John Jay Clark was born in Cooper county, Mo., March 9th, 1820. His parents both died when he was small and he was taken in charge by an uncle, who moved from Missouri to Tennessee where they remained a few years and moved back to Missouri where at the age twelve years he began to do for himself, independent of a guardian. On May 13th, 1848 he was married to Lydia Turner and moved to Macon county, Illinois, where he built up a good home and became one of the large wheat growers of that state. In 1872 he sold his homes and immigrated to Smith county, Kansas and settled in White Rock township where he died July 27, 1909, thirty-six hours after having been stricken with paralysis, at the age of 89 years, 4 months and 18 days.
Funeral ceremonies took place a the residence on July 29th. Elder L.W. Scott of the Christian church, officiating. Singing was conducted by A.C. Isom and the remains were laid to rest in the Cora cemetery. Pallbearers were: H.L. Simmons, A. Comer, W.C. Stone, L. Quinn, and H.A. Myers. Mr. Clark leaves a companion who has been a faithful wife sixty-one years, five children: Mrs. Jane Cornelius of Castle Rock, Wash., Mrs. M.L. Lockwood of Lebanon, Mrs. Mary Poling of Dentonia, Mrs. Ellen Payton of Palco, Kan., and F.M. Clark of Guide Rock, Nebr., who were all at his bedside at the time of his death. Besides the five children he leaves twenty-three grandchildren, and thirteen great grandchildren to mourn his demise. Mr. Clark was widely known and highly stressed and will be kindly remembered by many whom he aided in different ways to live and build up their homes in the early days in Kansas. Mrs. Sarah Clark of College View, Nebr., widow of his oldest son, Thomas J., who died fourteen years ago, was at the funeral and remained for a short visit.
The Lebanon Times (Lebanon, Kansas) Thursday, August 5, 1909, Page 1
Funeral ceremonies took place a the residence on July 29th. Elder L.W. Scott of the Christian church, officiating. Singing was conducted by A.C. Isom and the remains were laid to rest in the Cora cemetery. Pallbearers were: H.L. Simmons, A. Comer, W.C. Stone, L. Quinn, and H.A. Myers. Mr. Clark leaves a companion who has been a faithful wife sixty-one years, five children: Mrs. Jane Cornelius of Castle Rock, Wash., Mrs. M.L. Lockwood of Lebanon, Mrs. Mary Poling of Dentonia, Mrs. Ellen Payton of Palco, Kan., and F.M. Clark of Guide Rock, Nebr., who were all at his bedside at the time of his death. Besides the five children he leaves twenty-three grandchildren, and thirteen great grandchildren to mourn his demise. Mr. Clark was widely known and highly stressed and will be kindly remembered by many whom he aided in different ways to live and build up their homes in the early days in Kansas. Mrs. Sarah Clark of College View, Nebr., widow of his oldest son, Thomas J., who died fourteen years ago, was at the funeral and remained for a short visit.
The Lebanon Times (Lebanon, Kansas) Thursday, August 5, 1909, Page 1
John Jay Clark was born in Cooper county, Mo., March 9th, 1820. His parents both died when he was small and he was taken in charge by an uncle, who moved from Missouri to Tennessee where they remained a few years and moved back to Missouri where at the age twelve years he began to do for himself, independent of a guardian. On May 13th, 1848 he was married to Lydia Turner and moved to Macon county, Illinois, where he built up a good home and became one of the large wheat growers of that state. In 1872 he sold his homes and immigrated to Smith county, Kansas and settled in White Rock township where he died July 27, 1909, thirty-six hours after having been stricken with paralysis, at the age of 89 years, 4 months and 18 days.
Funeral ceremonies took place a the residence on July 29th. Elder L.W. Scott of the Christian church, officiating. Singing was conducted by A.C. Isom and the remains were laid to rest in the Cora cemetery. Pallbearers were: H.L. Simmons, A. Comer, W.C. Stone, L. Quinn, and H.A. Myers. Mr. Clark leaves a companion who has been a faithful wife sixty-one years, five children: Mrs. Jane Cornelius of Castle Rock, Wash., Mrs. M.L. Lockwood of Lebanon, Mrs. Mary Poling of Dentonia, Mrs. Ellen Payton of Palco, Kan., and F.M. Clark of Guide Rock, Nebr., who were all at his bedside at the time of his death. Besides the five children he leaves twenty-three grandchildren, and thirteen great grandchildren to mourn his demise. Mr. Clark was widely known and highly stressed and will be kindly remembered by many whom he aided in different ways to live and build up their homes in the early days in Kansas. Mrs. Sarah Clark of College View, Nebr., widow of his oldest son, Thomas J., who died fourteen years ago, was at the funeral and remained for a short visit.
The Lebanon Times (Lebanon, Kansas) Thursday, August 5, 1909, Page 1
Funeral ceremonies took place a the residence on July 29th. Elder L.W. Scott of the Christian church, officiating. Singing was conducted by A.C. Isom and the remains were laid to rest in the Cora cemetery. Pallbearers were: H.L. Simmons, A. Comer, W.C. Stone, L. Quinn, and H.A. Myers. Mr. Clark leaves a companion who has been a faithful wife sixty-one years, five children: Mrs. Jane Cornelius of Castle Rock, Wash., Mrs. M.L. Lockwood of Lebanon, Mrs. Mary Poling of Dentonia, Mrs. Ellen Payton of Palco, Kan., and F.M. Clark of Guide Rock, Nebr., who were all at his bedside at the time of his death. Besides the five children he leaves twenty-three grandchildren, and thirteen great grandchildren to mourn his demise. Mr. Clark was widely known and highly stressed and will be kindly remembered by many whom he aided in different ways to live and build up their homes in the early days in Kansas. Mrs. Sarah Clark of College View, Nebr., widow of his oldest son, Thomas J., who died fourteen years ago, was at the funeral and remained for a short visit.
The Lebanon Times (Lebanon, Kansas) Thursday, August 5, 1909, Page 1
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