Thomas Henry Clark

Brief Life History of Thomas Henry

When Thomas Henry Clark was born on 12 January 1855, in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States, his father, John William Clark, was 29 and his mother, Ann Micklewright, was 28. He married Rachel Susan Hale on 4 January 1875, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, United States in 1921. He died on 25 November 1921, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Oakley Cemetery, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Henry Clark
1855–1921
Rachel Susan Hale
1857–1935
Marriage: 4 January 1875
Thomas Henry Clark Jr
1875–1887
Frank Lucius Clark
1877–1913
Artie William Clark
1888–1889
Charles Symons Clark
1892–1966
Gladys Rachel Clark
1894–1920
Solomon Hale Clark
1896–1995
John Aroet Clark
1899–1997
Parley George Clark
1901–1986
Lealand Archie Clark
1904–1976

Sources (42)

  • Thos H Clark, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Thomas Henry Clark, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • Thomas H in entry for Leland Archie Clark, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English clerk, clark ‘clerk, cleric, writer’ (Old French clerc; see Clerc ). The original sense was ‘man in a religious order, cleric, clergyman’. As all writing and secretarial work in medieval Christian Europe was normally done by members of the clergy, the term clerk came to mean ‘scholar, secretary, recorder, or penman’ as well as ‘cleric’. As a surname, it was particularly common for one who had taken only minor holy orders. In medieval Christian Europe, clergy in minor orders were permitted to marry and so found families; thus the surname could become established.

Irish (Westmeath, Mayo): in Ireland the English surname was frequently adopted, partly by translation for Ó Cléirigh; see Cleary .

Americanized form of Dutch De Klerk or Flemish De Clerck or of variants of these names, and possibly also of French Clerc . Compare Clerk 2 and De Clark .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Teresa Bell Anderson and Frank Lucius Clark

Frank L. Clark was born July 22, 1877 in Grantsville, Utah, to Thomas Henry Clark and Rachel Susan Hale Clark. Teresa Belle Anderson was born Nov.11, 1875 in Grantsville Utah, to John Andreas Anderso …

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