Clark family of Grafton, Massachusetts

Clark's of Grafton, MA
(1854 - Present)
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Family Tree of (some) Clarks of Grafton, MA

James Sullivan Clark (1839-1883)44

Edward Sumner Clark (1861-1910)49/P

Elizabeth Rebecca Walker (1805-1882)77

Theodore Hervey Clark (1881-1944)63/P

Harvey Joseph Pratt (1810-?)

Sarah Goulding Pratt (1840-?)?/P

Lucy Emily Goulding (1807-?)

Lewis David Buxton ( 1830?-?)

Lewis DeForest Buxton (ca 1867-1938)82/P

Laura Remason ( ?-?)

Clara Gertrude Clark (1887-1983)96/P

James Nelson Pratt ( 1830-?)?/P

Lydia Emma Pratt (1856-?)?/P

Lydia Eleanor Holt ( ?-?)

Where "P" = Photograph found and posted

Theodore Hervey Clark Sr.

Theodore Clark at age 7

Theodore and his brother Edward S. Clark Jr. from tin type photo

Theodore, Clara and kids Dorothy & Harold - Aug.25, 1912

Theodore Clark Sr. doing farm work on Carroll Road home in Grafton

Theodore Clark Sr. at Virginia home of daughter Dot with Grandson Dick

Theodore Clark and Dick fishing in NH, pre 1944?

Theodore Clark and two of his kids
Harold and Wendell picking peaches on North Street in 1923

Charles Clark, brother of Theodore Clark Sr.
and his milk wagon in Millbury

Clara (Buxton) Clark

Clara in nursing uniform at Crescent Manor nursing home #1

Clara in nursing uniform at Crescent Manor nursing home #2

Clara with sheep on farm

Clara with kids: Wendell, Harold, Gilbert (baby)

Clara's drivers license from 1928

Clara and sister Mildred in July 1915
Also Dorothy Clark and Winifred Buxton in scene.

Buxton Crescent See also BUXTON genealogy home page

Clara and two children at North Street home - October 1922

1908 Nursing Receipt following the birth of first child (Dorothy)

Clara with 5 of her children at her 90th birthday party in Rumson, NJ
Photo Courtesy of Russell Clark

Clara and Theodore

Wedding of Clara Buxton & Theodore Clark Sr. July 1st 1906
A separate wedding page

Clara & Theodore courting photo May 15th, 1905

Buxton Family Reunion of 1926
with Theodore, Clara and several of the children

Clara & Theodore wedding shot in 1906

Theodore and Clara wedding shot in 1906

Theodore Clark Sr., Clara (Buxton) Clark & Dorothy Gertrude (Clark) Bolt Assume 1909 as Dorothy born 1908.

The Following 50 items are courtesy of Doris and Ted Clark

The notations on the photos is what was handwritten on the back of them.

Buxton	Buxton & Clark 1906 wedding	Buxton & Clark 1906 Wedding Invitation	Clara Clark 80th Birthday	Clara Clark 1939
Clara Clark	Clara holding Dorothy Clark	Claras White Cats	Clark Bolt	Clark Gravestone At Riverside
Clark Misc	Clark Misc	Clark Misc	Clark Misc	Clark Misc
Clark Sure Gas Station	Dick Bolt	Doris Haley at HOJOs	Dorothy Clark 1910	Duguid Watts Clark
Edward S Clark Jr	Edward S Clark Jr	Frances Clark Obit	Franklin Clark	Gas Ration Folder (Inside)
Gas Ration Folder (Outside)	Gil & Ted Clark	Gil & Ted Clark	Gilbert Clark	Gil Clark Family
Ginny & Kathy Clark	Ginny & Kathy Clark	Ginny Kathy Donnie Clark	Legion Bowling	Lewis Deforest Buxton
North St Pasture View	Pratt House	Sarah Goulding Pratt	Sarah Goulding Pratt	Several Clark Photos
Theodore Clara Clark	Theodore Clark Sr	Theodore H Clark Sr	Theodore Jr 1925	Theodore Sr. Harold Wendell Gilbert
Walter Buxton	Various Clark North St. Photos	Various North St. Photos	Grafton Cab Service Mailing	Front of postcard (note 1 cent postage)

Account/Note Booklet
from the possessions of Clara and Theodore Clark Sr.
Entries include odd jobs they did and entries from Theo's job at Riverside Cemetery

6 Pages began from the front
10 pages began from the back

Courtesy of Doris and Ted Clark Jr.

Front P1	Front P2	Front P3	Front P4
Front P5	Front P6	P1	P2
P3	P4	P5	P6
P7	P8	P9	P10

Also see old Grafton Related photos from Doris and Ted Clark

Children/Grandchildren of Clara & Theodore

Dorothy Gertrude (Clark) Bolt (1908-1994)

Her 7th grade class Norcross Grammar School

Harold and Dorothy Clark on long sled in Feb. 1914 in Grafton

Harold Clark on running board of car & Wendell
in back seat of Morton Estus' Ford. Sunday, Aug.16, 1925

Clark Family reunion in Grafton - 1991

Clark brothers during WWII period
Ted, Wendell, Gordon, Harold, & Gilbert of Grafton, MA.

Ted in Army uniform and mother Clara. 1945?

Clark brothers (Ted & Gordon) in WWII uniforms with mother (Clara)

Another Ted & Gordon Clark in WWII uniform

Dorothy Clark on cute sled about 1914 ( age 6)
See old salt box house that was remodeled by Waldo Sessions on North St.

Gordon Clark
of Grafton in WWII Uniform during period. Served in Battle of the Bulge in Belgium.

Theodore Clark Jr.& wife Doris (Haley) Clark currently residing Cape Cod
Photo taken in 1974.

Gilbert Clark and wife Beth in 1974 photo

Dora and Wendell Clark in 1966 (Ray's wedding)

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

Wendell Clark on his motorcycle in 1940s
Wendell and family lived in Worcester in later life.

Joe & Dot(Clark) Bolt, Clara & Theodore Sr.Clark, Wendell Clark
Kids are Dick, son of Joe & Dot & likely Charles, son of Dora & Wendell)

Clara Clark and three of her kids

Harold Clark in 1928 as boy

Wendell Clark as boy

Other Ancestors/Relatives

Revolutionary War rifle of Isaac Clark
(Converted after period)

Close-up of rifle butt and trigger area

Sarah Clark, mother of Theodore Sr.

Sarah Goulding (Pratt) Clark

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 known. Leo was born 1 Jan 1877 and was brother of Theodore Clark Sr.

Clark Farm homes/buildings and scenes from North St., Grafton

Barn on North Street
Hurricane of 1938 destroyed this! Photo was taken while barn was still new. Scene shows buggy in barn and Theodore Sr., Harold, & Dorothy

Old barn that went flat down in 1938 hurricane
Clara is seen digging dandelions

Clark farm on North Street 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

Edward Clark, (father of Theodore Sr.) born Hubbardston, MA

Edward S. Clark in theater costume & set
Studio was in tower he built on family land on North Street Grafton.

Man with bicycle taken by Edward S. Clark Jr. in studio
Photo indicates it was Edward himself ?

Hay scene in Grafton
Edward S. Clark on top
(L to R)Leo Clark, Charles Clark, Frank Pratt, Chester Pratt, Edward Pratt.
First hand information on what they drank on hot days in the Grafton fiels & farms:
Switchel
      Yield: 1 Servings
      2 c Sugar
      1 c Molasses
    1/4 c Cider vinegar
      1 ts Ginger
      1 ga Water

Mix sugar, molasses, vinegar and ginger in 1 quart
water; heat until dissolved. Add remaining water
and chill. Serve cold! Switchel is especially
thirst quenching, so be sure to have plenty ready
when it's haying time and the men are hot and
sweaty.

Same haying scene, only colorized

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

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.

Buxtons trip to the Nelsons in Haverhill 1910

Gladys Ainsworth
dau. of Leona (Buxton) Ainsworth who was sister of Lewis Deforest Buxton

Uncle #1 Uncle #2 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.

Glenn Burke family
A link to a separate page containing the names of family members and two photos

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

Wilfred? Holt relative of Lydia Emma Holt

Harry Holt
taken Aug. 5, 1906 at age 24. Cousin of Dorothy? College "M" ? =

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).

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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

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Obituaries for some Grafton related Clark's

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