Brief Life History of Shelby Walter
When Shelby Walter Clark was born on 22 November 1910, in Anacortes, Skagit, Washington, United States, his father, Walter William Clark, was 22 and his mother, Martha Amanda Meyer, was 19. He married Katherine J “Kathy” Vlatkovich on 2 February 1935, in Skagit, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Anacortes Ward 1 Election Precinct 1, Skagit, Washington, United States in 1940 and Fort Benton, Chouteau, Montana, United States in 1950. He died on 18 July 1992, in Washington, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Anacortes, Skagit, Washington, United States.
Photos and Memories (5)
Do you know Shelby Walter? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
Family Time Line
Sources (14)
- Shelly W Clark, "United States 1950 Census"
- Clark, "Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965"
- Shelby Walter Clark, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
Spouse and Children
1910–1992 Male
1916–2015 Female
Children (1)
1936– Male
Parents and Siblings
1887–1967 Male
1891–1938 Female
Siblings (1)
1910–1992 Male
World Events (8)
1911 · County-Busting
Age 1
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Age 2
1932
Age 22
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.
Story Highlight
Shelby Walter Clark 1910-1992 Cemetery
Shelby Walter Clark BIRTH 22 Nov 1910 Anacortes, Skagit County, Washington, USA DEATH 18 Jul 1992 (aged 81) Mount Vernon, Skagit County, Washington, USA BURIAL Grand View Cemetery Anacortes, Skagit …
Discover Even More
As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.
