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Clarks of Grafton, Mass (1854-present) 
Last modified 11-12-99

Edward Sumner Clark (Genealogy Version of 8/17/93) 

b. Sept. 23,1839 Hubbardston, MA  m. Nov. 21, 1861  d. 1910 

* Edwards wife was Sarah Goulding (Pratt) Clark 

* Children of Edward & Sarah were: Theodore Hervey Clark; 5 others?, Two (2) children died at birth or early? Edward Sullivan or Sumner ? b.July 8,1866 Sadie Marie b. Sept. 14,1868 & d. Dec.18,1868 Charles W.F? b. Jan.26, 1871 Leo A. b.Jan.,1877 (Vera's father) Bunie Marie b. Feb.21,1878 & d. Aug.6, 1878 

* Father of Edward was James Sullivan Clark
and mother was Elizabeth Rebecca (Walker) Clark

* Edward moved or came to Grafton at 17 (ca. 1854). 

** Brothers and Sisters of Edward : Appleton (b. Dec.3,1832 & d.Sept.5, 1835); twins (b.April 6, 1835 & died same day); James Sullivan Jr.(b.Nov.3, 1836 & d. Apr.2, 1859)-unmarried; David (b. Oct. 6, 1840 & d. Oct.20, 1840). 

My Family (Tree) of Clarks from Grafton, MA

James Sullivan Clark (1839-1883)44

edwardclark.jpg (32226 bytes)Edward Sumner Clark (1861-1910)49/P

Elizabeth Rebecca Walker (1805-1882)77

Theodore Hervey Clark (1881-1944)63/P

Harvey Joseph Pratt (1810-?)

saragouldingprattclark.jpg (16216 bytes)Sarah Goulding Pratt (1840-?)?/P

Lucy Emily Goulding (1807-?)

Lewis David Buxton ( 1830?-?)

lewisdeforestbuxton1931.jpg (91093 bytes)Lewis DeForest Buxton (ca 1867-1938)82/P

Laura Remason ( ?-?)

Clara Gertrude Clark (1887-1983)96/P

jamespratt.jpg (32734 bytes)James Nelson Pratt ( 1830-?)?/P

lydiaemmaprattbuxton.jpg (7546 bytes)Lydia Emma Pratt (1856-?)?/P

Lydia Eleanor Holt ( ?-?)

Where "P" =Photograph found and posted

Research material for Clark's of Grafton
  1. 01-11403: Pierce, Frederick Clifton, 1855-1904.  History of Grafton, 
     Worcester County, Massachusetts,  Worcester, Press of C. Hamilton, 1879. 
     xiv, [15]-623 p. front., illus., plates, ports., fold. map. 24 cm. 
     LC CALL NUMBER: Microfilm 70851 F 

                                                                   FILE: LOCI 
2. 84-206168: Pierce, Frederick Clifton, 1855-1904.  History of Grafton, 
     Worcester County, Massachusetts, from its early settlement by the Indians 
     in 1647 to the present time, 1879 : including the genealogies of 
     seventy-nine of the older families /  [Grafton, Mass.] : Town of Grafton, 
     c1983.  xiv, 623 p., [41] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm. 
     LC CALL NUMBER: F74.G7 P6 1983 
Theodore Hervey Clark Sr.

theodoreclark7.jpg (13851 bytes)Theodore Clark at age 7

theodoreandedward.jpg (21862 bytes)Theodore and his brother Edward S. Clark Jr. from tin type photo

claratheodoreandkids.jpg (22139 bytes)Theodore, Clara and kids Dorothy & Harold - Aug. 25, 1912

theodoreclarkfarmer.jpg (40245 bytes)Theodore Clark Sr. doing farm work on Carroll Road home in Grafton

theodoreclarkanddick39.jpg (29916 bytes)Theodore Clark Sr. in Virginia home of daughter with Dick

theodoreanddick2.jpg (28631 bytes)Theodore Clark and Dick fishing in NH, pre 1944?

theodoreharoldwendle1923.jpg (32147 bytes)Theodore Clark and two of his kids
Harold and Wendell picking peaches on North Street in 1923

clarkmilkwaggon.jpg (99280 bytes)Charles Clark, brother of Theodore Clark Sr.
and his milk wagon in Millbury
Clara (Buxton) Clark

claranurse1.jpg (8271 bytes)Clara in nursing outfit at Grafton rest home #1

claranurse2.jpg (15056 bytes)Clara in nursing outfit at Grafton rest home #2

claraandsheep.jpg (35697 bytes)Clara with sheep on farm

clarawendellharoldgilbert.jpg (48411 bytes)Clara with kids: Wendell, Harold, Gilbert (baby)

claradriverslicense1928.jpg (92265 bytes)Clara's drivers license from 1928

claraandmildred1915.jpg (6324 bytes)Clara and sister Mildred in July 1915, also Dorothy Clark and Winifred Buxton in scene.

buxtoncrescent.jpg (9118 bytes)Buxton Crescent       See also BUXTON genealogy home page

claraoct1922.jpg (30357 bytes)Clara and two children at North Street home - October 1922
Clara and Theodore

weddingclaratheo1906.jpg (48343 bytes)Wedding of Clara Buxton & Theodore Clark Sr. in July 1st 1906

claratheodore1905.jpg (14059 bytes)Clara & Theodore courting photo May 15th, 1905

buxtonreunion1926.jpg (109790 bytes)Buxton Family Reunion of 1926 with Theodore, Clara and several of the children

claraandtheodorewedding1906.jpg (34986 bytes)Clara & Theodore wedding shot in 1906

theodoreandclarawedding1906.jpg (31203 bytes)Theodore and Clara wedding shot in 1906

theodoreclaraanddorothy1909.jpg (57615 bytes)Theodore Hervey Clark Sr., Clara (Buxton) Clark & Dorothy Gertrude (Clark) Bolt Assume 1909 as Dorothy born 1908.
Children & grandchildren of Clara & Theodore









Dorothy Gertrude (Clark) Bolt (1908-1994) 

norcross1921gr7n8.jpg (124376 bytes)Her 7th grade class Norcross Grammar School

haroldanddot1914.jpg (17960 bytes)Harold and Dorothy Clark on long sled in Feb. 1914 in Grafton

haroldwendell1925.jpg (37130 bytes)Harold Clark on running board of car & Wendell
in back seat of Morton Estus' Ford. Sunday, Aug.16, 1925

clarks1991.jpg (59799 bytes)Clark Family reunion in Grafton of 1991

clarkbrothersww2.jpg (40557 bytes)Clark brothers during WWII period
Ted, Wendell, Gordon, Harold, & Gilbert of Grafton, MA.

tedarmyclara.jpg (18529 bytes)Ted in Army uniform and mother Clara. 1945?

armytedclaragordon.jpg (41126 bytes)Clark brothers (Ted & Gordon) in WWII uniforms

ww2tedandgordon.jpg (32644 bytes)Another Ted & Gordon Clark in WWII uniform

armytedclaragordon.jpg (41126 bytes)Ted, Clara & Gordon in 1945? Both boys in Army uniform.

dotandsled1914.jpg (22125 bytes)Dorothy Clark on cute sled about 1914 ( age 6)
See old salt box house that was remodeled by Waldo Sessions on North Street, Grafton.

gordonclarkarmyuniform.jpg (99333 bytes)Gordon Clark
of Grafton in WWII Uniform during period. Served in Battle of the Bulge in Belgium.

tedanddorisclark1974.jpg (35392 bytes)Theodore Clark Jr. presently living with wife Doris (Haley) Clark on Cape Cod
Photo taken in 1974.

gilbertandbeth1974.jpg (37979 bytes)Gilbert Clark and wife Beth in 1974 photo

doraandwendellclark.jpg (21064 bytes)Dora and Wendell Clark in 19??

clammingcapecod.jpg (123915 bytes)Clamming on Cape Cod
LtoR: David Clark of Dennis; Ted Clark (father of David) of Dennis; Dick Bolt of Maryland & Andy (Chowder) Clark of Rumson, NJ. The clams were not that tough. 1996 Summer

wendellmotorcycle.jpg (36163 bytes)Wendell Clark on his motorcycle in 1940s
Wendell and family lived in Worcester in later life.

ClarkReunionBadPhoto.jpg (52789 bytes)Clarks of Grafton Reunion (very bad scan!) Grammy & her 6 kids

MoreClarks.jpg (50890 bytes)Another Clark Photo of Joe, Dot, Clara(Gramma), Theodore(Grampa), & Wendell -  Kids are Dick, son of Dot & likely Charles, son of Dora (wife of Wendell)

ClarksGrammyKids.jpg (48343 bytes)Clarks, Grammy & her kids ( 1960s?)
 

Clark KidsTheodore Clark and two of his kids

Harold Clark 1928 as boyHarold Clark in 1928 as boy

Wendell Clark as boyWendell Clark as boy

Clark Kids in Grafton Clark Kids in Grafton
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Other ancestors & relatives

isaacclarkgun1.jpg (15687 bytes)Revolutionary War rifle of Isaac Clark (Converted after period)

isaacclarkgun2.jpg (17286 bytes)Close-up of rifle butt and trigger area

sarahclark.jpg (22834 bytes)Sarah Clark, mother of Theodore Sr.

saragouldingprattclark.jpg (16216 bytes)Sarah Goulding (Pratt) Clark

leoandadaclark.jpg (41555 bytes)Mrs & Mr. Leo Clark
She was Ada Belle Porter, they were the mother & father of Vera Clark, Norman Clark & Albert Clark. Vera Clark became Vera Clapp of North Grafton and lived next to Roney Funeral Home last I knew. Leo was born 1 Jan 1877 and was brother of Theodore Clark Sr.
Clark Farm homes/buildings and scenes from North Street Grafton

northstbarn.jpg (16115 bytes)Barn on North StreetHurricane of 1938 destroyed this! Photo was taken while barn was still new. Scene shows buggy in barn and Theodore Sr., Harold, & Dorothy

oldbarnnorthstreet.jpg (52099 bytes)Old barn that went flat down in 1938 hurricane. Clara is seen digging dandelions

icestormhouse1938.jpg (104304 bytes)Clark farm on North Street in Grafton after ice storm of September 1938
House was started in 1914 by Theodore Clark Sr. Scene shows peach orchard ( gone) and yard.
 

Edward S. Clark  -  Professional Photographer 

edwardclark.jpg (32226 bytes)Edward Clark, father of Theodore Sr.
born Hubbardston, MA

edwardsclarktheatorset.jpg (52050 bytes)Edward S. Clark in Theator costume & set
Studio was in tower he built on family land on North Street Grafton.

edwardsclarkjrbicycle.jpg (43503 bytes)Man with bicycle taken by Edward S. Clark Jr. in studio
Photo indicates it was Edward himself ?

clarkpratthayscene.jpg (136618 bytes)Hay scene in Grafton
Edward S. Clark on top, (L to R)Leo Clark, Charles Clark, Frank Pratt, Chester Pratt, Edward Pratt.

clarkhayscene2color.jpg (229354 bytes)Same haying scene, only hand colored

clarksstudiogroup.jpg (27245 bytes)Group taken in photo studio of Edward S. Clark
David Mann, John Birch, Morrison Capron, William Leland, Joseph Bacon, Edward Sumner, J.Bigelow Dodge, & Edward S. Clark
 

churchsteps.jpg (43388 bytes)Group in front of Grafton Unitarian Church steps
James Pratt father of Lydia Emma Buxton on extreme left & Richard Pratt brother of James on right end.

buxtons1910.jpg (63600 bytes)Buxtons trip to the Nelsons in Haverhill 1910 Names later

gladysainsworthgirl.jpg (45166 bytes)Gladys Ainsworth
dau. of Leona (Buxton) Ainsworth who was sister of Lewis Deforest Buxton

uncleoftheodoreclarksr1.jpg (96314 bytes)Uncle #1uncleoftheodoreclarksr2.jpg (84274 bytes)Uncle #2 aurntoftheodoreclarksr.jpg (104346 bytes)Aunt
Three photos willed from Emily Allen of Millbury September 1916. These three are likely Gouldings from mid 1800's as are on large tin types from wet plate process. Woman is assumed to be aunt of Theodore Clark Sr. & men assumed to be uncles of his.
 
 

glenburkfamily.jpg (45504 bytes)Glenn Burke family
A page containing the names of family members and two photos

johnwingersonfamily.jpg (23695 bytes)John W. Ingerson family
Daughter Eleanor & Ida Pratt Ingerson (wife)
She was Eleanor Holt Ingerson, born April 8, 1906

holt.jpg (39762 bytes)Wilfred? Holt relative of Lydia Emma Holt

harryholt1906.jpg (26713 bytes)Harry Holt taken Aug. 5, 1906 at age 24. Cousin of Dorothy? College "M" ? =