John was born in North Carolina in 1901. He was the son of John Clark and Mandy Lindsay. In 1932 John married Bessie Elizabeth Rose and together they were parents of a son who did not survive. John and Bessie lived in Raeford, North Carolina where John passed away in 1988 at age 87.
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"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLS8-PQH : accessed 19 October 2018), John D Clark in household of John Clark, Blue Springs, Robeson, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 99, sheet 13B, family 256, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1129; FHL microfilm 1,375,142.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZJ6-KD9 : accessed 19 October 2018), Johndunk Clark in household of John Clark, Blue Springs, Hoke, North Carolina, United States; citing ED 55, sheet 3A, line 25, family 43, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1303; FHL microfilm 1,821,303.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X33K-FKL : accessed 19 October 2018), John Dunk Clark in household of J A Clark, Blue Springs, Hoke, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 3, sheet 3A, line 12, family 38, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1699; FHL microfilm 2,341,433.
"North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9P-T99J : 28 November 2018), John D Clark and Bessie E Ross, 29 Mar 1932; citing Hoke, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
The National Archives at Atlanta, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia; WWII Draft Registration Cards for North Carolina, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 70;Source Information;Ancestry.com. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
The National Archives at Atlanta, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975, RG 147; Box: 70;Source Information;Ancestry.com. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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