John R. W. Clark
b. circa 1816, d. 2 May 1835
- Father: John Clark b. 28 February 1766, d. 12 October 1832
- Mother: Nancy Williamson b. 1 May 1774, d. 26 October 1832
- John R. W. Clark was born circa 1816 in Baldwin County, Georgia.
- John R. W. Clark died on 2 May 1835 in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia.
- The following appeared on 7 May 1835 in the Macon Georgia Telegraph:
[TAB:] We are obliged at last to announce the decease last Saturday evening, of Mr. John R. W. Clark, the young gentleman that has so long suffered under that awful malady the Small Pox. His suffering must have been inexpressibly great, and his loss must no doubt, be aggrivated if possible to his numerous relatives and friends, from the peculiarity of his case -- a peculiarity that inexorably cut off many of those attentions and solaces that a sick and dying person so much needs. -- Mr. Clark was the youngest of the two surviving sons of the late Governor Clark, and being not more we think than 19 or 20 years of age, had lived just, and only just, long enough for future promise.
[TAB:] There are several crises in this disorder; and as he had passed the first, we thought him almost safe, not knowing or recollecting that he had to pass yet another.
[TAB:] We can hear of no other case. It is certainly true that infection might have been communicated before measures were taken to prevent it; but if it had done so in a single instance, it must we think, have shewn itself before now. -- Geo. Jour.
- Last Edited: 27 Mar 2012