Lincoln-Blount County TN Archives Biographies.....Clark, John 1815 - 
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CLARK, THOMPSON



Hon. John CLARK, farmer, was one of ten children born to James and Nancy

CLARK.  The father was of Scotch origin, and a native of Blount County, E.

Tenn.  He was a farmer by occupation and lived to be over seventy-one years

of age.  The mother was born in the same country as her husband, and died

at the age of forty-five.  Our subject was also born in Blount County

August 2, 1815, and got his education in the country schools.  In 1838 he

married Matilda THOMPSON, a native of Tennessee, born January, 1818.  By

this union he became the father of these children:  James H., B. A., Nancy

A., Martha J., J. P., Roena, Edward G., Will and Theodore.  In 1859 Mrs.

CLARK died and in the same year our subject married her sister, Priscilla

THOMPSON.  To the last union were born seven children:  Margaret, Robert,

Richard, Mollie, Charlie, Lina and Gertrude.  In 1863 Mr. CLARK was elected

to represent two counties in the State Legislature, and in 1870, shortly

after coming to Lincoln County, he was elected magistrate, and re-elected

in 1874, but resigned before the term expired to accept the position of

deputy sheriff.  Mr. CLARK owns 225 acres of desirable land, mostly well

improved with good houses and out buildings.  He is a Democrat in politics

and a member of the Masonic fraternity.



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