Clark Hollis left Georgia in about 1852, finding himself in Smith County. The area was very popular with people from the deep-south, both before and after the Civil War period. Farmlands were rich, plentiful, and inexpensive. Clark proved up a small farm in the Garden Valley community, west of Lindale.
In 1860, Clark Hollis married Josephine Long, a local girl from Georgia , by whom he fathered two girls, Laura and Emma, and son, Thomas.
During the War, he served in a Texas CSA infantry unit. By early 1875, he married lndiana Virginia (Anna) Chambless, and was father to three children, Mary Rebecca, Frank Allen, and John.
Family tradition says that Clark developed a fondness for local moonshine whiskey, which ran counter to his wife's, and other family members' wishes. His family, later produced a son, and grandson, who were Southern Baptist ministers.
The story goes that Clark came home in a highly- intoxicated condition after his family had gone to bed. He passed out in front of the fireplace, in warming comfort. A spark, or sparks, flew out of the fireplace, and caught his beard on fire. It is believed that this event led to his death. His widow, Anna, married John Morris Hicks who raised Clark's children, plus a sizeable number of his own.
Clark's exact burial location is unknown, but it was believed to have possibly been in an unmarked grave on his farm.
In 1860, Clark Hollis married Josephine Long, a local girl from Georgia , by whom he fathered two girls, Laura and Emma, and son, Thomas.
During the War, he served in a Texas CSA infantry unit. By early 1875, he married lndiana Virginia (Anna) Chambless, and was father to three children, Mary Rebecca, Frank Allen, and John.
Family tradition says that Clark developed a fondness for local moonshine whiskey, which ran counter to his wife's, and other family members' wishes. His family, later produced a son, and grandson, who were Southern Baptist ministers.
The story goes that Clark came home in a highly- intoxicated condition after his family had gone to bed. He passed out in front of the fireplace, in warming comfort. A spark, or sparks, flew out of the fireplace, and caught his beard on fire. It is believed that this event led to his death. His widow, Anna, married John Morris Hicks who raised Clark's children, plus a sizeable number of his own.
Clark's exact burial location is unknown, but it was believed to have possibly been in an unmarked grave on his farm.
Clark Hollis left Georgia in about 1852, finding himself in Smith County. The area was very popular with people from the deep-south, both before and after the Civil War period. Farmlands were rich, plentiful, and inexpensive. Clark proved up a small farm in the Garden Valley community, west of Lindale.
In 1860, Clark Hollis married Josephine Long, a local girl from Georgia , by whom he fathered two girls, Laura and Emma, and son, Thomas.
During the War, he served in a Texas CSA infantry unit. By early 1875, he married lndiana Virginia (Anna) Chambless, and was father to three children, Mary Rebecca, Frank Allen, and John.
Family tradition says that Clark developed a fondness for local moonshine whiskey, which ran counter to his wife's, and other family members' wishes. His family, later produced a son, and grandson, who were Southern Baptist ministers.
The story goes that Clark came home in a highly- intoxicated condition after his family had gone to bed. He passed out in front of the fireplace, in warming comfort. A spark, or sparks, flew out of the fireplace, and caught his beard on fire. It is believed that this event led to his death. His widow, Anna, married John Morris Hicks who raised Clark's children, plus a sizeable number of his own.
Clark's exact burial location is unknown, but it was believed to have possibly been in an unmarked grave on his farm.
In 1860, Clark Hollis married Josephine Long, a local girl from Georgia , by whom he fathered two girls, Laura and Emma, and son, Thomas.
During the War, he served in a Texas CSA infantry unit. By early 1875, he married lndiana Virginia (Anna) Chambless, and was father to three children, Mary Rebecca, Frank Allen, and John.
Family tradition says that Clark developed a fondness for local moonshine whiskey, which ran counter to his wife's, and other family members' wishes. His family, later produced a son, and grandson, who were Southern Baptist ministers.
The story goes that Clark came home in a highly- intoxicated condition after his family had gone to bed. He passed out in front of the fireplace, in warming comfort. A spark, or sparks, flew out of the fireplace, and caught his beard on fire. It is believed that this event led to his death. His widow, Anna, married John Morris Hicks who raised Clark's children, plus a sizeable number of his own.
Clark's exact burial location is unknown, but it was believed to have possibly been in an unmarked grave on his farm.
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