Clark Seals (abt. 1850 - 1927)

Born about 13 Jun 1850 in Alabama

Ancestors

Husband of Mary T (Pilant) Seals — married 25 Dec 1872 in Limestone, Alabama, United States

Descendants

Died 9 Dec 1927 at about age 77 in Thornton, Limestone County, TX

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Biography

Clark Seals birthdate given as 13 Mar^[1]

1850 census states he is "4/12" old on 1 November 1850 which suggests a July 1850 birth

Born "Jan 1850 in Alabama," USA, is given in the 1900 census.^[2]

Headstone gives the year as 1851.

Death certificate names his father as “Danlton Seale”, mother as “Bettie Kelly”. ^[3]

Clark m. 25 Dec 1872 Limestone Alabama Corder, Mary (Pilant) Corder,^[4] b. Feb 1844 TN, both parents b. Tennessee. ^[5]
In 1870 Clark was enumerated with his parents - 3 households away were Mary Corder and her son George, age 4.

Mary Pilant had first married John Corder, 22 Feb 1865, in Lincoln County, Tennessee.^[6] Clark moved from Alabama to Texas ca. 1895, when “Charles Henry was 17 or 18 years old.”^[7]

Surname spelling: (The death certificate and headstone for Clark Seals record the "Seals" spelling but subsequent generations have used "Seale" - son Charles Henry Seale used that spelling in 1930 census, WWII draft card, and Social Security application, death certificate and headstone - his own death certificate spells Clark's name "Seale" as well. RHSeale)

Death

Clark Seals died 9 Dec 1927 in Limestone county, Texas. His TX death certificate states he was b. “1859” father “Daniel Seals” mother, “Bettie Kelly” and was 68 y 8m and ?days old.^[8]
He is buried in Tidwell Cemetery, Thornton, Limestone, Texas, USA, plot cc-12. His headstone only adds to his birthdate confusion, given as 1851.^[9]

Death

Clark died 9 Dec 1927, in Thornton, Limestone co. TX^{[10] [11]}

Timeline

1850 Federal Census, Jefferson co. Alabama, Cahaba Valley, household 9. ^[12]
• Daniel "Seal", age 35, b. South Carolina, farmer, value $100.
• Ann E, 25, b. Alabama,
• Julia A 5, b. Alabama,
• Susan E, 3, b. Alabama,
• Clarke 4/12, b. Alabama (census taken 1 Nov, 1850 - so June birth more likely)

1860 Federal Census, Shelby, Alabama, USA^[13]
• Daniel “Seals”, 46, farmer, b. SC;
• Annie E, 33, b. AL,
• Julia, 15, b. AL;
• Ellen, 13, b. AL,
• Clark, 10, b. AL,
• “Luisa”, 8, b. AL;
• James, 5, b. AL,
• Chas H, 2, b. AL

1870 Federal Census, Athens, Limestone, Alabama, USA ^[14]
• Daniel “Seal”, 55, farmer, born South Carolina;
• Elizabeth, 45, born Alabama
• Susan E, 21, born Alabama
• Clark, 20; born Alabama
• Louisa E, 18; born Alabama
• James W, 16; born Alabama
• Mahalia, 9; born Alabama
• Mary 7; born Alabama
• George, 5; born Alabama
• Frances, 4. born Tennessee

1880 Federal Census, Limestone Co. AL.^[15]
• Clark Seals, 25, born Alabama
• Mary, 30, b. Tennessee,
• George 12, "Son" [son of Mary and first husband, John Corder?, born 1866] b. Tennessee;
• Addy 6, daughter b. Alabama;
• Henry 2, son, b. Alabama.

1897, “Clark Seals” living in Falls County, TX, Pct 2^[16]

1900 Federal Census, Falls County, Texas, USA.^[17]
• “Clark Seals,” b." Jan" 1850, AL, married 26 yrs,
• Mary, b. Feb 1844, TN, 6 children, 5 living.
• Nannie, daughter, b. May 1882, Alabama
• Robert, son, b. July 1887, age 12, b. Alabama.
• George, Clark’s brother, b. Jan 1866, Tennessee, Widowed
• Haily “Pylant,” Clark’s sister, b. Feb 1861, widowed. 4 children, 3 living ^[2]
• Harvy Pylant nephew, born Mary 1881, Alabama
• Inice Pylant, niece, born Mary 1885, Alabama
• India Pylant, niece, born July 1891, Alabama

Known children (in 1900 Mary stated 6 children, 5 living): ^[18]

Research Notes

• Where was Clark in 1910 and 1920?
• Son Robert was in Limestone TX in 1910, age 23, living with his sister Addie E, married to William P Rogers^[19]
• Son Henry C Seals was in Limestone TX in 1920, age 31, wife Lizzie^[20]
• Adjacent to Henry C was Clark's sister “Halle Pilat," widowed and living with her children Harvey, Laura, Inice, and India. “Halle” age 50, b. Alabama, both parents b. Alabama^[21]

Sources

1. ↑ Death certificate (informant was grandson, original certificate difficult to read) states 13 Mar, but also states 1859 which is not correct
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Federal Census, Year:1900 Falls County, Texas, Pct 2, p4A, family 61,
3. ↑ Deaths, TX 1903-1940 (Bureau V.S. State Dept. of Health, Austin, TX).
4. ↑ Limestone County, Alabama marriage book 1869-1872, p190 Ancestry ($)
5. ↑ 1900 Falls TX
6. ↑ Communication Melissa Martinez, 28 Jan 2002. Son George was age 4 in 1870 Limestone census when Mary was living 3 doors from Clark Seale and his parents.
7. ↑ Personal recollection of James Estle Seale shared with Emma Gene Gentry, 1960 and from her to RHSeale|1977
8. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GY1J-9RWF?cc=1983324&wc=9THS-T36%3A263835801%2C266831301%2C267022201 : 22 July 2014), Death certificates > 1927 > Vol 084, certificates 041501-042000, Dec, Knox-Potter counties > image 108 of 508; State Registrar Office, Austin.
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images  : accessed 28 November 2021), memorial page for Clark Seals (Jan 1850–9 Dec 1927), Find A Grave: Memorial #15547934, citing Tidwell Cemetery, Thornton, Limestone County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Elizabeth Graham (contributor 47456387) .
10. ↑ Buried at Tidwell Cemetery, Thornton, Limestone, TX. Headstone states birth year 1851. Find A Grave: Memorial #15547934 accessed 9 Nov 2019
11. ↑ TX Death Certificate, Limestone County, 1927, #41607. Informant D K Rogers, (son of Addie Rogers, grandson of Clark).
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DT2Q-81H?cc=1401638&wc=95RD-HZT%3A1031324201%2C1031505701%2C1031794101 : 9 April 2016), Alabama > Jefferson > Jefferson county > image 77 of 171; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBL-74L?cc=1473181&wc=7QJZ-G5W%3A1589422203%2C1589423089%2C1589422206 : 24 March 2017), Alabama > Shelby > Not Stated > image 220 of 226; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
14. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DC6S-XYK?cc=1438024&wc=92VR-7M8%3A518661001%2C519164401%2C518708101 : 6 June 2019), Alabama > Limestone > Township 1 Range 6 > image 3 of 37; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
15. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBM-Z5D?cc=1417683&wc=XW9B-829%3A1589394746%2C1589394801%2C1589395128%2C1589396822 : 24 December 2015), Alabama > Limestone > Beat 5 > ED 178 > image 8 of 30; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)
16. ↑ TX county tax rolls, 1846-1910 Ancestry ($) 2019.
17. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-69BK-MD?cc=1325221&wc=9B75-6T5%3A1030553601%2C1033393101%2C1033404801 : 5 August 2014), Texas > Falls > ED 17 Justice Precinct 2 (east & south part) > image 7 of 31; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
18. ↑ Birthdates from 1880 census for both Addy and Charles. Census of 1900 for Nancy and Robert dates.
19. ↑ Federal Census, Limestone county, JP 8, dwelling 23.
20. ↑ Federal Census, Limestone county, JP 8, dwelling 27.
21. ↑ Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 8, Limestone, Texas; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0049. Dwelling 26.

See also

• An image of Clark Seals was posted on-line in 2009 by missy060168 (remains accessible RHSeale|16 Mar 2023)