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William Dent Clark 1881 – 1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1881

Birth Location: Clark, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 9 Jan 1953

Death Location: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

Father: Henry Clark

Mother: Sarah Rutherford

Spouse(s): Lelia Spillman

Children(s): Mildred Clark, George Clark, Lucille Clark

William Dent Clark was born in 1881 in Clark, Indiana, USA, the child of Henry Hatch Clark and Sarah E Rutherford. William Dent Clark married Lelia Emma Spillman, and had children including Mildred Jessee Clark, George Monroe Clark, Lucille Clark. William Dent Clark passed away in 1953 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • William Dent Clark was born in 1881 in Clark, Indiana, USA, the child of Henry Hatch Clark and Sarah E Rutherford.
  • William Dent Clark married Lelia Emma Spillman, and had children including Mildred Jessee Clark, George Monroe Clark, Lucille Clark.
  • William Dent Clark passed away in 1953 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Clark
1854 – 1930
Birth Location: Jackson, Indiana, USA
HC
Sarah Rutherford
1855 – 1926
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
SR

Spouses(s)

Lelia Spillman
1886 – 1938
Birth Location: Edward, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

Mildred Clark
1913 – 1986
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
MC
George Clark
1921 – 1998
Birth Location: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
GC
Lucille Clark
1925 – 2010
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
LC

William Clark's Ancestors

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William Clark
1881 – 1953
Birth Place: Clark, Indiana, USA
Parents
Henry Hatch Clark
1854 – 1930
Jackson, Indiana, USA
Sarah (E) Rutherford
1855 – 1926
Indiana, USA
Grandparents
William (C) Rutherford
1807 – 1875
Switzerland, Indiana, USA
Nancy Brown
1813 – 1883
Switzerland, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Rutherford
1776 – 1850
Sarah Sloan
1785 – 1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sloan
1734 – 1803
Frances Nesbit
1738 – 1810

William Clark's Descendants

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William (Dent) Clark (15 May 1881 – 9 Jan 1953) m. Lelia (Emma) Spillman (13 Feb 1886 – 16 Sep 1938)
  1. 1. Mildred (Jessee) Clark (26 Jul 1913 – 20 Feb 1986) m. Richard Green (11 Jan 1911 – Jun 1984)
    1. 1. Mary (Lelia) Green (2 Jun 1932 – 28 Aug 1998)
    2. 2. Melodie (Ann) Green (4 Apr 1952 – 27 Jun 1990)
  2. 2. George (Monroe) Clark (14 Jan 1921 – 6 Jan 1998) m. Elizabeth (Marie) Lamkin (10 Nov 1921 – 2 Aug 1999)
  3. 3. Lucille Clark (1925 – 22 Jul 2010) m. Dale Rardon (16 May 1921 – Feb 1982)

William Clark's Timeline

2 Records

1881
15 May 1881
Birth of William Dent Clark in Clark, Indiana, USA
Clark, Indiana, USA
1953
9 Jan 1953
Age 72
Death of William Dent Clark in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1881
    Event Place: Clark, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1953
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
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