Family Group Sheet
NameJames Clark
BirthDec 1877, Kentucky
SpouseSarah A. Hackney
Birth10 Dec 1880, Menifee Co., Kentucky
Death23 Jun 1918, Bath Co., Kentucky
Children
SpouseBeda M. Alderson
SpouseHobert Shrout
Birthabt 1905, Kentucky
4 FBertha Clark
Birthabt 1908, Kentucky
Notes for James Clark
Possibly the same person as the James Clark age 3 in the 1880 census, son of Jesse H. Clark and George Ann Jones.
Notes for Sarah A. Hackney
Her death certificate records Sarah Clark, age 38 years 7 months 14 days, born 10 Dec 1880 in Menifee Co., Ky, died 23 June 1918 in Bath Co., Ky, divorced, father A. J. Hackney, born in Laurel Co., Ky, mother’s maiden name Sallie Rothwell, born in Bath Co., Ky, cause of death aortic stenosis, informant Mary Anderson, Terre Haute, Indiana, burial in Old Fields graveyard.
Census Notes for James & Sarah A. (Family)
1900 census of Montgomery Co., Ky, Spencer precinct, enumerated 8 June, lists on p. 5A as family #85/92:
Clark, James, 22, b. Dec 1877, farmer; Sarah A., wife, 19, b. Dec 1880, first marriage for both, married 1 year, mother of 1 child, 0 living; Hackney, Sallie F., mother-in-law, 70, b. May 1830. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The age and birthdate for James have been overwritten and corrected. It looks like it originally had the same data as Sarah’s. The age for Sallie Hackney is inconsistent with the 1920 census, and is probably incorrect, since it would make her 50 when Sarah was born.
1910 census of Bath Co., Ky, district 4, enumerated 26 April, lists on p. 12B as family #268/281:
Clark, Sarah A., 29, widowed, mother of 8 children, 4 living; Bethel, dau, 9; Robert, son, 6; Bernice, dau, 5; Bertha, dau, 1. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Bath Co., Ky, White Sulphur precinct, enumerated 12 Jan, lists on p. 4A as family #70:
Hackney, Sally, 72, widowed, farmer; Clark, Bethel, granddau, 19; Robert, grandson, 17; Bernice, granddau, 13; Bertha, granddau, 11. All born Ky Ky Ky.
In 1930 Bernice age 23 and Bertha age 21, both single, are living in Terre Haute, Vigo Co., Indiana, as boarders with the family of Walter G. and Clara E. Morton.
Clark, James, 22, b. Dec 1877, farmer; Sarah A., wife, 19, b. Dec 1880, first marriage for both, married 1 year, mother of 1 child, 0 living; Hackney, Sallie F., mother-in-law, 70, b. May 1830. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The age and birthdate for James have been overwritten and corrected. It looks like it originally had the same data as Sarah’s. The age for Sallie Hackney is inconsistent with the 1920 census, and is probably incorrect, since it would make her 50 when Sarah was born.
1910 census of Bath Co., Ky, district 4, enumerated 26 April, lists on p. 12B as family #268/281:
Clark, Sarah A., 29, widowed, mother of 8 children, 4 living; Bethel, dau, 9; Robert, son, 6; Bernice, dau, 5; Bertha, dau, 1. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Bath Co., Ky, White Sulphur precinct, enumerated 12 Jan, lists on p. 4A as family #70:
Hackney, Sally, 72, widowed, farmer; Clark, Bethel, granddau, 19; Robert, grandson, 17; Bernice, granddau, 13; Bertha, granddau, 11. All born Ky Ky Ky.
In 1930 Bernice age 23 and Bertha age 21, both single, are living in Terre Haute, Vigo Co., Indiana, as boarders with the family of Walter G. and Clara E. Morton.
