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Sterling Thompson Clark 1909–1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 NOV 1909

Birth Location: Clarksdale, Christian, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 2 JAN 1990

Death Location: Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, USA

Father: Sidney Clark

Mother: Mary Traylor

Spouse(s): Marjorie Devore

Children(s): Thomas Clark

Sterling Thompson Clark was born in 1909 in Clarksdale, Christian, Illinois, USA, the child of Sidney Houston Clark And Mary Civilla Traylor. In 1910, Sterling Thompson Clark resided in Palmer, Christian, Illinois, USA. In 1910, Sterling Thompson Clark resided in Palmer, Christian, Illinois, USA. Sterling Thompson Clark married Marjorie Ethel Devore, and had children including Thomas Devore Clark. Sterling Thompson Clark passed away in 1990 in Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • Sterling Thompson Clark was born in 1909 in Clarksdale, Christian, Illinois, USA, the child of Sidney Houston Clark And Mary Civilla Traylor.
  • In 1910, Sterling Thompson Clark resided in Palmer, Christian, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1910, Sterling Thompson Clark resided in Palmer, Christian, Illinois, USA.
  • Sterling Thompson Clark married Marjorie Ethel Devore, and had children including Thomas Devore Clark.
  • Sterling Thompson Clark passed away in 1990 in Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sidney Clark
1874–1955
Birth Location: Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA
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Mary Traylor
1879–1917
Birth Location: Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA
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Spouses(s)

Marjorie Devore
1908–1990
Birth Location: Beecher City, Effingham, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

Thomas Clark
1941–2017
Birth Location: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
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Sterling Clark's Ancestors

Self
Sterling Clark
1909–1990
Birth Place: Clarksdale, Christian, Illinois, USA
Parents
Sidney Houston Clark
1874–1955
Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA
Mary (Civilla) Traylor
1879–1917
Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
George (W) Traylor
1840–1915
Bear Creek, Christian, Illinois, USA
Mary (S) Simpson
1842–1879
Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Simpson
1802–1856
Caroline Badger
1810–1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Badger
1777–1848
Elizabeth Miller
1781–1842

Sterling Clark's Descendants

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Sterling (Thompson) Clark (29 NOV 1909–2 JAN 1990) m. Marjorie (Ethel) Devore (8 NOV 1908–19 JUL 1990)
  1. 1. Thomas (Devore) Clark 1941–2017

Sterling Clark's Timeline

23 Records

1909
29 NOV 1909
Birth of Sterling Thompson Clark in Clarksdale, Christian, Illinois, USA
Clarksdale, Christian, Illinois, USA
1910
25 APR 1910
Age 1
Sterling Thompson Clark resided here in Palmer, Christian, Illinois, USA
Palmer, Christian, Illinois, USA
1910
25 APR 1910
Age 1
Sterling Thompson Clark resided here in Palmer, Christian, Illinois, USA
Palmer, Christian, Illinois, USA
1920
12 JAN 1920
Age 11
Sterling Thompson Clark resided here in Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA
Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA
1920
12 JAN 1920
Age 11
Sterling Thompson Clark resided here in Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA
Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA
1928
1928
Age 19
Sterling Thompson Clark resided here in Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA
Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA
1928
1928
Age 19
Sterling Thompson Clark resided here in Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA
Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA
1930
5 APR 1930
Age 21
Sterling Thompson Clark resided here in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
1930
5 APR 1930
Age 21
Sterling Thompson Clark resided here in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 26
Sterling Thompson Clark resided here in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 26
Sterling Thompson Clark resided here in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
1940
11 APR 1940
Age 31
Sterling Thompson Clark resided here in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
1940
11 APR 1940
Age 31
Sterling Thompson Clark resided here in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
1942
1942
Age 33
Sterling Thompson Clark resided here in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
1942
1942
Age 33
Sterling Thompson Clark resided here in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
1944
1944
Age 35
Sterling Thompson Clark resided here in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
1944
1944
Age 35
Sterling Thompson Clark resided here in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
1950
11 MAY 1950
Age 41
Sterling Thompson Clark resided here in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
1950
11 MAY 1950
Age 41
Sterling Thompson Clark resided here in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
1985
1985
Age 76
Sterling Thompson Clark resided here in Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, USA
Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, USA
1985
1985
Age 76
Sterling Thompson Clark resided here in Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, USA
Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, USA
1990
20 AUG 1990
Age 81
Burial of Sterling Thompson Clark in Harristown, Macon, Illinois, USA
Harristown, Macon, Illinois, USA
1990
2 JAN 1990
Age 81
Death of Sterling Thompson Clark in Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, USA
Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 NOV 1909
    Event Place: Clarksdale, Christian, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 20 AUG 1990
    Event Place: Harristown, Macon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1928
    Event Place: Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 JAN 1990
    Event Place: Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 11 MAY 1950
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1985
    Event Place: Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 11 APR 1940
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 5 APR 1930
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 12 JAN 1920
    Event Place: Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 25 APR 1910
    Event Place: Palmer, Christian, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 25 APR 1910
    Event Place: Palmer, Christian, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 12 JAN 1920
    Event Place: Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1928
    Event Place: Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 5 APR 1930
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 11 APR 1940
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 11 MAY 1950
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1985
    Event Place: Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees
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