Richard Johnson CLARK

1840 - 1907  (66 years)

• Name	Richard Johnson CLARK
  Born	10 Dec 1840	, Bullitt, Kentucky, United States
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Traveling Harvester, farmer
  Reference Number	^
  _UID	B441526D37422243B855D9602C8644AB79AB
  Died	6 Oct 1907	College City, Colusa, California, United States   [1]
  	Cause: Heart failure
  Buried	College City, Colusa, California, United States
  Person ID	I4351	SteveParker
  Last Modified	10 May 2017

  
  

  Father	Davis or David CLARK,   b. 1817, Kentucky, United States ,   d. Between 1870-1880, Leaches, Bullitt, Kentucky, United States  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Mahala DICKEY,   b. 1817, Kentucky, United States ,   d. Aft 1880, Kentucky, United States  (Age > 64 years)
  Married	1 Sep 1840	, Bullitt County, Kentucky, United States   [2]
  _UID	C2C594640419394EA97F474AADFABD87C792
  Family ID	F1508	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Melvina WOODWARD,   b. 20 Aug 1846, , Noble, Indiana, United States ,   d. 26 Apr 1938, College City, Colusa, California, United States  (Age 91 years)
  Married	29 Oct 1863	Carson City, Lyon, Nevada, United States
  _UID	0FDA472379D6C94A901D48E1055474C51DCE
  Children	1. David "Chester" CLARK,   b. 29 Oct 1864, Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, United States ,   d. 1903  (Age 38 years)   2. Aurora Josephine CLARK,   b. 6 Jan 1866, Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, United States ,   d. 29 Jul 1948, Woodland, Yolo, California, United States  (Age 82 years)   3. Alfred Woodward CLARK,   b. 10 Jun 1867   4. Lillian Hannah CLARK,   b. 23 Feb 1869, College City, Colusa, California, United States ,   d. of Arbuckle, Colusa, California, United States   5. George Washington CLARK,   b. 29 Sep 1871, Pacheco, Contra Costa, California, United States   6. Carolyn May CLARK,   b. 4 Feb 1874, Pacheco, Contra Costa, California, United States ,   d. 5 Nov 1969, Woodland, Yolo, California, United States  (Age 95 years)   7. Martha Melvina CLARK,   b. 5 Oct 1878, Monticello, Napa, California, United States ,   d. 7 Feb 1984, College City, Colusa, California, United States  (Age 105 years)   8. William Richard CLARK,   b. 7 Jan 1880, Arbuckle, Colusa, California, United States ,   d. 19 Nov 1957, , Colusa, California, United States  (Age 77 years)   9. Nina "Maud" CLARK,   b. 31 Aug 1884, College City, Colusa, California, United States ,   d. 23 Jul 1937, Woodland, Yolo, California, United States  (Age 52 years)
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F1490	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Things to do: 1. Where is Martha in 1870 census? 2. Is Andrew J on 1880 census the same as William Richard ? 3. What wagon train did they come on? Timeline for Richard Johnson Clark: 1840 Dec 10, Richard was born in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky (from obit ) 1850 US Census listed with father, Davis Clark, in Bullitt County, Kentucky 1860 US Census listed with father, Davis Clark, in Bullitt County, Kentucky , Mt Washington PO 1863 Oct 29, Richard married Martha Melvina Woodward in Carson City, Lyon, Nevada as the came on the wagon train to California 1964 Oct 29, son, David Chester born in Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, 1866 Jan 6, daughter, Aurora Josephine born in Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, 1867 Jun 10, son Alfred Woodward born in California 1869 Feb 23, daughter, Lillian Hannah born in College City, Colusa, California 1870 US Census Living in Santa Rosa with 3 children, David Clark and mother in law, H Woodward 1871 Sep 29, son, George Washington, born in Pacheco, Contra Costa, California 1874 Feb 4, daughter, Carolyn May born in Pacheco, Contra Costa, California 1878 Oct 5, daughter, Martha Melvina born in Monticello, Napa, California 1880 Jan 7, son, William Richard, born in Arbuckle, Colusa, California 1880 US Census, Living in Monticello, Napa, California with wife and 8 children 1884 Aug 31, daughter, Nina Maud, born in College City, Colusa, California 1900 US Census, Living in Arbuckle as Barley thresher with wife and 4 children 1907 Oct 6, Richard died, in College City at the age of 66 1870 United States Federal Census Name: R J Clark Estimated Birth Year: abt 1841 Age in 1870: 29 Birthplace: Kentucky Home in 1870: Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Santa Rosa Household Members: Name Age R J Clark 29 David C Clark 24 birthplace: Indiana Amora J Clark 5 birthplace: California (Aurora) Keeping house Alfred Clark 4 birthplace: California Lilly H Clark 3 birthplace: California H Woodward 66 of the family birth place: New York 1880 United States Federal Census Name: Richard J. Clark Home in 1880: Monticello, Napa, California Age: 38 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842 Birthplace: Kentucky Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head) Spouse's Name: Mattie M. Father's birthplace: Virginia Mother's birthplace: Virginia Neighbors: Occupation: Laborer Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age Richard J. Clark 38 Mattie M. Clark 33 David C. Clark 15 Aurora J. Clark 14 Alfred W. Clark 12 Lillie H. Clark 11 George W. Clark 8 Carrie M. Clark 6 Mattie M. Clark 2 Andrew J. Clark 5M 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Richard J Clark Home in 1900: Arbuckle, Colusa, California Age: 59 Birth Date: Dec 1840 Birthplace: Kentucky Race: White Ethnicity: American Relationship to head-of-house: Head Father's Birthplace: Kentucky Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky Spouse's Name: Martha Marriage Year: 1864 Marital Status: Married Years Married: 36 Residence : Arbuckle Township, Colusa, California Occupation: Barley thresher Household Members: Name Age Richard J Clark 59 Martha Clark 53 9 children, 9 living father's birthplace:New Jersey, Mother's bp New York Carrie Clark 26 Mattie Clark 22 William R Clark 20 Maud Clark 15 1907,Death: CA state file #26832 findagrave.com Richard Johnson Clark Birth: Dec. 10, 1840 Bullitt County Kentucky, USA Death: Oct. 6, 1907 College City, Colusa County, California, USA Civil War Veteran Family links: Spouse: Martha Melvina Woodward Clark (1846 - 1938) Children: David Chester Clark (1864 - 1903)* Burial: College City Cemetery, College City, Colusa County, California, USA Plot: Section K, lot 17 Created by: Larry K Record added: Apr 11, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 68254403

  
  

• Sources

  [S16] Death Certificate. [S35] GRS CD #229 Bullit Co, Kentucky marriage records.