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Show Clark Lane Historic District. Ilso illustrates the compatibility of the two separate polygamous fan:uhes, for they contmued tQlive near ea~ other. Not an of Clark's children had the ~ame success in their plural marriage fan:uhes. due Ul part to the cha11enges of the lifestyle and the persecution that was dealt to polygamous men and their fami1ies by the federal government during the 1880's. Ezra Clark was unable to avoid prosecullon and was subsequently convicted ofi1legal cohabitation in 1887. He subsequently served a pnson term in the Utah State prison. In order to spare her husband, Joseph Marion Tarmer from prosecution, ~ \ Clark Tarmer, a dalJ8hter, was forced to live on the "underground railroad", a system which assisted in'concea1ing the iden!ity ofPFYgamous families. SUch occurrences were a great dlsappointment to the Clark family since many either were born into or married into a polygamous fanuly F o~. persecution waned with the release of the Manifesto in 1890, aDowing the Clarks and other po1ygamous families to live without fear of prosecution. ~.l __ GodIt.o ...... _ GodIt.o ......o l _ bcnm ....",."Nt MRRCH 23, 2000 19 |
