PURPOSE OF THE WEBSITE
This site fosters interaction among Ezra T. Clark's thousands of descendants, provides access to Clark family histories, and communicates information about the Ezra T. Clark Family Organization, family reunions, and other activities.

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE:
Updated 6-8-2009

Antone Clark

Plan On Attending The Family Reunion

Let me issue a personal invitation to all of you to come to our family reunion, June 20 at 10 a.m. at the Rock Church in Farmington.

There will literally be something for everyone as part of the reunion.

The day’s events include:

---a family art show, beginning at 9 a.m. Artists are asked to have their work ready after 8 a.m., so they can be on display by 9 a.m.

---a short program, featuring two key speakers.

---a CD of an updated genealogy of Farmer George Clark and Deacon George Clark’s family back to the 15th century will be available for $10. It will be available in a GEDCOM format. We are indebted to Glenn Clark and Ralph Clark for their efforts in this regard.

---a picnic at the park in Farmington on South Main Street, near the city pool. Please bring a dish to share and we’ll have a great buffet.

---there will be games for the kids, a cotton candy machine, face painting and a jumping machine, among the activities at the park.

---special guests. We also plan honoring special guests during the reunion. Among them is Dr. Russell Clark, the oldest living person in the state of Utah.

---the Memorial Chapel will also be open during the reunion. If you haven’t seen the Primary mural, you have missed a unique experience.

Plan ahead to come and bring your families and make sure your extended Clark relatives know.

David M. Clark is in charge of the reunion. David lived in Illinois and helped locate the burial spot of Timothy Baldwin Clark, father of Ezra Thompson Clark. He gave the dedicatory prayer when a marker was placed in his grave. He has relocated to Utah. He is a descendant of Amasa Lyman Clark.

If you have any questions about the reunion, please e-mail David at Dclark@digitalbridge.com or contact me at ancclark@msn.com.

Antone Clark
President
Ezra T. Clark Family Organization

HISTORY OF EZRA THOMPSON CLARK

Born in Illinois in 1823, Ezra Thompson Clark is one of Utah's most notable pioneers. He is the father of 21 children, 16 of whom have living descendants.

His family joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1835; he was baptized in 1836. The family moved to Missouri where he was a participant in the persecutions heaped upon the Saints during that time.

Leaving Missouri, his family relocated to Iowa where he grew to manhood and eventually married Mary Stevenson. He and his wife Mary had a baby in Lee County, Iowa and then began the trek westward with the pioneers. They arrived in the Salt Lake Valley in 1848, after spending an extra year in Winter Quarters.

They lived two years in the North Canyon area of Bountiful before settling in Farmington where he lived the remainder of his life. He and Mary had 11 children, including two who lived to be over 100 years of age.

Ezra Thompson Clark served five missions for The Church, including a mission to England where he became acquainted with the family of Susan Leggett, who would become his second wife and bear him 10 children.

A noted financier, Ezra was heavily involved in Church, social, political, and family activities his entire life.