My Genealogy Hound
Below is a family biography included in The History of Jasper County, Missouri published by Mills & Company in 1883. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
* * * *
ROBERT CLARK, post-office Joplin; business, farmer. The subject of this sketch is one of the very early settlers and pioneers of this part of the country. He was born in Haywood county, N. C., March 18, 1819, and is the son of James and Mary Clark, natives of North Carolina. Of seven children our subject is the third child; was reared on a farm, and at the age of nineteen left his home and went to Cherokee, same state, and lived there until 1855; was married to Miss Cyntha Watkins, daughter of David and Elizabeth Watkins, natives of North Carolina, in 1840, and in 1845 moved and settled in Newton county, Mo. In 1861 he moved to Mt Downing county, Mo., and in 1866 settled on his present farm of eighty acres which contains a good orchard. Mr. Clark has six children: Mary A., Martha J., William H., James M., Sarah E., Amanda A., and George W.; his grandchildren that live with him are named Martha E., John H., and Sam R. Mr. Clark is an honest, upright man, and respected by all who know him.
* * * *
This family biography is one of more than 1,000 biographies included in The History of Jasper County, Missouri published in 1883. For the complete description, click here: Jasper County, Missouri History, Genealogy, and Maps
View additional Jasper County, Missouri family biographies here: Jasper County, Missouri Biographies
Use the links at the top right of this page to search or browse thousands of other family biographies.