Family Group Sheet
NameHerman Hobart “Happy” Clark, 2C1R
Birth21 Feb 1904, Rowan Co., Kentucky
DeathApr 1974, Victoria, Lunenburg Co., Virginia
FatherNoah Clark (1883-1951)
MotherMollie Cornett (1886->1959)
Marriage10 Jul 1920, Fayette Co., West Virginia
SpouseIda Darlington, 4C4R
Birthabt 1904, Fayette Co., West Virginia
FatherWilliam Darlington (1864-1917)
MotherMartha Jane Taylor (1862-1957)
Children
1 FHellen Holmes Clark, 3rd Cousin
Birth6 Jul 1921, West Virginia
Death21 Apr 1995, San Diego, San Diego Co., California
2 FMargaret F. Clark, 3rd Cousin
Birthabt 1924, West Virginia
3 MHerman Alfred Clark , 3rd Cousin (Data Omitted for Privacy)*
SpouseJudy
4 MDavid Eugene Clark , 3rd Cousin (Data Omitted for Privacy)*
SpouseWilma
Notes for Herman Hobart “Happy” Clark
According to Nola Caudill Treadway (daughter of Lillie Cornett and Frank Caudill, and thus a first cousin of Herman and Paris), Herman Clark married Ida Darlington from Kincaid, Fayette Co., WV, and they moved to Victoria, Virginia.
Page 292 of a book called World War II Young American Patriots, 1941-1945, West Virginia (very similar in format to a school yearbook) shows a picture of Herman in a navy uniform with the caption “Clark, Herman H. C.P.O., U. S. Navy. Born Feb. 21, 1904. Entered service April 19, 1943, Camp Peary, Va.,; Hawaii. Attended Kincaid schools. Christian church. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Noah Clark, Oak Hill, W. Va. Husband of Mrs. Ida Darlington Clark, Kincaid, W. Va.”
Social Security Death Index lists Herman Clark, born 21 Feb 1904, died Apr 1974, last residence Victoria, Virginia, SSN 719-14-3595.
Page 292 of a book called World War II Young American Patriots, 1941-1945, West Virginia (very similar in format to a school yearbook) shows a picture of Herman in a navy uniform with the caption “Clark, Herman H. C.P.O., U. S. Navy. Born Feb. 21, 1904. Entered service April 19, 1943, Camp Peary, Va.,; Hawaii. Attended Kincaid schools. Christian church. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Noah Clark, Oak Hill, W. Va. Husband of Mrs. Ida Darlington Clark, Kincaid, W. Va.”
Social Security Death Index lists Herman Clark, born 21 Feb 1904, died Apr 1974, last residence Victoria, Virginia, SSN 719-14-3595.
Notes for Ida Darlington
Possibly the Ida Clark listed in the SSDI as born 26 Aug 1905, died 14 May 2007 in Carrollton, Isle of Wight, Virginia, although if so, it would mean that her birthdate was incorrect in the Social Security database, since she was listed in the censuses as age 6 in 1910, 16 in 1920, and 27 in 1930. Most likely it was a different Ida Clark who died in 2007; it is a fairly common name.
Notes for Herman Hobart “Happy” & Ida (Family)
The online index to West Virginia vital statistics lists the marriage on 10 July 1920 of Herman Clark, age 18, born in Morehead, Ky, son of Mollie and Noah Clark, to Ida Darlingtin, age 17, born in Fayette Co., WVa, daughter of Wm and M.J. Darlingtin, in Oak Hill, Fayette Co., WV.
Census
1930 census of Lunenburg Co., Virginia, Plymouth district, town of Victoria, enumerated 8 April, lists on p. 7B as family #154/162:
Clark, Herman H., 26, b. Ky Ky Ky, age at first marriage 17, locomotive fireman for steam railroad; Ida, wife, 27, b. WVa Ky WVa, age at first marriage 18; Helen H., dau, 9, b. WVa Ky WVa; Margaret F., dau, 6, b. WVa Ky WVa.
1940 census of Lunenburg Co., Virginia, Plymouth district, ED 56-13, enumerated 9 April, lists on p. 4A as family #59:
Clarke, Herman H., 36, b. Ky, engineer for railroad; Margaret, dau, 15; Alfred, son, 10; Eugene, dau, 8. All children born in Virginia, family living in same house in 1935.
Clark, Herman H., 26, b. Ky Ky Ky, age at first marriage 17, locomotive fireman for steam railroad; Ida, wife, 27, b. WVa Ky WVa, age at first marriage 18; Helen H., dau, 9, b. WVa Ky WVa; Margaret F., dau, 6, b. WVa Ky WVa.
1940 census of Lunenburg Co., Virginia, Plymouth district, ED 56-13, enumerated 9 April, lists on p. 4A as family #59:
Clarke, Herman H., 36, b. Ky, engineer for railroad; Margaret, dau, 15; Alfred, son, 10; Eugene, dau, 8. All children born in Virginia, family living in same house in 1935.
