 United States Federal Census," database and images, Ancestry, 2002 (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 May 2015), digital image, George W. Clark, Miller Creek, Rio Blanco, Colorado; citing Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930.
   Precinct 15, Miller Creek, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, enumerated on 8 April 1930.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} "1940 United States Federal Census," database and images, Ancestry, 2012 (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 May 2015), digital image, George Clark, Powell Park, Rio Blanco, Colorado; citing Roll: T627_478; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 52-8, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940.
   Powell Park, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, enumerated on 3 April 1940.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRDC-WMS : accessed 4 April 2017), George Clark, Election Precinct 7, Rio Blanco, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 52-8, sheet 1B, line 54, family 14, 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, roll 478.
6. ↑ Paternal relationship is confirmed by a Family Tree DNA Family Finder test match between Suzanne Mackler and her paternal second cousin twice removed, Ian McIsaac. Their most-recent common ancestors are John Clark and Malinda Thompson, the great-grandparents of Suzanne and the third great grandparents of Ian. Predicted relationship from FTDNA: 2nd Cousin - 4th Cousin, based on sharing 69 cM across 10 segments.
7. ↑ Paternal relationship is confirmed by a Family Tree DNA Family Finder test match between Suzanne Mackler and her paternal second cousin twice removed, FER. Their most-recent common ancestors are John Clark and Malinda Thompson, the great-grandparents of Suzanne and the third great grandparents of FER. Predicted relationship from FTDNA: 2nd Cousin - 3rd Cousin, based on sharing 130 cM across 24 segments.
8. ↑ Paternal relationship is confirmed by a 23 and Me DNA test match between Suzanne Mackler and her second cousin twice removed WHB. Their most-recent common ancestors are John Clark and Malinda Thompson, the great-grandparents of Suzanne and the third great-grandparents of WHB. Predicted relationship from 23 and Me: '2nd Cousin Once Removed,' based on sharing 85cm across 4 segments.
9. ↑ Recalled by Suzanne, March 2015.
10. ↑ "Over The County," Park County Bulletin, 22 March 1907, p. 1, c. 3, digital images, Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org : accessed 26 March 2018).
11. ↑ "Weekly Cleanup," Park County Bulletin, 5 April 1907, p. 1, c. 2, digital images, Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org : accessed 27 November 2019).
12. ↑ See Lucille's profile for more information. ~ Allison Mackler, 18 January 2018.
13. ↑ "Colorado, County Marriages and State Indexes, 1862-2006," database and images, Ancestry, 2016 (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 May 2015); citing Film Number 001690062, Marriage Records. Colorado Marriages. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, UT.
    Husband's Name: George W. Clark, Age: 53, Race: White, Wife's Name: Mrs. Esther Dalhart, Age: 25, Race: White, Place of Marriage: Meeker, Rio Blanco, Colorado, Date: 15 April 1932, Official: Luther White, Title: Justice of the Peace, Address: Meeker, Colorado, Reported by: Vivien Maxwell, Address: Mt. Harris, Colorado.
14. ↑ "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," database and images, Ancestry, 2015 (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 April 2017), George Clark, Male, Spouse: Esther Gesick, Child: Miriam Caroline Clark; citing Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
15. ↑ Find A Grave contributors, Memorial page for George W Clark (1877-1949), Find A Grave: Memorial No. 52559242, May 18, 2010.<http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=52559242>[accessed 2 May 2015]
16. ↑ "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database and images, Ancestry, 2005 (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 May 2015), digital image, George William Clark, Meeker, Rio Blanco, Colorado; citing Roll 1561790, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, United States, Selective Service System, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
    Serial No. 71, Order No. 9-222, Name: George William Clark, Address: Meeker, Rio Blanco, Colorado, Age: 40, DOB: 15 September 1877, Race: White, Citizen: Native Born, Present Occupation: Rancher: Employer Name: Self, Place of Employment; Meeker, Colorado, Nearest Relative: Wife, Ella Clark, Address: Meeker, CO, Signed: "G.W. Clark", Height: Tall, Build: Medium, Color of Eyes: Grey, Color of Hair: Light, Physical Disqualifications: No, Registrar: J. C. Bills, Date: 12 September 1917.
17. ↑ "U.S., WWI Civilian Draft Registrations, 1917-1918," database and images, Ancestry, 2000 (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 May 2015), George William Clark, Rio Blanco County, Colorado; citing World War I Civilian Draft Registrations, Banks, Ray, comp.
    Name: Clark, George William, Birth Date: 15 September 1877, City/County: Rio Blanco, State: CO, Ethnicity: W.
18. ↑ "U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database and images, Ancestry, 2010 (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 April 2017), digital image, George William Clark, Meeker, Rio Blanco, Colorado; citing Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration, United States, Selective Service System, Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. National Archives and Records Administration.
    Serial No. U21, George William Clark, Residence: Meeker, Rio Blanco, Colorado, Mailing Address: Same, Age: 64, DOB: 15 September 1877, POB: Bloomfield, Indiana, Person Who Will Know Your Address: Esther A. Clark, Meeker, Colorado, Signed: "George W. Clark," Race: White, Height: 5' 11.5", Weight: 170, Eyes: Blue, Hair: Brown, Complexion: Light, Registrar: Mrs. Bond Norman, Date: 27 April 1942.