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John Porter Clay Clark
(September 3, 1846 - December 9, 1902) was
born in North Carolina, the son of Walter
Hogshead Clark and Rebecca England.
The family moved to Bandera County, Texas
in the early 1860's. During the
Civil War, John Porter served in the Texas
Rifles, a group of minute men who
protected the settlers from Indians, under
Jack Phillips. On July 26, 1866, he
married Mary Jane Legatt (April 13,
1851-November 21, 1930), the daughter of
William David Legatt (September 14,
1813-May 26, 1870) and Anna Tollet
Roundtree Legatt (December 20,
1820-1906). Anna married a
Roundtree, had two daughters. She
was a widow at age 20. The Clark
children were:
(1) Francis Mary
(Frank), born February 20, 1868, married
Ezekiel Charles Miller (see Laughlin).
(2) Olive Mable
(Ollie), born December 13, 1869, married
J. S. Laughlin (see Laughlin).
(3) William David
(Bill), born October 22, 1871, died
December 10, 1950.
(4) Armintha Jane
(Minnie), born January 23, 1875, died
January 26, 1955.
(5) O. T.
(Taylor) (Dick), born January 21, 1877,
died May 6, 1935.
(6) Porter, born
April 19, 1879 (see Porter Clark).
(7) Clay, born
April 19, 1879, married Doris Casey in
Coleman County. They had children
that were born here, but died young,
buried at Trickham. They moved to
Oklahoma, where he died in 1917.
(8) Wilson
Herbert, born September 8, 1881, died
January 17, 1883.
(9) Lola C., born
November 18, 1883, died February 5, 1888
of diphtheria.
(10) Roy C., born
March 6, 1887, died February 5, 1888, also
of diphtheria.
(11) Joe Gordon,
born April 22, 1890 (see Joe G. Clark).
Around 1900, Mary
Jane separated from her husband and went
to live with the J. S. Laughlins.
She brought her mother, Anna, with her;
both living out their lives in Coleman
County, buried at Trickham. After
Ollie's youngest brother, Joe G., bought a
farm in Coleman County, Mary Jane went to
live with him, but Anna continued living
with the Laughlins until her death.
The twins, Porter and Clay, lived with the
Laughlins for a time, helping J.S. fence
their 755 acres.
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