City: Winchester
CLARK, Rufus Anthony, teacher; born Coffee County, Tenn., November 20, 1846; son of James A. and Amelia (Wilkinson) CLARK; Scotch-Irish descent; father’s occupation, farming; educated Beech Grove, Tenn.; married Ellen HENDERSON, June 26, 1879; worked on farm until twenty years of age; taught school five months at Wartrace, Tenn.; two years at Alto, Tenn.; began at Carrick Academy at Winchester, January 1, 1872, with eight pupils; changed Carrick Academy to Winchester Normal College 1878; continued the Winchester Normal College until 1909, resigning the Presidency June 1, 1909, after forty years’ continued teaching; highest enrollment of pupils, 457; member Baptist Church; present occupation, farming.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
