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Comanche Chief in Comanche, Texas

18 Jul 1944

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Comanche Chief

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Comanche, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1944

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11

Tragic Death of Ed Clark Told By Historian J R Eanes

Ed Clark aged 19 from Pettit territory vanished while joining a herd headed for Kansas in 1882. Bob Massey was tried at Fort Smith for Clark's murder with Judge I C Parker delivering the sentence in 1883. Clark's father John W Clark pursued justice, Massey was found guilty, and Clark’s body was found buried in a ravine near a squatter’s claim, later returned to Texas for burial. Ed’s murder highlighted federal court proceedings in Indian Territory era.

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Ed Clark J. R. Eanes Indian Territory Oklahoma Federal District Court Fort Smith Kansas Parker Texas Pettit John W. Clark Elizabeth Brodie Clark I. C. Parker Bob Massey Massey Mellette Comanche County Dodge City John Clark Clark United States Kansas Line Ingram Ody Comanche Albin
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Tragedy shapes lives of Clark family in West Texas tale

The narrative describes John W. Clark and his wife who sold their farm and roamed West Texas and New Mexico for decades until their deaths about 35 years ago. Elizabeth Clark was linked to the Burks family, with neighbors referencing Percy Burks and A P Burks, while relatives toured Shreveport. An estate notice seeks claims against Alma N. Allcorn’s estate with executor Eugene G Neely noting a filing on August 8, 1944 and a Dallas address.

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Clark West Texas New Mexico John W. Clark Elizabeth Brodie Clark John W. Burks Percy Burks A. P. Burks
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