William Noah CLARK & Priscilla BROWN

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William Noah CLARK
Priscilla BROWN

Husband: William Noah CLARK
Birth: Nov 1842, Jefferson Co., TN, or Buncombe [now Madison] Co., NC
Death said to be: 1918, Spartanburg, Spartanburg Co., SC
Disposition: buried Mt. Pleasant Baptist Cemetery, Madison Co., NC
Occupation: laborer
Military Service: Civil War
Father: William Cling CLARK (1823/30-1897)
Mother: Margaret KEENER (1824/28-1911)

Marriage:

Wife: Priscilla / Prisella BROWN
Birth: Jul 1841, NC
Death apparently: 1900-1910,
Occupation: homemaker

Children — born in Madison Co., NC:

1. Martha A. CLARK, b. 1865/6
2. John Baxter CLARK, b. 1867/8 or 14 Oct 1870; d. 11 Apr 1934, Jonesville, Union Co., SC
3. Margaret E. CLARK, b. Sep 1869 (not 1875); m. Mr. BROWN
4. Altha CLARK, b. 1870/1
5. Hannah CLARK, b. 1873/4
6. Millard Carson CLARK, b. Jul 1879 or 7 Nov 1878; d. 25 Apr 1957

Grandchildren — born in NC:

. Wade CLARK, b. Apr 1888
. Dessie BROWN, b. May 1892
. Ferida J. BROWN, b. Apr 1894
. Homer BROWN, b. Feb 1899

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Sources (n.b., Madison Co., was formed in 1851 from Buncombe Co., it is on state line w/TN and two counties from Jefferson; Union Co. and Spartanburg Co. are adjacent):

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Noah CLARK (æ 5, b. TN) is living in Buncombe Co., NC (p. 243A) with his parents, Wm. CLARK (æ 27, b. NC) & Margaret (æ 22, b. NC), plus two younger siblings, born in NC.

3. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): William N. CLARK (æ 19, b. NC) is living in Madison Co., NC (p. 339A/677), with his parents, William CLARK (æ 30, b. NC) & Margaret (æ 36, b. NC), plus siblings, all b. NC.

4. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #8 of 12 — mis-indexed "William W. Clark"): Cross Rock P.O., Township No. 6, Madison Co., NC, Roll M593_1147, p. 424B, PN 8, 58/58, enumerated 5 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1870: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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58 58 Clark William N 25 M W Farm laborer 100 Tennessee / /

_____ Prissilla 27 F W Keeping house North Carolina /

_____ Martha A 4 F W At home "

_____ John B 2 M W At home "

_____ Margaret E 9/12 F W At home " Sept

5. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #7 of 24): 7th Twp., Madison Co., NC, Roll 971, p. 103C, PN 2, SD 4, ED 129, enumerated 16 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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57 57 Clark William W M 37 / Farmer / Tenn NC NC

_____ Persillar W F 37 Wife / Keeping House / NC NC NC

_____ Martha W F 15 Dtr / At Home / / NC Tenn NC

_____ John W M 12 Son / Farm Laborer / / NC Tenn NC

_____ Margaret W F 10 Dtr / / / / NC Tenn NC

_____ Altha W F 9 Dtr / / NC Tenn NC

_____ Hannah W F 6 Dtr / / NC Tenn NC

6. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

7. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #13 of 32): Spring Creek Twp., Madison Co., NC, Roll T623_1205, p. 124A, SN 7, SD 9, ED 81, enumerated 13 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1900: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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117 117 Clark Noah Head W M Nov 1842 57 M 38 NC NC NC Day Labor Y Y Y R F H

_____ Priseller Wife W F Jul 1841 58 M 38 6 5 NC NC NC Keeping House N N Y

_____ Wade GSon W M Apr 1888 12 S NC NC NC N N Y

Brown Margaret Dau W F Sep 1875 24 Wd 4 4 NC NC NC Day labor Y N Y

_____ Dessie GDau W F May 1892 8 S NC NC NC Y N Y

_____ Ferida GSon W M Apr 1894 6 S NC NC NC N N Y

_____ Homer GSon W M Feb 1899 1 S NC NC NC N N Y

Clark Carson Son W M Jul 1879 20 S NC NC NC Y Y Y

8. 1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #2 of 21): Forest St., Jonesville Town, Jonesville Twp., Union Co., SC, Roll T624_1474, p. 126B, SN 1B, SD 7, ED 117, enumerated 15 Apr 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1910: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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* 10 10 Clark Noah Head M W 70 Wd NC NC NC Eng None Y Y R H U.C.?

_____ Margrette Dau F W 40 Wd 4 4 NC NC NC Eng None Y Y

_____ Dessie? GDau F W 17 S NC NC NC Eng Warps Cotton Mill W N 5 Y Y

_____ Fidria J GSon M W 15 S NC NC NC Eng traning Cotton Mill W N 6 Y Y

_____ Hones GSon M W 11 S NC NC NC Eng None N N

*Forest St

This enumerator's handwriting is barely readable. Margaret and her children should be surnamed BROWN.

9. 1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Noah is deceased, can't find Margaret or her children.

10. 1930 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find Margaret or her children.

11. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

12. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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