W. J. CLARK

W. J. CLARK is another of the respected citizens of Meriwether County who devotes himself to the cultivation of the soil.

His grandfather, Thomas Clark, was born in England, and coming to the United States, settled in South Carolina, where he married. In 1824 he migrated to Georgia and settled first in what is now Meriwether County, whence not long afterward he moved to Coweta County, where he lived three years. He then moved to what is now Cherokee County, but after staying there a year he moved back to Meriwether County, where he made his permanent home.

Henry G. Clark, Mr. Clark's father, was born in South Carolina in 1818, and was only six years old when his father moved to Georgia, and grew to manhood in Meriwether County. He married Miss Nancy J., daughter of George A. and Rebecca Ray, who were early settlers of Meriwether County.

It was in this county, in 1848, that their son, W. J. Clark, was born and passed his early years upon the farm, with the limited school privileges of those days. His chief interest has always centered in agriculture, and to that he has devoted himself, and with great success, as is evident from the fact that though he started out in life with nothing, he has already acquired a competence, has a pleasant home and a fine farm of 500 acres near Oakland.

His wife, whom he married in 1872, was Miss Lucy A. Estes, who was born in this county in 1845, and is the daughter of John W. and Lucy Estes, natives of South Carolina, but among Georgia’s early settlers. To the union of Mr. and Mrs. Clark seven children have been born: Mattie J., Josie S., Mary L., Lizzie Etta, James W., Henry and Lewis C. Mr. and Mrs. Clark and daughters are members of the Missionary Baptist Church. Mr. Clark is a Mason and also a member of the Farmers’ Alliance.

Source: Memoirs of Georgia, Containing historical accounts of the states civil, military, industrial and professional interests and personal sketches of many of it’s people, Volume II, The Southern Historical Association, Atlanta, Georgia, 1895

Welcome to The American History and Genealogy Project (AHGP), an unincorporated not-for-profit network of independent sites devoted to History & Genealogy, and covering North American Countries and Territories. For more information about our group, including how you can join us, please see our About page. This page was last updated Thursday, 17-Mar-2016 16:14:30 EDT. Webspace for this site is generously provided by     and This page is a free service to all Family Historians who are currently doing research in the Meriwether County, Georgia area. It is not intended for commercial use. This site may be freely linked, but not duplicated in any way without consent of the contributor. All rights reserved! Commercial use of material within this site is prohibited! Copyright © 2002~2011 by Doris Robbins. Copyright © 2011~2024 by Meriwether County AHGP