Samuel Sinclair Clark (1834 - 1904)

Born 1834 in Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Ireland

Husband of Jane (Lytle) Clark — married 31 Dec 1857 in Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Ireland

Descendants

Died 5 Feb 1904 at about age 70 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Samuel Clark migrated from Ireland to USA.

As I was trying to find other siblings and being unable to for my Great Grandfather John Clark-15933. I found other baptisms at same church and marriages in the same town as his with same father name listed. Although I have not been able to prove these connections as of yet I followed the lines looking for similarities. Clark-15765

Samuel Clark and Jane Lytle Marriage Certificate [1]

According to marriage lines it list his address as Ballymacilcor and Janes as Culnady. I can find no information on Ballymacilcor but Culnady is a small village near Maghera in County Londonderry, Northern ^[2]

Samuel Sinclair Clark Death Certificate [3]

Jane is listed as a widow in 1900, however subsequent research has shown Samuel with another wife so possibly divorced. Wife listed on 1900 census is Mary J and states married about 1880. This is the possible marriage^[4] to Mary Jane Thompson February 5, 1881.

According to the death certificate he is buried in the South Side Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania USA

Census

1880 Allegheny, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States^[5]

Ohio St

1900 Precinct 11 Pittsburgh city Ward 14, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Family Search - "Ireland, Marriages, 1619-1898," index, FamilySearch , David Clark in entry for Samuel Sinclair Clark and Jane Lytle, 31 Dec 1857; citing reference 832, FHL microfilm 101388.
2. ↑ Wikipedia - Culnady is a small village near Maghera in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
3. ↑ Family Search - "Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh City Deaths, 1870-1905," index and images, FamilySearch , Samuel S. Clark, 05 Feb 1904; citing v 119 p 520, Allegheny County Courthouse, Pittsburgh; FHL microfilm 505,877.
4. ↑ "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2X9-F6Y : 6 December 2014), Samuel Clark and Mary Jane Thompson, 05 Feb 1881; citing Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm 1,299,321.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW6C-H41 : 24 December 2015), S S Clark, Allegheny, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 10, sheet 255D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1086; FHL microfilm 1,255,086..
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS12-FKM : 22 January 2015), Samuel S. Clark, Precinct 11 Pittsburgh city Ward 14, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 3A, family 51, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,360.