Wallace - Person Sheet
Wallace - Person Sheet
NameCLARKE, Lewis Benjamin 
Birth Date11 Jul 1843
Birth PlaceMaryland
Death Date14 Feb 1881 Age: 37
Death PlaceHalifax County, North Carolina
FlagsClarke Line
FatherCLARKE, Benjamin A. (~1820-<1880)
MotherBROWN, Sarah Ann (~1813-)
Misc. Notes
Lewis is listed on the census as Mersey, and one would guess they called him Merritt, shortened or softned to Mersey.
Lewis and Elizabeth had five children who were Cora Ann, William Merritt, Headley Vance, Rena Ann, and Mary Louise.
Mary Louise died in 1896 at age 15. Rena died in 1908, at age 28. Headley married and had one child, John Henry, who committed sucide at around age 20. Cora Ann married and had 4 children, one grandchild. William Merritt married and had 4 children.
Lewis and Elizabeth had five children who were Cora Ann, William Merritt, Headley Vance, Rena Ann, and Mary Louise.
Mary Louise died in 1896 at age 15. Rena died in 1908, at age 28. Headley married and had one child, John Henry, who committed sucide at around age 20. Cora Ann married and had 4 children, one grandchild. William Merritt married and had 4 children.
Spouses
Birth Date4 Mar 1852
Birth PlaceHalifax County, North Carolina
Cause of DeaMitral Valve Regurgitation
Death Date11 Aug 1929 Age: 77
Death PlaceDraper, Rockingham County, North Carolina
FlagsClarke Line
FatherEVANS, Thomas J. (~1802-)
Mother(EVANS), Nancy Mariah (~1825-1881)
Misc. Notes
When her husband, Lewis Clarke, died on February 14, 1881, he left Elizabeth pregnant and with 4 little children. Her mother Mariah died on June 6, 1881, and baby Mary Louise was born on July 14, 1881.
Marr Date2 Mar 1871
Marr PlaceHalifax County, North Carolina