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Ransom Sylvester Clark 1855–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 December 1855

Birth Location: Illinois, USA

Death Date: 15 October 1944

Death Location: Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Timothy Clark

Mother: Serena Capron

Spouse(s): Edith Churchhill

Children(s): Ethel Clark, Lottie Clark, Evelyn Clark

Ransom Sylvester Clark was born in 1855 in Illinois, USA, the child of Timothy Clark And Serena Capron. In 1880, Ransom Sylvester Clark resided in Richmond, Macomb, Michigan, USA. In 1935, Ransom Sylvester Clark resided in Lansing, Ingham, Michigan. Ransom Sylvester Clark married Edith Susan Churchhill, and had children including Ethel Beatrice Clark, Evelyn Ruby Clark, Lottie Lenore Clark. Ransom Sylvester Clark passed away in 1944 in Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ransom Sylvester Clark was born in 1855 in Illinois, USA, the child of Timothy Clark And Serena Capron.
  • In 1880, Ransom Sylvester Clark resided in Richmond, Macomb, Michigan, USA.
  • In 1935, Ransom Sylvester Clark resided in Lansing, Ingham, Michigan.
  • Ransom Sylvester Clark married Edith Susan Churchhill, and had children including Ethel Beatrice Clark, Evelyn Ruby Clark, Lottie Lenore Clark.
  • Ransom Sylvester Clark passed away in 1944 in Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ransom Clark's Ancestors

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Ransom Clark
1855–1944
Birth Place: Illinois, USA
Parents
Timothy Clark
1810–1864
Woodstock, Ulster, New York, USA
Serena Capron
1815–1895
Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, USA
Grandparents
Charles Capron
1768–1824
Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA
Sarah Whitmore
1771–1839
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Capron
1732–1823
Alice Capron
1733–1823
Hezekiah Whitmore
1756–1842
Elizabeth Brooks
1763–1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Capron
1706–1772
Rebecca Capron
1706–1772
Samuel Alden
1704–1783
Sarah Sprague
1701–1773
Ebenezer Whitmore
1720–1804
Thankfull Eggleston
1724–1787
Joshua Brooks
1740–1824
Elizabeth Brainerd
1744–1764

Ransom Clark's Descendants

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Ransom (Sylvester) Clark (2 December 1855–15 October 1944) m. Edith (Susan) Churchhill (11 February 1870–3 November 1903)
  1. 1. Ethel (Beatrice) Clark 1892–1992 m. Victor (Carl) Hauenstein 1891–1973
    1. 1. Edith (Lenore) Hauenstein 1916–1984
    2. 2. William (Dale) Hauenstein 1918–1990
    3. 3. Berta (May) Hauenstein 1921–2002 m. Arthur (W.) McFarland 1919–1984
    4. 4. Lorian Dennis 1928–2015
    5. 5. Ivon (Lee) Hauenstein 1924–2015 m. Ruth (Rhen) Hauenstein 1926–2007
  2. 2. Lottie (Lenore) Clark 1882–1966
  3. 3. Evelyn (Ruby) Clark 1894–1895

Ransom Clark's Timeline

5 Records

1855
2 December 1855
Birth of Ransom Sylvester Clark in Illinois, USA
Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 25
Ransom Sylvester Clark resided here in Richmond, Macomb, Michigan, USA
Richmond, Macomb, Michigan, USA
1935
1935
Age 80
Ransom Sylvester Clark resided here in Lansing, Ingham, Michigan
Lansing, Ingham, Michigan
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 85
Ransom Sylvester Clark resided here in Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA
Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA
1944
15 October 1944
Age 89
Death of Ransom Sylvester Clark in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan, United States of America
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 December 1855
    Event Place: Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Year: 1880; Census Place: Richmond, Macomb, Michigan
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lansing, Ingham, Michigan; Roll: T627_1760; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 33-15

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Richmond, Macomb, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Year: 1880; Census Place: Richmond, Macomb, Michigan

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lansing, Ingham, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lansing, Ingham, Michigan; Roll: T627_1760; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 33-15

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lansing, Ingham, Michigan; Roll: T627_1760; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 33-15

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 October 1944
    Event Place: Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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