Born about in West Bloomfield, Ontario, New York, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Brooks
and Alice (Snowden) Brooks
Sister of
Mary (Brooks) Gale, Morgan Henry Brooks, John P Brooks, Susan Jerome (Brooks) Peterson, Josephine Brooks, James Garfield Brooks, Cora E (Brooks) Price, Isabel (Brooks) Alexander, Frederick Brooks, Benjamin Harrison Brooks and Blanche Ernestine (Brooks) Tipton
Wife of
Charles Alexander Clark
— married
18 Apr 1907 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
Mother of
Alice (Clark) Spivey
Died
at about age 65
in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Feb 2021
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Biography
Bessie (Brooks) Clark is a part of US Black heritage.
Bessie was born about 1884 in West Bloomfield, New York. She was the daughter of Jimmy Brooks and Ella Snowden. She married Charles Clark in Cleveland, Ohio and 1907. They remained in Cleveland the rest of her life, where she passed away in 1949.
Sources
- 1900 US Census: age 15, living with widowed father and siblings Free Ancestry Image Year: 1900; Census Place: West Bloomfield, Ontario, New York; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 1241139. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
- 1907 Marriage, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 18 Apr 1907, Bessie Brooks, age 21, bp West Bloomfield, New York, father: James Brooks, Mother: Ella Snowden, to Charles A Clark, age 29, Chauffeur, bp Cleveland, Ohio, father: Chad Clark, mother: Mary Bowser Free Ancestry Image Cuyahoga County Archive; Cleveland, Ohio; Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1810-1973; Volume: Vol 66; Page: 124; Year Range: 1907 Mar - Jul.Ancestry.com. Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S., Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
- 1910 US Census: age 24, with husband Charley, daughter Alice (2), and brother Benjamin. Free Ancestry Image Year: 1910; Census Place: Cleveland Ward 15, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: T624_1171; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 0226; FHL microfilm: 1375184. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
- 1920 US Census: age 32, with husband Charles, daughter Alice (11), brothers Frank and Fred. Free Ancestry Image Year: 1920; Census Place: Cleveland Ward 19, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: T625_1370; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 379. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
- 1930 US Census: age 39, living with husband Charles, daughter Alice (18) Free Ancestry Image Year: 1930; Census Place: Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0571; FHL microfilm: 2341518. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
- 1940 US Census: age 52, living with husband Charles and son? Ronald (6). (Ronald may be grandson?). Free Ancestry Image Year: 1940; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03233; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 92-739.Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 February 2021), memorial page for Bessie Elizabeth Brooks Clark (Jun 1884–9 Oct 1949), Find a Grave Memorial no. 92940136, citing Highland Park Cemetery, Highland Hills, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Mamaquilts (contributor 47164329) . https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92940136/bessie-elizabeth-clark
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