Clark, Robert Livingston (1811-1876)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1811 - 1876
Biography
Robert Livingston Clark was born in Hancock County, Georgia in 1811. He married Martha Cousins Malone in 1832 and resided with her in Madison County, Alabama. At some point after their marriage, they moved to Athens, Alabama and owned a farm that produced a variety of crops including cotton, tobacco, potatotes, and wheat. The real estate was valued at $12,500. He and his wife had five children, of which Clark outlived all but one. He died in 1876, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee at the house of his daughter and son-in-law.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Robert Livingston Clark collection
Collection Identifier: Mss:101 1840-1869 C592Content Description:
The Robert Livingston Clark collection includes four diaries kept by Alabama farmer Robert Livingston Clark from 1840-1869 with some gaps. The diary entries usually are no more than one line, unless substantial news or events took place. The subjects of Clark’s daily entries include the weather, his travels, social gatherings including dinners, festivals and celebrations, deaths of friends and family, and farm management activity including planting, harvesting, and plowing. Clark planted and...