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By Gail Swan
Special to the Rappahannock News
Catherine Thompson Clark Was born into slavery in Rappahannock VA about 1837. She was the daughter of Burwell and Matilda Thompson.
Catherine married Thomas Clark, son of Benjamin Clark and Elizabeth “Betsy" Crenshaw. Their slave marriage took place in 1856 and was registered with the Rappahannock County Clerk of Court in 1866.
As far as the census records and the Rappahannock Historical Society can determine, Catherine and Thomas were blessed with ten children: James Edward, Mary Jane, Betty, St. Cir,
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