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Perry Edwin “Pat” Clark

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PERRY EDWIN “PAT” CLARK
b. 23 May 1899, Oxford, Oak Grove Township, Benton County, Indiana, to Edwin Hiram and Leeta (Bannon)Clark
d. 15 September 1955, Boise, Ada County, Idaho

m/1. 16 June 1919, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Mary Ellen McDaniel
b. Oxford, Benton County, Indiana

m/2. 17 June 1939, Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada
Betty Jean Boqua (born Jean Severance Montgomery)
b. 5 January 1906, Council Bluffs, Pottawattomie County, Iowa
d. 31 July 1992, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California

Children with Betty Jean Boqua:

  • Barbara Lee (b. 1942) married Thomas E. Myall

Pat Clark enlisted in the American Expeditionary Forces in Detroit, Michigan in 1917. He was a tail gunner in the 147th and 139th Aero Squadrons in France. Returning home from the war, he enrolled at the University of Illinois, graduating in 1926 with a degree in Business and Railroad Management. He worked for General Motors Insurance Co. in several offices on the west coast. In 1948 he, his wife, and another couple purchased a hunting and fishing lodge in Boise National Forest, Valley County, Idaho.

Submitted by:
Barbara Clark Myall
Goleta CA

 

Edwin Hiram Clark

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EDWIN HIRAM CLARK
b. 24 June 1859, St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota
d. 13 June 1945, Norfolk, Princess Anne County, Virginia

m.
Leeta Bannon
b. 8 August 1871, Pine Village, Warren County, Indiana
d. 31 July 1920, Oxford, Benton County, Indiana

Children with Leeta Bannon:

  • Glenn R. (1897-1962) married (1) Catherine Matilda Morse, (2) Mrs. Belle Meek
  • Perry Edwin (1899-1955) married (1) Mary Ellen McDaniel, (2) Betty Jean Severance Montgomery
  • Irma (b. 1901) married Sidney Baker

Edwin was a carpenter and telephone electrician. He lived in Warren and Benton counties in Indiana for most of his life. He was a member of the I.O.O.F. in Oxford. The family was in Minnesota at the time of its 1857 territorial census. His body was returned to Oxford, Indiana, for burial.

Submitted by:
Barbara Clark Myall
Goleta CA