Joel Simmons Clark

  Noted events in his life were:

• Parents: From Canada Ancestry com listing for Frances Clark. Frances Clark

Born in Flynns Lick, Jackson, Tennessee, USA on 1820 to Richard P Clark and Mary Simmons. Frances married Madison Halfacre and had 4 children.

Richard P Clark

Born in Tennessee, USA on 1780. Richard P married Mary Simmons and had 4 children. He passed away on 1852 in Arkansas, USA.

Mary Simmons

Born in Virginia, USA on 1782 to Charles Simmons. Mary married Richard P Clark and had 4 children. She passed away on 1864 in Arkansas, USA.

• Residence: From 1850 Census, 1850, Jackson, Tennessee. Joel L Clark
United States Census, 1850
Name: Joel L Clark
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Jackson county, Jackson, Tennessee, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1825
House Number: 1270
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Richard P Clark M 70 Tennessee
Mary Clark F 68
Joel L[S] Clark M 25
Household ID: 1269 , Line Number: 6 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: M432 , Affiliate Film Number: 885 , GS Film Number: 444841 , Digital Folder Number: 004206043 , Image Number: 00342

• Residence: From 1860 Census, 1860, Denton, Texas. Joel S Clark
United States Census, 1860
Name: Joel S Clark
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1860
Event Place: [Blank], Denton, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Race: White
Race (Original): [Blank]
Birth Year (Estimated): 1824
Birthplace: Tennessee
Page: 41
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Joel S Clark M 36 Tennessee
Emily J Clark F 36 Tennessee
Richard Clark M 7 Texas
Mary E Clark F 5 Texas
Peter T Clark M 2 Texas
Martha A Jones F 15 Illinois
Sarah C Jones F 11 Texas
Household ID: 268 , GS Film Number: 805292 , Digital Folder Number: 004297434 , Image Number: 00305

• Military Service: From Family Search org, 1861, Texas. Joel Clark
United States Civil War Soldiers Index
Name: Joel Clark
Also Known As Name: J. C. Clark
Event Type: Military Service
Military Beginning Rank: Private
Military Final Rank: Private
Military Side: Confederate
State or Military Term: Texas
Military Unit: 12th Regiment, Texas Infantry (Young's)
Military Company: K
Note: Original filed under J. C./Clark
Affiliate Film Number: 7
Affiliate Publication Title: Index to Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Texas. , Affiliate Publication Number: M227 , GS Film number: 880020

• Residence: From 1870 Census, 1870, Denton, Texas. Joel S Clark
United States Census, 1870
Name: Joel S Clark
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1824-1825
Birthplace: Tennessee
Page Number: 6
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Lewis Mcneil M 44 Georgia
Elvira D Mcneil F 27 Indiana
William H Mcneil M 10 Texas
Matilda Mcneil F 1 Texas
Joel S Clark M 45 Tennessee
Emily J Clark F 45 Tennessee
Richard Clark M 17 Texas
Mary Clark F 15 Texas
Peter Clark M 12 Texas
Francis Clark F 10 Texas
Florence Clark F 7 Texas
Minna Clark F 4 Texas
Edeny O Clark F 1 Texas
Household ID: 40 , Line Number: 36 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: M593 , GS Film number: 000553081 , Digital Folder Number: 004275552 , Image Number: 00348

• Residence: From 1880 Census, 1880, Denton, Texas. Joel S Clark
United States Census, 1880
Name: Joel S Clark
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1880
Event Place: Precinct 6, Denton, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: Farmer
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self
Birth Year (Estimated): 1825
Birthplace: Tennessee, United States
Father's Birthplace: Virginia, United States
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia, United States
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 1300
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Joel S Clark Self M 55 Tennessee, United States
Jane Clark Wife F 55 Tennessee, United States
Nancy Clark Daughter F 14 Texas, United States
Florence Clark Daughter F 15 Texas, United States
Edney Clark Daughter F 12 Texas, United States
District: 108 , Sheet Number and Letter: 175B , GS Film Number: 1255300 , Digital Folder Number: 004244720 , Image Number: 00499

• Death: From Find a Grave, 24 Oct 1905, Little Elm, Denton, Texas. Information on gravestone

• Gravestone: From Find a Grave, 1905, Little Elm, Denton, Texas. Joel Simmons Clark

Birth: Dec. 20, 1824
Flynns Lick
Jackson County
Tennessee, USA
Death: Oct. 24, 1905
Little Elm
Denton County
Texas, USA

Joel Simmons Clark was born in
Tennessee on December 20, 1824.

He moved to Denton County, Texas, in 1850.
He married Mrs. Emily Jones (nee Teel)in 1851.
He was a Justice of the Peace for six years.
He serve in the Confederate Army.

He died October 24, 1905.


Family links:
Spouse:
Emily Jane Teel Clark (1824 - 1910)*

Children:
Richard H Clark (1853 - 1931)*
Peter Teel Clark (1857 - 1949)*
Matilda Frances Clark Caruthers (1860 - 1884)*
Emily Florence Clark Gibson (1862 - 1934)*
Minnie Nancy Clark Butler (1865 - 1957)*

*Calculated relationship

Inscription:
Gods finger touched him and he slept

Note:

Burial:
Little Elm Cemetery
Little Elm
Denton County
Texas, USA
Plot: Section F, Row Y, Site 8

Created by: E. M.
Record added: Dec 01, 2007
Find A Grave Memorial# 23191548

Joel married Emily Jane Teel. (Emily Jane Teel was born on 9 Aug 1824 and died on 12 Jul 1910 in Little Elm, Denton, Texas.)