George Sheffer Clark
Birth Date
On 1816 November 7 (Born)
Death Date
On 1901 August 28 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Battalion Activity
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Mission Activity
3
Pioneer
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Born in Jefferson, Ohio, United States
1816 November 7
Mother
Ann Elizabeth Sheffer
Father
Richard Clark
Date Details
Occurred On 1816 November 7
Baptized by Bishop Hale
1843 May (Age 26)
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company B
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 29)
Members in Company
Rank
Private
Additional Information
Detached to Pueblo
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Traveled in
Mormon Battalion Detachments (1847)
1847 May 24 – July 29 (Age 30)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1847 May 24
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 29
Company Arrived
Married
Susannah Dalley
1850 March 14 (Age 33)
Traveled in
James Lake Company (1850)
1850 June – September 5 (Age 33)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Susannah Dalley (Age 19)
Date Details
Started Circa 1850 June
Joined Company
Ended Between 1850 September 4 – 5
Company Arrived
Served in
Australian Mission
1856 April – 1858 July 16 (Age 39)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
Australia
Date Details
Started On 1856 April
Departed from Home
Ended On 1858 July 16
Arrived at Home
Traveled in
Frederick A. Mitchell Company (1858)
1858 September 8 – October 26 (Age 41)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Started On 1858 September 8
Joined Company
Ended On 1858 October 26
Company Arrived
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1871 October 9 – 1872 (Age 54)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Wilford Woodruff
Location Served
United States
Date Details
Started On 1871 October 9
Set Apart
Ended Circa 1872
Released
Served in
Northern States Mission
1890 June 26 – 1892 (Age 73)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
John Henry Smith
Location Served
Indiana
Date Details
Started On 1890 June 26
Set Apart
Ended Circa 1892
Released
Died in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States
1901 August 28 (Age 84)
Media
George Sheffer Clark (1816 - 1901) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 United States Census
1850 United States Census.
1856 Utah Census, Utah County
1856 Utah Census, Utah County.
Deseret Evening News
"George S. Clark Called Home", Deseret Evening News, (29 August 1901), Page 1.
Deseret Weekly
"Deaths", Deseret Weekly, (18 April 1891), Page 542.
Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996
Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996.
Ogden Daily Standard
"George Clark Dead", Ogden Daily Standard, (29 August 1901), Page 2.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877
Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 24 February 1856, Page 4.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1871, Vol. A, Page 19, Line 819.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1871, Vol. B, Page 21, Line 819.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 26 June 1890, Vol. A, Page 107, Line 150.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 26 June 1890, Vol. B, Page 115, Line 150.
Pioneer
Biographical sketches, 1891-2013
"George Sheffer Clark", Biographical sketches, 1891-2013.
Frederick A. H. F. Mitchell journals, 1856-1858 and 1899
Frederick A. H. F. Mitchell journals, 1856-1858 and 1899.
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Registry of names of persons residing in the various wards as to bishop's reports, 1852-1853
Registry of names of persons residing in the various wards as to bishop's reports, 1852-1853.
Semi-Centennial Commission Book of the Pioneers, 1897
Semi-Centennial Commission Book of the Pioneers, 1897, Vol. 1, Page 154.
Mormon Battalion
Mormon Battalion James Brown Detached Company descriptive roll and pay record, 1847
"Pay record", Mormon Battalion James Brown Detached Company descriptive roll and pay record, 1847, Page 1.
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Item 17, Page 5.
Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July
"Mormon Battalion return lists", Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July, (July), Page 7.
Mormon Battalion W.W. Willis Detached Company descriptive list, 1846
Mormon Battalion W.W. Willis Detached Company descriptive list, 1846, Page 1.
Names of Pueblo soldiers and Mississippi brethren, 1847
Names of Pueblo soldiers and Mississippi brethren, 1847, Page 1.
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996, Page 23.
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996, Page 244-245.
Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848
"Mormon Battalion, Volunteers", Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848.