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Melissa C. Clark

Female 1855 - 1880  (25 years)


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  1. 1.  Melissa C. Clark was born 13 Mar 1855, Tennessee (daughter of Robert Shields "Doc" Clark and Easter H. Lawson); died 9 Jun 1880; was buried Howard-Campbell Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "McMahan Family Tree", Glenn F. McMahan, 10 March 1932, p 1.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 134, 156.

    Melissa married Samuel "S.S." Howard 24 Aug 1872. Samuel (son of Louis Howard and Susan McMahan) was born 13 Mar 1852, Tennessee; died 24 Aug 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Aug 1923, Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Tilmon A. Howard was born 26 Dec 1873, Tennessee; died 23 Feb 1888; was buried Howard-Campbell Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. William D. Howard was born Abt 1876, Tennessee.
    3. Beecher B. Howard was born 18 Feb 1877, Tennessee; died 7 May 1946.
    4. M. F. Howard was born 24 May 1878; died 17 Feb 1879; was buried Howard-Campbell Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Lewis B. Howard was born 18 Nov 1879, Tennessee; died 1 Jun 1880; was buried Howard-Campbell Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Robert Shields "Doc" Clark was born 1 Jul 1824, Tennessee (son of James O. Clark); died 15 Sep 1870; was buried Clark Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Robert was a Corpman (medic), B company, 4th TN Cavelry, Private # SU-241-1 . He served from Sept 11, 1862 to July 4th, 1865. Data from the National Archives; pensions.

    Robert married Easter H. Lawson 7 Apr 1844. Easter was born 1829, North Carolina; died 18 Jan 1896; was buried Clark Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Easter H. Lawson was born 1829, North Carolina; died 18 Jan 1896; was buried Clark Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 56, 115.

    Children:
    1. James M. Clark was born 1846, Tennessee; died 1899; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Frederick Everitt "Fred" Clark was born 7 Sep 1847, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Nov 1935; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Miltilda "Tilda" Clark was born Abt 1848, Tennessee.
    4. Malinda Elizabeth Clark was born 1849, Tennessee; died 1904; was buried Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Mary Jane Clark was born 12 Dec 1851, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. 1. Melissa C. Clark was born 13 Mar 1855, Tennessee; died 9 Jun 1880; was buried Howard-Campbell Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Ellen Easter Clark was born Aug 1859, Tennessee; died 29 Dec 1936; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Robert P. Clark was born Abt 1862, Tennessee; died 7 Jun 1918.
    9. Wilson Clark was born Abt 1866, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  James O. Clark (son of Joseph Clark and Elizabeth Evans).
    Children:
    1. Louisa Emmaline Clark was born 17 May 1822, Tennessee; died 25 Apr 1870; was buried Clark Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 2. Robert Shields "Doc" Clark was born 1 Jul 1824, Tennessee; died 15 Sep 1870; was buried Clark Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. John Bitner Clark was born 1 Jul 1824, Tennessee; died 7 Aug 1862; was buried Clark Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Joseph Clark was born 1778, South Carolina; was buried Clark Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    According to the Sevier County, TN, Registrar of Deeds, Joseph's will left land to his son, James O. Clark and his grandson, Robert S. Clark.
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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 50.
    "A Genealogy of the Rolen Family of Sevier County, Tennessee," Wilma Rolen, 1980, p 4.

    Joseph married Elizabeth Evans Abt 1818. Elizabeth (daughter of William Evans) was born 1785, South Carolina; was buried Clark Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth Evans was born 1785, South Carolina (daughter of William Evans); was buried Clark Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 50.
    "A Genealogy of the Rolen Family of Sevier County, Tennessee," Wilma Rolen, 1980, p 4.

    Children:
    1. 4. James O. Clark


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