In a message dated 10/27/2004 8:53:15 AM Central Standard Time, retros0000@comcast.net writes: > My ancestors must have been chasing your ancestors. My gggf was b. 1829 > in Fountain Co., IN, m. there in 1847 to a woman b. in Miami Co. OH in > 1830. They then went to Mahaska CO., IA by 1850. They were back in > Henderson Co. IL by 1859. > > The "Clan" then worked their way west. My GF was born in Nodaway Co. MO > in 1881, on to Clay Co. IL, Texas Co., OK, Guymon Co. OK, off for a > while in Pueblo, CO and finally in Douglas Co. OR. > > Yours might have been chasing mine out of the state by then. > > Or - We might not be of the same group after all. My DNA test, for the > Clarks, doesn't match to the rest of the Clarks in the group, but a > 12/12 match for a Jenkins. Who knows what secrets are hidden. Now if you > have a Solomon Clark b. 1829 in Fountain Co. to a Huldah Templeton b. > Miami Co., OH in 1830, we might be somewhere. > > Later > > Arlen Clark > retros0000@comcast.net > Dear Arlen, Thanks for the world cruise! I don't recognize the places you name as ones where I've found descendants of my ancestors. I WISH I had someone to participate in the DNA study. Unfortunately, our Clarke line "daughtered out" with my mother. Deep sigh. My granddad, Courtland Earl Clarke (b. 1899), died in 1878 before we were all collecting DNA. His father, Albert Jerry Clarke (b. 1872) also had three daughters, Rhetta Laura (b. 1894), Dorothy May (b. 1912), and Wanda Virginia (b. 1918). Rhetta and Wanda had children, but the boys would not qualify for the DNA study. There were other children, but they did not survive infancy. Maybe there are some male descendants in my known family, but I've not found them yet. Just in case anyone might recognize them and know about some living descendants they might refer me to. . . . Below is a brief outline of the family from my ggg-grandfather forward! A. Adam Clarke (b. 1807-12) had five sons (including Cyrus) and one daughter: Philander C. Clarke/Clark (b. 1831-34) who had two girls and two boys: Minnie C., b. 1862-63. Frank G., b. Oct. 1869. Jessie M, b. 1878-79. William S., b. May 1881. I've not found descendants of any of them. (YET!) Archibald A. Clarke/Clark (b. 1843-44) who had one girl and three boys: Clara Anna (b. 1870) Charles A. (b. 1872-73) George B. (b. 1879-80) Elmer S. (b. 1883-84) I haven't found any of his descentdants yet, either! Cyrus Higgins Clarke (b. 1845) Albert Jerry Clarke (b. 1872) had one son and three daughters (see above!) Louisa Aldine Clarke (b. 1884) married but had no children of her own. Emma (b. 1886) (died in infancy) Cornelia F. Clarke (b. 1851-52). Did not marry or have children. John Spencer Clarke (b. 1852) had three daughters: Cornelia A. (b. 1887-88) Wealthy O. (b. 1889-90) Georgie Marie (b. 1897-98) George P. Clarke (b. 1852-53) who probably did not marry or have children. Ever hopeful! Karen