Comments for Just Another Pilgrimage

Comment on Movie Reviews: The Addams Family by Ross

Ross — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:23:25 +0000

Watched both of them in the past week. Kind a blast from the past and it is hard to believe they were made such a long time ago, almost 20 years.

Comment on Mobile wordpress test by Scott O'Neal

Scott O'Neal — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:32:11 +0000

I’ve gotten to where I use Microsoft’s LiveWriter more than blogger. It has an easier interface, and allows me to do more from my desktop!

Comment on Delving into the Past by freddie pandy

freddie pandy — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:36:32 +0000

or904 305-1169

Comment on Delving into the Past by freddie pandy

freddie pandy — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:34:39 +0000

moses a clark is in family and s t boyd in my fmily to freddie pandy904 924-847

Comment on Unintentional Mediocrity by Lorenzo

Lorenzo — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:17:26 +0000

I hear you. I feel that way myself right this moment. It had not occurred to me until I read your post. It goes without saying that I can’t let this continue, so I’ll join you. Tell me, what’s your first step?

Comment on Experiencing Nashville: Clover Bottom Mansion by Leslie Willing

Leslie Willing — Tue, 26 May 2009 00:19:09 +0000

I found Cloverbottom Mansion while walking with my dogs along the “newly” discovered Greenway in Hermitage. When I moved to Nashville 4 years ago, I thought the Mansion was a private home. Thanks for posting this very interesting blog. It let me know some of the history of my new home and also let me know that I can explore Cloverbottom more closley. Thanks alot.

Comment on A New Start: Places to go by sallykent

sallykent — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 05:30:15 +0000

MJ: I would love to come visit NYC someday! I’m not sure it’s practical to think it’s going to be anytime soon though. Right now I’m thinking more of places close enough to drive to

Comment on A New Start: Places to go by mjnews

mjnews — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:53:52 +0000

Um… no NYC???

Comment on Experiencing Nashville: Part One – Sunnyside by Charles Holman

Charles Holman — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:53:46 +0000

Hi Sally –

Can you tell me how I can contact Deshonette Franklin-Winters, apparently one of my long, lost cousins, who replied to an e-mail I posted above? I’d love to share with her the trove of information that I have on our family history.

Charles Holman, Baltimore, MD

Comment on Delving into the Past by Charles Holman

Charles Holman — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:48:16 +0000

Hi Ms. Franklin-Winters:

Are you a descendant of Moses Clark too? I have limited information on Moses Clark’s mother, but my research suggests that her name might originally have been Maria Clark. It’s possible it was later changed as I suspect Moses Clark’s name was changed from his original name. I could be wrong. Therefore, I would love to hear about your research.

The Clark surname comes from Moses Clark’s father, George Clark, Jr., (1802 – 1856) a white slaveholder who moved west after inheriting Moses Clark’s mother from his father’s slave holdings.

As for Stephen W. Childress (1826 – 1903), who served both as a judge in Nashville and as an Attorney General in Arkansas, he came to own Moses Clark (1834 – 1924) as a slave about 1857. He purchased Moses Aaron Clark from Clark’s father’s estate, George Clark Jr. , after the latter died intestate in 1856. One more obscure biography published about 1888 says that Moses Clark was purchased off the auction block. The most widely distributed biography of Moses Clark is contained in the book, “Beacons Lights of the Race” by G.P. Hamilton, 1911. It names Stephen Childress as one of his enslavers. Many libraries across the county, NYC Public Library, Univ. of Michigan, etc. etc. have this rare book and will lend it to you through interlibrary loan. You can also read this book online through a Google search.

Moses Clark was one of the earliest black lawyers in Arkansas. Originally he was a barber thanks to an appentistship Childress allowed him. Later, Clark was a judge during Reconstruction (Justice of the Peace), a city alderman in Helena Arkansas, newspaper publisher, and became a wealthy and influential businessman after Reconstruction. His son Dr David L. Clark was a 1901 graduate of Meharry Medical College. His wife, Georgia Anna, attended Berea College, a very rare achievement for a 19th century African American woman. Please contact me at: theebest1@aol.com if you’d like more info on Moses Clark. — Charles Holman