John Bullock Clark Jr.
Born: January 14, 1831
Birthplace: Fayette, Missouri
Father: John Bullock Clark Sr. 1802 – 1885
(Buried: Fayette City Cemetery, Fayette, Missouri)
Mother: Eleanor Turner 1805 – 1873
(Buried: Fayette City Cemetery, Fayette, Missouri)
1st Wife: Mariana Buckner 1835 – 1873
2nd Wife: Cornelia Jacoby 1846 -
Children:
Elias Buckner Clark 1859 – 1907
(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Augusta Clark Gray 1867 – 1917
(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Marianna Clark Hale 1869 – 1945
(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Adah Hawkes Clark 1872 – 1898
(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Education:
Attended Fayette Academy
Attended University of Missouri
1854: Graduated from Harvard University law school
Occupation before War:
Lived two years travel & Adventure in California
1855 – 1861: Attorney in Fayette, Missouri
Civil War Career:
1861: Served in the Battle of Carthage, Missouri
1862: Participated in the Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas
1863: Participated in the Battle of Springfield, Missouri
Served in the 6th Missouri Infantry rising to rank of Colonel
1864 – 1865: Brigadier General in Confederate Army Infantry
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1873: Attorney in Fayette, Missouri
1873 – 1883: United States Representative from Missouri
1883 – 1889: Clerk for U.S. House of Representatives
1889 – 1903: Attorney in Washington, D.C.
Died: September 7, 1903
Place of Death: Washington, D.C.
Age at time of Death: 72 years old
Cause of Death: Asthena and Snycope of thirty-six hours duration
Burial Place: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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