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Hugh E. CLARK
(1792 –1874)
Rebecca MELTON
(1814 –1884)
Christian Joseph RUCHTI
(1835 –1912)
Margaret Magdalene LANGENBEIN
(1839 –1909)
Joseph Hugh CLARK
(1852 –1929)
Eliza Jane RUCHTI
(1862 –1916)
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John Joseph CLARK
(1893 –1957)

 

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1. Kathleen Laverne McKNIGHT

John Joseph CLARK 1 2
  • Born: 18 December 1893, Flora, Clay County, Illinois, USA 2
  • Marriage (1): Kathleen Laverne McKNIGHT on 1 May 1920 in prob Illinois, USA
  • Died: 12 June 1957, Washington, Daviess County, Indiana, USA at age 63
  • Buried: 14 June 1957, Washington, Daviess County, Indiana, USA

bullet   Cause of his death was Cerebrovascular accident, 1 wk; Metastatic carcinoma, 6 mo.; Carcinoma of stomach, 5 yrs.

bullet   Other names for John were Joe CLARK and John J. CLARK.

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bullet  General Notes

According to his obituary, Joe was a member of St. Simon's Catholic Church, the American Legion, and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. He worked as a general yardmaster for the B. & O. Railroad.  During WWI he served with the Engineer Corps of the Army overseas.  His tombstone says he was a member of the 168 Company of the Transportation Corps. After WWI he spent about a year in Russia building the railroad.  He said, "he was never so cold in all his life."  The family moved to Washington, IN when Joe was transfered there by the B & O.

bullet  Death Notes

Daviess County Hospital

bullet  Burial Notes

Saint Johns Cemetery, Section E

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bullet  Recorded Events in His Life

  • He was Catholic.
  • Nickname: Joe.
  • He worked as a conductor and yardmaster, B & O Railroad.
  • John served in the military between 1917 and 1918: PFC 168th Company, Transportation Corps.
  • He worked as a switchman for the railroad on 5 June 1917 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois, USA. 2
  • He was described as medium height and build with brown eyes and black hair on 5 June 1917 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois, USA. 2
  • He had a residence on 5 June 1917 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois, USA. 2
  • He appeared on the census in 1930 in Flora, Harter Township, Clay County, Illinois, USA.
  • He had a residence in 1945-1957 in Washington, Daviess County, Indiana, USA.

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  • He was buried at St. John's Cemetery, Section E, in Washington, Daviess County, Indiana, USA on 14 June 1957.
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John married Kathleen Laverne McKNIGHT, daughter of Joseph Lewis McKNIGHT and Victoria Mariah COGGAN, on 1 May 1920 in prob Illinois, USA. (Kathleen Laverne McKNIGHT was born on 9 July 1896 in Ingraham, Clay County, Illinois, USA, died on 27 June 1980 in Washington, Daviess County, Indiana, USA 3 and was buried on 30 June 1980 in Washington, Daviess County, Indiana, USA.). The cause of her death was Myocardial insufficiency, 24 hrs.; Arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease; Carcinoma of left breast — Stage IV.

bullet  Recorded Events about their Marriage


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bullet   Sources   bullet

  1. Kirsty M. Haining.
  2. Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917 –1918 [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917 –1918. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.), John Joseph Clark registration, Clay County, Illinois; Roll: 1504089; Draft Board: 0.
  3. Death Certificate (digital or paper copy of official death record privately held by Kirsty M. Haining).


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