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Thomas Jefferson Clark (b.
1854), his wife, Ardella McCann (b. 1864),
and their children, Minnie Dell (b. 1882),
Grady Leland (b. 1890), Stella (b. 1892),
and Lewis (b. 1897) migrated to Comanche
from Crockett in 1903. In March,
1910, they moved to Silver Valley, where
Thomas and Grady started a grocery
store. At the time, there were
several grocery stores as well as other
places of business in Silver Valley.
In 1912, Thomas leased the old Stovall
Place, quit the grocery business and
became a farmer. Stella is the only
surviving child.
Minnie Dell
married Leonard Kent in 1903 and had Otis,
Victor, and Marguerite. Otis married
Thelma Ramey and had Doris. Victor
married Ollie Bea Steopler and had
Richard, Leonard, and Ileene.
Marguerite married Fred Gillaspy and had
Fred Thomas and James.
Grady married
Inez Gilmore June 8, 1915 and had Charles,
Mary Ethylyn (deceased), and Bryan
Leland. Charles married Vynomie
Parks and had Tom and Judy. Mary Ethylyn
married Elbert Phillips, had no
children. Bryan Leland married Reba
Jo Loveless, had no children (see H. M.
Loveless).
Stella married
Arthur Reeves Buck, October 24, 1915 and
had Ruby Alene. Ruby Alene married
Aubrey H. Rabensburg and had Barbara Gayle
and Aubrey Neale (see E. J. Buck).
Lewis married
Bertha Lucille Thompson, June 2, 1934, and
had Carrol and Jeanette. Carrol
married Nancy Mounce and had Michael
Lewis, Deborah Leah, and Pamela
Lynn. Jeanette married James Pierce
and had Paul, Shelia, Jamie and Phillip
(see Moses Thompson).
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