Edward Porter Clark

1860 - 1916  (55 years)

• Name	Edward Porter Clark  [1]
  Birth	15 Nov 1860	Giles County, Tennessee   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Jan 1916	Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas, USA   [1]
  Burial	16 Jan 1916	Waxahachie City Cemetery, Addition 3, Block 2, Lot 9, 5th Row, Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas   [1]
  Person ID	I6280	Rhodes Family Tree
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2014

  
  

  Family	Ida May Chiles,   b. 28 Sep 1877, Tennessee d. 13 Nov 1904, Ellis County, Texas (Age 27 years)
  Marriage	28 Oct 1897	Ellis County, Texas
  	from: mmmmwards@yahoo.com to: Gloria Tune Saunders date: Thu, Jan 22, 2009 Hi Gloria, I found them, and another set of Clark - Chiles married the same day. Brother & sister maybe? I took a picture of the page and attached here. E.P. Clark and Ida Chiles is Vol. 1, page 504. Ellis County Marriage Book Vol. 1, page 504 O. E. Clark and Lou Chiles October 28, 1897 Martha
  Children	1. Walter Clark,   b. 18 Mar 1899, Bardwell, Ellis County, Texas d. 26 Feb 1935, Padre Island, Flour Bluff, Precinct No One, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas (Age 35 years)   2. William Floyd Clark,   b. 12 Sep 1900, Bardwell, Ellis County, Texas d. 6 Oct 1986, Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas, USA (Age 86 years)   3. Edwin Porter Clark,   b. 1 Jan 1902, Ellis County, Texas d. 20 Jul 1980, Ellis County, Texas (Age 78 years)   4. Harvey Clay Clark,   b. 18 Mar 1903, Bardwell, Ellis County, Texas d. 30 Dec 1959, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas (Age 56 years)   5. Fannie May Clark,   b. 18 Oct 1904, Ellis County, Texas d. 28 Nov 1904, Ellis County, Texas (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2014
  Family ID	F2230	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Granddaughter Betty Lou Clark Tune gave his nickname as "Babe", and that is seen on the death certificate of his son Walter Clark. ******************** 1860 United States Federal Census about Edward Porter Clark Name: Babe Clark Age in 1860: 2 Birth Year: abt 1858 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1860: Northern Subdivision, Giles, Tennessee Gender: Male Post Office: Lynnville Value of father's real estate: $5850 Value of father's personal estate: $1500 Household Members: Name, Age, Gender, Birthplace A Clark 35, male, Tennessee Francis Clark 32, female, Tennessee John F Clark 11, male, Tennessee Robt P Clark 10, male, Tennessee Andrew J Clark 8, male, Tennessee Marion F Clark 6, male, Tennessee Babe Clark 2, male, Tennessee--unsure if this is Edward Porter Clark, as there is an obvious difference in the year of birth on all other records Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Northern Subdivision, Giles, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1251; Page: 80; Image: 162. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls. 1870 United States Federal Census about Edward Porter Clark Name: Ervin Clark---name on all other records is Edward Estimated Birth Year: abt 1821 Age in 1870: 9 Home in 1870: District 17, Giles, Tennessee Race: White Gender: Male Value of father's real estate: $8000 Value of father's personal estate: $2400 Post Office: Comersville Household Members: Name, Age, Gender, Birthplace Porter Clark 49, male, Tennessee Francis Clark 43, female, Tennessee Andrew Clark 17, male, Tennessee James Clark 13, male, Tennessee Pressly Clark 11, male, Tennessee Edward (seen as "Ervin") Clark 9, male, Tennessee Ann Clark 8, female, Tennessee Mary Clark 4, female, Tennessee Willie Clark 1, male, Tennessee Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: District 17, Giles, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1529; Page: 353; Image: 706. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003. Original data: 1870. United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. 1880 United States Federal Census about Edward Porter Clark Name: Edward P. Clark Home in 1880: District 17, Giles, Tennessee Age: 19 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860 Birthplace: Tennessee Relation to Head of Household: Son Father's birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Father's Occupation: Farmer Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name, Age, Relation to head of house, Birthplace A. Porter Clark 58, head, Tennessee Francis Clark 52, wife, Tennessee Edward P. Clark 19, son, Tennessee Marian Clark 24, son, Tennessee Alice Irene Clark 17, daughter, Tennessee Mary Ann Clark 13, daughter, Tennessee Walter Clark 11, son, Tennessee Thomas B. Clark 8, son, Tennessee M. Goodrum (misread as "Goodlum") 21, niece, Tennessee Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: District 17, Giles, Tennessee; Roll: T9_1257; Family History Film: 1255257; Page: 331.3000; Enumeration District: 115; . Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ?A Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls. 1900 United States Federal Census about Edward Porter Clark Name: Edward P Clark Home in 1900: Justice Precinct 1, Ellis, Texas Age: 39 Birth Date: Mar 1861***note the difference in the birthdate from death certificate and tombstone Birthplace: Tennessee Race: White Gender: Male Relationship to head-of-house: Head Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Spouse's Name: Ida M Clark Marriage year: 1897 Marital Status: Married Years married: 3 Occupation: Farmer Household Members: Name, Age, Relation to head of house, Birthplace, Birthdate Edward P Clark 39, head, Tennessee, March 1861 Ida M Clark 22, wife, Tennessee, September 1877 Walter Clark 1, son, Texas, March 1899 Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Ellis, Texas; Roll: T623_1629; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 13. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. 1910 United States Federal Census about Edward Porter Clark Name: Edward P Clark [Edward C Clark] Age in 1910: 49 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1861 Birthplace: Tennessee Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Tennessee Mother's Birth Place: Tennessee Spouse's Name: Lettie Home in 1910: Waxahachie Ward 2, Ellis, Texas Marital Status: Married for 4 years to second wife, Lettia Roberts Aldridge Clark Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name, Age, Relation to head of house, Birthplace Edward P Clark 49, head, Tennessee Lettie (misread as"Lillie) Clark 44, wife, Alabama***Lettia Roberts Aldridge Clark Walter Clark 10, son, Texas Floyd Clark 9, son, Texas Edwin Clark 8, son, Texas Harvey (misread as "Harney") Clark 9, son, Texas Ewell (misread/mispelled as "Vaught") Clark 1, son, Texas Boda (misread as "Bolu") Clark 1 7/12, son, Texas Mamie Aldridge 24, stepdaughter, Alabama Lucile Aldridge 22, stepdaughter, Alabama Margaret Aldridge 11, stepdaughter, Texas Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Waxahachie Ward 2, Ellis, Texas; Roll: T624_1549; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 119; Image: 833. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. ******************************* Name: Edward Porter Clark Death date: 15 Jan 1916 Death place: Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas Gender: Male Race or color (on document): white Age at death: 55 years 2 months Cause of death: Peritonitis--fecal impaction Estimated birth year: Birth date: 15 Nov 1860 Birth place: Giles Co., Tenn Marital status: Married Spouse name: Father name: A.P. Clark Father birth place: Giles County, Tenn Mother name: Mother birth place: Giles County, Tenn Occupation: Farmer Residence: Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas Cemetery name: Waxahachie City Cemetery Burial place: Waxahachie, Texas Burial date: 16 Jan 1916 Additional relatives: Informant: Nephew, William Porter Clark, Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas Film number: 2051579 Digital GS number: 4165872 Image number: 3204 Reference number: 1025 Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 Source: www.familysearch.org Burial in Waxahachie City Cemetery, Ellis County, Texas Addition 3, Block 2, 5 th road Ellis County Cemetery Book, Volume 6, page 24 Obituary Waxahachie Daily Light Monday 17 January 1916 Page 6, column 5 "Death of E. P. Clark" "Edward Porter Clark, aged 55, died Saturday night at 9:50 o'clock at the Waxahachie sanitarium following an operation for peritonitis caused from gangrenous bowels, and was buried at the city cemetery at 4:50 o'clock Sunday afternoon, following services at the Main Street Christian church, conducted by Rev. Geo. Bassett. The deceased is survived by a widow and seven sons, the oldest of whom is seventeen years old. Five of these sons are by his first wife and two by a second wife. He was taken seriously ill on Friday night of last week and at a late hour was sent to the sanitarium where an operation was performed Saturday morning. E. P. Clark was a citizen of Ellis county for about twenty-five years, coming here from Tennessee. He was a consistent member of the Christian church and a man beloved by all who knew him well. He was a man of considerable means, owning property adjacent to town and two farms in the Bardwell community. The funeral was atteded by a large circle of friends of the family." Photocopy on file ==== Photos of grave at this website.... Edward Porter "Babe" Clark Birth: Nov. 15, 1860 Lynnville Giles County Tennessee, USA Death: Jan. 15, 1916 Waxahachie Ellis County Texas, USA Son of Alexander Porter Clark and Frances A. Jones Clark, he was known by his family as "Babe". He married Ida May Chiles October 28, 1897 in Ellis County, Texas. They had the following children: Walter Clark, William Floyd Clark, Edwin Porter Clark, Harvey Clay Clark, and Fannie May Clark. Little Fannie passed away just two weeks after her mother Ida died on November 13, 1904. "Babe" married the second time to Lettia M. Roberts Aldridge, widow of George Franklin Aldridge. "Babe" and "Lettie" had the following children: James Ewell Clark and J. B. Clark. This memorial is posted in memory of "Babe's" granddaughter, my mother Betty Lou Clark Tune, an only child who knew so little about her Clark family. Mama, you'd be happy to know I've got your Clarks all the way back to the late 18th century in North Carolina to Diana, Giles, Tennessee. May you rest in peace great grandfather. Love, Gloria Family links: Parents: Alexander Porter Clark (1823 - 1908) Spouses: Ida May Chiles Clark (1877 - 1904) Lettia M. Roberts Clark (1865 - 1926) Children: Walter Clark (1899 - 1935) William Floyd Clark (1900 - 1986) Edwin Porter Clark (1902 - 1980) Harvey Clay Clark (1903 - 1959) Fannie May Clark (1904 - 1904) James Ewell Clark (1907 - 1989) J. B. Clark (1908 - ____) Burial: Waxahachie City Cemetery Waxahachie Ellis County Texas, USA Plot: Addition 3, Block 2, 5th Row Created by: Gloria Tune Record added: Feb 28, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 34283806 1910 United States Federal Census about Edward Porter Clark Name: Edward P Clark [Edward C Clark] Age in 1910: 49 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1861 Birthplace: Tennessee Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Tennessee Mother's Birth Place: Tennessee Spouse's Name: Lettie Home in 1910: Waxahachie Ward 2, Ellis, Texas Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name, Age, Relation to head of house, Birthplace Edward P Clark 49, head, Tennessee Lettie (misread as"Lillie) Clark 44, wife, Alabama***Lettia Roberts Aldridge Clark Walter Clark 10, son, Texas Floyd Clark 9, son, Texas Edwin Clark 8, son, Texas Harvey (misread as "Harney") Clark 9, son, Texas Ewell (misread/mispelled as "Vaught") Clark 1, son, Texas Boda (misread as "Bolu") Clark 1 7/12, son, Texas Mamie Aldridge 24, stepdaughter, Alabama Lucile Aldridge 22, stepdaughter, Alabama Margaret Aldridge 11, stepdaughter, Texas Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Waxahachie Ward 2, Ellis, Texas; Roll: T624_1549; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 119; Image: 833. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. ******************************* Name: Edward Porter Clark Death date: 15 Jan 1916 Death place: Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas Gender: Male Race or color (on document): white Age at death: 55 years 2 months Cause of death: Peritonitis--fecal impaction Estimated birth year: Birth date: 15 Nov 1860 Birth place: Giles Co., Tenn Marital status: Married Spouse name: Father name: A.P. Clark Father birth place: Giles County, Tenn Mother name: Mother birth place: Giles County, Tenn Occupation: Farmer Residence: Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas Cemetery name: Waxahachie City Cemetery Burial place: Waxahachie, Texas Burial date: 16 Jan 1916 Additional relatives: Informant: Nephew, William Porter Clark, Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas Film number: 2051579 Digital GS number: 4165872 Image number: 3204 Reference number: 1025 Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 Source: www.familysearch.org Burial in Waxahachie City Cemetery, Ellis County, Texas Addition 3, Block 2, 5 th road Ellis County Cemetery Book, Volume 6, page 24 Obituary Waxahachie Daily Light Monday 17 January 1916 Page 6, column 5 "Death of E. P. Clark" "Edward Porter Clark, aged 55, died Saturday night at 9:50 o'clock at the Waxahachie sanitarium following an operation for peritonitis caused from gangrenous bowels, and was buried at the city cemetery at 4:50 o'clock Sunday afternoon, following services at the Main Street Christian church, conducted by Rev. Geo. Bassett. The deceased is survived by a widow and seven sons, the oldest of whom is seventeen years old. Five of these sons are by his first wife and two by a second wife. He was taken seriously ill on Friday night of last week and at a late hour was sent to the sanitarium where an operation was performed Saturday morning. E. P. Clark was a citizen of Ellis county for about twenty-five years, coming here from Tennessee. He was a consistent member of the Christian church and a man beloved by all who knew him well. He was a man of considerable means, owning property adjacent to town and two farms in the Bardwell community. The funeral was atteded by a large circle of friends of the family." Photocopy on file

  
  

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