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Thomas (Tom) Francis “Butch” Clark Veteran

Birth: 18 Aug 1844
Winston County, Mississippi, USA
Death: 18 Dec 1932 (aged 88)
Caldwell County, Texas, USA
Burial: Prairie Lea Public Cemetery

Prairie Lea, Caldwell County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 55537683 View Source

Thomas Francis "Butch" Clark was born in Winston Co. Mississippi, to Mathew Hutchinson and Elizabeth Francis Clark. His family moved to Caldwell Co. in 1849. Tom joined the "Trail Drivers" at an early age and help hunt down wild cattle in Texas. He served in the CSA during the Civil War in the 36th Cavalry Regiment [also called 32nd Regiment], Co. K.

He married Bettie Elizabeth Eustace (daughter of Joseph Neal and Francis Emily Hancock Eustace) on 15 Sep 1870. They settled on a 300-acre farm near Prairie Lea, Texas. He also worked for the Spaulding Carriage Company selling carriages and wagons. (ref: "Caldwell County Kin: The First 150 Years")

He and Bettie were the parents of eleven children:
Charles Issac
Joseph Neal
Della Elizabeth
Roxie
John Andrew
Matthew Hutchinson
Maude
Thomas Edward
Mary Emma
Archibald Fletcher
Annie Laurie

Thomas Francis "Butch" Clark was born in Winston Co. Mississippi, to Mathew Hutchinson and Elizabeth Francis Clark. His family moved to Caldwell Co. in 1849. Tom joined the "Trail Drivers" at an early age and help hunt down wild cattle in Texas. He served in the CSA during the Civil War in the 36th Cavalry Regiment [also called 32nd Regiment], Co. K.

He married Bettie Elizabeth Eustace (daughter of Joseph Neal and Francis Emily Hancock Eustace) on 15 Sep 1870. They settled on a 300-acre farm near Prairie Lea, Texas. He also worked for the Spaulding Carriage Company selling carriages and wagons. (ref: "Caldwell County Kin: The First 150 Years")

He and Bettie were the parents of eleven children:
Charles Issac
Joseph Neal
Della Elizabeth
Roxie
John Andrew
Matthew Hutchinson
Maude
Thomas Edward
Mary Emma
Archibald Fletcher
Annie Laurie

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Mathew Hutchinson Clark

1820–1875

Spouse

Elizabeth Frances "Bettie" Eustace Clark

1847–1922 (m. 1870)

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Children

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Maintained by: rootfinder
Originally Created by: Judy Rodgers
Added: Jul 27, 2010
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55537683/thomas_(tom)_francis-clark: accessed ), memorial page for Thomas (Tom) Francis “Butch” Clark (18 Aug 1844–18 Dec 1932), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55537683, citing Prairie Lea Public Cemetery, Prairie Lea, Caldwell County, Texas, USA; Maintained by rootfinder (contributor 47935353).

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