Clark, Charles, 1849-1936.

David Hamilton Fowler (1824-1864), the seventh son of the Duke of Roxborough and cousin to the Prince of Wales, immigrated to New Orleans, where he owned a steam boiler manufacturing company. He served in the Confederate Army as a Captain in Company B, 16th Battalion, Louisiana Infantry and died in Columbus, Georgia, as a result of the war. He is the father-in-law of Charles Clark, after whom the collection is named. David Hamilton Fowler married Mary Elizabeth Macbeth (d. 1915), often called "Momo" in the correspondence. Mary Elizabeth Macbeth's brother, William R. Macbeth (1835-1862), was a banker with Judson and Company of New Orleans. He served in the Confederate Army as a Lieutenant in Company B, 16th Battalion, Louisiana Infantry, and died from injuries received in the battle of Shiloh.

David and Mary Elizabeth Macbeth Fowler had two daughters: Margaret Fowler, called "Maggie," who married John G. Ayres, and Emma Fowler (b. 1853) who married Charles Clark (1849-1936). In 1874 at the age of 24, Charles Clark moved to San Francisco . In 1914, he became Judge of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County. Charles Clark and Emma had five children: David Lyle Clark (1878-1904); Margaret "Margie" Nutt Clark (1880-1971); Charles Edgar Clark (b. 1881); Jefferson Davis Clark (b. 1885); and Benjamin Palmer Clark (b. ca. 1886).

Charles Clark's parents were John Taylor Clark (1821-1856) and Margaret Nutt (1830-1874). John Taylor Clark, a lawyer, moved to Grand Gulf, Mississippi, from Lebanon, Ohio. He was the son of James Clark and Charlotte Alter Clark. His grandfather, Jacob Clark, served in the Continental Army. John Taylor Clark died in 1856, and his widow Margaret married Charles B. New (d. 1878). Charles and Margaret had one daughter, Margaret "Maggie" Nutt New, half sister to Charles Clark.

Margaret Nutt's parents were Dr. Rushworth Nutt (1781-1867) and Elizabeth Ker. Dr. Nutt, who was born in Northumberland, England, built Laurel Hill Plantation in Jefferson County, Mississippi, ca. 1815. Harriet Clark Miles, Charles Clark's aunt, married Judge Charles T. Miles. They lived in Elmwood, Mississippi.

From the description of Charles Clark and family papers, 1829-1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122372558