Hiram Goodrich Clark was born in rural Lagrange, Lorain County, Ohio on January 7th, 1846 to David Clark and Lucy Foster Clark. Hiram grew up on the family farm that was along the Black River a few miles east of Lagrange, Ohio. While Hiram was 15 years old the American Civil War broke out. Hiram did not participate in the war, but he helped on the farm while his father briefly served for the Union army.
In 1867, while Hiram was 21, his father David sold the farm in Ohio and purchased a Military Bounty Land Warrant from a solders family of the War of 1812. The family which consisted of Hiram, his parents David and Lucy, Mary Oberly whom they had raised and a cousin Albert Clark Randel all loaded their possession in boxcars and moved west in early 1868. They unloaded in Kanesville, Iowa (later called Council Bluffs). They ferried across the Missouri River and checked in at the land office where they used the Land Warrant to obtain 160 acres in section 26 Washington County, Nebraska. They paid around 80 cents per acre at the time.
In April, 1868, they trekked, with several teams of horses, wagons and cattle, from Omaha to their land along Bell Creek. Soon they had made a dugout, dug a well and built a horse barn. The five members of the family lived in the dugout for a year. In 1869 they went to town and bought lumber too built a house just southwest of the dugout.
On April 9th, 1871, Hiram married Elizabeth Whisinnand, the eldest daughter of a pioneer family that homesteaded about 4 miles southwest of the Clark farm. Hiram and Elizabeth farmed the homestead in section 26 after their marriage. Hiram’s father David purchased a farm from George Robinson just across Bell Creek and built a large house on the knoll just south of the Alder Grove church. In 1885 David & Lucy retired and moved to Lyons, Nebraska. The Hiram Clark family then moved to the larger house and rented out the original farm to the Straight family. Hiram farmed extensively at Alder Grove for over 40 years. He raised horses, cattle & hogs and built a number of barns for his livestock.
Hiram and Elizabeth’s children:
Anna Mae (March 2nd, 1872 – August 16th, 1945) married Charles T. Lang (3 sons)
Arther G. (Sept. 5th, 1873 – March 11th, 1939) married Cora Bovee in 1900. (4 sons & 6 daughters)
Alfred (April 4th, 1875 – July 25th, 1875)
Bingta (May 25th, 1876 – May 29th, 1979 married Grant Ramey in 1899. (2 sons)
Harry Duke (May 10th, 1879 – c.a. 1965) married Carrie Larson
In 1867, while Hiram was 21, his father David sold the farm in Ohio and purchased a Military Bounty Land Warrant from a solders family of the War of 1812. The family which consisted of Hiram, his parents David and Lucy, Mary Oberly whom they had raised and a cousin Albert Clark Randel all loaded their possession in boxcars and moved west in early 1868. They unloaded in Kanesville, Iowa (later called Council Bluffs). They ferried across the Missouri River and checked in at the land office where they used the Land Warrant to obtain 160 acres in section 26 Washington County, Nebraska. They paid around 80 cents per acre at the time.
In April, 1868, they trekked, with several teams of horses, wagons and cattle, from Omaha to their land along Bell Creek. Soon they had made a dugout, dug a well and built a horse barn. The five members of the family lived in the dugout for a year. In 1869 they went to town and bought lumber too built a house just southwest of the dugout.
On April 9th, 1871, Hiram married Elizabeth Whisinnand, the eldest daughter of a pioneer family that homesteaded about 4 miles southwest of the Clark farm. Hiram and Elizabeth farmed the homestead in section 26 after their marriage. Hiram’s father David purchased a farm from George Robinson just across Bell Creek and built a large house on the knoll just south of the Alder Grove church. In 1885 David & Lucy retired and moved to Lyons, Nebraska. The Hiram Clark family then moved to the larger house and rented out the original farm to the Straight family. Hiram farmed extensively at Alder Grove for over 40 years. He raised horses, cattle & hogs and built a number of barns for his livestock.
Hiram and Elizabeth’s children:
Anna Mae (March 2nd, 1872 – August 16th, 1945) married Charles T. Lang (3 sons)
Arther G. (Sept. 5th, 1873 – March 11th, 1939) married Cora Bovee in 1900. (4 sons & 6 daughters)
Alfred (April 4th, 1875 – July 25th, 1875)
Bingta (May 25th, 1876 – May 29th, 1979 married Grant Ramey in 1899. (2 sons)
Harry Duke (May 10th, 1879 – c.a. 1965) married Carrie Larson
Hiram Goodrich Clark was born in rural Lagrange, Lorain County, Ohio on January 7th, 1846 to David Clark and Lucy Foster Clark. Hiram grew up on the family farm that was along the Black River a few miles east of Lagrange, Ohio. While Hiram was 15 years old the American Civil War broke out. Hiram did not participate in the war, but he helped on the farm while his father briefly served for the Union army.
In 1867, while Hiram was 21, his father David sold the farm in Ohio and purchased a Military Bounty Land Warrant from a solders family of the War of 1812. The family which consisted of Hiram, his parents David and Lucy, Mary Oberly whom they had raised and a cousin Albert Clark Randel all loaded their possession in boxcars and moved west in early 1868. They unloaded in Kanesville, Iowa (later called Council Bluffs). They ferried across the Missouri River and checked in at the land office where they used the Land Warrant to obtain 160 acres in section 26 Washington County, Nebraska. They paid around 80 cents per acre at the time.
In April, 1868, they trekked, with several teams of horses, wagons and cattle, from Omaha to their land along Bell Creek. Soon they had made a dugout, dug a well and built a horse barn. The five members of the family lived in the dugout for a year. In 1869 they went to town and bought lumber too built a house just southwest of the dugout.
On April 9th, 1871, Hiram married Elizabeth Whisinnand, the eldest daughter of a pioneer family that homesteaded about 4 miles southwest of the Clark farm. Hiram and Elizabeth farmed the homestead in section 26 after their marriage. Hiram’s father David purchased a farm from George Robinson just across Bell Creek and built a large house on the knoll just south of the Alder Grove church. In 1885 David & Lucy retired and moved to Lyons, Nebraska. The Hiram Clark family then moved to the larger house and rented out the original farm to the Straight family. Hiram farmed extensively at Alder Grove for over 40 years. He raised horses, cattle & hogs and built a number of barns for his livestock.
Hiram and Elizabeth’s children:
Anna Mae (March 2nd, 1872 – August 16th, 1945) married Charles T. Lang (3 sons)
Arther G. (Sept. 5th, 1873 – March 11th, 1939) married Cora Bovee in 1900. (4 sons & 6 daughters)
Alfred (April 4th, 1875 – July 25th, 1875)
Bingta (May 25th, 1876 – May 29th, 1979 married Grant Ramey in 1899. (2 sons)
Harry Duke (May 10th, 1879 – c.a. 1965) married Carrie Larson
In 1867, while Hiram was 21, his father David sold the farm in Ohio and purchased a Military Bounty Land Warrant from a solders family of the War of 1812. The family which consisted of Hiram, his parents David and Lucy, Mary Oberly whom they had raised and a cousin Albert Clark Randel all loaded their possession in boxcars and moved west in early 1868. They unloaded in Kanesville, Iowa (later called Council Bluffs). They ferried across the Missouri River and checked in at the land office where they used the Land Warrant to obtain 160 acres in section 26 Washington County, Nebraska. They paid around 80 cents per acre at the time.
In April, 1868, they trekked, with several teams of horses, wagons and cattle, from Omaha to their land along Bell Creek. Soon they had made a dugout, dug a well and built a horse barn. The five members of the family lived in the dugout for a year. In 1869 they went to town and bought lumber too built a house just southwest of the dugout.
On April 9th, 1871, Hiram married Elizabeth Whisinnand, the eldest daughter of a pioneer family that homesteaded about 4 miles southwest of the Clark farm. Hiram and Elizabeth farmed the homestead in section 26 after their marriage. Hiram’s father David purchased a farm from George Robinson just across Bell Creek and built a large house on the knoll just south of the Alder Grove church. In 1885 David & Lucy retired and moved to Lyons, Nebraska. The Hiram Clark family then moved to the larger house and rented out the original farm to the Straight family. Hiram farmed extensively at Alder Grove for over 40 years. He raised horses, cattle & hogs and built a number of barns for his livestock.
Hiram and Elizabeth’s children:
Anna Mae (March 2nd, 1872 – August 16th, 1945) married Charles T. Lang (3 sons)
Arther G. (Sept. 5th, 1873 – March 11th, 1939) married Cora Bovee in 1900. (4 sons & 6 daughters)
Alfred (April 4th, 1875 – July 25th, 1875)
Bingta (May 25th, 1876 – May 29th, 1979 married Grant Ramey in 1899. (2 sons)
Harry Duke (May 10th, 1879 – c.a. 1965) married Carrie Larson
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