Tenth Generation

872. Emma Bell LESSLY¹¹⁷ was born on 4 July 1874 in Callaway County, MO.³¹⁷ She died in June 1954 in Texas ?. Emma appears in the 1880 census for Grayson Co., TX as a member of her father's household. Her age is listed as 5 and her place of birth as Missouri. Both parents are listed as having been born in Missouri.

Emma Bell LESSLY and Henry N. CLARK were married on 31 January 1897 in Texas ?. Henry N. CLARK¹¹⁷ was born in 1875. He died UNKNOWN. Worked for a railroad.

Emma Bell LESSLY and Henry N. CLARK had the following children:

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Marguerite CLARK¹¹⁷ was born in 1900 in Denison, TX. She died UNKNOWN. She was in attorney for Fed Gov in Wash DC. Marguerite Clark was an attorney for the Federal Government in Washington, DC for 25 years. She started law school at age 42. She had been married and divorced and later was married and widowed. She was a close friend to first cousin, Cecil Wells, and his wife Nellie. After Nellie died, Marguerite married Cecil. She was 71 and he was 74. It was against the law in OK for first cousins to marry, so they were married in TX. Marguerite never had any children.
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Ione CLARK¹¹⁷ was born in 1901 in Denison, TX. He died on 16 November 1906.
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Edyth HEIRONIMUS (private).
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Mary CLARK (private).
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Nelson CLARK (private).
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L.W. CLARK¹¹⁷ was born UNKNOWN in Denison, TX. She died UNKNOWN. Was a machinist in Parsons, KS; wife Rachel. He has 2 daughters: Marie Watson and Elizabeth Thomas.