Clark, Davis
1832 - 1905 (73 years)-
Name Clark, Davis Born 05 Jul 1832 Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA 
Gender Unknown Died 05 Jul 1905 Springville, Utah, Utah Person ID I54216 Early Latter-day Saints Last Modified 11 Jul 2009
Father Clark, John Wesley, b. 13 Apr 1808, Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA , d. 9 Aug 1839, Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois, USA (Age 31 years) Mother Burr, Mariah, b. 5 Jan 1806, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA , d. 05 Jul 1852, Loup Fork, Nebraska, USA (Age 46 years) Married 24 Jul 1826 Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut Notes - For the second time Bishop Lane had become a widower. The next day the wagon train moved on, but Bishop Lane's condition grew worse. On the 8th of July, just three days after the death of his wife, he too died. The train took some good boxes and patched them together to make a coffin for him. Twelve others, besides Bishop Land and his wife, died of cholera. Two other men were shot by Indians.
Davis now found himself the foster father of a younger sister and brother, Flora and Enoch; four step sisters (children of Bishop Lane by his first wife; and five little half sisters, the eldest 10 years and the youngest barely three years old. A family of 12 at the age of 20, and not even a wife to assist him. The four step sisters were cared for by others, but he continued to bring the five half sisters on to Utah.
Family ID F20081 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- For the second time Bishop Lane had become a widower. The next day the wagon train moved on, but Bishop Lane's condition grew worse. On the 8th of July, just three days after the death of his wife, he too died. The train took some good boxes and patched them together to make a coffin for him. Twelve others, besides Bishop Land and his wife, died of cholera. Two other men were shot by Indians.