Calhoun County AlArchives Biographies.....Clark, E. T. 1819 - living in 1893
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Author: Brant & Fuller (1893)
    E. T. CLARK, a prominent merchant of Alexandria, Ala., was born in 1819 in
Calhoun county, a son of John R. and Catharine (Hoke) Clark. The father was a
native of Virginia, born in 1789. He was a soldier in the war of 1812. He
represented Calhoun county in the legislature two terms when the capital was at
Tuscaloosa. He became a Mason and was master of the Jacksonville lodge
forty-three years in succession and during that whole time only missed about
three sessions of the grand lodge. He was a royal arch Mason and his picture
today adorns more lodge rooms than any other man's in the state. He was the
father of two children - E. T. and Annie. He and wife were members of the
Methodist Episcopal church. He was always a farmer and was one of the
representative citizens of the state. The mother was born in North Carolina. She
was a daughter of Daniel and Margaret Hoke. Grandfather Hoke was a soldier in
the Revolutionary war and was in the legislature of North Carolina and served
several years. E. T. Clark was reared on the farm, but never had the advantages
of much schooling, as in March, 1862 when he was but seventeen years of age, he
enlisted in company B, Thirty-eighth regiment under Capt. John C. Francis, and
served as a private until 1864, when he was made second lieutenant of his
company and served in that position until the close of the war. He was with Gen.
Joseph E. Johnston in his memorable retreat, and was present at the time that
Johnston was relieved of his command, and was also present when he was
reinstated and noted the behavior of the men on both occasions. "Johnston," he
says, "loved his men, but the men worshiped Johnston." After the war he returned
home to the farm on which he continued to live until 1891, when he engaged in
the mercantile business at Alexandria. In 1867 he married Nannie Sheid, daughter
of James N. Sheid. The mother was born in Tennessee in 1850. In 1872 Mr Clark
became a member of the Masonic order, and has been master of Alexandria lodge
four years. He is one of the leading and worthy citizens of Calhoun county and a
man that has the entire confidence of all who know him.



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from "Memorial Record of Alabama", Vol. I, p. 588

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