Rod Bias wrote: > > "Jim W. Tackitt, Pres./Editor" wrote: > > > Mr. Bias: > > > > Nice to see someone who gives their name and address! Now I can > > include you as a source for this family if the question should arise in > > the future. > > I realize anything submitted electronically might sit around for years before anyone > acts on it. I want people to find me who find my postings. Some don't seem to be able to even > look in a phone book. I put in the phone hoping someone will be excited enough to pick up the > phone and call. So far it's only happened once. > > > Below is a transc. of the marriage record for couple you ask about.: > > > > ________From files of The Tackett Family Assn.__________ > > *MARRIAGE [Daniel Clark to Frances S. Etter]: Pike Co., KY Marr. Bonds, > > 1822-1865, Clyde Runyon transc. > > License issued 16 Sep 1852 by John N. Richardson, CPCC for marr. of > > Daniel R. Clark and Frances Sarah Etter, dau. of Henry Etter, > > Consent being legally given by said Henry Etter. > > Letter, dated 16 Sep 1852, requesting license for Daniel R. Clark > > to marry by my consent; signed by E. Clark. > > Certificate in Case of Marriage (partly printed form): I do hereby > > certify that, on the 19th day of Sept. 1852, I did marry Daniel R. Clark > > of Pike County, KY, 20 years old, born at Pike Co., KY, and was marr. to > > Frances S. Etters, of Pike Co., KY, aged 21 years, born at Withe Co. > > (sic), Virginia, and then single, by this presents Nathaniel R. Etters; > > Dated 19 Sep 1852." [wit.:] Bery C . Gilliam [and] Henry Jones. > > [Married by]: Harvey G. Reynolds, Minister of Baptist Church. > > ____________ > > > > They are not in my family line, just material from our dB. The name > > [Utter] is noted as ETTER in both the 1850 and 1860 Pike Co. census. > > > > Jim W. Tackitt, 1830 Johnson Dr., Concord, CA 94520; <jtackitt@jps.net> > > > > *************************************************************** > > Tackett Assn. Website: <http://www.jps.net/jtackitt/index.html> > > Wow! Talk about service! This was great! I was hoping for some help but this was undreamed of. > Here's a fuller picture without tracing out other lines: > > Rod Bias (1944) son of > Roy Bias (1907) son of > Sarah Frances Perry (1882) daughter of > Alice Clark (10 Aug 1857) daughter of > Daniel R. Clark and Sarah Frances Etter > > >From family records handed down from previous generations I have these children of Daniel and > Sarah CLARK: > > Alice Clark (31 Mar 1860) -- Yes, it contradicts the above! > Anga Clark (1862) > Jane Clark (1864) > Roxie Clark (1865) > Mont Clark (1867) > Henry Clark (1869) > Malissa Clark (1872) > Willie Clark (12 Oct 1874) > Robert Clark (1876) > > Who is Nathaniel R. Etters? How does he figure in? At first, I thought he performed the wedding > ceremony. Then I realized that had to be the Baptist Preacher. Was this some kind of formal > declaration by the best man or something? > > I don't want to be a pest; but, how much more do you have on CLARKs and ETTERs? This is like > falling in a gold mine! > > -- > > Rod.Bias@ASU.Edu > > Rodney L. Bias (602) 438-9202 > 4648 East Saint Catherine Avenue > Phoenix, Arizona 85040-5369 USA Rodney: Below are the entries on ETTER & DANIEL CLARK that I have at this time. Ken Burke will know better than I, but I THINK this family lived in Pikeville, or right close. *FAMILY [Henry Etter]: 1850 Pike Co., KY Census, Fam. #793 [transc.] - [Enumerated next to dwellings of Wm. D. Adams, 75, Edmond Clark, 49, John Scott, 36, & Wm. Scott, 64] ETTER, Henry 53 Blacksmith b VA , Nancy 46 b VA , Sarah F. 20 b VA , Elizabeth A. 16 b VA , William H. 13 b VA [note: marr. Elizabeth Maynard] , John H. 11 b ? , Nancy K. 08 b VA , Emory D. 06 b VA *FAMILY [Henry S. Etter]: 1860 Pike Co., KY Census, Fam. #618 [transc.] - [Enumerated next to dwellings of Booker Staten, 25, Richard Staten, 34, Danil Clark, 28, & George Lawson, 25] ETTER, Henry S. 63 Blacksmith $75PP b VA , Nancy 55 b VA , Elizabeth 26 b VA , Wm. 23 Miller b VA , Nancy C. 16 b VA , Emily T. 15 b VA *FAMILY [Daniel R. Clark]: 1860 Pike Co., KY Census, Fam. #619[transc.] - [Enumerated next to dwellings of Booker Staten, 25, Richard Staten, 34, Henry S. Etter, 63, & George Lawson, 25] CLARK, Danil 28 Com. Labor $50PP b KY , Francis S. 31 b VA , Malisa R. 07 b KY , Nancy E. 06 b KY , Rosille 04 b KY , Florrille I. 02 b KY , Alice P. 3 mo. ______ Jim W. Tackitt, 1830 Johnson Dr., Concord, CA 94520; <jtackitt@jps.net> *************************************************************** Tackett Assn. Website: <http://www.jps.net/jtackitt/index.html>