Joseph Valentine CLARK
Birth:
29 Oct 1849
Business Corner, Van Buren, Iowa
Death:
18 Aug 1930
Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
Burial:
21 Aug 1930
Mount Moriah Cem, Van Buren, Iowa
Marriage:
18 Feb 1873
Van Buren, Iowa
Father:
Mother:
Notes:
Tombstone sighted at Mount Moriah Cemetery just outside of Douds, Van Buren
County, Iowa.
Went by stage coach to the West Coast where gold had been discovered with many men went west. Grandfather returned by steam boat around the horn of South America.
1860 census Village, Van Buren, Iowa
came to Van Buren county, Iowa in 1846 with parents
Mary Ella TOWER
Birth:
24 Feb 1852
Delaware, Ripley, Indiana
Death:
29 Nov 1938
Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
Burial:
Douds, Van Buren, Iowa
Father:
Mother:
Notes:
Tombstone sighted at Mount Moriah Cemetery just outside of Douds, Van Buren
County, Iowa.
Memorial program for funeral says she was born in Vincennes,
Indiana. However, Vincennes is in Knox County, Indiana, and contradicts the
Jefferson County History which says she was born in Ripley County, Indiana,
and bears out the reported birthplace in other records of Delaware which is
in Ripley County, Indiana. The Weston Behner funeral home in Fairfield, Iowa,
was the site of the funeral and Dr. M.A. Gable of the Methodist Church of
Fairfield, Iowa, conducted the services. The interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery
was also conducted by the Weston Behner funeral home.
History of Jefferson County, Iowa (pub. 1912), Vol. II, page 67, shows her name
as "Miss Ella M. Tower, who was born in Ripley county, Indiana, on the 24th of
February, 1852, and came to Jefferson county, Iowa, November 1, 1854, with her
parents, J. H. and Philena (Burton) Tower."
- Handwritten entries found in Family Bible in possession of Ellis Clark
Rail as of June 1995, reporting marriage of Mont to Martha Cronick, as well as
birth and death information. Original bible appears to have belonged to Thomas
Jefferson Carr and Julia Josephine Tower Carr as it reports only information
about them and their children
Slip of paper found in Bible says " Sibbyl Sophia Tower was born Monday, March
th 18, 1850) Mary Ella Tower was born Wednesday Feb the 24, 1852) Julia
Josephine Tower was born Saturday May the 20 1854) Franklin Burton Tower was
born Friday Oct th 2 1857) William Everrett Tower was born January th 4
1860) Infint stelborn (?) born May 30 1863" In different writing on reverse of
paper is written " Emma Orpah Tower born Wednesday August 3d 1864"
Slip of paper found in Family Bible of Joseph Hunter Tower has the following
notation: "D A R 194247 - Ella Tower Clark
252897 - Inez Clark Rail"
Children
Marriage
1
Birth:
28 Jan 1874
Ripley, Indiana
Death:
6 Apr 1960
Santa Paula, Ventura, California
Notes:
Letter from Rhe stating the death date of her mother
2
Birth:
1 Apr 1877
Ripley, Indiana
Death:
21 May 1955
Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi
Notes:
1900 census Lick Creek, Van Buren, Iowa
1920 census Liberty, Jefferson, Iowa according to this census he was born in Iowa
1930 census not living with family in Pleasant ,Wapella, Iowa living as a lodger
obituary says he was born in Birmingham, Iowa
3
Sarah Elizabeth CLARK
Birth:
12 Feb 1880
Liberty Township, Jefferson, Iowa
Death:
14 Feb 1880
Liberty Township, Jefferson, Iowa
Marr:
Notes:
Tombstone sighted at Mount Moriah Cemetery just outside of Douds, Van Buren
County, Iowa. With tombstone of parents. Says "Their daughter Elizabeth"
4
Birth:
18 May 1883
Liberty Township, Jefferson, Iowa
Death:
1 May 1970
Ojai, Ventura, California
Notes:
Previously Baptized 25 Jun 1971 under name of Inez Josephine Clark
Previously Endowed 14 Sep 1971 under name of Inez Josephine Clark
Delayed Birth Record filed in state of Iowa shows name as Inez Josie Clark.
Marriage Record shows name as Inez Josephine Clark.
Other sources of information:
Family Bible in possession of Inez Elizabeth Rail Cornell
Family Record in possession of Ellis Charles Rail
Greeley Family S.L. Genealogical Library A5F14 p. 718
Tombstone - Mount Moriah Cemetery near Douds, Van Buren County, Iowa.
This record, until cleared in Salt Lake City had work done under name of Inez
Josie Clark.
In 1995, Family Bible in possession of Ellis Clark Rail, son of Inez
Josephine Clark Rail, reports that she was married at the Clark home "Collett
Farm" in Jefferson County, Iowa. The marriage certificate from the state said
they were married in Birmingham, Van Buren County, Iowa. I would think the
family bible is more accurate, and that Birmingham was where the circuit
minister reported the information. The minister, Laurence R. Howard of
Wisconsin.
Slip of paper found in Family Bible of Joseph Hunter Tower has the following
notation: "D A R 194247 - Ella Tower Clark
252897 - Inez Clark Rail"
Note on back of photograph in posession of Marilyn Ruth Rail Teague indicates Samuel Clark still living in Belpre, Kansas in 1930. In June of 1930 and came visit niece, Inez Josephine Clark Rail and family in Corning, Iowa, for two weeks then went to Fairfield, Iowa, to visit Joseph Valentine Clark, his brother, during Joseph's final illness. Lists address as 1507 Nodaway, Corning, Iowa.
Served as Principal of Broken Bow High School, Broken Bow, Nebraska, in 1909.
Book to Inez lists Sadie Smith acousin from Girard, Crawford, Kansas dated 17 Mar 1890 have not found how she is conncected
Cremated
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Joseph Valentine Clark - Mary Ella Tower
Joseph Valentine Clark
was born at Business Corner, Van Buren, Iowa 29 Oct 1849.
His parents were Julius Laughlin Clark and Emeline Moberry Carson.
He married Mary Ella Tower 18 Feb 1873 at Van Buren, Iowa . Mary Ella Tower was born at Delaware, Ripley, Indiana 24 Feb 1852 daughter of Joseph Hunter Tower and Philena Melvina Burton .
They were the parents of 4
children:
Clara Myrtella Clark
born 28 Jan 1874.
Lester Tower Clark
born 1 Apr 1877.
Sarah Elizabeth Clark
born 12 Feb 1880.
Inez Josephine Clark
born 18 May 1883.
Joseph Valentine Clark died 18 Aug 1930 at Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa .
Mary Ella Tower died 29 Nov 1938 at Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa .