Walter CLARK

1899 - 1935  (35 years)

• Name	Walter CLARK
  Born	18 Mar 1899	Bardwell, Ellis County, Texas   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	13 Jun 1900	Texas, Ellis County, Precinct 1, Roll 1629, Book 2, pg. 38a-Genealogy.com
  Census	26 Apr 1910	Texas, Ellis County, 2-WD Waxahachie, Roll 1549, Book2, page 121-genealogy.com
  Census	30 Jan 1920	Texas, Ellis County, WD 2, Waxahachie, Series T625, Roll 1800 Book 1, page 117b-Genealogy.com
  Military	Texas, Private First Class, 80th Infantry, 15th Division
  _UID	62D9EE14B158EA439D459F503A26BE96F8F3
  Died	26 Feb 1935	Padre Island, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas
  Buried	Waxahachie City Cemetery, Addition 3, Block 2, 5th Road, Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas
  Person ID	I88770	Branch 105 Neill Stafford 1756 SCOT
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2008

  
  

  Father	Edward Porter CLARK,   b. 15 Nov 1860, Giles County, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Jan 1916, Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Ida May CHILES,   b. 28 Sep 1877, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Nov 1904, Ellis Co., Texas  (Age 27 years)
  Family ID	F29331	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 about Walter Clark Name: Walter Clark Death Date: 26 Feb 1935 Death County: Nueces Certificate: 9578 Source Information: Ancestry.com. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT,USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data: Texas Departmentof Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: TexasDepartment of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit. ********************** February 27, 1935 Paper: Dallas Morning News Walter Clark, 36, a fisherman, was found dead of exposure on Padre Islandin the Gulf near Corpus Christi. It was feared his brother, Harvey,unreported since the norther struck their camp while he was out in askiff, had met a like fate. Obituary for Walter Clark March 3, 1935 Dallas Morning News WAXAHACHIE, Texas, March 2 With his casket draped with the flag of America, which he served in theWorld War, the body of Walter Clark, 36, who died on Padre Island, makinga frantic search for his brother Harvey, later found unharmed, was buriedin a Waxahachie Cemetery Friday. Commercial fishermen, the Clark brothers were angling in the Gulf,several miles from Corpus Christi. A windstorm blew up, separatingthem. In the excitement, Walter Clark thought he saw his brother in askiff, buffeted by high waves. In efforts to reach his brother, runningalong the island, then rowing in his boat, he overtaxed his heart anddied. Surviving him are four brothers Ed, Ewell and Harvey of Corpus Christiand Floyd of Waxahachie, a garage man.

  
  

• Sources

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