William Aaron Clark
birth: 4 May 1791 in Wilkes, NC to David McKenzie Clark and Louisa Norfleet
death: 9 September 1869 in Heltonville, Lawrence Co., IN
burial: Clark Cemetery, Lawrence Co., IN

marriage: 12 November 1810
Rebecca Bales
birth: 13 October 1796 in Clay Co., KY to James Bales and Rebecca Bracken
death: 30 June 1872 in Owen Co., IN
burial: Clark Family Cemetery, Lawrence Co., IN

Children of Rebecca Bales and William Aaron Clark:

• Abigail Clarke 1811-1870
• Henry C. Clark 1814-1876
• James Clark 1819-1901
• John Clark 1816-?
• David C. Clark 1823-1861
• Polly Clark 1826-?
• William David Clark, Jr. 1832-1861
• Celia Ann Clark 1834-1854
• Francis Marion Clark 1836-1864
• Stephen Clark 1839-1867

Ancestor here lived in:

Lawrence County, Indiana

Other Information:

William was born in NC. He served in Captain Garland’s Kentucky Militia from Sept. 1, 1812 until Jan. 17, 1813. Buried at Clark Cemetery on private property in Lawrence Co IN
Pleasant Run Tn shp.
Served in War of 1812.
The numbers I have are-
Widows pension claim # 8444
Warrant # 25930-80-1855
William’s first land patent was in 1823 in Indiana which fits with him leaving Clay Co KY abt 1820.
service in Captain Garland ‘s Co Ky Mil from Sep 1, 1812 to Jan 17, 1813

Written in Lawrence County History: WILLIAM AND REBECCA CLARK settled in Pleasant Run Township, at the NE corner of Lawrence County. Lawrence County history records reveal WILLIAM CLARK as among the first 23 land entries in the township in 1820, which was made of 60 sections. Along Salt Creek in those early times, distilleries were an institution of common occurrence. One of the principal in the township was kept by William CLARK, familiarly called “Billy”. His was the frequent resort of the people, with their “little borwn jugs,” for in those days whisky was considered almost as necessary in the household as bread.

Written in Lawrence County History: WILLIAM AND REBECCA CLARK settled in Pleasant Run Township, at the NE corner of Lawrence County. Lawrence County history records reveal WILLIAM CLARK as among the first 23 land entries in the township in 1820, which was made of 60 sections. Along Salt Creek in those early times, distilleries were an institution of common occurrence. One of the principal in the township was kept by William CLARK, familiarly called “Billy”. His was the frequent resort of the people, with their “little borwn jugs,” for in those days whisky was considered almost as necessary in the household as bread.

WILLIAM and REBECCA CLARK are found in 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850 and 1860 census’s in Lawrence Co IN, living in Pleasant Run Township. In later life, William farmed in Bartlettsville, Indiana until he died..

Submitted by:
Ellen Wilson-Pruitt
Email: ellenwilsonpruitt@gmail.com