Tilmon "Tilly" (or Tillman) Clark, (Mu)

Tilmon married Laura Smithhart about 1892. Laura (daughter of William F. Smithhart and Ellender "Ellen" Drake) was born on 3 Jul 1872 in Louisiana; died on 20 Feb 1964. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Sherman Clark was born on 2 Oct 1910; and died.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1860, Rapides Parish, Louisiana; Alexandria P.O.
• Census: 1870, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
• Census: 1880, Lower Sabine, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

Notes:

started the Clark Settlement in southwestern Beauregard Parish.

Census:
John Clark 35
Rachel Clark 28
John Clark 13
James V Clark 11
Alexander Clark 9
Richmond Clark 7
Archy Clark 5
Sarah E Clark 3
Roxy Ann Clark 1


Census:
residence 898
John Clark 45 1825 Mulatto
Rachel Clark 40 Mulatto
Valentine Clark 22 Mulatto
Alexander Clark 19 Mulatto
Richard Clark 17 Mulatto
Archie Clark 15 Mulatto
Sarah Clark 13 Mulatto
Roxian Clark 11 Mulatto
Sinna Clark 9 Mulatto
Abe Clark 7 Mulatto
Eli Clark 4 Mulatto
Rachel Clark 4/12 Mulatto

residence 187
John H. Clark 1846 Mulatto
Adeline 20 1850 Mulatto Louisiana

residence 892
Bass, Moses 38 1832 Mulatto
Sarah Bass 30 1840 Mu
Adeline Bass 18 1852 Mu
Missouri Bass 16 1854 Mu
Elizabeth Bass 14 1856 Mu
William Bass 12 1858 Mu
Manela Bass 10 1860 Mu
Drake, Martin 11 1859 Mulatto LA
Jessee 4 1866 Mulatto Louisiana

residence 894
Drake, Alfred 22 1848 Mu
Emily 19 1851 Mu
Elizabeth 17 1853 Mu
Melinda 15 1855 Mu

residence 895
James Drake 34 1836 Mu
Catherine 27 1843 Mu
Seaborn 12 1858 (male) Mu
Henry 8 1862 Mu
Eldridge 6 1864 Mu
Sarah 10 1860 Mu
Elizabeth 4 1866 Mu


Census:
Ashworth Elias Mulatto 28 1852
Saroah E. 24 Mulatto 1856
Rees 5 1875 Mulatto male son
Ira 3 1877 Mulatto son
Gideon 1 1879 son Mulatto
Rox Ann Clark Mulatto 18 1862 sis-in-law single
Archey Clark Mulatto 25 1855 bro-in-law single

next:
Volentine Clark Mulatto 32 self 1848
Lutha Clark Mulatto 27 1853 wife
Mary L. 1872 dau Mulatto
Harriet E. 4 1876 Mulatto dau
William 22 1878 Mulatto

next:
Clark John H. Mulatto 54 1826
Rachel 50 Mulatto 50 1830
Sinia Mulatto 17 1863 dau
Eli Mulatto 15 1865 son
Obia Mulatto 15 1865 son
Rachel Mulatto 11 1869 dau
Yillman Mulatto 9 1871 son

next Housier family
next Perkins family

next:
Richard Clark Mulatto 25 1855
Saroah Mulatto 20 1860 wife


Died:
headstone: died at 83 yrs.

John married Rachel Drake, (Mulatto) in Nov 1846 in Jasper Co, Texas. Rachel (daughter of John Aaron Drake, III and Elizabeth "Betsy" Ashworth) was born in 1830 in Hackberry Island, St.Landry Parish, Louisiana; died on 12 Feb 1916 in Clark Settlement, near Starks, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 5 Feb 1807, St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
• Census: 12 Oct 1850, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas
• Census: 15 Jun 1860, Orange Co, Texas

Notes:

The William Clark Family:
William Clark came to Texas in 1835 with his wife, Caroline Bland Clark, from Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. They came along with all of her family; her brothers, John and Peyton Bland (sometimes spelled Payton), her mother, Elizabeth Johnson, and her stepfather, Dick Johnson.
In Orange County, Clark received a section of land from the Lorenzo de Zavala grant. This parcel extended towards present day Mauriceville. He later purchased part of the adjacent Theron Strong Survey and put it in his wife's nam. It was said to be a very unusual thing in those days for a woman to have property in her own name. This property extended from near Adams Bayou on the west to Jack's Island on the east, then southward nearly to the present I-10 freeway.
William and Caroline Clark built a log cabin on what is now Clark Lane (naed later for another family of Clarks). At that time, however, it was situated near the trail that led to Newton County. They had three children, Oliver, Robert (obrn in Orange County on October 3, 1840) and Rachel. The elder Clarks lived in the log house for the rest of their lives. They were buried nearby in the Block Cemetery.
At their deaths, the William Clark Survey was left to their oldest son Oliver Clark, whose descendants still live in the Mauriceville area.
Caroline Bland Clark's property was left to the younger son, Robert F. Clark. Caroline died without leaving a will, and since her estate had $600 indebtedness against it, Clark had to sell the land to pay it off.
Both Oliver and Robert Clark were conscripted for servcie in the Confederate army, but Oliver refused to to and eventually was used as a scout to lead Confederate troops through the swamps of the Sabine River. Robert agreed to go, and served in the Southern army until he co tracted pneumonia and was treated in Atlanta. During his absence, his wife and baby died; they are buried in the Wilkinson Cemetery near Mauriceville.
After the war, Robert married Ozea Gilbeau of Breaux Bridge Louisiana. Their first child, Cloey Belle, was born in Orange County on September 27, 1869. Three years later, in 1872, Robert built a home of finished lumber on the Newton County road. This house was sold about 1904, to the Heard family and is still lived in by the Heard family members. Old oaks att he front of the house were planted by Cloey Clark when she was a small girl.
Other children born to Robert and Ozea Clark included four sons: Will Oliver, H.D. (Dick), Campbell, and Burnett; and a second daughter, Alice. The three younger sons were shot to death as young men during Orange County's lawless era, and Alice died of a stroke at age twenty-six. Will did not marry, but stayed at home to look after his parents and the farm, a common custom in the Victorian age. Robert Clark died on December 16, 1922 and Oea Clark on June 19, 1927. Their landholdings were left to Will and when he died on October 30, 1941, he left the property to his surviving sister, Cloey.
Cloey Clark and Alvah Payne of Bryan were married in the first Clark home on the old Newton trail on January 4, 1892. They raised four children, Clara Payne (Heard), Carrie Payne (Heard), Robert M. and Harrison.
Allie Payne died on April 28, 1934, and Cloey Payne in 1953. Their property was divided among their children and most of it was sold. However, 12 acres of the original Caroline Bland Clark land is still in family hands, specifically those of Jeanette Heard Robinson.
Appendix, pg 231



SLR Clark, William (James of Maryland & Ester Cumstock of New England)
b 15 Dec 1800 bt 5 Feb 1807 higher up at Prairie du Chicot Noir, residence of a Mr. Loysel. Pats: Patrick Clark of Ireland & Rachel Melon. Mats: William Cumstock of New England & Rachel Alredge of New England. Spons: James Andrus & Rachel Clark. Fr. Michel Bernard Barriere (SM Ch.: Folio E, #53) and (SM Ch.: v 6-A, p 21)
Clark, Guillaume (James of Maryland & Ester Cumstok of New England b 15 Dec 1800
(SM Ch v 7 #119, St.Martin of Tours Church)

Clark, William m 2 Apr 1821 Rebecca Burney (Opel. Ct. Hse.: Mar. #10)

1850 Jefferson Co Census:
William Clark age 50, saddler, born LA
Caroline age 37, born LA
Althian Wadsworth 19, LA
Mary C. Wadsworth 2 TX
Rachel Clark, 12, TX
Robert Clark 9, TX
Oliver 18, LA
Elizabeth J. 17, LA

Census:
1850 Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas
Clark, William saddler LA
William Clark 50 1800
Carline Clark 37
Altiann Wadsworth 19 1831 Louisiana
Mary C Wadsworth 2 Texas
Rachel Clark 12 Texas 1838
Robert Clark 9 Texas 1841
Oliver Clark 18 Louisiana 1832 farmer
Elisabeth J Clark 17 Louisiana 1833 (Mrs. Oliver)


Census:
residence 86
William Clark 59 1801 Louisiana
Caroline 44 1816 Louisiana
Robert 19 1841 Texas

residence 89
Olver Clark 27 1833 Louisiana
Elisabeth J. Clark 26 1834 Louisiana
Rachel A. 9 1851 Texas
Payton 7 1853 Texas
Sarah E. 3 1857 Texas
Jonathan 1 1859 Texas
Jeremiah Foster 66 1794 Massachusettes

James married Rebecca Burney on 2 Apr 1821 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Rebecca was born on 4 Apr 1799 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; died in 1893 in Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

dau of Simon Burney b 1761 Hillsboro, Orange Co NC; d 1824 Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
and Sarah Rebecca Teal b 10 Jun 1752 Opel, d 1820 Opel

John married Elizabeth "Betsy" Ashworth. Elizabeth (daughter of James Joseph Ashworth and Mary "Polly" Perkins) was born in 1815 in St.Landry Parish, Louisiana; died in 1844 in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

SLR Clark, Jacques (Francois Clarg of Maryland in American & Rachuel Milone) m 8 July 1790 Esther Constaq of Hosac in Province of Neuva Yorca (in the State of New York) (William & Rachel Auldbridge). Wits: Joseph Nickson, Loisel, David Harmon, William White. Fr. de Deva (SM Ch.: v.4 # 42)

Clark, Jacques ( Francois & Raquel Milone of Maryland) m 8 Jul 1790 Ester Comstaq or Comstock (SM ch v 4, #42/StMartin of Tours Church)
Clark, James of Maryland (Patrick of Ireland & Rachel Melony) m Ester Cumstok of New England (SM Ch/St.Martin of Tours Church, St.Martinville, LA)
Attakapas Gazette
James married (1) Esther Comstock on 8 Jul 1790 in St. Martinville, St.Martin, LA. Esther was b about 1768 in RI/MA.

Residences:
Prairie James, the English Coast - 1790, 1797
of Lower Bayou Teych - 1805
Living on Bayou Vermillion, 1810
Vermillion, 1813

Died:
some places give a death date of 15 NOV 1804 in Opelousas. Others give no date but say he died in St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish. Children born to him later than that date are documented by SWLA Father Hebert's books. He clearly died later.

James* married Esther* "Hester" Comstock on 8 Jul 1790 in St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. Esther* (daughter of William* "Guilermo" Comstock and Rachel* Aldrich) was born in 1772 in Smithfield, Providence Co, Rhode Island; was christened on 11 Jun 1786 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; died in Jan 1850 in Jefferson Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Last name also Constaq, Comstok, Cumstok)
Possibly born in (Hosac?) New York, (Norfolk Co) Massachusetts, Rhode Island or Maryland.

SWR 1: Esther Comstock (Guilermo & Rachel AULD BRIDGE) m 8 July 1790 Jacques Clark SM Ch.: v. 4 # 42)
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From: algravois@mobiletel.com (Albert Gravois)
Reply-to: algravois@mobiletel.com
To: Lumoto@aol.com

Hi Sherry,
I am not good at all on the internet, so you can be assured that the reason you couldn't find the JOHNLYONS-L group was because I did something wrong in sending you the address. Sorry! Try USGenWeb.com then go to their archives, select Louina, and type in "Merriman" or
"Lyons." They'll have things about the Lyons group in there.
I found a "Grandinego" (I think is how it's spelled), which is the name of a witness on one of your group's documents, who was given an English land grant in a DeVille book about English land grants in Louisiana. I also found an "Aldridge Plation" mentioned in an
abstract of newspaper articles from Assumption Parish. That may be why the Comstocks came to Louisiana, through Rachel and whoever this Aldridge Plantation belonged to. I'm going to have to do some searching to find out who owned it.
I also found a William Comstock who served in the Confederate Navy and who was buried in Donaldsonville. He listed his next of kin as a daughter named "Gussie." Have you ever run across a "Gussie" or anyone whose name would transpose itself o the nickname "Gussie"?
By the way, the wife of one of the guys in our local genealogy group in Terrebonne Parish is a descendant of Hester (Ester) Comstock in your group. He says he has a folder on the Comstocks and we are trying to get copies of everything he . I'll let you know if anything pops up.
Sorry about the wrong address! I'll get the hang of this one day.
Patty.


Died:
Surname: Hester Clark (This Hester?)
Year: 1850
County: Jefferson CO.
State: TX
Age: 80
Gender: F (Female)
Month of Death: Jan
State of Birth: CT
ID#: MRT197_58280
Occupation: NONE LISTED
Cause of Death: DROPSY

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1805, Atascasito, Harris Co, Texas
• Residence: 1 Nov 1807, Camp of Orcoquisac, Lake Charles, Louisiana

Notes:

Residence:
Among those who went to Atascosito, Texas in 1805
John Aaron Drake, Sr. and his wife Charity Smith.
John Aaron Drake, Jr. and his wife, Rosalie Abshire.

Residence:
1807 SETTLERS OF LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA
Jurisdiction of Orcoquisac, Texas
The following article was taken from the Louisiana Genealogical Register, Volume XXIX, #1, March 1982 issue with the full permission and consent of the Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Society (LGHS).
(snip)

Another Family
Blas Lecham (Braise LeJeune)
Catarina, his wife (Ana Quintero)
children:
Bautista, 32 years
Celestina, 7 years
property:
Cattle 15

Another Family
Juan Eromdreque (John Aaron Drake, Sr. )
Serafina Esmitt, his wife (Charity Smith)
children:
Maria Luysa, 14 years
Servant Carlos, 32 years
property:
Cattle 200
Horses 6

Another Family
Juan Eromdreque (John Aaron Drake, Jr.)
Rosalia Apser, his wife (Rosalie Absher)
children:
Francisco, 6 years
Erom, 5 years (Aaron, III)
Ricardo, 4 years
Serafina, 3 years
Juan, one year and 6 months
Maria, 11 months
Servant, Cirildo Lamdrey

Another Family
Santiago Meglasam (Jacob McGlothin/McLaughlin)
Maria Manta, his wife (Mary Thompson)
children:
Ana, 10 years
Beatris, 6 years
Matilde, 4 years
Francisco, 3 years177
Antonio, 2 years

http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/46972606/person/24003210972/media/2?pgnum=1&pg=0&pgpl=pid|pgNum

John married Rosalie Abshire about 1802 in Louisiana. Rosalie was born on 15 Jan 1782 in New Iberia, Iberia Parish, Louisiana; died in 1871 in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1805, Atascasito, Harris Co, Texas

Notes:

Residence:
Among those who went to Atascosito, Texas in 1805
John Aaron Drake, Sr. and his wife Charity Smith.
John Aaron Drake, Jr. and his wife, Rosalie Abshire.

James married Mary "Polly" Perkins on 23 Sep 1811 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Mary was born about 1796 in Edgefield Dist, South Carolina; died after 1870 in Angelina Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]