James
Sylvester
Clark
Born in Greenup, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Joel Clark
and Sarah Jane (Bellamy) Clark
Brother of
Hannah Elizabeth (Clark) Fraley, John Thomas Clark, Julia Ann (Clark) Hughes, Joseph Bennett Clark, David Ulysses Clark, Sarah Jane (Clark) Crance, Bertha (Clark) May, Amos Clark and Jennie (Clark) Smith
Husband of
Mary Ann (Arthur) Clark
— married
27 Dec 1896 in Boyd, Kentucky, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 91
in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, United States
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Biography
James Sylvester Clark was the son of Joel Clark and Sarah Jane Bellamy, born on 27 Dec 1868 in Greenup County, Kentucky.[1]
James married Mary Ann "Mamie" Arthur (1876–1954) on 27 Dec 1896 in Boyd County, Kentucky. They resided in Oak View, Boyd County, Kentucky, until after 1910. They had two sons there, and James worked in the iron foundry.[2][3][4]
James Clark and Mary Ann Arthur had the following children:
- Chester Leon Clark (1901–1983)
- Arthur Harold "Harold" Clark (1905–1981)
By 1920, the family relocated to Scioto County, Ohio, where James worked in a furniture factory, and then as a janitor in the Coca-cola plant. They resided in Clay and New Boston.[5][6][7]
Mary died on 23 Sep 1954 in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio. James died in Portsmouth on 6 Jan 1960. They are buried in Ashland Cemetery in Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky.[8][9]
Sources
- ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census; Place: Precinct 6, Greenup, Kentucky; Roll: M593_466; Page: 148A; Family History Library Film: 545965.
- ↑ Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Lehi, UT, 2016.
- ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census; Place: Oakview, Boyd, Kentucky; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 1240509.
- ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census; Place: Oakview, Boyd, Kentucky; Roll: T624_464; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 1374477.
- ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census; Place: Clay, Scioto, Ohio; Roll: T625_1432; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 160.
- ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census; Place: Clay, Scioto, Ohio; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2341601.
- ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census; Place: New Boston, Scioto, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03141; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 73-13.
- ↑ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Memorial #76228496.
- ↑ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Memorial #76228493.
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