In a message dated 4/15/99 8:44:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time, guth(a)cabi.net.id
writes:
Hi Chris
My name is Richard Leibenguth I live and work in Indonesia . My family is
from Clinton Co. sence the 1840. I saw your site on the
1895 look up . If you can ,could you please give me the info on the
following people. Clark,David C. Page 618 Ckark,David A.page
618
I am posting this to the Clinton county mailist in hopes that some other
researchers might be helped.
David C. and David A. Clark are found in a biography of Augustus F. Clark
which is on pages 617-619. I have transcribed that biography below
Sims, Anna page 854,
Anna is found in a biography of Capt.
James N. Sims which I will post
separately
Pence Abner page 796, Pence Cyrus page 837
Abner and Cyrus
Pence are pictures in a group of old settlers. If you want
the pictures, I can scan and send them if you let me know which format you
would prefer.
Pence Charles P. page 833,
I will send this biography
seperately
, Bailey Samuel, page 571,767,768.
Page 571 is a biography of
Tighlman Bailey, page 767-768 is a biography of
Beverly W. Lane, those biographies have been transcribed and can be found
online at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~inclinto/chrisbio.htm#BSE
By the way, Samuel Bailey is my wife's ancestor. If you let me know how you
are related maybe we can share more information.
.just E-mail me how much it would be Thank's for your
help Richard Leibenguth
No charge cousin. ;-)
Sorry it took so long for me to reply,
Chris Brown aka pogoman(a)aol.com
AUGUSTUS F. CLARK is one of the most prominent farmers of Ross township
Clinton county, Ind., and a highly honored citizen. On his fathers side he
sprang from English stock and on the maternal side is of German ancestry.
His great-great-grandfather. Elder John Clark, was born on Long Island, N.
Y., in 1710, and was twice married by his first wife, whose name is
forgotten, he was the father of three children: Jeremiah, Stephen and
Keturah; by his second wife, who bore the maiden name of Sarah Hart, five
children were born: Samuel. John, Abigail, Susannah and Sarah, He died aged
eighty years. Samuel Clark, great-grandfather of Augustus F., was born in
1755 in New Jersey, married Jane Osborne, and was a merchant and justice of
the peace. By his first wife were born five children: Samuel S., David C..
Stephen, Polly and Sibyl, the last named of whom died an infant. For his
second wife he married Damaris Day to whom were born Abraham and Martha D.
Mr. Clark lived and died in the neighborhood of Trenton, N. J., aged seventy
years. Stephen Clark, grandfather of Augustus F. Clark, was born in Trenton,
N. J., in 1778; was a justice of the peace, and married Johanna, daughter of
Jacob Miller. Mr. Clark moved to Ohio in 1804 and settled on the Miami river
at Hickory Flat, Butler county, near Trenton, where he entered 120 acres of
land and cleared up a farm, the state at that time being an almost unbroken
wilderness. His children were four in number; Jonas P., David C., Jane and
one that died unnamed. Mr. Clark died on his farm at thirty-two years of
age, in the faith of the Christian church. David C. Clark, father of
Augustus F., was born January 15. 1804, in New Jersey, and was brought
through the wilderness to Ohio, when an infant, the journey being made by
wagons. He was brought up among the pioneers and received the common
education of his day, and became a farmer, brick-layer and plasterer. He
married Mary M., daughter of Stephen and Elizabeth (Fleinard) Stipher.
Stephen Stipher was of German descent and settled in Butler county, Ohio, in
1804, where he became a prosperous farmer. His wife's parents were born in
Germany and were also early settlers of Butler county, Ohio. To David C.
Clark and wife were born ten children: Elizabeth, Augustus F., Stephen S.,
Isaac N., Eliza J., Jonas D., Tillman H., William A. and David A. (twins).
and George W. This wife died, and he married Rebecca White, whose maiden
name was Ivins. She is still living in Nebraska, He lived in Butler county,
Ohio, until 1832, on his farm, and that year came to Indiana and settled on
the farm now occupied by William Rose. He entered 400 acres in that
neighborhood and his wife had 160 acres, which her father gave her. He had
entered one-fourth section five miles east of his, making 1,280 acres in
Madison township, to which he moved in 1854, and where he died in 1869, aged
eighty-eight years. He was a member of the Lutheran church, and was a man of
integrity and thrift. Mr. Clark cleared up his home farm and divided the
land among his children; he gave them all a good education, and died at the
age of seventy years, a member of the Missionary Baptist church, in which he
was a deacon. He was trustee of Ross township by appointment, and served as
county commissioner for nine years at an early date. He was a man of high
character much respected by the people.
Augustus F. Clark was born December 26, 1828, in Butler county, Ohio, on the
old homestead, and was four years old when be came to Indiana with his
parents; he received a common education, and became a farmer, brick-layer and
plasterer. He married Mary E., daughter of David and Mary A. H. (Wilt)
LeFever. David LeFever was from Pennsylvania and of French descent. To Mr.
and Mrs. Clark were born three children, all of whom died in infancy. Mrs.
Clark died May 1, 1857. and Mr. Clark married Catherine, daughter of David
and Mary (Hines) Swaidner. Mr. Swaidner was from Maryland, of German
descent, settled in Clinton county, Ind., in 1834. on a farm, and lived to be
an old man. To Mr. Clark by this wife eight children were born: William N.,
Laura A., Mary J., George S., Edwin A., Ida M. (died an infant), Rosa J. and
Herbert R. Mrs. Clark died November 13, 1890, and for his third wife Mr.
Clark married Mary E. Armstrong, nee Moore, daughter of Lytle and Desdemona
(Pierce) Moore. Mr. Moore was of German descent and came from New York, was
a farmer and the father of eight children Sophronia, John, Adelia, Henry,
Mary, Francis, Franklin and Elmer. Mr. Moore moved to Licking county. Ohio,
was a pioneer, a substantial farmer and a member of the Methodist church. He
lived to be sixty-three years of age and died in Indiana. Mrs. Clark's first
husband was Robert Armstrong, who was carpenter by trade, and moved to
Indiana from Licking county. Ohio, and located in Rossville, but moved to
Peru, where he died, aged fifty-eight years. He and wife had two
sons--Edmond and Elmer. Mr. Clark settled or a farm three miles south of
town, consisting of 172 acres, and by thrift and industry prospered. He
lived on this farm until he moved to Rossville in 1892, and built a
substantial and tasteful residence. Mr. and Mrs. Clark are members of the
Baptist church, of which he has been deacon six years; he is a democrat, and
was township trustee one term, and is a man of more than ordinary ability;
has always been hard-working and industrious, possesses a remarkable memory,
and is well known for his integrity of character and sterling worth and has
reared a highly respectable family.
The Clark family have maintained their high character throughout their long
residence in the township of Ross, and few families in Clinton county can
excel it in the hold it has on the affections of the citizens in general.
Transcribed by Chris Brown from pages 617-619 of "A Portrait And Biographical
Record of Boone and Clinton Counties, Ind.," published in 1895 by A.W. Bowen
& Co. Chicago.