1890-11-19 - 28-05-07 = 1862-06-12
Crow Wing County marriage record A-377 on 07/19/1883: Clarke, Frederick & Dixon, Annie
1885 MN census for Brainerd, family #932:
Clarke, Frederick, 23, b. Canada
Clarke, Annie, 23, b. England
Clarke, Minnie, 6/12, b. Minn.
An Unfortunate Accident
Fred. Clark [sic], formerly a resident of this city, was shot at Mandan on Monday evening, and he died from the effects of the wound on Wednesday afternoon at the Sanitarium in this city. The shooting was an accident and occurred in a public hall in that city where a meeting was in progress to see what could be done to protect the city from the Indians during the recent scare in that region. The room was crowded and directly behind Mr. Clark [sic] was a man who had a 45-60 navy revolver in a belt strapped onto him, and in the crush the gun was displaced and fell onto the floor and was discharged, the ball striking the deceased below the shoulder blade and passed through his body diagonally coming out near the right breast. The wounded man was brought to the Brainerd sanitarium for medical treatment, but nothing could be done for him and he died on Wednesday afternoon. He was conscious up to Wednesday morning and rallied just before his death enough to take an affecting leave of his wife and children.
The deceased was well known in this city where he lived for some years and was in the employ of the Northern Pacific, many of his relatives living here, among whom are George and John Clark [sic], brothers. A wife and four small children are left to mourn his death. The funeral will take place this afternoon at 2:30 from the Baptist church. (Brainerd Dispatch, 21 November 1890, p. 4, c. 4) [Contributed by A. Nelson]
Frederick's wife died soon after, leaving the 4 daughters as orphans. In his "Bridges I Have Crossed" memoir, Robert Harshberger describes what happens to the children. Information below is supplemented by his son, Bruce, and contributor John Van Essen.
The two oldest daughters, Minnie and Elsie, were taken in by Fred's sister, Susanna Hills who raised them.
Minnie Clarke (b. 11 Nov 1883, Brainerd, Minnesota) married Bernard "Ben" Sell on 10 Jul 1915 in Manistee, Michigan. They had no children. She died there on 07 May 1932 and is buried in Mount Caramel Cemetery.
Elsie Clarke (b. 26 Dec 1887, Mandan, North Dakota) married Henry Flug and raised her family (Ethel, Pearl, Kenneth, Dorothy, Norman) in Wisconsin. Henry died in 1920 and she married J.J. Dickey (according to Ethel's obituary). By 1940 she was married to Emil Strand. She died 17 Jan 1964 in Ramsey county, MN.
Ruth Clarke (b. 12 Jun 1889, Mandan, North Dakota) was adopted by Thomas and Mary Kelley. She married (as Ruth T. Kelley) Frank Tracey Vail in 1906 and had two children (Edwin & Earl) who by 1920 were living with their father and his new wife. In 1914, Ruth T. Vail married Gustaf Lambert "Victor" Anderson. They had a daughter Muriel Charlotte who in 1920 was living with her (adoptive) grandmother, Mary Kelley. Gustaf died 19 Mar 1920. Muriel m. Charles Eisenwinter and died in Bisbee, AZ in 1986. Ruth later married Walter Murch. Walter, 63, Ruth, 41 and Muriel, 14 are in Excelsior Springs, MO in 1930. Ruth Tirza Murch died d. 30 Jan 1976, Minneapolis, Minnesota and is buried in a niche at Lakewood cemetery and is commemorated on her adoptive parents monument.
Charlotte Clarke (b. 08 Aug 1890, Mandan, North Dakota) was adopted by John and Margaret Beck of Gibbon, MN, later of Brainerd. She married John Harshberger and had two children. She died 09 Nov 1979 and is buried in Union Cemetery, Maplewood, MN.
1900 census entries:
{In the household of W.S. and Susanna (Clarke) Hills in Brainerd}
Clark, Minnie, niece, 16, b. Nov 1883 in Minn.
Clark, Elsie, niece, 12, b. Dec. 1887 in Minn[sic].
{In the household of Thomas and Mary Kelley in Minneapolis}
Kelley, Ruth, adopted daughter, 10, b. Jun 1889 in Minn[sic].
{In the household of John and Margaret Beck in Long Lake Township, Crow Wing county}
Beck, Lottie, daughter, 9, b. Aug 1890 in N.D.
Crow Wing County marriage record A-377 on 07/19/1883: Clarke, Frederick & Dixon, Annie
1885 MN census for Brainerd, family #932:
Clarke, Frederick, 23, b. Canada
Clarke, Annie, 23, b. England
Clarke, Minnie, 6/12, b. Minn.
An Unfortunate Accident
Fred. Clark [sic], formerly a resident of this city, was shot at Mandan on Monday evening, and he died from the effects of the wound on Wednesday afternoon at the Sanitarium in this city. The shooting was an accident and occurred in a public hall in that city where a meeting was in progress to see what could be done to protect the city from the Indians during the recent scare in that region. The room was crowded and directly behind Mr. Clark [sic] was a man who had a 45-60 navy revolver in a belt strapped onto him, and in the crush the gun was displaced and fell onto the floor and was discharged, the ball striking the deceased below the shoulder blade and passed through his body diagonally coming out near the right breast. The wounded man was brought to the Brainerd sanitarium for medical treatment, but nothing could be done for him and he died on Wednesday afternoon. He was conscious up to Wednesday morning and rallied just before his death enough to take an affecting leave of his wife and children.
The deceased was well known in this city where he lived for some years and was in the employ of the Northern Pacific, many of his relatives living here, among whom are George and John Clark [sic], brothers. A wife and four small children are left to mourn his death. The funeral will take place this afternoon at 2:30 from the Baptist church. (Brainerd Dispatch, 21 November 1890, p. 4, c. 4) [Contributed by A. Nelson]
Frederick's wife died soon after, leaving the 4 daughters as orphans. In his "Bridges I Have Crossed" memoir, Robert Harshberger describes what happens to the children. Information below is supplemented by his son, Bruce, and contributor John Van Essen.
The two oldest daughters, Minnie and Elsie, were taken in by Fred's sister, Susanna Hills who raised them.
Minnie Clarke (b. 11 Nov 1883, Brainerd, Minnesota) married Bernard "Ben" Sell on 10 Jul 1915 in Manistee, Michigan. They had no children. She died there on 07 May 1932 and is buried in Mount Caramel Cemetery.
Elsie Clarke (b. 26 Dec 1887, Mandan, North Dakota) married Henry Flug and raised her family (Ethel, Pearl, Kenneth, Dorothy, Norman) in Wisconsin. Henry died in 1920 and she married J.J. Dickey (according to Ethel's obituary). By 1940 she was married to Emil Strand. She died 17 Jan 1964 in Ramsey county, MN.
Ruth Clarke (b. 12 Jun 1889, Mandan, North Dakota) was adopted by Thomas and Mary Kelley. She married (as Ruth T. Kelley) Frank Tracey Vail in 1906 and had two children (Edwin & Earl) who by 1920 were living with their father and his new wife. In 1914, Ruth T. Vail married Gustaf Lambert "Victor" Anderson. They had a daughter Muriel Charlotte who in 1920 was living with her (adoptive) grandmother, Mary Kelley. Gustaf died 19 Mar 1920. Muriel m. Charles Eisenwinter and died in Bisbee, AZ in 1986. Ruth later married Walter Murch. Walter, 63, Ruth, 41 and Muriel, 14 are in Excelsior Springs, MO in 1930. Ruth Tirza Murch died d. 30 Jan 1976, Minneapolis, Minnesota and is buried in a niche at Lakewood cemetery and is commemorated on her adoptive parents monument.
Charlotte Clarke (b. 08 Aug 1890, Mandan, North Dakota) was adopted by John and Margaret Beck of Gibbon, MN, later of Brainerd. She married John Harshberger and had two children. She died 09 Nov 1979 and is buried in Union Cemetery, Maplewood, MN.
1900 census entries:
{In the household of W.S. and Susanna (Clarke) Hills in Brainerd}
Clark, Minnie, niece, 16, b. Nov 1883 in Minn.
Clark, Elsie, niece, 12, b. Dec. 1887 in Minn[sic].
{In the household of Thomas and Mary Kelley in Minneapolis}
Kelley, Ruth, adopted daughter, 10, b. Jun 1889 in Minn[sic].
{In the household of John and Margaret Beck in Long Lake Township, Crow Wing county}
Beck, Lottie, daughter, 9, b. Aug 1890 in N.D.
1890-11-19 - 28-05-07 = 1862-06-12
Crow Wing County marriage record A-377 on 07/19/1883: Clarke, Frederick & Dixon, Annie
1885 MN census for Brainerd, family #932:
Clarke, Frederick, 23, b. Canada
Clarke, Annie, 23, b. England
Clarke, Minnie, 6/12, b. Minn.
An Unfortunate Accident
Fred. Clark [sic], formerly a resident of this city, was shot at Mandan on Monday evening, and he died from the effects of the wound on Wednesday afternoon at the Sanitarium in this city. The shooting was an accident and occurred in a public hall in that city where a meeting was in progress to see what could be done to protect the city from the Indians during the recent scare in that region. The room was crowded and directly behind Mr. Clark [sic] was a man who had a 45-60 navy revolver in a belt strapped onto him, and in the crush the gun was displaced and fell onto the floor and was discharged, the ball striking the deceased below the shoulder blade and passed through his body diagonally coming out near the right breast. The wounded man was brought to the Brainerd sanitarium for medical treatment, but nothing could be done for him and he died on Wednesday afternoon. He was conscious up to Wednesday morning and rallied just before his death enough to take an affecting leave of his wife and children.
The deceased was well known in this city where he lived for some years and was in the employ of the Northern Pacific, many of his relatives living here, among whom are George and John Clark [sic], brothers. A wife and four small children are left to mourn his death. The funeral will take place this afternoon at 2:30 from the Baptist church. (Brainerd Dispatch, 21 November 1890, p. 4, c. 4) [Contributed by A. Nelson]
Frederick's wife died soon after, leaving the 4 daughters as orphans. In his "Bridges I Have Crossed" memoir, Robert Harshberger describes what happens to the children. Information below is supplemented by his son, Bruce, and contributor John Van Essen.
The two oldest daughters, Minnie and Elsie, were taken in by Fred's sister, Susanna Hills who raised them.
Minnie Clarke (b. 11 Nov 1883, Brainerd, Minnesota) married Bernard "Ben" Sell on 10 Jul 1915 in Manistee, Michigan. They had no children. She died there on 07 May 1932 and is buried in Mount Caramel Cemetery.
Elsie Clarke (b. 26 Dec 1887, Mandan, North Dakota) married Henry Flug and raised her family (Ethel, Pearl, Kenneth, Dorothy, Norman) in Wisconsin. Henry died in 1920 and she married J.J. Dickey (according to Ethel's obituary). By 1940 she was married to Emil Strand. She died 17 Jan 1964 in Ramsey county, MN.
Ruth Clarke (b. 12 Jun 1889, Mandan, North Dakota) was adopted by Thomas and Mary Kelley. She married (as Ruth T. Kelley) Frank Tracey Vail in 1906 and had two children (Edwin & Earl) who by 1920 were living with their father and his new wife. In 1914, Ruth T. Vail married Gustaf Lambert "Victor" Anderson. They had a daughter Muriel Charlotte who in 1920 was living with her (adoptive) grandmother, Mary Kelley. Gustaf died 19 Mar 1920. Muriel m. Charles Eisenwinter and died in Bisbee, AZ in 1986. Ruth later married Walter Murch. Walter, 63, Ruth, 41 and Muriel, 14 are in Excelsior Springs, MO in 1930. Ruth Tirza Murch died d. 30 Jan 1976, Minneapolis, Minnesota and is buried in a niche at Lakewood cemetery and is commemorated on her adoptive parents monument.
Charlotte Clarke (b. 08 Aug 1890, Mandan, North Dakota) was adopted by John and Margaret Beck of Gibbon, MN, later of Brainerd. She married John Harshberger and had two children. She died 09 Nov 1979 and is buried in Union Cemetery, Maplewood, MN.
1900 census entries:
{In the household of W.S. and Susanna (Clarke) Hills in Brainerd}
Clark, Minnie, niece, 16, b. Nov 1883 in Minn.
Clark, Elsie, niece, 12, b. Dec. 1887 in Minn[sic].
{In the household of Thomas and Mary Kelley in Minneapolis}
Kelley, Ruth, adopted daughter, 10, b. Jun 1889 in Minn[sic].
{In the household of John and Margaret Beck in Long Lake Township, Crow Wing county}
Beck, Lottie, daughter, 9, b. Aug 1890 in N.D.
Crow Wing County marriage record A-377 on 07/19/1883: Clarke, Frederick & Dixon, Annie
1885 MN census for Brainerd, family #932:
Clarke, Frederick, 23, b. Canada
Clarke, Annie, 23, b. England
Clarke, Minnie, 6/12, b. Minn.
An Unfortunate Accident
Fred. Clark [sic], formerly a resident of this city, was shot at Mandan on Monday evening, and he died from the effects of the wound on Wednesday afternoon at the Sanitarium in this city. The shooting was an accident and occurred in a public hall in that city where a meeting was in progress to see what could be done to protect the city from the Indians during the recent scare in that region. The room was crowded and directly behind Mr. Clark [sic] was a man who had a 45-60 navy revolver in a belt strapped onto him, and in the crush the gun was displaced and fell onto the floor and was discharged, the ball striking the deceased below the shoulder blade and passed through his body diagonally coming out near the right breast. The wounded man was brought to the Brainerd sanitarium for medical treatment, but nothing could be done for him and he died on Wednesday afternoon. He was conscious up to Wednesday morning and rallied just before his death enough to take an affecting leave of his wife and children.
The deceased was well known in this city where he lived for some years and was in the employ of the Northern Pacific, many of his relatives living here, among whom are George and John Clark [sic], brothers. A wife and four small children are left to mourn his death. The funeral will take place this afternoon at 2:30 from the Baptist church. (Brainerd Dispatch, 21 November 1890, p. 4, c. 4) [Contributed by A. Nelson]
Frederick's wife died soon after, leaving the 4 daughters as orphans. In his "Bridges I Have Crossed" memoir, Robert Harshberger describes what happens to the children. Information below is supplemented by his son, Bruce, and contributor John Van Essen.
The two oldest daughters, Minnie and Elsie, were taken in by Fred's sister, Susanna Hills who raised them.
Minnie Clarke (b. 11 Nov 1883, Brainerd, Minnesota) married Bernard "Ben" Sell on 10 Jul 1915 in Manistee, Michigan. They had no children. She died there on 07 May 1932 and is buried in Mount Caramel Cemetery.
Elsie Clarke (b. 26 Dec 1887, Mandan, North Dakota) married Henry Flug and raised her family (Ethel, Pearl, Kenneth, Dorothy, Norman) in Wisconsin. Henry died in 1920 and she married J.J. Dickey (according to Ethel's obituary). By 1940 she was married to Emil Strand. She died 17 Jan 1964 in Ramsey county, MN.
Ruth Clarke (b. 12 Jun 1889, Mandan, North Dakota) was adopted by Thomas and Mary Kelley. She married (as Ruth T. Kelley) Frank Tracey Vail in 1906 and had two children (Edwin & Earl) who by 1920 were living with their father and his new wife. In 1914, Ruth T. Vail married Gustaf Lambert "Victor" Anderson. They had a daughter Muriel Charlotte who in 1920 was living with her (adoptive) grandmother, Mary Kelley. Gustaf died 19 Mar 1920. Muriel m. Charles Eisenwinter and died in Bisbee, AZ in 1986. Ruth later married Walter Murch. Walter, 63, Ruth, 41 and Muriel, 14 are in Excelsior Springs, MO in 1930. Ruth Tirza Murch died d. 30 Jan 1976, Minneapolis, Minnesota and is buried in a niche at Lakewood cemetery and is commemorated on her adoptive parents monument.
Charlotte Clarke (b. 08 Aug 1890, Mandan, North Dakota) was adopted by John and Margaret Beck of Gibbon, MN, later of Brainerd. She married John Harshberger and had two children. She died 09 Nov 1979 and is buried in Union Cemetery, Maplewood, MN.
1900 census entries:
{In the household of W.S. and Susanna (Clarke) Hills in Brainerd}
Clark, Minnie, niece, 16, b. Nov 1883 in Minn.
Clark, Elsie, niece, 12, b. Dec. 1887 in Minn[sic].
{In the household of Thomas and Mary Kelley in Minneapolis}
Kelley, Ruth, adopted daughter, 10, b. Jun 1889 in Minn[sic].
{In the household of John and Margaret Beck in Long Lake Township, Crow Wing county}
Beck, Lottie, daughter, 9, b. Aug 1890 in N.D.
Inscription
FRED
CLARKE
Died
Nov. 19, 1890
Aged
28 Yrs. 5 M's
7 D's
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He is not dead
but sleepeth
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