Mary Catherine Gardenhire was the daughter of Circuit Judge, Erasmus Lee Gardenhire, and Mary McMillin Gardenhire. Her father served a term in the Confederate Congress from 1862-1865.
She married Mark Lowrey Clark on 20 Aug 1868 in White Co. They had two sons:
- Erasmus Lee Clark
- an infant son that died at birth, 25 Sept 1875.
They had four daughters:
- Elizabeth "Bessie"
- Anne Benton
- Ellan "Ella"
- Rassalee
Her granddaughter, Sammie Clark Sims, wrote in her memoirs, "The Mark and Mary Gardenhire Clarks lived in a large, old brick home one mile out of Sparta. Nearby was a brick mill, Clark's Mill. These places were torn down in the 1960's to make way for the Appalachain Highway."
Mary Clark is found in the following US Federal Census records:
- 1850 for Overton Co., Tn - with parents and 2 brothers and two sisters
- 1860 for White Co., Tn - with parents and six siblings
- 1870 for White Co., Tn - with husband and son
- 1880 for White Co., Tn - with husband, son and four daughters
- 1900 for Nashville in Davison Co., Tn - with husband and two daughters
- 1910 for Nashville, Davidson Co., Tn - with her daughter, and son-in-law
and finally in the 1910 Nashville City Directory
- compiled Gaynelle Hobt Morton
- revised Oct., 2015
- revised March, 2017
She married Mark Lowrey Clark on 20 Aug 1868 in White Co. They had two sons:
- Erasmus Lee Clark
- an infant son that died at birth, 25 Sept 1875.
They had four daughters:
- Elizabeth "Bessie"
- Anne Benton
- Ellan "Ella"
- Rassalee
Her granddaughter, Sammie Clark Sims, wrote in her memoirs, "The Mark and Mary Gardenhire Clarks lived in a large, old brick home one mile out of Sparta. Nearby was a brick mill, Clark's Mill. These places were torn down in the 1960's to make way for the Appalachain Highway."
Mary Clark is found in the following US Federal Census records:
- 1850 for Overton Co., Tn - with parents and 2 brothers and two sisters
- 1860 for White Co., Tn - with parents and six siblings
- 1870 for White Co., Tn - with husband and son
- 1880 for White Co., Tn - with husband, son and four daughters
- 1900 for Nashville in Davison Co., Tn - with husband and two daughters
- 1910 for Nashville, Davidson Co., Tn - with her daughter, and son-in-law
and finally in the 1910 Nashville City Directory
- compiled Gaynelle Hobt Morton
- revised Oct., 2015
- revised March, 2017
Mary Catherine Gardenhire was the daughter of Circuit Judge, Erasmus Lee Gardenhire, and Mary McMillin Gardenhire. Her father served a term in the Confederate Congress from 1862-1865.
She married Mark Lowrey Clark on 20 Aug 1868 in White Co. They had two sons:
- Erasmus Lee Clark
- an infant son that died at birth, 25 Sept 1875.
They had four daughters:
- Elizabeth "Bessie"
- Anne Benton
- Ellan "Ella"
- Rassalee
Her granddaughter, Sammie Clark Sims, wrote in her memoirs, "The Mark and Mary Gardenhire Clarks lived in a large, old brick home one mile out of Sparta. Nearby was a brick mill, Clark's Mill. These places were torn down in the 1960's to make way for the Appalachain Highway."
Mary Clark is found in the following US Federal Census records:
- 1850 for Overton Co., Tn - with parents and 2 brothers and two sisters
- 1860 for White Co., Tn - with parents and six siblings
- 1870 for White Co., Tn - with husband and son
- 1880 for White Co., Tn - with husband, son and four daughters
- 1900 for Nashville in Davison Co., Tn - with husband and two daughters
- 1910 for Nashville, Davidson Co., Tn - with her daughter, and son-in-law
and finally in the 1910 Nashville City Directory
- compiled Gaynelle Hobt Morton
- revised Oct., 2015
- revised March, 2017
She married Mark Lowrey Clark on 20 Aug 1868 in White Co. They had two sons:
- Erasmus Lee Clark
- an infant son that died at birth, 25 Sept 1875.
They had four daughters:
- Elizabeth "Bessie"
- Anne Benton
- Ellan "Ella"
- Rassalee
Her granddaughter, Sammie Clark Sims, wrote in her memoirs, "The Mark and Mary Gardenhire Clarks lived in a large, old brick home one mile out of Sparta. Nearby was a brick mill, Clark's Mill. These places were torn down in the 1960's to make way for the Appalachain Highway."
Mary Clark is found in the following US Federal Census records:
- 1850 for Overton Co., Tn - with parents and 2 brothers and two sisters
- 1860 for White Co., Tn - with parents and six siblings
- 1870 for White Co., Tn - with husband and son
- 1880 for White Co., Tn - with husband, son and four daughters
- 1900 for Nashville in Davison Co., Tn - with husband and two daughters
- 1910 for Nashville, Davidson Co., Tn - with her daughter, and son-in-law
and finally in the 1910 Nashville City Directory
- compiled Gaynelle Hobt Morton
- revised Oct., 2015
- revised March, 2017
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- Find a Grave Clark or Gardenhire
