David Ulysses Clark (1872 - 1948)

Born Jun 1872 in Greenup, Greenup, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann Viceroy (Reynolds) Clark — married 4 Sep 1898 in Boyd, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 9 Jan 1948 at age 75 in Pulaski, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

David Ulysses Clark was most likely born in Jun 1873 in Greenup, Greenup County, Kentucky, to Joel Clark (1828-1915) and Sarah Jane (Bellamy) Clark (1836-1920).

David married Marianne Viceroy (Reynolds) Clark (1879-1957) on 4 Sep 1898 "at the home of John Clark in Oakview" in Boyd County, Kentucky. They lived in Oakview unitl after 1917, when their next-to-youngest child was born in Boyd County.^[1][2][3]

By 1920, they had moved the family to Ohio, Clermont County, Ohio. In 1930, they lived in Bowie, Desha County, Arkansas. David and Vicie lived back in Ashland in 1942, but moved back to Little Rock, Arkansas.^[4][5][6]

David died in Little Rock on 9 Jan 1947 and was buried in Old Rosemont Cemetery in Benton, Saline County, Arkansas. A marker was not placed until after Vicie's death a decade later, and the marker gives his dates as "1874-1948".^[7][8]

His obituary appeared in the Arkansas Gazette on 10 Jan 1947.

David U. Clark
Lived Here Six Weeks.
"David U. Clark, aged 74, of 1117 South Woodrow street, died Thursday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Eugene Cooper. He was a member of Unity Baptist church, Ashland, Ky., and had lived in Little Rock six weeks. Surviving also are his wife, Mrs. Mary Clark, Middletown, O.; five sons, J. M. and Victor Clark, Little Rock; T. T. Clark, North Little Rock; D. V. Clark, Ironton, O., and Russell H. Clark, Middletown; two other daughters, Mrs. Alma Martin of Middletown and Mrs. Lindsey Sullivan of Pritchard, Ala.; four sisters, Mrs. Hannah Froley, Mrs. Jennie Smith and Mrs. Judy Hughes of Ashland, and Mrs. Bird May of Portsmouth, O., and four brothers, John, Joe and Amos Clark of Ashland and Jim Clark of New Boston, O. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Griffin-Leggett."

The funeral announcement was published in the Arkansas Gazette on 12 Jan 1947.

David U. Clark
"Funeral services for David U. Clark, who died Thursday, will be held at the Griffin-Leggett chapel by the Rev. W.J. Burgess at 1:30 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Rosemont cemetery at Benton. Pallbearers will be: Active--O. J. Baldwin, E. M. Gipson, Stamps Shepherd, Gene Montoyia, W. W. McAlister and O. J. McGehee; honorary--Rufus Land, Charles O. Smithers, Ralph Walton, Henry Kelly, Frank Brown, Linnie Sweeton, W. J. Kennedy, Charles Brown, W. J. Jamison, Robert Thomas, Albert Thomas, John Sims, Fred White, Fady Kelly and Leo Herzfield."

Research Notes

Birthdate: There is some disagreement about David's date of birth. Available evidence follows:

• Grave marker gives his dates as "1874-1948"; obituaries and state death records confirm his date of death is in 1947, and that mistake casts some doubt on "1874" as the birth date.
• 1900 Census - this census asks for month and year of birth; David's date of birth is "Jun 1872".
• 1910/1920/1930 Census - all three of these censuses ask for "age at last birthday, and for David, they record 37/47/57, respectively. All three were enumerated early in the year - 25 Apr 1910, 2 Jan 1920, 8 Apr 1930 - and if David answered based on his previous birthday as June of the previous year, then 1872 is correct.

Sources

1. ↑ Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, (accessed on 12 July 2019), Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016, Lehi, UT, USA.
2. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census; Place: Oakview, Boyd, Kentucky; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 1240509.
3. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census; Place: Oakview, Boyd, Kentucky; Roll: T624_464; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 1374477.
4. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census; Place: Ohio, Clermont, Ohio; Roll: T625_1355; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 62.
5. ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census; Place: Bowie, Desha, Arkansas; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2339808.
6. ↑ U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995; Ashland, Kentucky, City Directory, 1942.
7. ↑ Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950; Ancestry.com Operations Inc, Provo, UT, 2005.
8. ↑ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, <https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37614897>, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, Provo, UT, USA.