Laura Cordelia (Clark) Norris (1841 - 1920)

Born 22 Jan 1841 in New York, United States

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Died 12 Jul 1920 at age 79 in Metuchen, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States

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Census Record Extracts

• Primary Source, United States Census, 1850, ^[1] : Data summary: In the 1850 census, Nathaniel Perkins Clark, age 53 was the head of a Lorraine, Jefferson County, New York household. Members of the household include:

1. ) Nathaniel Clark, age 53
2. ) Laura Clark, age 49, b. Massachusetts
   1. ) Leonard I Clark, age 15
   2. ) Helen M Clark, Female, age 12
   3. ) Laura C Clark, Female, age 9
   4. ) George L Clark, Male, age 6

Death Record Extracts

• Primary Source, (burial); Tertiary Source (biography), Find A Grave Index ^[2]: Data Summary:

1. ) Laura Cordelia “Delia” (Clark) Norris, daughter of Nathaniel Perkins Clark (1797–1872) and Laura (Remington) Clark (1801–1860) was born 22 Jan 1841 in New York, and she died 12 Jul 1920 (aged 79) at Metuchen, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
   1. ) Burial. Laura Cordelia “Delia” (Clark) Norris is buried in the Rock Creek Cemetery at Washington, District of Columbia, District Of Columbia, USA, Section S, Lot 369 1/2, Site 2
2. ) Marriage. Laura Cordelia “Delia” (Clark) Norris married John Lawson Norris (1832–1917).
   1. ) Children. Laura Cordelia “Delia” (Clark) Norris was the mother of Helen Norris Prickitt (1871–1942), John Lawson Norris (1873–1938), Basil Norris (1876–1882),
3. ) Siblings: Melvin Remington Clark (1824–1899), Horace Gardiner Clark (1828–1851), Louisa Lydia (Clark) Gillett (1829–1904), Cordelia (Clark) Norris (1835–1920), Helen Marr (Clark) Fisher (1838–1932).,
4. ) Tombstone inscription, No tombstone photo
5. ) Find a Grave Biography: Born Laura Cordelia, but always called Delia. Daughter of Nathaniel Perkins Clark and Laura Remington. Married John Lawson Norris, 2 Sep 1868.
   1. ) Children:
   2. ) 1. Helen, b. 5 Jun 1871, d. 2 May 1942; m. Charles Abram Prickitt.
   3. ) 2. John Lawson, Jr., b. 30 Oct 1873, d. 28 Jul 1938; m. Mary Morton Marsh.
   4. ) 3. Basil, b. 19 Sep 1876, d. 31 Jul 1882.

Biographic and Genealogical Reference Extracts

• Secondary Source, "The "Clarke" Families of Rhode Island", ^[3] Extract:

1. ) Page 63, 64. Parents: John Clarke (ID 60) (b. 8 July 1740 @ Richmond, RI; d. 22 Feb 1836 at Amsterdam, NY) and Sarah (Gardiner) Clark (b. 1738 at South Kingston, RI; died 11 Aug 1738 @ Amsterdam, NY) were the parents of Gardiner, Asa, Jesse (ID 118; b. 17 May 1770 ; d. Jan 1858 at Lorraine, NY), John (ID 119; b. 18 Mar 1772, d. Feb 1856 at Lorraine, NY), Nathaniel (b. 21 July 1777, d. 2 Feb 1844 at Lorraine, NY), Paris, Russell, Sarah, and Susannah.
2. ) Page 95. Jesse Clark. He had issue; (218) Nathaniel Perkins Clark, born 3 August 1797).

• Seconday Source, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, ^[4] Data Extract:

1. ) Page 472-473 of 663. On April 12 1967 Charles Norris Prickitt applied for SAR membership and was granted same on April 14, 1967. His mother Helen Norris Prickitt was a DAR member (#261272) and Regent of the Metuchen, NJ chapter.
2. ) Charles Norris Prickitt, (age 68) son of Charles Abram Prickitt (1871-1961) and Helen Norris (1871-1942) was born 1 Sept 1898 in Metuchen, Middlesex, New Jersey.
   1. ) Helen Norris, daughter of John Lawson Norris (1832-1917) and Laura Cordelia Clarke (1841-1920), was born 5 Jun 1871 at Brightwood, DC, and died 2 May 1942 at Metuchen, NJ.
      1. ) Laura Cordelia Clarke, daughter of Nathaniel Perkins Clarke (1797-1872) and Laura Remington (1801-1860), was born 22 Jan 1841 and died 16 July 1920.
         1. ) Nathaniel Perkins Clarke, son of Jesse Clarke (1770-1858) and Virtue Perkins (1772-1884), was born 3 Aug 1797 and died 8 Aug 1872.
            1. ) Jesse Clarke, son of Capt. John Clarke (1738-1836) and Sarah Gardiner (1738-1836), was born 17 May 1770 and died 9 Jan 1858.
               1. ) John Clarke, son of Joseph Clarke (1705-1783) and Sarah Reynolds (1709-?), was born 7 July 1738 and died 22 Feb 1836.
3. ) Revolutionary War Record of Capt. John Clarke: John Clarke served in the Revolutionary War, having enlisted from Richmond, RI. Served as a Lt. from May 1776 to May 1778; as a Captain under Cols. Dyer and Maxes from May 1778 to May 1783. He received a pension in 1832 for three months service as a Lieut.; three months service as a Captain.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCY2-JVG : 9 November 2014), Nathaniel Clark, Lorraine, Jefferson, New York, United States; citing family 2312, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Nathaniel Perkins Clark 1850 Census original
2. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," Laura Cordelia Norris grave and bio
3. ↑ Morrison Jr., George, Austin, "The "Clarke" Families of Rhode Island", 1902, by George Austin Morrison, Jr., New York, Press of The Evening Post Job Printing house, 1902, pp 64, 95, 143. Jesse Clark in Morrison Genealogy
4. ↑ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls. Charles Norris Prickitt SAR application descendant of Capt. John Clarke