Elmer Ruel Clark was born in Montpelier March 6, 1896, the son of Wilford Woodruff and Permelia Dunn Clark. He graduated from Montpelier High School in 1916. He served in the US military. He married Rose Ella Russon December 28, 1921 in Salt Lake City. He died December 30, 1995 in Los Angeles and was buried in the Oakmont Memorial Park in Lafayette, California.