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Emma <I>Douglass</I> Clark

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Emma Douglass Clark

Birth
Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Death
10 Dec 1881 (aged 71)
Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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10th of 11 children of REUBEN DOUGLASS & ELIZABETH "BETSY" EDWARDS
NOTE: record discrepancy in birth date; 1981 survey of this cemetery read the stone as Aug 21, 1806, as do some researchers.

Married: Mar 22, 1831, WILLIAM SANDERS FULTON CLARK, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Ten children:
1. Jane Fulton "Jennie" CLARK
1832–1904
2. Reuben Douglass CLARK
1834–1864
3. Charles CLARK
1835–1911
4. Malissa Douglass CLARK
1837–1864
5. William CLARK
1839–(living with sister Ellen (Clark) Brown in 1900 census)
6. Elizabeth Edwards "Bettie" CLARK
1840–1917
7. David Fulton CLARK
1842–1863
8. Edward G. "Ned" CLARK
1844–1862
9. Ellinor W. "Ellen" CLARK
1845–1928
10. Sophia Watkins CLARK
1847–1919

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Emma DOUGLASS Clark was born on August 21, 1810, in Sumner, Tennessee. Her father, Reuben one of the earliest settlers of Tennessee, was 47, and her mother, Elizabeth, was 36. She ended up inheriting the property of her father- unusual for of woman of the times, but 3 of the sons of Reuben who may have inherited the property died in the Civil War, and one of her other brothers was mentally handicapped.

She married William Fulton Sanders Clark, a Presbyterian Minister, on March 22, 1831, in her hometown. They had 11 children in 13 years. Her husband died two years after the birth of their last child, Ellen, in 1847. Then she went through the Civil War enduring hardships of occupation by Union Soldiers in her home. Her family recovered better than most in their farming pursuits after the war. After the loss of 3 of her 4 sons in the Civil War, she became very active in errecting monuments and recording the history of the brave soldiers of the South who fought for the Confederacy.

The home she inherited has become as of 2015 a Historical Landmark that is descriptive of the early days of Tennessee. It can be visted by the public.

She died on December 10, 1881, at the age of 71, and was buried in Gallatin, Tennessee.
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10th of 11 children of REUBEN DOUGLASS & ELIZABETH "BETSY" EDWARDS
NOTE: record discrepancy in birth date; 1981 survey of this cemetery read the stone as Aug 21, 1806, as do some researchers.

Married: Mar 22, 1831, WILLIAM SANDERS FULTON CLARK, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Ten children:
1. Jane Fulton "Jennie" CLARK
1832–1904
2. Reuben Douglass CLARK
1834–1864
3. Charles CLARK
1835–1911
4. Malissa Douglass CLARK
1837–1864
5. William CLARK
1839–(living with sister Ellen (Clark) Brown in 1900 census)
6. Elizabeth Edwards "Bettie" CLARK
1840–1917
7. David Fulton CLARK
1842–1863
8. Edward G. "Ned" CLARK
1844–1862
9. Ellinor W. "Ellen" CLARK
1845–1928
10. Sophia Watkins CLARK
1847–1919

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Emma DOUGLASS Clark was born on August 21, 1810, in Sumner, Tennessee. Her father, Reuben one of the earliest settlers of Tennessee, was 47, and her mother, Elizabeth, was 36. She ended up inheriting the property of her father- unusual for of woman of the times, but 3 of the sons of Reuben who may have inherited the property died in the Civil War, and one of her other brothers was mentally handicapped.

She married William Fulton Sanders Clark, a Presbyterian Minister, on March 22, 1831, in her hometown. They had 11 children in 13 years. Her husband died two years after the birth of their last child, Ellen, in 1847. Then she went through the Civil War enduring hardships of occupation by Union Soldiers in her home. Her family recovered better than most in their farming pursuits after the war. After the loss of 3 of her 4 sons in the Civil War, she became very active in errecting monuments and recording the history of the brave soldiers of the South who fought for the Confederacy.

The home she inherited has become as of 2015 a Historical Landmark that is descriptive of the early days of Tennessee. It can be visted by the public.

She died on December 10, 1881, at the age of 71, and was buried in Gallatin, Tennessee.
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