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George was born on June 8, 1842 in Missouri to Merritt Clark and Nancy (Johns) Clark.^[1][2] In 1862 he was married to Pauline Dennis in Missouri.^[3] Their children were:

Around the time of his marriage George was drafted into the Confederacy during the Civil War.^[14] He was a First Sergeant in Preston's Battalion, Missouri Cavalry, Company B, 4th Regiment.^[15] After the war George moved his family a fair amount and in 1870 were living in Benton Township, Missouri,^[5] 1880 Watkins, Missouri.^[6] and 1900 Hutton Valley Township, Howell, Missouri.^[16] By 1920 all of their children had left the house and they were living in Edgewood, Pierce, Washington.^[10] George passed away in June 14, 1923 in Tacoma^[1] and was buried at the Tacoma Cemetery in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington.^[17]

• Fact: Residence (1850) Crawford, Missouri, United States
• Fact: Military Service (from 1861 to 1865) Missouri, United States
• Fact: Residence (1880) Watkins, Dent, Missouri, United States
• Fact: Pension (27 Aug 1890) Missouri, United States
• Fact: Burial (Jun 1923) Tacoma Cemetery, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States
• Fact: Residence 8224 So Fawcett Ave

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1. ↑ ^1.01.1 "Washington Deaths and Burials, 1810-1960", database, FamilySearch George Washington Clark, 1923.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch George Clark in entry for Mariett Clarak, 1860
3. ↑ Yates Publishing.

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   In June 1775, George Washington was appointed the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. First, he never challenged civilian authority.

   “On one hand, he was so human, caring, and unpretentious in his beliefs, while on the other hand, he was a giant of a builder who was driven by grand ideas, confidence, and achievements,” said former National Academy of Engineering President C.D.

   Mote, who got to know Clark during his presidency at UMD. “He was the engineer’s engineer.”

   Today, the company he joined fresh out of college as a field engineer prides itself as being a local builder with national reach, and Clark Construction’s 4,200 employees across the nation carry on Clark’s vision and values in their daily work.

   His father, Woodruff Clark, worked in insurance sales and for a construction company, and his mother, Sallye (Wray) Clark, was a homemaker. Thousands of students wake up each day in dorms built by Clark, and their intellectual growth is cultivated in academic halls that were constructed by the company. Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), Record Group 110.

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   Login (free, instant) to comment or collaborate with our community of genealogists to make George Clark's profile the best it can be. The new nation deeply distrusted military power, and his intentional self-subordination kept him in command. To defray these expenses, the British Parliament passed a series of new taxation measures on its colonies, which were still much lower than those paid by citizens in England.

   At the age of fifty-seven, he became the only U.S. President to receive every vote from the Electoral College. As the third son of a middling planter, George probably should have been relegated to a footnote in a history book. He lost more battles than he won and at times had to hold the army together with sheer will, but ultimately emerged victorious in 1783 when the Treaty of Paris ended the Revolutionary War.

   Washington’s success as a commander derived from three factors.

   From the iconic McKeldin Library and Memorial Chapel to the Byrd Stadium and Eppley Recreation Center, those who set foot on the University of Maryland’s campus are likely to spend time in at least one building constructed by the alumnus’ company.