Timothy Baldwin Clark was born 21 November 1847 in Winter Quarters, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States to Ezra Thompson Clark (1823-1901) and Mary Stevenson (1825-1911) and died 14 February 1924 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of unspecified causes. He married Lucy Augusta Rice (1850-1928) 23 November 1867 in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States.
Biography
Early Years
Being the second son in a large family "he was only able to attend school one or two days a week," noted his daughter Mamie (Mary Elizabeth) Barrus. During those early years, he hauled his father's hay to Salt Lake City to livery stables." Thus the only school Timmy attended was taught in the home of his future mother-in-law, Lucy W. Rice. There he mastered the three Rs learning to read and write and work complex problems. Reading and studying would always be an important part of his life.
1864 Black Hawk Indian War
At age 17 he enlisted in the army and participated in the Black Hawk War. Timothy persuaded his parents to let him take the Army job and at seventeen he became a soldier in the Black Hawk Indian War traveling through central Utah. When a decision was finally made to give pensions to the Indian War veterans, Ellen said his back pay amounted to "something over $1400." He used his pension to help some of his children.
Marriage and Family
Timothy's wife Lucy was a staunch Republican. He was a Democrat. With her natural tendencies to leadership, financial ability, and farsightedness, she might have been more suited to life in the 21st century rather than in pioneer Utah. Their differences created problems, and in 1904 Lucy and Timmy were divorced. He spent his last years living in Salt Lake City.
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Ezra Timothy Clark (1869-1870) | |||
Lucy Evaline Clark (1871-1958) | |||
Mary Elizabeth Clark (1873-1961) | 13 March 1873 Farmington, Davis County, Utah, United States | 4 November 1961 Logan, Cache County, Utah, United States | Orrin Orlando Barrus (1870-1958) |
William Joseph Clark (1875-1877) | |||
Zina Alice Clark (1877-1881) | |||
Clara Marie Clark (1879-1952) | |||
Minerva Amelia Clark (1881-1950) | |||
Louise Aurelia Clark (1881-1961) | |||
Ellen Clark (1883-1980) | |||
George Amasa Clark (1885-1964) | |||
Lera Clark (1889-1974) |
Siblings
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Ezra James Clark (1846-1868) | 29 March 1846 Montrose, Lee County, Iowa, United States | 14 July 1868 Fonda, Montgomery County, New York, United States | |
Timothy Baldwin Clark (1847-1924) | 21 November 1847 Winter Quarters, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States | 14 February 1924 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States | Lucy Augusta Rice (1850-1928) |
Mary Elizabeth Clark (1849-1904) | |||
William Henry Clark (1852-1854) | |||
Joseph Smith Clark (1854-1957) | |||
Hyrum Don Carlos Clark (1856-1938) | |||
Edward Barrett Clark (1859-1955) | 7 April 1859 Farmington, Davis County, Utah, United States | 16 September 1955 Farmington, Davis County, Utah, United States | Wealthy Richards (1861-1940) Alice Randall (1863-1938) |
Charles Rich Clark (1861-1933) | |||
Wilford Woodruff Clark (1863-1956) | |||
Amasa Lyman Clark (1865-1968) | |||
David Patten Clark (1868-1869) |
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Seymour Thompson Clark (1863-1893) | |||
Annie Vilate Clark (1864-1942) | |||
Sarah Lavina Clark (1866-1955) | |||
Susan Alice Bell Clark (1869-1961) | |||
John Alexander Clark (1871-1895) | 28 February 1871 Farmington, Davis County, Utah, United States | 8 February 1895 Haifa, Israel (State of Palestine) | |
Eugene Henry Clark (1873-1931) | |||
Nathan George Clark (1875-1956) | |||
Marion Flanklin Clark (1877-1878) | |||
Laura Blanche Clark (1880-1985) | |||
Horace Wells Clark (1882-1936) |