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Elias Luther Clark
18 Jun 1859 – 1952
| Birth | 18 Jun 1859 |
| Death | 1952 |
| Cemetery | Inman Cemetery Inman , Holt County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Roger Wisegarver on 19 Oct 2025 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75039265 |
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Ellis Luther Clark Born: Bath, New York Buried: Inman, Nebraska Married: 1905 to Eva May Wheeler Tombstone reads: Ellias Luther Clark Born: 1879 New York Died: 1952 Eva May Walrath Clark Born: 1872 New York Died: 1951 Elias is the son of Frost Clark Eva is the daughter of Jacob and Sarah Wheeler Walrath of New York Elias Luther Clark born in Bath, New York, was the son of a Union Soldier who took a bullet in his leg and died of blood poisoning. Elias, three years old at the time, was the youngest of the children. He married Eva May Wheeler and, in 1905, moved to West Virginia. With their young daughter they came on to Holt County a short time later. In 1913 Elias homesteaded forty acres north of Page, which he sold to Bob Tomlinson, son of his old friend, George Tomlinson. Mr. Smith had a well digging business and had sent for Elias to help him. Mr. Clark later took over the well business and worked at it for many years. His tin covered wagon was a familiar sight in the region, with its sliding doors and compartments for tools. Later on Elias Clark was the man who built the telephone line that connected Mineola, Walnut, Dorsey, O'Neill, Page and other settlements. Mrs. Clark and her five daughters ran the switchboard. Elias was noted for the unusual improvements he made on various ordinary objects. His tin wagon was the first. Later he equipped a car to serve the same purpose. After he and Mrs. Clark retired to O'Neill he fastened two bicycles together with iron bars. He and his wife traveled many miles on the side-by-side wheels. The he put large wheels on their bed so it could be moved easily. His most startling project was the coffin he built for himself from an old organ. It was beautiful wood and well made. He stood it in the corner of the room and newspaper reporters took his picture in it. When he died, Biglins of O'Neill, came and took him and his coffin away. Before Today, Holt County, Page 343 Elias and Eva had 10 children: Carrie Belle Lillia Watson Gertie Christina Norman Sara Timmerman Rose Hansen Ella Murphy Mary Ann Ferris Floyd B Lloyd
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- Alva Byron Clark 1840–1925 FaG
- James J. Clark 1841–1910 FaG
- Martha Ann Clark Kirkham 1846–1927 FaG
- Amy Kirkham "Catherine" Clark Wise 1849–1917 FaG
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- Sarah May Clark Timmerman Porter 1892–1977
- Luther Forest Clark 1892–1984
- Lillian Daisy Clark Watson 1899–1940
- Floyd B Clark 1902–1994
- Rosie L. Clark Hansen-Gray 1904–1978
- Ella Jane Clark Murphy 1908–1981
- Mary Ann Clark Ferris 1911–1991
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