I am looking for any information on James Clark/e (b. 11 Nov 1811, d. 4 Feb 1857. He married (17 Nov 1836) Sarah Harriet McCorkle (b. 20 May 1813, d. 10 Jul 1895). They had the following children:

James P. Clarke (b. 1837, d 1842)
John B. Clarke (b. 1839, d. 1862) - civil war
Mary Jane Clarke (b. 1841, d. 1857)
Sarah Ann Clarke (b. 1843, d. 1844)
Archiebald M. Clarke (b. 1845, d. 1864)
Franklin M. Clarke (b. 1848, d. 1902)
William D. S. Clarke (b. 1851, d. 1928) - my direct ancestor
Margaret E. Clarke (b. 1853, d. 1853)
Martha M. Clark (b. 1854, d. ?)

I believe they lived in Waxhaw, Union County, NC, but I have found some marriage and deed abstracts for James Clarke in Mecklenburg County, NC too. There are a lot more McCorkles and later Clark/e's in these areas.

I hit a dead end with the patriarch here, James Clark. I have more information on his wife's family, the McCorkle line. Please let me know if any of this looks familiar to you.

Willing to share information.