John Clark (abt. 1808 - aft. 1880)

Born about 1808 in Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Reverend John Clark was the father of Mary L. Clark who was the first wife of John Alexander Young

Reverend John Clark was the father of Mary Louisa Clark who married John A. Young on 10-13-1869 in Schuyler County, Illinois, License # 4535.

There are two John Clarks of similar age in Schuyler County, both born in Pennsylvania. This John is the clergyman; his wife was Ann, also from Pennsylvania, and he was still alive in 1880. The other John was married to Mary, from Virginia^[1], and he died in 1863.^[2]

The 1880 census says that John's parents were born in Ireland.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Other John Clark: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHT-SW7 : 13 December 2017), John M Clark, 1860.
2. ↑ Other John Clark: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 November 2018), memorial page for John M Clark (1807–26 Feb 1863), Find A Grave: Memorial #91314058, citing Brooklyn Cemetery, Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Lynn Carroll (contributor 47749910) .
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXKJ-9NN : 22 August 2017), John Clark, Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 273, sheet 459B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0250; FHL microfilm 1,254,250.

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• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85S-8VQ : 12 April 2016), John Clark, Buena Vista, Schuyler, Illinois, United States; citing family 88, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHR-K9B : 13 December 2017), John Clark, 1860.