James Henry Clark
1848 - 1915 (67 years)
Generation: 1
1. James Henry Clark was born in 1848 in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri; died on 1 Aug 1915 in Chico, Butte County, California; was buried in George C. Yount Pioneer Cemetery, Yountville, Napa County, California. Other Events:
- Census: 1910, Chico, Butte County, California
Notes:
Note on Find a Grave:
Surname consistently spelled Clark, although his father's records show Clarke with an "e".
James H. Clark, Pioneer Farmer of Butte, Dead. One of Northern California’s best known pioneers was claimed by death Sunday night when James Henry Clark passed away at the Landis Sanitarium in Chico Vecino shortly after 9 o’clock. He had been ill several years.
Clark was sixty-seven years old. He was born in Independence, Mo., in 1948, and came to California when still a youth. His parents and family settled on a ranch in the Napa valley near Napa.
When Clark came to Butte county after leaving the Napa valley, he continued ranching. He farmed on the Stanford, Phelan and Glenn ranches.
Until four years ago he personally conducted his business and was known widely for his business methods, which were always above criticism. At one time he was in the employ of the United States Plant Introduction Gardens in Chico.
The widow and a son, Beverly Clark of Oakland, survive, Mrs. A.E. Inman of Napa was an aunt. Mrs. Clark and the son arrived in Chico from Oakland yesterday.
The funeral will be held in Napa. Services will be conducted at the First Christian church of that city. The body will be sent to Napa today.
Chico Daily Record, Tuesday, August 3, 1915, pg 4, col 4.
Former Napa Man Dies
Henry Clark, pioneer for Napa, passed away in Chico last Sunday evening.
James Henry Clark, one of the best known pioneer ranchers of Butte county and the upper Sacramento valley, died at the Landis sanitarium in Chico Sunday evening at 9:15, following an illness of several years.
Clark was born in Independence, Mo., in 1848. He came to California when only a youth and settled in the Napa valley, near Napa, where the family was engaged in ranching. From there Clark moved to Butte county, where he became widely known as a successful and thrifty ranchers. He farmed on the Stanford, Phelan and Glenn ranches and became quite wealthy.
He was always active and energetic and personally managed his large interests until about four years ago. For a time he was in the employ of the Government Plant Introduction Gardens near Chico.
Surviving are the widow and one son, Beverly Clark, who make their home in Oakland, an only aunt, Mrs. A.E. Inman of Napa, and other relative in that section. – Chico Enterprise.
Mr. Clark left Napa about forty years ago. Before leaving here, he resided on the present W.L. Mitchell ranch in Carneros, later moving to the Foss valley.
The remains were brought from Chico to Napa on Tuesday, and the funeral will take place from the Kyser undertaking parlors to-day (Wednesday) at 11 a.m.
Napa Journal, Napa, California. Wednesday, 4 August 1915.
Name:
son of William Clarke and Dorinda Young
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169665831/james-henry-clarkJames married Lucy Helen Beagles on 14 Feb 1894. Lucy (daughter of William Henry Beagles and Amanda Malvina Cassity) was born on 21 Jan 1865 in Napa County, California; died on 5 Feb 1948 in Santa Clara, California; was buried in Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- William Beverly Clark was born on 1 Apr 1900 in Chico, Butte County, California; died on 2 Oct 1950 in San Francisco County, California.