H. G. CLARK

CLARK, OTIS, WILLIAMS

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Date: 5/15/2005 at 00:00:03

CLARK, H. G., farmer and manufacturer of staves, barrels and hoops, Clermont; born in Missouri in 1832; moved to Iowa and Clayton Co. in 1845; went to California in 1850; returned to Clayton Co. in 1853; settled in Fayette Co. in the Spring of 1860. He was married in 1859 to Miss Josephine A. Otis, from Michigan; they had four children - Ewing O., Benjamin C., Elmer B. and Irene. His wife died in Denver, Col., in 1872. He was married again in 1874 to Miss Ellen J. Williams, from Clayton Co., Iowa; they have had one child, Roy H. He has 345 acres of land, located in Sec. 3, and valued at $8,000. He has held the office of School Director six years.

1878 History of Fayette Co. Iowa, Clermont Township
Page 734