The Genealogy Search

Otis, Lloyd, and Ruby Clark I do not know what was Grandpa Clark was laughing at with Mom, no doubt Dad said something to crack him up! Lorraine, Otis, and Ruby - Grandpa is still giggling! 

I found a few gems while looking through the photos from my Aunt Maxine's estate.  It appears that a good deal of pictures of the family were in her possession.  I scanned some negatives and pictures of the collection while I was visiting in Illinois. To the left is a photo from the 1940's.  I believe the child to be Leo Otis born in the early 40's.  Grandma (Rudy Pearl Poundstone Clark) and Grandpa (Otis Elmer Clark). This photo appears to be of the same time period.  Wilma is on the left, then Leo Otis, and to the right David "Kent" Clark.   The family was enumerated in 1940 in Bear Creek, Christian County, Illinois.* Leo Otis was born in Stonington, Christian County, Illinois just a few years after the enumeration.  It does appear that the family stayed in the same county for a number of years.   I will be posting more finds as time permits.    *1940 U.S. census, Christian County, Illinois, population schedul...

Otis Clark, Ruby Clark, Matt and Amy 

Lloyd and Lorraine Clark; Ruby and Otis Clark 28 January 1961

Grandma (Ruby Pearl Poundstone Clark) in the kitchen where she usually was, Stonington, Illinois 1970's

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks a blog prompt by Amy Johnson Crow  http://www.nostorytoosmall.com/posts/challenge-52-ancestors-in-52-weeks/ Ruby Poundstone age 5 and Virgil Poundstone with Richard and Suzanna Zeck Poundstone  Ruby Clark nee Poundstone Ruby Pearl Poundstone was born on 3 Apr 1908 in Cerro Gordo, Piatt , Illinois, United States. 1 – 4   She was the daughter of Pearl Ora Poundstone and Stella Ann Adams.  Ora and Stella had ten children - Edna Bell, Vernon Earl, Herbert L., Ival Ward, Judson, Lewis Erwin, Ruby, Virgil, Susannah Beatrice and James. Census records indicate that in both 1910 and 1920 she was living in Bement, Piatt, Illinois, United States. 5   6   Ruby married Otis Elmer Clark on 14 Jun 1925 in Cerro Gordo, Piatt, Illinois.  In 1925 Ruby was a Homemaker in Stonington, Christian, Illinois, United States. 7 She lived R. R. #1 in Hammond, Piatt , Illinois, United States on 6 Sep 1934. 8 She lived 612 W. North...

Lloyd, Ruby, Otis, Amy and Matt, Niles, Illinois, 1965

Ruby Poundstone Clark with son Lloyd Clark 1961

Ruby Poundstone age 5, Virgil Poundstone age 2,   with their grandparents Susanna Zeck Poundstone and Richard Poundstone cir 1913. back of the photo This one just can't be wordless!  Here is a photo shared by my cousin Tim Clark showing my Grandma Ruby Poundstone Clark at age five, her brother Virgil age two and her grandparents Susannah and Richard Poundstone.  I think the photo was taken in Bement, Illinois where the family lived during most of my Grandmother's young life.

g Row 1:  Glenda Clark, Liz Clark, Nina Damery, Ruby Poundstone Clark (Grandma), Wilma Clark and Maxine Damery. Row 2:  Ann Clark Ray, Irene Clark Baker, Marsha Clark Chappell Row 3:  Dennis Michael Ray, Charles Dean Clark, Leo Otis Clark, Max Damery, Bill Damery, John Clark,  David Kent Clark, Otis Elmer Clark (Grandpa)   UPDATE:   Irene Clark Baker provided the following information:  Ann Ray Clark, she is deceased. Then I think the next one may be me Irene Clark Baker, and the next one is Marsha Clark Chappell, she is also deceased. Back row is Dennis Michael Ray he was Ann’s husband and he passed this last week. The second guy is Charles Dean Clark, Deceased. these are all brother or sister of mine and Dennis Michael Ray was my brother in law the third guy I believe is Otie Aunt Ruby and Uncle Otis's son.   Thank you Irene! This is a new found favorite photo of mine.  One of my cousins provided this photo to the funera...

Week 39:  Least Favorite Foods - Pickled Watermelon Rinds  It seemed that my Grandmother Ruby Clark could make anything out of just about anything and nothing went to waste.  She had the most wonderful rolls, pies, cakes, noodles and meats - all homemade.  As a matter of fact I thought Chili was severed with macaroni all the time until my mom explained that only Grandma served it that way.  She served it with noodles to make the pot go further with all of her kids.  Everything she made was wonderful except pickled watermelon rinds .   Grandma would collect our watermelon rinds barely waiting for us to finish eating our slices and pile them all together.  Just thinking about the germs from all the people that had eaten the watermelon was enough to deter me.  Now I understand that she would cut them up and remove the parts that had our teeth marks in them but jeez!  Sometimes you just need to throw things away!   I don't recall i...