The Genealogy Search

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...

David Kent Clark October 11, 1953

Kent and Otie Clark cir 1952

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...

David Kent Clark and Ruby Poundstone Clark - 1954 - Kent's new suit