Martha Melissa Evans

b. circa 1829
  • Martha Melissa Evans was born circa 1829 in Tennessee.
  • She married Edward Clark, son of Elijah Clark Jr. and Margaret H. Long, in July 1849.
  • Edward Clark and Martha Melissa Evans appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Marshall, Harrison County, Texas. Other members of the household included William E. Clark and Margaret H. Long.
  • Edward Clark and Martha Melissa Evans appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Austin, Travis County, Texas. Other members of the household included John Evans Clark, W. E. A. Clark, N. M. Clark and Margaret H. Long.
  • Edward Clark has not been found in the US 1870 census; may not yet have returned from Mexico.
  • Martha Melissa Evans became a widow at the 4 May 1880 death of her husband Edward Clark.
  • John Evans Clark appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Marshall, Harrison County, Texas. Other members of the household included Martha Melissa Evans, N. M. Clark, Ider (?) and Tomy E. Clark. Also in the household is an Edward Clark, age 7, identified as "brother." John's brother W. E. A. would have been age 28, but he died in 1879, so identity of this Edward is not known. "Ider" and "Tomy E." may be the deceased W. E. A.'s widow and son.
  • Last Edited: 11 Sep 2011

Family: Edward Clark b. 1 April 1815, d. 4 May 1880