Notes for Oliver Hazard Perry Clark

Notes for Oliver Hazard Perry Clark

!US Census 1920 (18 January) Connecticut, Fairfield Co., 5th Ward of Bridgeport City, Roll T625_175 Part 1, SD 2 ED 32, Sheet 18A, Page 223A, House No. 974, Lines 8-18: Thomas C. Morris (b. 1862 - 58 - in PA - WIDOW - Occ: Capt. Commercial Beat - Fa: PA and Mo: PA). Child listed is: H. Fulton (son b. 1894 - 26 - in IL - Occ: Foreman - Fa: PA and Mo: AR) married to Helen H. (dau-in-law b. 1882 - 38 - in IL - Fa: ME and Mo: ME) with her child listed as: Mary F. (granddau b. 1912 - 8 - in RI). OTHERS LISTED are: Oliver H. P. Clark (b. 1888 - 32 - in MD - Occ: Inspector - Fa: MD and Mo: MD) married to Irma B. (b. 1889 - 31 - in DC - Fa: GA and Mo: VA) with her child listed as: Margaret M. (b. 1914 - 6 - in MD - Fa: MD and Mo: DC). ALSO listed are: Ray W. Stillman (b. 1887 - 33 - in CT - Occ: Bellhop - Fa: CT and Mo: ?) married to Virginia (b. 1890 - 30 - in NJ - Fa: NJ and Mo: ?); Robert B. Porter (b. 1894 - 26 - in NJ - Occ: ? - Fa: PA and Mo: MA) married to Eileen N. (b. 1900 - 20 - in England - Fa: England and Mo: England)

!St Marys Catholic Church; Rockville, MD records: show that sponsor at the baptism was Clara Clark.

!Star Newspaper: 4 Oct 1960; Obituary writeup. Oliver HP Clark, 73, Former Pentagon Aide. Died after an illness of several months. In 1916, he served with the Maryland National Guard on the Mexican border, later as a civilian, tested pistols for a firearms manufacturing firm in Bridgeport, Conn. Entered the World War Division of the Adjutant General's Office after the war. In 1955, at his retirement, he was stationed at Cameron Station in Alexandria (publications office of the Pentagon). His wife, Irma Boykin Clark, died two years ago in Baltimore. He leaves a daughter, Margaret C. Kessler, whose husband is an Army officer at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Ala. He also leaves 3 grandchildren.