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
Family Members
See more Clark or Gardenhire memorials in:
- Manchester City Cemetery Clark or Gardenhire
- Manchester Clark or Gardenhire
- Coffee County Clark or Gardenhire
- Tennessee Clark or Gardenhire
- USA Clark or Gardenhire
- Find a Grave Clark or Gardenhire