U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Obituary: Clark, Evaline Russell Cox (1848-1939) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Sources: Unknown newspaper obituary clipping Wetzel County WV death certificate Ohio County WV death certificate Evaline Russell Clark of Maple Avenue, New Martinsville died Saturday, November 4, 1939. Born November 17, 1848 daughter of Friend Cox and Susanna Baker Thistle, she resided at 1848 Maple Avenue and was 90 years of age. She was of a large family, her ancestors including Tomlinsons, Deckers, and Thistles of early-day families of this area. Surviving her are sister Agnes S. Priest of Newark, Ohio; sons Josephus B. Clark of New Martinsville; Dr. Friend E. Clark of Morgantown; daughters, Mrs. George Umstead; and Mrs. Cecil Highland. Sons Frank Wells Clark and Clarence Lee Clark preceded her in death. She was the grand-daughter of Sampson Thistle who was born June 27, 1781. On October 3, 1806 he married Susanna Tomlinson, daughter of Benjamin Tomlinson. Her father, Friend Cox, son of Captain George Cox, emigrated from Maryland to Wellsburgh in February, 1776. He married Susan Decker as his third wife. His first wife being Eliza J. Woods whom he married May 4, 1819. She died in December 1926. Her husband Josephus Clark died June 12, 1905. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION --------------------------------------------------------------------- from WETZEL COUNTY WV DEATH CERTIFICATE #15388 NAME: Evaline Russell Clark BORN: November 17, 1848 in New Martinsville WV DIED: November 4, 1939 ub New Martinsville, Wetzel WV at age 90yrs-11mos-17dys WIDOW-OF: Josephus Clark DAUGHTER-OF: Friend Cox (born in Wellsburg WV) and Susanna B. Thistle (born in New Martinsville WV) BURIAL: Williams Cemetery from OHIO COUNTY WV DEATH CERTIFICATE #303 (non-resident) NAME: Josephus Clark BORN: March 12, 1935 DIED: June 12, 1905 in Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling WV SON-OF: Ebenezer Clark & Harriet Anderson OCCUPATION: Merchant, Marshall County WV CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Uraemia --------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other obituaries for Wetzel County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/wetzel/obits.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------