Robert Clark MA, MBA
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I am interested in the following families: Clark, Tolley, Marchello, Goffo, Berry, McKinney, MacKinnon, Lusk, Townsend, McCall, Whitehead, McHone, Banks, Howell, Wright, Bennett, Oaks, Hicks, Honeycutt, France, Hill, Hornsby, France, Davis, Tilson, Hammet, Grindstaff, Chamberlain, Spencer and more. I am also interested in Cherokee, Scottish Clark, and Italian ancestry.
with
anyone who shares the same genealogical or historical interests.
Here is my family tree.
I am interested in the following families: Clark, Tolley, Marchello, Goffo, Berry, McKinney, MacKinnon, Lusk, Townsend, McCall, Whitehead, McHone, Banks, Howell, Wright, Bennett, Oaks, Hicks, Honeycutt, France, Hill, Hornsby, France, Davis, Tilson, Hammet, Grindstaff, Chamberlain, Spencer and more. I am also interested in Cherokee, Scottish Clark, and Italian ancestry.
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Robert B. Clark MA, MBA
Born 1950s.
Ancestors 
Son of Robert E. Clark
and Mary Deloris (Marchello) Masters
[sibling(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Profile last modified
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Biography
Robert Clark MA, MBA has Italian Roots.
Robert Clark MA, MBA has Scottish Ancestors.
Robert Clark MA, MBA has English ancestors.
Robert Clark MA, MBA has Belgian origins.
Robert Clark MA, MBA has French origins.
Robert Clark MA, MBA has Dutch Ancestry
Robert Clark MA, MBA has Irish ancestors.
Robert Clark MA, MBA has German Roots.
Descendant of several Magna Carta Surety Barons.
Robert Clark MA, MBA is a descendant of a Mayflower Passenger.
Robert Clark MA, MBA is the descendant of a New Netherland settler.
Robert Clark MA, MBA participated with Toddlin' Tortoises during the 2022 Connect-a-Thon, and added 112 connections.. (The 2nd of 2022's 'Thons in April.)
I was born in Kansas City, Kansas, in 1950. My father was in the Navy and stationed at Olathe Naval Air Station in Kansas. He served as a cook while he was there and when he later served aboard ship. I believe this was where he learned to cook really large meals. We lived in Kansas City, Missouri, with my aunt and uncle for a time. When my dad was transferred to Norfolk Naval Base we moved to Portsmouth, Virginia. After he sailed for Europe, we moved to live near my dad's parents in the mountains of Eastern Tennessee. We lived in the country along Simerly Creek Road near Hampton, Tennessee. At some point in here, my father had a serious back injury that required spinal surgery. They put screws and rods in his back and he had a bad back for the remainder of his life. [1]
In 1955, at age 27, my father was out of the Navy due to his back injury. That summer we moved to Iowa to live next to my mother's parents, my Italian grandparents. I grew up in south central Iowa, an area that had very little TV reception during the 1950s. [2][3] My brothers and I would watch TV shows like Roy Rogers, Wagon Train, Gun Smoke, Sea Hunt, Sky King, Rawhide, Have Gun Will Travel, Lost in Space, Get Smart, I Love Lucy, and Bonanza. My mother's parents lived next door and they did not have a TV so, regularly, my Italian Grandfather, Giacinto Marchello, would come over to watch some of the Westerns. He loved the Westerns.
- Some TV trivia: Lloyd Bridges "Mike Nelson" in Sea Hunt was my 9th cousin 1x removed. Milburn Stone "Doc" in Gunsmoke was my 9th cousin 2x removed. Lucille Ball "Lucy" in I Love Lucy was my 9th cousin 2x removed.
We only received two TV stations for many years and reception was poor. The screen was so "snowy" that you needed to use your imagination at times. So, another enjoyable pastime was reading. Since we lived on a farm away from other families and the nearest neighbors had no children, a book could provide a great adventure.
We lived in the country five miles west of Centerville, Iowa, along the highway. It was common for people to dump unwanted pets along the road so we always had lots of dogs and cats. They were a big part of my life when I was young. We built "kitty castles" out of boxes for our kittens to play in. We cut holes to serve as doors and windows and watched the cute little critters tumble through the maze. We had a mixed-breed shorthair terrier named Bowser. He was a loyal dog that always was nearby, something very important to a young boy on the farm. Our border collie was named Tweetie. She was very smart and was a "bestie" before the term existed. She would jump up to ride on the tractor or jump into our old pickup truck just to pal around with us. We also had a German Shepherd named Rex, a playful Chihuahua named Tamale, and a wildly energetic Bluetick Coonhound named John. Plus a few more.
Education
- Centerville High School, Centerville, Iowa (1968)
- Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa - BS Applied Mathematics, minor in Computer Science (1972)
- Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa - MA Political Science (1975)
- Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa - Masters in Business Administration (1993)
- University of Iowa Summer Writing Festival, Iowa City, Iowa - Creative Writing
Activities
Grade School:
- Member of band, played percussion
- Member of the choir called the Coraliers
- Choir took a trip to Kansas City and appeared on TV
- Traveled to nearby Naval Air Station Olathe in Kansas to perform for sailors
- Little league baseball for one year
Junior High School:
- Member of track team, ran hurdles
- Member of basketball team (I was not very good)
- Member of band, played percussion
- Member of school choir
High School:
- Member of band, played percussion
- Performed at Red River Exposition in Winnipeg, Canada (June 1968)
- Band performed on stage with Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau
- Member of school choir
- Member of football team for 2 years
- Member of track team for 2 years, ran hurdles
- Member of the National Honor Society
Adult Years
Family
Career
Personal Projects
Home Remodeling
Lived - Ames, Iowa - New Boston, Texas - Chambersburg, Pennsylvania - Chicago, Illinois - Des Moines, Iowa - West Des Moines, Iowa
Family History & Genealogy
I have written four books on my family history. These projects involved hundreds of letters and phone calls to people in all branches of my family tree - from close relatives all the way to 6th cousins. These individuals provided significant information for their respective branch of the tree, much of it coming from old family Bibles and documents. The projects also involved considerable documents research. The books are listed below.
- The Clark and Tolley Families of Eastern Tennessee and Western North Carolina (1994)
- Marchello and Goffo and Related Families (1995)
- Stangl and Schmitt and Related Families (1995)
- Jeremiah and Alexander Clark of North Carolina and Related Families (1997)
Pre-1700 certified on WikiTree.
Travel & Leisure
I have enjoyed travel over the years. When I was young, my parents drove from Iowa to eastern Tennessee many times to visit my father's relatives. During the 1950s, prior to the development of interstate highway system, these trips zigged and zagged along state roads. The drive was typically an 18 hour endurance ordeal. As segments of the interstate were completed, our routes altered to take advantage of the better roads. Over the years, these varied routes allowed us to visit places like the St. Louis Zoo and the Gateway Arch in St. Louis; Frankfurt, Kentucky; the Hermitige in Nashville and Oak Ridge, Tennessee; and a number of caves and other stops along the way. We even wound our way through Washington, DC several times.
As an adult I continued to enjoy travel throughout the United States for pleasure and for work and have been in all the lower 48 states.
I have also visited a number of areas around the world, some for work and for pleasure. The list below summarizes my international travel.
- Americas: United States, Independent Oglala Nation (Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota), Canada, Mexico, Saint Martin, Sint Maarten, Jamaica, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Columbia, Peru
- Europe: England, Scotland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, Gibraltar, Greece, North Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Boznia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia
- Asia & Middle East: Turkey, Jordan, Israel, Palestinian West Bank, Japan, China, Mongolia
- Africa: Egypt, Morocco
Connections to Famous People
Descendant of Edward I "Longshanks" King of England, 21st Great Grandfather. Descendant Chart.
Descendant of Robert the Bruce, King of the Scots, 20th Great Grandfather. Descendant Chart.
Descendant of Empress Maud, Lady of the English, 25th Great Grandmother. Descendant Chart.
Descendant of William I the Conqueror, King of England, 27th Great Grandfather. Descendant Chart.
Descendant of Rodrigo Diaz "El Cid" de Vivar, 28th Great Grandmother. Descendant Chart.
Descendant of Rollo of Normandy, 29th Great Grandfather. Descendant Chart.
Magna Carta Surety Barons
- Gilbert de Clare is my 23rd great grandfather
- Robert de Ros is my 23rd great grandfather
- William de Mowbray is my 23rd great grandfather
- John de Lacy is my 23rd great grandfather
- John FitzRobert de Clavering is my 24th great grandfather
- Saher de Quincy is my 24th great grandfather
- Richard de Clare is my 24th great grandfather
- Hugh le Bigod is my 24th great grandfather
- Roger Bigod is my 24th great grandfather
- Robert de Vere is my 24th great grandfather
- Henry de Bohun is my 24th great grandfather
- William de Huntingfield is my 25th great grandfather
- William Malet is my 25th great grandfather
- William (Lanvallei) de Lanvallay is my 25th great grandfather
Connections to Mayflower Passengers
- Love Brewster is my 11th great grandfather
- John Alden is my 11th great grandfather
- Priscilla (Mullins) Alden is my 11th great grandmother
- Richard Warren is my 12th great grandfather
- William Brewster is my 12th great grandfather
- Mary Brewster is my 12th great grandmother
- William Mullins is my 12th great grandfather
- Alice Mullins is my 12th great grandmother
- John Alden, Richard Warren, William Brewster, and William Mullins were signators to the Mayflower Compact.
- Elizabeth (Walker) Warren is my 12th great grandmother.
Some Other Notable Connections
- Lady Godiva (Godgifu of Mercia) is my 30th great grandmother
- Aliénor of Aquitaine, Queen of France, Queen of England) is my 24th great grandmother
- Elizabeth I Tudor, Queen of England is my 3rd Cousin 14 Times Removed. Relationship Chart to Queen Elizabeth I
- Elizabeth II Windsor, Queen of England is my 13th Cousin Once Removed. Relationship Chart to Queen Elizabeth II
Death & Legacy
Sources
- ↑ Marchello and Goffo and Related Families. Pages 46-49.
- ↑ "Lange Funeral Home & Crematory", Lange Funeral Home, Centerville, Iowa, online obituary listing for Mary Masters. https://www.langefh.com/obituary/Mary-Masters
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193850034/mary-deloris-clark-masters : accessed 30 March 2022), memorial page for Mary Deloris Marchello Clark-Masters (15 Jul 1931–8 Oct 2018), Find A Grave: Memorial #193850034, citing Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Donald Bitner (contributor 47187466) Burial Details Unknown.
See also:
- Clark, Brad. Marchello and Goffo and Related Families. West Des Moines, Iowa: 1995.
Notes
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
- Robert Clark: Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup I-M253, FTDNA kit #102195
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~0.78%
Bobbie Long
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23andMe, GEDmatch M744209 [compare]
Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about Robert:
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