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Descendant of Jacob Clark and Rachel Ullom (Wollam, Olm, Ulm, Wollen, etc.) Clark sought.
Contact: Joe Henderson, 610-212-1558, jeh1623@yahoo.com
My extended network of Clark cousins, under my leadership, are gathering a list of names and brief biographies of all living or deceased descendants of Jacob Clark and Rachel (nee: Ullom) Clark. As of November 2008 we have just under 1,000 descendants gathered.
I would be happy to share this with you once you show your relation to the family.
We have many missing branches of the family tree, and any help you can provide will be much appreciated.
Here’s the ‘first’ generation’s information … so far.
Jacob Clark [0001] and Rachel Wollam [0002] Family
This is the story of Jacob Clark and Rachel Ullom, as of March 17, 2008. All information needs to be confirmed.
Jacob Clark was born in Pennsylvania, probably in Somerset or Greene County; on January 22, 1799; it needs to be determined exactly where. He married Rachel Ullom (Wollam, Olm, Ulm, Wollen, etc.). Rachel was born May 5 1802, probably in Somerset or Greene County Pennsylvania.
We believe that he was born and married in or near Greene County, Pennsylvania. This is because there are two censuses for 1820 that make sense, one in Somerset County and the other Greene County. Greene County looks most promising because of (1) the proximity of the Ullum and Clark families, (2) the age of Jacob Clark and his spouse, and the number of family members in his household.
We believe Jacob was in Pennsylvania for 1820 census is because his daughter Nancy Clark says in two of her later census entries that she was born in Pennsylvania and online people have her birthday March 1st 1821 in Pennsylvania.
We believe that they moved to Anderson Township, Hamilton County, Ohio soon after Nancy’s birth on March 1st 1821 because the next child, Mary Clark, said she was born March 15th 1822 in Ohio. The only 1830 census found that fits the family is in Anderson Township, Hamilton County, Ohio.
We believe that the family moved to Harrison County, Indiana between the 1830 census taken in Anderson Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, on which the Jacob Clark family is annotated, and the death of their son James Clark on June 23 1832. The timing of this move is a safe assumption because James is buried in his parents’ plot in Palmyra, Harrison County, Indiana, and not in Ohio (because this James is buried with Jacob and Rachel we can assume that he is their son).
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In June 2008 Joe Henderson commissioned the Historical and Genealogical Society of Somerset County Pennsylvania to do research on our Jacob and Rachel. Here's an excerpt from the librarian's letter:
"July 25, 2008
Dear Joe,
I have checked the Clark Family File for Jacob Clark, who married Rachel Ullom, and was unable to locate any information. We do not have a Family History on the Clark Family. I have checked the Church Records that we have for the 1795-1800 time period as [sic] was unable to locate any other that the one [Jacob Clark, not our ancestor] born in 1796..."
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Children of Jacob Clark [0001] and Rachel Wollam [0002]: Nancy E. Clark [0003], Mary Clark [0019], Rebecca Ann Clark [0072], William Clark [0085], John Clark [0086], James Clark [0103], Sara Ann Clark [0104], Lydia Jane "Liddy" (A) Clark [0114], Jacob Clark [0159], Eliza Jane “Ella” Clark [0164], Sherman Wesley “Shem” Clark [0229], Rachel Suvannah Clark [0591], Benjamin F. Clark [0595], Jacob Clark [0673], David Clark [0674]
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