John Wesley Clark
John Wesley Clark (abt. 1819–abt. 1851) was born about 24 Jun. 1819 in Lawrenceville, Lawrence Co., Illinois. He was the son of Timothy B. Clark and Polly Keeler. He married Lurena Church on 30 Aug. 1840 in Fort Madison, Lee Co., Iowa. He was present when Wilford Woodruff and George A. Smith were ordained as apostles at the site of the Far West Temple on April 26, 1839. He died about 15 Mar. 1851 and was buried in Farmington, Davis Co., Utah Territory.
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