County of Christian, Kentucky.  Historical and Biographical.  Edited by 
William Henry Perrin.  F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1884, pp. 357-358.

JOSEPH MILTON CLARK, whose paternal grandfather was one of the first 
settlers of Christian County and one of its early Sheriffs, was born in 
the northern part of the county, March 13, 1817.  With the exception of 
the time intervening from 1835 to 1845 (which was spent in Missouri) he 
has spent his entire life in Christian County.  In consequence of his 
early surroundings his education is entirely self-acquired, and although 
he has always lived in the retirement of farm life he has nevertheless 
filled some very important offices of trust and honor in this county; he 
served several years as Deputy Sheriff, and was twice elected to the 
office of County Assessor previous to the adoption of the new 
Constitution, and twice elected to a similar office under the present 
Constitution.  Besides these offices he has served as Constable and 
Deputy United States Marshal.  While in Dade County, Mo., he was twice 
elected to the office of Justice of the Peace; he was a Democrat 
previous to the late war, but through that struggle supported the 
administration, and was the principal enrolling officer for this county.  
He was married in Polk County, Mo., in 1841, to Miss Malinda, daughter 
of Hilery and Marion Barks. She was born in 1818 in the State of 
Tennessee and died in Christian County, Ky., October 14, 1876.  She was 
the mother of eight children, four of whom died in infancy.  Those 
reaching maturity are:  Amanda M., wife of William J. Morris, of 
Hutchinson, Kan., and mother of two children, Charles W. and Z. W. 
Morris; and Pernecy, wife of James D. Brown, of Christian County, and 
mother of five children; Maranda E., deceased, wife of F. M. Morris, 
died in this county September 15, 1877, leaving three children, viz.: 
Mary Ina, Adalissa and Clinton M. Morris, who are members of our 
subject's family; Joseph L. Clark died at the age of twenty years.

Clark Barks Morris Brown 
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Dade-MO Polk-MO TN KS

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