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Jesse Thomas Jackson Clarke
Son of Jackson Clarke (born in 1823 in North Carolina) - mother's name unknown (but born in Virginia - according to Jesse Thomas Jackson Clarke's 1920 U.S. Census), Jesse Thomas Jackson Clarke, known to friends and family as “Tom”, was born on March 15, 1863, in Franklin County, Georgia.
When examining the 1880 U.S. Census, we find a curious circumstance of there being two individuals named Thomas Clarke, of the same race and age, living in Gum Log Georgia. In one, we find that Jesse T.J. Clarke (age 17) was an orphan; living with Henry & Sarah Stovall, where he worked on a farm. In this entry his mother is correctly listed as having been born in VA.
In the second, we see Thomas Clarke (age 17) living with a 62 year old woman named Christian Collyer Adams; and her 18 year old daughter named Nancy A. Adams. This becomes more interesting when we see that the neighbor of Christian Adams is Mead Anderson Adams (her son)1). Mead Anderson Adams had served in the Confederate 24th Georgia Infantry. A few years later, Jesse T.J. Clarke will marry Christian Adams's granddaughter (Mead's daughter), Sallie Tallulah Adams. In this entry his mother is incorrectly listed as having been born in GA.
So the question is whether these are two different individuals, or the same. If they are different, then which one is our ancestor.
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1880 United States Federal Census
State: Georgia
County: Franklin
Township or other Division of County: Gum Log Dist.
Date: June 9, 1880
| Name | Relation | Gender | Age | Birthplace | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Stovall | Head | M | 27 | Georgia | Farmer |
| Sarah E. Stovall | Wife | F | 25 | Georgia | Housekeeper |
| Josiah T. Stovall | Son | M | 4 | Georgia | |
| Nute E. Stovall | Daughter | F | 2 | Georgia | |
| Jesse T.J. Clark | Orphan | M | 17 | Georgia | Farm Laborer |
Note 1: As this information was normally recorded by the census taker, “Clarke” was incorrectly spelled “Clark”.
Note 2: From the 1880 census we learn that, even though Jesse T.J. Clarke attended school, he could not read or write.
Source: “United States Census, 1880,” Census Place: Grimlog, Franklin, Georgia; Roll: 147; Family History Film: 1254147; Page: 570C; Enumeration District: 030; Image: 0423
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1880 United States Federal Census
State: Georgia
County: Franklin
Township or other Division of County: Gum Log Dist.
Date: June 19, 1880
| Name | Relation | Gender | Age | Birthplace | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mead A. Adams | Head | M | 40 | Georgia | Farmer |
| Sarah A. Adams | Wife | F | 38 | South Carolina | Housekeeper |
| Sallie T. Adams | Daughter | F | 13 | Georgia | In School |
| Thomas L. Adams | Son | M | 11 | Georgia | In School |
| Fannie R. Adams | Daughter | F | 9 | Georgia | |
| John W. Adams | Son | M | 6 | Georgia | |
| Jesse D. Adams | Son | M | 4 | Georgia | |
| William A. Adams | Son | M | 2 | Georgia | |
| Christian Adams | Head | F | 62 | Virginia | Housekeeper |
| Nancy A. Adams | Daughter | F | 18 | Georgia | In School |
| Thomas Clark | Servant | M | 17 | Georgia | Works on Farm |
Note 1: As this information was normally recorded by the census taker, “Clarke” was incorrectly spelled “Clark”.
Note 2: From this 1880 census we learn that Thomas Clarke attended school, could read and write.
Source: “United States Census, 1880,” Census Place: Grimlog, Franklin, Georgia; Roll: 147; Family History Film: 1254147; Page: 570D; Enumeration District: 030; Image: 0424
On March 13, 1883,2) Jesse T.J. Clarke (age 20) married Sallie Tallulah Adams (age 17) in Franklin County, Georgia.3) They had the following children:
- Fannie Lee Clark (born in January 1884 in Lavonia, Georgia - died on June 15, 1958, in DeKalb County, Georgia)
- William Farmer Clarke (born in July 1886 in Georgia)
- Ollie C. Clarke (born on March 2, 1889)
- Infant son - born on April 17, 1890 and died upon birth
- Viola L. Clarke (born in December 1893 in Georgia)
- Sallie Osteen Clarke (born on August 27, 1896, in Franklin County, Georgia - died on May 28, 1980, in Hendersonville, North Carolina)
- Meade Dewey Clarke (born on March 28, 1901 - March 5, 1932, in Springs, Georgia, at the age of 30)
Sallie Tallulah Adams was known to friends and family as “Lula”.
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1900 United States Federal Census
State: Georgia
County: Franklin
Township or other Division of County: Gum Log 213 Dist.
Date: June 1, 1900
| Name | Relation | Gender | Date of Birth | Age | Birthplace | Birthplace of Father | Birthplace of Mother | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse T.J. Clark | Head | M | Mar. 1863 | 37 | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | Farmer |
| Sallie T. Clark | Wife | F | Dec. 1866 | 33 | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | |
| Fannie L. Clark | Daughter | F | Jan. 1884 | 16 | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | At School |
| William F. Clark | Son | M | July 1886 | 13 | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | At School |
| Viola Clark | Daughter | F | Dec. 1893 | 9 | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | |
| Sallie Clark | Daughter | F | Aug. 1896 | 5 | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | |
| Luther Hamby | Boarder | M | June 1881 | 18 | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | |
| Vandiver Pledger | Boarder | M | Dec. 1869 | 30 | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia |
Source: “United States Census, 1900,” Census Place: Gumlog, Franklin, Georgia; Roll: 197; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 1240197
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1910 United States Federal Census
State: Georgia
County: Franklin
Township or other Division of County: Bryant Dist. 206 GA. Militia
Date: April 29, 1910
| Name | Relation | Gender | Age | Birthplace | Birthplace of Father | Birthplace of Mother | Occupation |
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| Jesse T.J. Clark | Head | M | 47 | Georgia | Virginia | Virginia | Farmer |
| Sallie T. Clark | Wife | F | 43 | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | None |
| Viola L. Clark | Daughter | F | 16 | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | None |
| Sallie O. Clark | Daughter | F | 13 | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | None |
| Meade D. Clark | Son | M | 9 | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | None |
Source: “United States Census” Year: 1910; Census Place: Bryant, Franklin, Georgia; Roll: T624_189; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0037; FHL microfilm: 1374202
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1920 United States Federal Census
State: Georgia
County: Franklin
Township or other Division of County: Gum Log Dist.
Date: January 20, 1920
| Name | Relation | Gender | Age | Birthplace | Birthplace of Father | Birthplace of Mother | Occupation |
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| Jesse T.J. Clark | Head | M | 56 | Georgia | Georgia | Virginia | Farmer |
| Sallie T. Clark | Wife | F | 53 | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | Farm Laborer |
| Sallie O. Clark | Daughter | F | 23 | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | None |
| Meade D. Clark | Son | M | 18 | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | Farm Laborer |
Note 1: Gertrude Randall Clarke and William Farmer Clarke lived next door to Jesse T.J. & Sallie Clarke.
Source: “United States Census, 1920,” Census Place: Gumlog, Franklin, Georgia; Roll: T625_255; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 41; Image: 870
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1930 United States Federal Census
State: Georgia
County: Franklin
Township or other Division of County: Gum Log Dist. 213
Date: April 14, 1930
| Name | Relation | Gender | Age | Birthplace | Birthplace of Father | Birthplace of Mother | Occupation |
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| J. Tom J. Clark | Head | M | 67 | Georgia | Georgia | Virginia | Farmer |
| Sallie T. Clark | Wife | F | 64 | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | None |
| Meade D. Clark | Son | M | 28 | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | Farmer |
Source: “United States Census” Year: 1930; Census Place: Gumlog, Franklin, Georgia; Roll: 357; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0006; Image: 355.0; FHL microfilm: 2340092
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1940 United States Federal Census
State: Georgia
County: Franklin
Township or other Division of County: M.D. 216, Gum Log
Date: April 9, 1940
| Name | Relation | Gender | Age | Birthplace | Occupation |
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| Jesse T.J. Clark | Head | M | 77 | Georgia | Farmer |
| Sallie Clark | Wife | F | 73 | Georgia |
Source: “United States Census” Year: 1940; Census Place: Gumlog, Franklin, Georgia; Roll: T627_673; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 59-6
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As was the family tradition, to the grandchildren, Sallie was known as “Mama Clarke” and Jesse T.J. Clarke was known as “Papa Clarke”.
Jesse Thomas Jackson Clarke passed away on April 10, 1942, in Toccoa, Georgia, at the age of 79. They had been married 59 years.
Sallie Tallulah Adams-Clarke died on March 11, 1952, in Toccoa (Stephens County), Georgia, when she was 85 years old. (December 4, 1866 - March 11, 1952)
