Elizabeth's older sister Dorcas died in Virginia City, Montana in 1964 and left two small children and her spouse, Leonidas Clark. Leonidas brought the two children to Hooper to be raised by the Higley's. There was no work in the area at the time, so Leonidas traveled back to Council Bluffs, Iowa, to work with his brother John. About 1867 he returned to Hooper to work and asked his deceased wife's younger sister, Elizabeth, to marry him. They settled in Mountain Green, Morgan, Utah and began their family. The first eight of 16 children were born in Mountain Green. They may have moved to Hooper as the next seven children were born in Hooper. The last child, Lawrence, was born in Mountain Green in 1894. The railroad purchased a right of way through their farm in Mountain Green. The railroad was completed to Promontory Point in 1969. About 1896 Leonidas and Elizabeth moved to the Jameston, Bingham, Idaho, area to purchase a farm and raise potatoes and other crops. They still had their youngest children at home, but some of their older married children had moved to Idaho previously. When they retired from farming, they purchased a nice home in which to live in Shelley, Bingham, Idaho. Leonidas died July 26, 1913. Elizabeth passed away December 13,1926 in Taylor, Bonneville, Idaho.
Elizabeth's older sister Dorcas died in Virginia City, Montana in 1964 and left two small children and her spouse, Leonidas Clark. Leonidas brought the two children to Hooper to be raised by the Higley's. There was no work in the area at the time, so Leonidas traveled back to Council Bluffs, Iowa, to work with his brother John. About 1867 he returned to Hooper to work and asked his deceased wife's younger sister, Elizabeth, to marry him. They settled in Mountain Green, Morgan, Utah and began their family. The first eight of 16 children were born in Mountain Green. They may have moved to Hooper as the next seven children were born in Hooper. The last child, Lawrence, was born in Mountain Green in 1894. The railroad purchased a right of way through their farm in Mountain Green. The railroad was completed to Promontory Point in 1969. About 1896 Leonidas and Elizabeth moved to the Jameston, Bingham, Idaho, area to purchase a farm and raise potatoes and other crops. They still had their youngest children at home, but some of their older married children had moved to Idaho previously. When they retired from farming, they purchased a nice home in which to live in Shelley, Bingham, Idaho. Leonidas died July 26, 1913. Elizabeth passed away December 13,1926 in Taylor, Bonneville, Idaho.
Family Members
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Flora Clark Simpson
1868–1908
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Helen Margaret "Nellie" Clark Hampton
1870–1918
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John Terrill Clark
1870–1927
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Catherine "Katie" Clark Munsee
1872–1941
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Leonidas "Lee" Clark
1874–1934
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Anna Laura Clark Christensen
1876–1970
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Delia Clark Nelson
1878–1928
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Henry L. Clark
1880–1966
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Nettie Elizabeth Clark Johnson
1882–1949
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Julia Clark Toschi
1891–1956
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Lawrence Harvey Clark
1894–1952
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