Morris Kerr Clark1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 1636, (1864 - 1916)
FatherMicajah Henry Clark4,5,6 (4 Sep 1830 - 5 Feb 1912)
MotherElizabeth Watts Kerr7,4,8 (abt 1832 - 8 Dec 1907)

Key Events:

Birth: 16 May 1864, Richmond, Virginia9,10,11
Marriage: 26 Apr 1887, "Glenburnie", Christian Co., Kentucky, Frances Pendleton Barker (5 Apr 1865 - 15 May 1888)6,12
Marriage: 1 Dec 1891, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, Cornelia Saunders (23 Jan 1871 - 19 Dec 1944)13,14
Death: 2 Nov 1916, Marion St., Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee5,15
Burial: 4 Nov 1916, Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee5,16

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Morris Kerr Clark was born on 16 May 1864 in Richmond, Virginia.9,10,11
     He appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, in the household of his parents, Micajah Henry Clark and Elizabeth Watts Kerr.17 He appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, in the household of his parents.18
     Morris married first Frances Pendleton Barker, daughter of Chiles Terrell Barker and Mary Louisa Hutchison, on 26 Apr 1887 in Christian Co., Kentucky, in a double wedding with her twin sister, Susan. The wedding took place in their father's "elegant country home," "Glenburnie", and was officiated by Rev. Dr. Stringfellow, of Montgomery, Alabama, in the ritual of the Episcopal Church.6,12
     After a "splendid" dinner, the bridal party drove to Clarksville in carriages to a "splendid reception" by Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Clark, "one of the most elegant affairs ever witnessed in Clarksville, gotten up without regard to expense and with all the fashion and art could suggest, pleaseing to both the taste and eye."6
     His wife died on 15 May 1888.19,20
     Morris married second Cornelia Saunders, daughter of John Bartlett Saunders and Bobella Cobb, on 1 Dec 1891 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee, with Rev. William M Pettis, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, officiating.13,14
     Morris was named as a trustee for the benefit of his son, the child of his late wife, in the will of her father, Chiles Terrell Barker, dated 1 Dec 1895.21
     Morris and Cornelia appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, at 320 Main St., enumerated 10 Jul 1900, reporting that the family rented its home. Their children Morris and Dorothy were listed as living with them, as was Azeline Johnson, a 26-year-old cook.2
     Morris and Cornelia appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, at 1004 Madison St., enumerated Apr 1910, reporting that the family rented its home., as were her mother, Bobella Cobb, her half-brother, Robert Lawrence James, her sister's daughter Nell Saunders Johnson, and a Black servant, Anna Johnson, age 25.22
     He was a tobacconist (a dealer in tobacco and related accoutrements) in Clarksville.2,23,24
     Morris died on 2 Nov 1916 in Marion St., Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, at age 52.5,15 He was buried on 4 Nov 1916 in Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.5,16

Children:
     Child with Frances Pendleton Barker:

  • Micajah Clark25,26 (1888 - 1922)

Children:
     Children with Cornelia Saunders:

  • Morris Kerr Clark Jr.2 (18 Nov 1895 - 8 Jun 1955)
  • Dorothy Clark2,27 (23 Aug 1899 - 18 Jul 1971)

Citations

  1. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 52873658, Morris Kerr Clark, includes tombstone photo showing same.
  2. [S2317] Morris K. Clark household, 1900 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  3. [S8330] "The Glenburnie Double Wedding," Clarksville Weekly Chronicle, 30 Apr 1877, shows name as Morris K. Clark.
  4. [S2324] M. H. Clark household, 1870 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  5. [S3410] Morris K. Clark, Certificate of Death.
  6. [S8330] "The Glenburnie Double Wedding," Clarksville Weekly Chronicle, 30 Apr 1877.
  7. [S645] Titus, Picturesque Clarksville, pg 344.
  8. [S2319] Mike Clark household, 1880 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  9. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 52873658, Morris Kerr Clark, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same, and city and state, as Richmond Va.
  10. [S3410] Morris K. Clark, Certificate of Death, shows date and city, as Clarksville.
  11. [S2324] M. H. Clark household, 1870 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows age 6 and state.
  12. [S74] Meriwether, Meriwethers and Minors, pg 32, shows date.
  13. [S8305] Marriage Records, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, 16:232, M. K. Clark and Cornelia Saunders, shows date and officiant.
  14. [S2317] Morris K. Clark household, 1900 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows married 9 years.
  15. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 52873658, Morris Kerr Clark, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  16. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 52873658, Morris Kerr Clark, includes tombstone photo.
  17. [S2324] M. H. Clark household, 1870 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  18. [S2319] Mike Clark household, 1880 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  19. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 52873653, Frances Pendelton Barker Clark, shows date and includes tombstone photo, difficult to read but seems to show same.
  20. [S74] Meriwether, Meriwethers and Minors, pg 32, shows died, all other children of Chiles Terrell Barker then living.
  21. [S91] Martha Fenker, personal notes, a typescript copy labeled "Clipping from Hopkinsville Paper, August, 1898."
  22. [S2318] Marase K. Clark household, 1910 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  23. [S2318] Marase K. Clark household, 1910 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows occupation as "mfg" and industry as "overall" and a word that is unreadable.
  24. [S3410] Morris K. Clark, Certificate of Death, shows occupation as tobacconist.
  25. [S190] "Descendants of John Walton Barker and His First Wife Mary Meriwether."
  26. [S41] "Douglas - Meriwether Family."
  27. [S8293] Mrs. B. A. James obituary, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle.