Joseph Clark

   Cause of his death was Diabetes - Millitus.

  General Notes:

The 1870 Federal Census for Martic Township, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania records Joseph Clark (25) as the head of household with his mother Rebecca (62) and Aunts Mary (70) and Sarah (63 - Seamstress) Clark. Nearby are his brothers, James and Brice Clark with their families. Joseph has real estate valued at $5,000 and personal property at $300.

The 1880 Federal Census for Martic Township, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, District 169, page 395A records Joseph Clark (35) with wife Delilah (34) and children John G. (8) and Valentine B. (5). The next page over records his brother, James Clark, and family including his aunts Mary and Sarah Clark.

The 1900 Federal Census for Lancaster City, Ward 4, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, District 51, page 10B, dated June 1, 1900 records Joseph Clark (April 1845) with his wife Susan Clark (Sept 1847) and nephew Joseph B. Clark (Oct 1859) [son of his brother James Clark] living at 428 Prince Street. Joseph is employed as a Day Laborer and has been married to Susan for 4 years. She has had no children.


From Cemetery Records of Martic Township, Lancaster Co., PA, by Jenne Renkin
Mt. Nebo Presbyterian Church Cemetery [Clark Family Burying Ground]
Row 2
Joseph Clark, GAR, 4/29/1846 - 2/14/1910, 64y 9m 15d
Delilah Gardner Clark, w/o Joseph, d/o/ J. &L., 7/19/1845 - 6/22/1883
Susan A. Markley Clark, w/o Joseph (our sister), 9/3/1848 - 2/24/1911, 63y 6m 23d

  Medical Notes:

Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963
Name: Joseph Clark (married)
Residence: 428 Green Street, Lancaster, PA
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 64
Birth Date: 29 Apr 1845
Birth Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 14 Feb 1910
Death Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Burial: Feb 18, 1910 at Mt. Nebo
Father Name: Joseph Clark
Father Birth Place: USA
Mother Name: Rebecca Flemming
Certificate Number: 14314
Informant: John G. Clark [son] of Mt. Nebo, PA

Joseph married Delilah Gardner circa 1871 in Martic Township, Lancaster PA. (Delilah Gardner was born on 19 Jul 1845 in Pennsylvania, died on 22 Jun 1883 in Martic Township, Lancaster PA. and was buried in Mt. Nebo Presbyterian Cemetery, Lancaster Co., PA ... aka Clarks Family Burying Ground.)

Joseph next married Susan A. Markley circa 1896 in Lancaster Co., PA. (Susan A. Markley was born on 3 Sep 1848 in Lancaster Co., PA, died on 26 Feb 1911 in Conestoga Township, Lancaster Co., PA and was buried on 1 Mar 1911 in Mt. Nebo Presbyterian Cemetery, Lancaster Co., PA ... aka Clarks Family Burying Ground.) The cause of her death was Heart Failure due to Carcinoma of breast.