Elizabeth Malvina Clark

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• FamilySearch ID: KWVW-YZN
• Initiatory (LDS): 17 Mar 1893, SGEOR

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Elizabeth Melvina Clark, born 18 October 1875 at Clarkston. On 17 Marc h 1 892 she married Alva Milo Leithead at St. George. Utah. He was calle d "Al lie” and was born 17 April 1873 at Glendale in Kane County, Utah, t he so n of James Leithead and wife Lucinda Sevella Gardner .
Elizabeth and Allie lived the first three years of their marriage at Gle n dale, then moved south to Thatcher, Arizona, where Allie went into th e fr eighting business. He died 31 August 1902 of typhoid fever at Thatch er. F ollowing his decease Elizabeth sold out and moved north with her fo ur sma ll sons to Glendale, Utah, where her youngest son died. In the spr ing o f 1903 she left Glendale and moved north to Lovell, Wyoming, with o ther f amily members. She provided for her family by working as a cook i n constr uction camps.
A few years later she married secondly William Wesley Willis at Lovell . T o this marriage was born one daughter. Elizabeth died on 25 Decembe r 193 0 at Long Beach, California.

Excerpt from "Clark Cousins: A Brief Family History Compilation includi n g some of the five generation descendants of John Owens Clark and his w if e Mary Blair" by Anthony J Christensen. Entire document is in the BY U onl ine Family History Archives.

Elizabeth married William Wesley Willis on 19 Mar 1893 in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States. William was born on 21 Mar 1859 in Toquerville, Washington, Utah, United States; died on 5 Dec 1926 in Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States; was buried on 7 Dec 1926 in Lovell Cemetery, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Frances Willis was born on 2 May 1913 in Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States; died on 19 Jan 1996 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States; was buried in North Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.