Clark----Mrs. Mahala Clark, one of Jackson county's oldest citizens, passed away at the home of her son Albert Clark, in Seymour on Friday morning at 11:20 o'clock.
She was born in Ripley County, Indiana on January 11, 1842, the daughter of John and Eleanor Edwards Thompson. At the age of eleven years she came to Jackson County, Indiana. On January 29, 1860, she was married to Samuel Clark, who died in 1881. She was a member of the Methodist church.
Surviving her are six children: Mrs. Walter Steinberger, Mrs. Lora Wheeler, Mrs. Jennie Marsh, Samuel T., George and Paul Clark. She is also survived by a number of grandchildren.
NOTE: Mahala Jane Thompkins and Samuel T. Clark were married on January 29, 1860, in Jackson County, Indiana. To this union they had nine children:
1. David Clark: b. January 21, 1860; d. June 19, 1861
2. Eliza Ellen Clark: b. April 26, 1866, in Jackson County, Indiana; d. March 12, 1946, in Seymour, Indiana; Married Walter Gresham Steinberger on November 21, 1855, in Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana.
3. George M. Clark: b. January 12, 1868, in Indiana; d. April 2, 1942, in Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana; Married: 1. Stella May Steinberger on April 2, 1887, in Jackson County, Indiana; 2. Emily Ella Cooper on July 17, 1889, in Olney, Richland County, Illinois.
4. Presley Clark: b. November 2, 1870; d. August 22, 1871
5. Leora Clark: b. May 5, 1873, in Jackson County, Indiana; d. April 11, 1952, in Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana; Married Charles E. Wheeler on September 9, 1904, in Jackson County, Indiana
6. Albert Clark: b. April 1, 1879, in Jennings County, Indiana; d. August 18, 1953, in Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana; Married: 1. Malinda S. Perry on August 15, 1906, in Jackson County, Indiana; 2. Rachel Esther Waddle on July 31, 1926, in Jackson County, Indiana
7. Jennie Casandra Clark: b. January 13, 1877, in Jennings County, Indiana; d. February 10, 1954, in Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana; Married: Howard Hamer Marsh on March 13, 1898, in Jackson County, Indiana
8. Samuel John Tilden Clark: b. January 13, 1877, in Jennings County, Indiana; d. February 9, 1959, in Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana
9. Robert H. Clark: b. July 15, 1880, in Jennings County, Indiana; d. February 13, 1921, in Redding Township, Jackson County, Indiana
Clark----Mrs. Mahala Clark, one of Jackson county's oldest citizens, passed away at the home of her son Albert Clark, in Seymour on Friday morning at 11:20 o'clock.
She was born in Ripley County, Indiana on January 11, 1842, the daughter of John and Eleanor Edwards Thompson. At the age of eleven years she came to Jackson County, Indiana. On January 29, 1860, she was married to Samuel Clark, who died in 1881. She was a member of the Methodist church.
Surviving her are six children: Mrs. Walter Steinberger, Mrs. Lora Wheeler, Mrs. Jennie Marsh, Samuel T., George and Paul Clark. She is also survived by a number of grandchildren.
NOTE: Mahala Jane Thompkins and Samuel T. Clark were married on January 29, 1860, in Jackson County, Indiana. To this union they had nine children:
1. David Clark: b. January 21, 1860; d. June 19, 1861
2. Eliza Ellen Clark: b. April 26, 1866, in Jackson County, Indiana; d. March 12, 1946, in Seymour, Indiana; Married Walter Gresham Steinberger on November 21, 1855, in Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana.
3. George M. Clark: b. January 12, 1868, in Indiana; d. April 2, 1942, in Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana; Married: 1. Stella May Steinberger on April 2, 1887, in Jackson County, Indiana; 2. Emily Ella Cooper on July 17, 1889, in Olney, Richland County, Illinois.
4. Presley Clark: b. November 2, 1870; d. August 22, 1871
5. Leora Clark: b. May 5, 1873, in Jackson County, Indiana; d. April 11, 1952, in Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana; Married Charles E. Wheeler on September 9, 1904, in Jackson County, Indiana
6. Albert Clark: b. April 1, 1879, in Jennings County, Indiana; d. August 18, 1953, in Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana; Married: 1. Malinda S. Perry on August 15, 1906, in Jackson County, Indiana; 2. Rachel Esther Waddle on July 31, 1926, in Jackson County, Indiana
7. Jennie Casandra Clark: b. January 13, 1877, in Jennings County, Indiana; d. February 10, 1954, in Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana; Married: Howard Hamer Marsh on March 13, 1898, in Jackson County, Indiana
8. Samuel John Tilden Clark: b. January 13, 1877, in Jennings County, Indiana; d. February 9, 1959, in Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana
9. Robert H. Clark: b. July 15, 1880, in Jennings County, Indiana; d. February 13, 1921, in Redding Township, Jackson County, Indiana
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