Thomas Henry Clark
31 May 1806 - 14 Oct 1873
Thomas Henry Clark (Clarke) (1805–1873) was christened 31 May 1806 in Acton-Beauchamp, Worcestershire, England. He was the son of Thomas Clark and Sarah Plain. He married Charlotte Gailey on 25 Nov. 1825 in Bishops Frome, Herefordshire, England; participated in plural marriage. He was baptized by Wilford Woodruff on 30 Mar. 1840. He was ordained a Priest and an Elder by Wilford Woodruff in 1840. He died 14 Oct. 1873 in Grantsville, Tooele Co., Utah Territory.
Thomas Henry Clark, Sr. (KWJ5-KDD), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 9 Oct. 2021). Thomas Clark, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/thomas-henry-clark, accessed Oct. 10, 2021). Church of England, Parish Church of Acton-Beauchamp (Worcestershire), “Bishop’s Transcripts for Acton-Beauchamp, 1613-1892: Baptisms and Burials (another filming), 1613-1837; Marriages (another filming), 1613-1835,” Thomas Clarke, 31 May 1806; Worcester Record Office, Worcester, England; microfilm 1594646, item 3, DGS 8089140, image 629, FHL. Note: Multiple sources vary year of birth. The most consistent year is 7 May 1805, however his endowment states 1806. Church of England, Parish Church of Bishops-Frome (Herefordshire), “Bishop’s Transcripts for Bishops-Frome, 1662-1868: Baptisms and Burials, 1662-1868; and Marriages, 1662-1857,” Thomas Clark and Charlotte Gailey, 25 Nov. 1825; Hereford County Record Office, Hereford, England; microfilm 991967, item 2, DGS 8095465, FHL. Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, vol. 1 (Salt Lake City: Andrew Jenson History Co., 1901), 547. Biographical Record of Salt Lake City and Vicinity (Chicago: National Historical Record Co., 1902) 401. Lisle G. Brown, comp. Nauvoo Sealings, Adoptions, and Anointings (Salt Lake City: Smith-Pettit Foundation, 2006), 60. US 1850 US Census District No. 21, Pottawattamie, Iowa, Thomas Clarke. Historical Department Journal History of the Church, 1830-2008, 1840-1849, 1848 July-December, Brigham Young letter, 17 Jul. 1848, p. 7, Thomas Clark to England, image, 40/453, CR 100 137, CHL. British Mission Manuscript History and Historical Reports, 1841-1971, Volume 14, 1848-1850, Part 2, 1849-1850, image 13/195, LR 1140 2, CHL. “Died,” Deseret News, 29 Oct. 1873, p. 615, [7]. Gransville, Cemetery (Grantsville, UT), “Utah Tooele County, Grantsville Cemetery Records, 1855-1991: Burial Cards, 1855-1991,” card G4 Lot 4, Thomas Henry Clark, 14 Oct. 1873; Utah State Archives, Salt Lake City, UT: DGS 5492223, image 96/398.
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