John Evans Clark
b. 30 January 1852, d. 9 October 1923
- Father: Edward Clark b. 1 April 1815, d. 4 May 1880
- Mother: Martha Melissa Evans b. circa 1829
- John Evans Clark was born on 30 January 1852 in Marshall, Harrison County, Texas.
- 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.
- 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.
- He married Lela Price.
- John Evans Clark became a widower at the between 1888 and 1893 death of his wife Lela Price.
- He married Juanita H. Miller, daughter of W. E. Miller and Margaret Reid Garrison, circa 1893.
- John Evans Clark and Juanita H. Miller appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Marshall, Harrison County, Texas, at 407 North Franklin Street. Other members of the household included John Milton Clark, Edward Clark, Margaret R. Clark, Oliver Heartsill Clark and Patsy K. Clark.
- He was a bookkeeper, according to the 1900 census.
- John Evans Clark and Juanita H. Miller appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Marshall, Harrison County, Texas, at 407 North Franklin Street. Other members of the household included John Milton Clark, Margaret R. Clark, Oliver Heartsill Clark and Patsy K. Clark. Also in the household is Juanita's sister, Belle M. Miller (age 52, single).
- He was employed as a bookkeeper by a wholesale grocery company, according to the 1910 census.
- John Evans Clark died on 9 October 1923 at age 71 in Marshall, Harrison County, Texas, . His death was officially witnessed by John Milton Clark.
- His wife Juanita H. Miller became a widow at his death.
- He was interred at Marshall, Harrison County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 11 Sep 2011
Family 1: Lela Price d. between 1888 and 1893
- Patsy K. Clark b. 2 October 1888, d. 14 January 1959
Family 2: Juanita H. Miller b. 6 January 1870, d. 9 March 1934
- John Milton Clark+ b. 23 May 1894, d. 11 May 1949
- Edward Clark b. June 1895, d. between 1900 and 1910
- Margaret R. Clark+ b. 14 October 1897, d. 20 January 1958
- Oliver Heartsill Clark+ b. 27 April 1899, d. 7 January 1969