Amos & Turner Clark were the twin brothers of my gggrandfather James Washington Clark, who was killed in Richmond. Amos returned home and married his brother's wife and raised James' children along with 4 or 5 more by his brothers widow, Caroline. All 3 brothers fought together, and they were the sons of Samuel Thomas Clark & Susana Masters.
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in Dekalb County, Georgia United States
We're related. Older brother, John C. is my 3rd great grandfather. His daughter, Nancy, was my paternal grandfather's maternal grandmother. I received the above picture from another Clark descendent several years ago from this same website. Just discovered it myself today.
Portrait photographs and paintings of our loved ones and ancestors.
Before photos we had paintings of family members - most usually these were reserved for the well off. The era of modern photography began with the daguerreotype, in 1839. Since the advent of photogr...
The American Civil War began on April 12, 1861 and ended on May 10,1865, lasting 4 years, 3 weeks, and 6 days. 750,000 soldiers died in the Civil War, making it the deadliest war in United States hi...