Elias Clark, Sr., Elias Clark Jr., and James Clark 1830 Census Steuben Co. NY
Greetings,
For years I have been looking for information and documentation about Elias Clark (1753-1845) my 4th great grandfather. Please view my many previous posts. Today I noticed that in the 1830 Federal Census that Elias was not only listed next to an Elias Jr. , but, also a tad further down the page might be his other son James Clark. They are all listed in Wayne, Steuben County New York which I understand later parts became Tyrone in Schuyler County New York. I am sure that this is my Clan of Clark's because it gives Elias' age as being between 70-80 years young and there simply could not have been many to have reached that advanced age back then. The Census gives Elias Jr.'s (whom I also believe to have been known as Josiah) age as between 40-50 and his wife's age between 30-40. It also gives James' age as between 50-60. Since the senior Elias was married in 1778 then this James could be his son. Probably his first born. I am looking for any information from folks who had or have Clark relatives from this area. The census shows several male and female offspring in both Elias Jr.'s and James's families. The 1855 Census for Tyrone in Schuyler County has an Elias Clark. This could be a nephew or grandson. The 1855 Census for Catharine in Schuyler County also has an Elias Clark listed who also could be tied to this family. Elias and several of his family lived in Catharine, then Tioga County previous to 1830. A couple of Elias Sr.'s offspring (Elizabeth Clark Frost & her husband Jonathan and Samuel Clark and his wife Ruth Jay Clark) spent most of their adult lives in the Catharine & Veteran areas of Tioga (Chemung and Schuyler) area.
There is also an elderly William clark listed in 1855 census for Tyrone. It states that he was born in Orange County New York which is where Elias enlisted for military service in the Revolutionary War (1775) and was married to Hiley Cole in the First Presbyterian Church in Goshen (1778). I am sure that there are several folks currently researching Clark families that probably went west and tie to this line and I have information about Elias and Hiley's other offspring Samuel (1785-1871), Elizabeth (1789-1866) Peter Clark married to Hannah Taylor in 1811 (1790-1857) which is my line, and Margaret Clark Jay married to Jesse (1796-####).
Since I still have the surname Clark (male) I have participated in a Clark Surname DNA Study so if you have any current Clark male descendants science could prove or disprove if our lines match.
Still turning over rocks in the endless quest for information.
Dennis J. Clark
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Dennis Clark 2/06/08
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Re: Elias Clark, Sr., Elias Clark Jr., and James Clark 1830 Census Steuben Co. NY
Dennis Clark 1/29/08