Bennet Clark was born in Ohio to Lewis Clark & Leandra Lambert-Clark. His name comes from his mother's grandfather, John Bennett McFarland. His siblings were Wrily,Ervin, Jonathan, Sarah S., & George W. He fought for the Union Army in the war with the Indian Home Guard Reg. in MO. & was transferred to IN. Reg.31,Co.K, served in Co.H, 150th Indiana Infantry & mustered out Aug.5,1865 at Jordan Springs,VA. as an amputee. His rank was 3rd Sgt. He married Imoinda Clark b. 1834-IN. of the Clark family from Elizabeth,NJ.( descendant of Richard Clark b. 1661-Southhampton,NY ) in Edgar,Ill. on Nov.23,1851. Children born to this union were Ervin, Sarah E. Clark-Shay, Mary J.,Franklin Scott, Lewis M., William S., Carrie B., Noah S. , Kate B. Clark and one unknown child. His brother George Washington Clark fought with him in the war and is buried at Savannah,MO.
Bennet Clark was born in Ohio to Lewis Clark & Leandra Lambert-Clark. His name comes from his mother's grandfather, John Bennett McFarland. His siblings were Wrily,Ervin, Jonathan, Sarah S., & George W. He fought for the Union Army in the war with the Indian Home Guard Reg. in MO. & was transferred to IN. Reg.31,Co.K, served in Co.H, 150th Indiana Infantry & mustered out Aug.5,1865 at Jordan Springs,VA. as an amputee. His rank was 3rd Sgt. He married Imoinda Clark b. 1834-IN. of the Clark family from Elizabeth,NJ.( descendant of Richard Clark b. 1661-Southhampton,NY ) in Edgar,Ill. on Nov.23,1851. Children born to this union were Ervin, Sarah E. Clark-Shay, Mary J.,Franklin Scott, Lewis M., William S., Carrie B., Noah S. , Kate B. Clark and one unknown child. His brother George Washington Clark fought with him in the war and is buried at Savannah,MO.
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