Clark, Alpheus[1, 2]
1830 - 1839 (9 years)-
Name Clark, Alpheus Born 1830 Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA 
Gender Male Died 27 Aug 1839 Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois,USA Buried Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois,USA Person ID I6239 Early Latter-day Saints Last Modified 9 Aug 2024
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
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, USA Family ID F5097 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.
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Notes - NAUVOO RECORDS:
Nauvoo Death Record - Family Group Record by Nauvoo Land and Records
NAUVOO RECORDS:
Old Nauvoo Burial Grounds, Vol. 3
Nauvoo Deaths & Burials, 1 page
Nauvoo Sexton Record of Burials, 1 page
OTHER SOURCES:
Internet Research:
rootsweb.com: World Connect, 1 page
familysearch.org: ancestral file v4.19, 1 page
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