I was trying not to involve the Logan County Clarks in the Fulton list discussion and perhaps confuse the issue. Issac Clark, who did go to Fulton County, is the baby brother of the Logan County Clarks. So, as you know, David and John Clark did not go Fulton County. My 3g grandmother was Margaret, sister to David Ward Clark. AFAIK neither of them ever set foot in Fulton County. I have quite a bit of "old" Bob Clark's work. He lived in Mt. Pulaski -- I believe he was even Mayor -- with all the rest of them and was a prolific letter writer. I knew "young" Bob Mayer, not well, his mom Minnie better, but I have not seen his book. He did provide my grandfather with a copy of a very long letter written in March 1927 in which R. D. details what he knows of the family genealogy. I have transcribed the narrative part and it was online for awhile. I haven't had the courage to try to transcribe the 63 pages of his diagrams, margin notes and so on and then code them for the web. As I mentioned to you before, lineage societies are not going to take David Ward Clark's word. They want actual proof. I really do not understand why they need Anthony Stout's death certificate -- and I am sure there is no such thing -- but there would be other records which might point to his death in Butler County, OH. Also, the marriage certificate of Sarah Royal Stout and Isaac Clark would indicate that local officials believed Anthony was dead, not that I think they seriously questioned it. I would need to know precisely what that organization wrote you in order to see if I could figure out what is going on. Cheryl Rothwell > > 2. I have the order as follows: David Ward Clark, son of John Winans > Clark > and Ann Isgrig Clark, was born September 30, 1809 in Bourbon County, > Kentucky. His wife, Hannah Stout, daughter of Anthony and Sarah Royal > Stout, was born December 27, 1810 in Green County, PA. > > 3. Hannah's mother, Sarah (Sally) Royal Stout, remarried after her > husband > Anthony died in Butler County. She moved with her four children (Hannah > being one of them) to Miami County, Ohio where she married David's uncle > Isaac in 1821. He was a widower with nine children. Hannah set out in > the > company of the family of Rev. David Clark, another of David's uncles, for > the Illinois country where they arrived in Sangamon County, IL December > 27, > 1829. > > David Ward Clark followed after her (by walking the full 300 miles down > the > National Road, and swimming a few rivers, being without cash) a year > later, > arriving September 30, 1830 and marrying Hannah, who was still living with > the Reverend Clark, in Springfield July 7, 1831. >