Daughter of Susan Peters and Lewis Haney Williams; born at Caines Creek. In 1854, she came with her family to Lee's Summit, MO, and attended school with the Younger brothers. In 1855, the family moved to Douglas Co, KS, 15 m. SE of Lawrence, KS near Willow Springs and Echo, KS. She was married at Willow Spirngs on Apr 26, 1868 to Daniel Hallmark. They had 7 children. They were in KS by 1870 based upon their 2nd child being born in White City, Morris Co, KS in 1870.

Clarinda or "Tinnie" as she was better known, was a very capable woman. She was small in size, but made up for it in ambition and zest. The homemakers of those days had tasks to do that art not considered in our day. Tinnie clipped the wool off the sheep, carded it and spun it into yarn and then either knitted it into stockings or socks or the like, or she wove it into cloth for blankets or clothing for her family to wear. She knitted, embroidered, tatted, and all beautifully. She performed the duties of a housewife and mother of seven children on a pioneer Kansas farm and that really took lots of courage and stamina, striving always to be a good Christian and bring her children up to serve the Lord. She was married to Daniel Hallmark on 26 Apr 1868 in Douglas Co, KS. Clarinda and Daniel were married by Reverend Ezra Johnson at the home of her parents in Douglas Co, KS. They left immediately afterwards to make their home in Morris Co, KS where they resided until their deaths. She passed away at the home of her daughter, Clara Haun. When they moved from Douglas Co. to Morris Co, KS, they settled on a farm, and the following is from information furnished by their daughter, Susan Reeves. "Daniel and Clarinda Hallmark attended writing school at the Burton schoolhouse one winter and singing school, with their family joining in with them at the church, and at the close of the singing school, they had a concert. In the 1870's was the grasshopper year. The insects came in swarms and ate everything before them, the gardens, corn, leaves off the trees, just everything before them. So a GRANGE was organized and they joined and got help from some of the societies in the Eastern states. Then another incident that occurred was when a warring band of Indians came through this area on their way to the Reservation which the Indians had near Council Grove, KS. The settlers gathered all their stock together in a Stockade on the Charley Parker place (which, incidentally is the farm now owned and lived upon by William and Clara Hallmark Haun - a daughter of Clarinda and Dick Hallmark). This they did for protection in case they were attacked by the Indians. For entertainment, they had 'carpet rag sewings, apple peelings, taffy pullings, spelling bees, box suppers, Church and Sunday School'."

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White City [KS] Register, February 17, 1921

HALLMARK, CLARINDA FRANCES WILLIAMS

Clarinda Frances, daughter of Lewis and Susannah Williams was born in Lawrence County, Kentucky, December 20, 1847. Departed from this earthly life to her home beyond the tomb at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Haun, Wednesday evening February 9, 1921 at the age of 74 years, 1 month and 20 days. At the age of 6 years, she with her parents, moved to Missouri staying 18 months, moving again to Kansas settling near Lawrence where she lived until her marriage to Daniel Hallmark April 26, 1868. Immediately they came to Morris County, taking a homestead four miles southwest of Parkerville where they endured the hardships of the early pioneer. They reared a family of six children to manhood and womanhood. On account of failing health they retired from active life in 1904 and moved to White City where they lived until the husband was called to his heavenly home June 21, 1911. In the fall of 1911 she became afflicted with rheumatism suffering untold agonies all those years. For over seven yaers she has not walked but with her wheel chair, she could be taken places she enjoyed going. In July 1919, she suffered a stroke of paralysis causing her to take to her bed from which she never arose. At the age of 14 she was converted and united with the Union Baptist church living a true and faithful member to the last. Her last illness was short, lasting only six days. She has gone to meet her husband and her son Emery. She leaves to mourn her loss six children, Mrs. Sudie Reeves, W. L. Hallmark, Elkart, KS., Mrs. Gertrude Mitchell, A. D. Hallmark, Mrs. Clara Haun, Mrs. Mabel Quilhot, 20 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren, also four sisters, Mrs. Dicy Burton, Parkerville, Mrs. Nancy Creel, San Diego, CA.; Mrs. Eliza Cress, Cedar Point, KS., and Mrs. Alice Smith, Eureka, KS. Funeral services were held in the Baptist Church at Parkerville, Friday afternoon at 2:00, conducted by Rev. Curtis Burton of Lenora, Ok., assisted by Rev. Boyle of the M. E. Church. The pallbearers were H. L. Burton, A. M. Cress, A. M. Burton, B. F. Cress, E. W. Burton and M. E. Burton, nephews of the deceased. Remains were laid to rest in the Burton Cemetery. (White City Register, February 17, 1921)