James Hill Clarke

Brief Life History of James Hill

When James Hill Clarke was born on 23 December 1862, in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, James Clarke, was 37 and his mother, Ellen Drew Gemmell, was 23. He married Minnie Wilhelmina Tillack in 1890, in Utah, United States. He died on 14 November 1936, in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in American Fork Cemetery, American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Hill Clarke
1862–1936
Bertha Harrison Jackson
1876–1945
Marriage: 19 December 1894
James Mark Clarke
1895–1973
Albert H Clarke
1900–1900
Willard Hill Clarke
1901–1988
Peter Jackson Clarke
1903–1959
John L Clarke
1905–1991
Henry Gemmell Clarke
1907–1960
Helen Drew Clarke
1909–1994
Robert Alma Clarke
1911–2003
Bertha Eliza Clarke
1913–1961
Sarah Edith Clarke
1917–2003
David Hobson Clarke
1921–2013

Sources (74)

  • James H. Clarke, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • James H Clarke, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • James Hill Clarke, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

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.

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

Name Meaning

English and Irish: variant of Clark .

History: This name was brought independently to New England by many bearers from the 17th century onward. Nicholas Clarke was one of the founders of Hartford, CT (coming from Cambridge, MA with Thomas Hooker) in 1635.

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

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From the Diary of James Hill Clarke

JAMES HILL CLARKE James Hill Clarke, son of James Clarke and Ellen Drew Gemmell Clarke, was born at American Fork, Utah, December 23, 1862. I was my Mother"s oldest child. My Father died when I w …

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