GILBERT N. CLARK was born March 21, 1830, in Hopkins County, Ky. At the age of twenty, he hired out and worked at farm labor about six years. He then bought 167 acres of land and continued farming. He purchased land from time to time, and has owned as high as 1,000 acres, part of which he has given to his children. He now owns about 500 acres, which is well-improved. He was married, in 1854, to Catharine Q. Orsburn, of Henderson County, who died in 1868, leaving three sons and two daughters. His second marriage was in 1869, to Louisa Womack, of Webster County. This union has been blessed with five children, four living—two sons and two daughters. Mr. and Mrs. Womack are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Mr. Clark professed a hope in Christ in September, 1849, and in August, 1851, joined the General Baptist Church, of which his wife is also a member; his first wife, Catharine Q. (Orsburn) Clark, lived and died a consistent member of the Methodist Church.
Source: J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin, & G. C. Kniffin. Kentucky. A History of the State. Louisville, KY, Chicago, IL: Battey, 1885. Page 1028.