John Wesley Clark

1915 - 1987  (71 years)

• Name	John Wesley Clark  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	30 Aug 1915	Hickman County, Tennessee, USA   [2, 3, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	Bedford County, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Married to Ethelene; Relation to Head: Son-in-law of Leonard Donegan
  Military Draft Registration	1940	Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA   [7]
  	Draft Registration - World War II; Married to Jewell
  Census	1950	Bedford County, Tennessee, USA   [5]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Jewell
  Death	30 Jan 1987	Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA   [3, 6]
  Burial	Middle Tennessee Medical Center, Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA   [6]
  		Willow Mount Cemetery (Also known as Willowmount Cemetery) Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee Find a Grave: #1989964
  Person ID	I21502	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Jewel Ethelene Donegan,   b. 3 Feb 1918, Tennessee, USA d. 21 Oct 2010, Heritage Medical Center, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	21 Dec 1935	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA   [4, 8]
  Children	1. (Infant son) Clark,   b. 14 Aug 1936, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA d. 14 Aug 1936, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Leonard Jerry 'LJ' Clark,   b. 24 Feb 1942, Tennessee, USA d. 1 Mar 2022, Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. John Avery Clark,   b. 28 Feb 1938, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA d. 26 Aug 1959, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA (Age 21 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Living   5. Woody Clark  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F8269	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 Aug 1915 - Hickman County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 21 Dec 1935 - Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Ethelene; Relation to Head: Son-in-law of Leonard Donegan - 1940 - Bedford County, Tennessee, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - World War II; Married to Jewell - 1940 - Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Jewell - 1950 - Bedford County, Tennessee, USA Death - 30 Jan 1987 - Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees. [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03872; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 2-15. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: , Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3872; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 2-15. [S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 415-12-5681; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951. Birth date: 30 Aug 1915 Birth place: Death date: Jan 1987 Death place: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, United States of America [S104] Ancestry.com, Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2008;). Marriage date: 21 Dec 1935 Marriage place: Dickson, Tennessee Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Bedford, Tennessee;. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Bedford, Tennessee; [S6587] Find a Grave: CLARK John W 1915-1987, John Wesley Clark. [S9506] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Tennessee, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 54. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Tennessee, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 54 [S6588] Find a Grave: DONEGAN Jewel Clark 1918-2010, Jewel Ethelene Donegan Clark.