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Alanson D. Clark (1823 - abt. 1898)

Alanson D. Clark
Born in Steuben Co., New York, USAmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 26 Apr 1843 in New York, United Statesmap [uncertain]
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 75 in Ogle County, Illinois, United Statesmap
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Biography

CLARK ALANSON D. Farmer; Sec. 16; P. O. Kyte River ; born October 14, in 1823, in Steuben Co., N. Y.; came to Ogle Co. on September 18, 1845, and located on his present farm; he owns 200 acres. valued at $60 per acre; married Matilda Biggers April 26, 1843; she was born in Steuben Co., N. Y., Aug. 10, 1827; had seven children, six living; Alonzo B., Silas D., Rhoda A., now Mrs. G. Reed; Amerett B., now Mrs. Cooley; Anson D. and Frank D.; Mr. C. was the first assessor and second town clerk here; has been postmaster four terms; has been township trustee several terms; he holds two commissions from the Governor for justice of the peace; he is superintedent of the Sunday-school, having held this position most of the time for twenty-eight years; has traveled through Europe, Palestine, Syria, and Egypt.

According to the 1880 US Census for Flagg, Ogle, Illinois, fifty-six-year-old A. D. Clark born about 1824 in New York. He was a white male farmer of the Flagg area and was married to Malinda Unknown. In 1880, the Clark household included one twenty-four-year-old son, Dolos, who was listed as a farm laborer. The Clark household also included one seemingly unrelated twenty-three-year-old farm laborer - Orman Miller. A. D. Clark passed away after 1880.

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  • The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing A History of the County---Its Cities, Towns, Etc., A Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Records of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Map of Ogle County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., ILLUSTRATED, Chicago, H. F. Kett & Co., Times Building, 1878, p. 653.
  • 1880 United States Census, Flagg, Ogle, Illinois, Family History Film 1254239, NA Film Number T9-0239, page 84B.
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 August 2020), memorial page for Alanson D Clark (14 Oct 1822–21 Nov 1898), Find a Grave Memorial no. 31804307, citing Flagg Center Cemetery, Flagg Center, Ogle County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Ben Jacobson (contributor 47010365) .




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Clark-48524 and Clark-22606 appear to represent the same person because: same name and dates
posted by S Stevenson

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