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    Cornelius Clark

    Birth: 1820

    Death: unknown

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Biography

Cornelius Clark was a colored man who lived in Washington, DC and worked as a hackman and then in the livery stable. He married Emily Clark, and his inferred children are David Clark, William Clark, Cornelius Clark, Thomas Clark, and Samuel Clark. 
In her letter November 30, 1849, Frances writes to Lazette from Washington, that when one of her stewards quits, she "went in pursuit of Cornelius Clark a coloured man whom I saw here last Spring— he said he could procure us a steward and would himself help us move."

Letter References

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 30, 1849

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Cornelius Clark was a colored man who lived in Washington, DC and worked as a hackman and then in the livery stable. He married Emily Clark, and his inferred children are David Clark, William Clark, Cornelius Clark, Thomas Clark, and Samuel Clark. In her letter November 30, 1849, Frances writes to Lazette from Washington, that when one of her stewards quits, she "went in pursuit of Cornelius Clark a coloured man whom I saw here last Spring— he said he could procure us a steward and would himself help us move."
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Year: 1880; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia; Roll: 122; Page: 325D; Enumeration District: 038 Source Information Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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The 1860 census lists his birth date as 1825, the 1880 census lists his birth date as 1818. 1860 census: https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&indiv=try&h=10469092 Year: 1860; Census Place: Washington Ward 1, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: M653_102; Page: 335; Family History Library Film: 803102 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. 1880 census: https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=Cje4606&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&qh=7vwf/FJslBEH/iwLyXPkWA%3D%3D&gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&gsfn=cornelius&gsfn_x=1&gsln=clark&gsln_x=1&msbdy_x=1&msbdp=10&msbdy=1820&_83004002=black&_83004002_x=1&catbucket=rstp&MSAV=1&uidh=if4&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=35435244&dbid=6742&indiv=1&ml_rpos=1 Year: 1880; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia; Roll: 122; Page: 325D; Enumeration District: 038 Source Information Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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