Born: abt 1810 Tennessee.[1][2]
Died: aft 1860 Ellis County (?), Texas.
(family tradition is that he moved to Ellis County after the War)
Burial location is unknown.
Marriage:
Married Sarah Unknown, abt 1838 Texas.[1]
(7 children)
Military
Enlisted 14 Jul 1836 in Becknell's Volunteer Company as a private, age 18. Was left sick at Nacogdoches when the rest of the company went on to San Jacinto.[2]
Census 1860
Clarksville, Red River County, Texas, p. 116A, 760/760.[1]
Clark, Benjamin 50 yrs Farmer (real estate = [blank]; personal estate = $400) b. Tennessee
Clark, Sarah 42 yrs b. Kentucky
Clark, John 20 yrs Laborer b. Tennessee
Clark, James 18 yrs Laborer b. Tennessee
Clark, Sarah 15 yrs b. Arkansas
Clark, Robert 10 yrs b. Arkansas
Clark, Mary E. 7 yrs b. Arkansas
Clark, Rhoda 4 yrs b. Arkansas
Clark, Elizabeth 1 yr b. Texas.
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