I have a John Clark m. Mary Campbell. Her brother at least was in Union Co, because he m. Margaret Cobb there before they moved to OH. Who did you John marry? On Sat, 07 Oct 2000 21:31:06 -0400 Susan Johanson <djohanson@mindspring.com> writes: > John Baylis Clarke, Sr. born c1791 in SC is my biggest brick > wall. I would love to > know who his parents were. A Jane Clarke was living with him in > the Anderson SC 1850 > census listed as being born in 1777. She was probably his mother or > possibly stepmother. > Both John and Jane state on the 1850 census that they were born in > SC, but in the 1860 > census, Jane states that she was born in NC. With each census, Jane > got younger so she > was probably born before 1777. John's wife Jennie Sammons was from > Greenville Dist. > John shows up in Anderson at least by the 1830s as a carpenter and > cabinet maker. He > bought his first lots in the town of Anderson in 1836 from Daniel > Brown. J. B. Clarke, > as he called himself, served on the Anderson Town Council from 1845 > to 1855. He died in > 1855, but I have not been able to find his obituary. His son J.B. > Clarke, Jr, his > son-in-law Jesse R. Smith, A. M. Holland, and E. F. Murrah signed > his estate Bond. I > don't know his connection to the last two men. > > John's son John Baylis Clarke, Jr. married Martha Nevitt, > daughter of > William Miles Nevitt and was a tailor in Anderson as was their son > Elias Lake > Clark who was my ggrandfather. > > These Clarkes in Anderson spelled their name with an "e" at the > end. When my line > moved to Union, SC, the "e" was dropped. > > Does anyone know of a Clarke/Clark in SC who had a wife named > Jane who may have been > born in NC?. If any of this sounds familiar to you , please contact > me. I would welcome > any clues!! > Susan > Clark Johanson > > > > Descendants of Unknown CLARKE > > > Generation No. 1 > > 1. UNKNOWN1 CLARKE was born Unknown, and died Unknown. He married > JANE (Source: Anderson > Co. Census records.). She was born Abt. 1775 in Prob. NC, and died > Aft. 1860 in Anderson, > SC. > > Child of UNKNOWN CLARKE and JANE is: > 2. i. JOHN BAYLIS2 CLARKE, SR., b. Abt. 1791, SC; d. Bef. August 17, > 1855, prob. Anderson, > SC. > > > Generation No. 2 > > 2. JOHN BAYLIS2 CLARKE, SR. (UNKNOWN1) (Source: Clarke Family > Tree.) was born Abt. 1791 > in SC, and died Bef. August 17, 1855 in prob. Anderson, SC. He > married JENNIE SAMMONS > (Source: Clark family Tree Papers.), daughter of WALKER SAMMONS and > ELIZABETH YOUNG. She > was born Abt. 1800 in prob. Greenville Dist, SC, and died Abt. 1828 > in SC. > > Children of JOHN CLARKE and JENNIE SAMMONS are: > 3. i. ELIZABETH A." BETSEY"3 CLARKE, b. Abt. 1820, prob Anderson > Dist. SC; d. June 12, > 1857, prob Anderson Dist. SC. > 4. ii. JOHN BAYLIS CLARKE, JR., b. Abt. 1824, Anderson Dist. SC; d. > 1888, Anderson Co., > SC. > > > Generation No. 3 > > 3. ELIZABETH A." BETSEY"3 CLARKE (JOHN BAYLIS2, UNKNOWN1) (Source: > Clarke Family Tree > Papers.) was born Abt. 1820 in prob Anderson Dist. SC, and died June > 12, 1857 in prob > Anderson Dist. SC. She married JESSE RHODES SMITH (Source: Clark > family Tree Papers.), > son of JONATHAN SMITH and ELIZABETH DUNN. He was born Abt. 1815, > and died November 11, > 1887 in Anderson Dist. SC. > > Children of ELIZABETH CLARKE and JESSE SMITH are: > i. M.J.4 SMITH (Source: 1850 Anderson District, SC, Federal Census, > page 171B, August 2, > 1850.), b. Abt. 1837; d. Unknown. > ii. T.W. SMITH (Source: 1850 Anderson District, SC, Federal Census, > page 171B, August 2, > 1850.), b. Abt. 1839; d. Unknown. > iii. WILLIAM HENRY SMITH (Source: Early Anderson Co., SC > Newspapers, Marriages & > Obituaries, 1841-1882.), b. February 26, 1841, Anderson, SC; d. > August 16, 1844. > iv. CHARLES J. SMITH (Source: 1850 Anderson District, SC, Federal > Census, page 171B, > August 2, 1850.), b. Abt. 1843; d. Unknown. > v. LUTHER PRESTON SMITH (Source: Clark family Tree Papers.), b. > November 09, 1848, > Anderson Dist. SC; d. September 07, 1919; m. (1) MARTHA REEVES, > 1873, Anderson, SC; b. > Abt. 1850; d. Unknown; m. (2) ANNA IRIS AYERS, November 25, 1873, > Anderson, SC; b. October > 18, 1856; d. December 24, 1890. > vi. ALEXANDER J. SMITH, b. October 03, 1852, Anderson, SC; d. > Unknown, Could have died > young. > > > 4. JOHN BAYLIS3 CLARKE, JR. (JOHN BAYLIS2, UNKNOWN1) (Source: > Clarke Family Bible.) was > born Abt. 1824 in Anderson Dist. SC (Source: Brøderbund Family > Archive #289, Ed. 1, Census > Index: NC, SC, SOUTH CAROLINA CENSUS, Anderson County, 1870, Date of > Import: May 13, 1998, > Internal Ref. #1.289.1.13339.31), and died 1888 in Anderson Co., SC. > He married MARTHA > JANE NEVITT (Source: Clark family Tree Papers.) Abt. 1844 in > Anderson, SC, daughter of > WILLIAM NEVITT and ELIZABETH HUTCHISON. She was born March 31, 1828 > in South Carolina, > and died 1901 in Anderson Co., SC. > > Children of JOHN CLARKE and MARTHA NEVITT are: > i. JOHN HUTCHISON (TWIN)4 CLARKE (Source: Clark family Tree > Papers.), b. December 16, > 1845, Anderson, SC (Source: Brøderbund Family Archive #289, Ed. 1, > Census Index: NC, SC, > SOUTH CAROLINA CENSUS, Anderson County, 1870, Date of Import: May > 13, 1998, Internal Ref. > #1.289.1.13339.32); d. March 12, 1901, Anderson, SC; m. (1) ANNIE > BURRIS, October 08, > 1867, Anderson, SC; b. Abt. 1848, of Anderson Dist.; d. December > 1872; m. (2) RAMAH > MARGARET CROSBY, November 06, 1873, Anderson, SC; b. August 19, > 1849, Fairfield Co. SC; d. > December 30, 1939, Anderson, SC. > ii. WILLIAM NEVITT (TWIN) CLARKE (Source: Clark family Tree > Papers.), b. December 16, > 1845, SC (Source: Brøderbund Family Archive #289, Ed. 1, Census > Index: NC, SC, SOUTH > CAROLINA CENSUS, Anderson County, 1870, Date of Import: May 13, > 1998, Internal Ref. > #1.289.1.13339.36); d. Unknown; m. EMMA E. BEVERLY, June 17, 1868, > Anderson, SC; b. Abt. > 1848; d. Unknown. > iii. FRANCES "FANNY" M. CLARKE (Source: Clark family Tree Papers.), > b. Aft. June 1847, > Anderson, SC; d. April 19, 1903; m. (1) THEODORE MOBLY; b. Bet. 1848 > - 1865; d. Unknown; > m. (2) JOHN A. REEVES, 1872, Anderson; b. February 13, 1834; d. > February 18, 1885. > iv. ELIAS LAKE CLARKE (Source: Clark family Tree Papers.), b. Bef. > June 1850, Anderson > Co., SC; d. March 29, 1924, Union, SC; m. ELIZABETH (BETTIE) NEVITT > CROSBY (Source: Clark > family Tree Papers.), December 13, 1871, Anderson, SC; b. 1852, > Fairfield Co. SC; d. > February 1939, Union, SC. > v. JEMIMA NEVITT CLARKE (Source: Clark family Tree Papers.), b. > Abt. December 20, 1852, > Anderson, SC; d. November 13, 1876, Anderson, SC; m. WALTER RUFF; b. > 1850, of Charleston, > SC; d. Unknown. > vi. THOMAS H. CLARKE (Source: 1860 Anderson Co. SC Census.), b. > Abt. 1856, Anderson Dist. > SC; d. Bef. 1870, Must have died young.. > vii. FRED CORNELIUS CLARKE (Source: DUCKWORTH-BREAZEALE NOTES.), b. > December 19, 1859, > Anderson, Dist, SC; d. January 29, 1901, Anderson, SC; m. ALICE > LOUISE DUCKWORTH > (Source: DUCKWORTH-BREAZEALE NOTES.), December 10, 1883, Anderson, > SC; b. April 24, 1860, > Hopewell, Anderson Co. SC; d. October 17, 1943, Anderson, SC. > viii. ROBERT NEVITT CLARKE (Source: Clark family Tree Papers.), b. > Abt. 1863; d. Unknown; > m. LOUISE THAIN; b. Abt. 1865; d. Unknown. > ix. MATTIE PRISCILLA CLARKE (Source: Clark family Tree Papers.), b. > Abt. 1868; d. Aft. > 1903; m. FRANK PEGUES; b. Abt. 1865; d. Unknown. > x. BAYLIS MILES CLARKE (Source: Clark family Tree Papers.), b. Abt. > 1871, Anderson, SC; > d. Unknown; m. SULA; b. Abt. 1875; d. Unknown. > xi. JANIE CLARKE (Source: Clark family Tree Papers.), b. Abt. 1876; > d. Unknown; m. JOHN > HARKINS; b. Abt. 1870; d. Unknown. > > > > -- > Susan C. Johanson > Springfield, VA > djohanson@mindspring.com > Rootsweb sponsor-NEHGS member > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=johanson > http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/j/o/h/Susan-C-Johanson/ > ...Searching for footprints in the sands of time... > > > > ==== SC-OLD-PENDLETON-DIST Mailing List ==== > To check for a zip code or, > find out where a zip code is: > http://www.usps.gov/ncsc >