FRANK W. CLARK, of Sumner town ship, Gratiot county, was born in that township August 29, 1870, son of the late William D. and Lydia E. (Dunham) Clark. The parents of Mr. Clark were among the early settlers of Gratiot county, and they passed their first winter in Sumner township at the home of the late George Gee. William D. Clark died in Sumner township, March 26, 1899, while his wife passed away in Alma, February 13, 1903. They were the parents of five children, of whom Frank W. was the youngest, the others being: Emma M. and Albert K., both deceased, the latter in Nebraska; Harry, of Sumner township, Gratiot county; and Eva M., deceased. Frank W. Clark was reared on his father's farm in Sumner township, and received his education in the common schools. His life has been spent in agricultural pursuits, in which he has met with signal success, now owning one hundred and twenty acres of good land in Sumner township, which includes the old homestead. He has about eighty-five acres in a thorough state of cultivation, and is regarded as one of the prominent and enterprising farmers of his section. For some time Mr. Clark was em ployed as carrier on Rural Free Delivery Route No. 1, from Alma. He was con nected for about eight years with the Alma Creamery. Mr. Clark was married in Ithaca, Mich igan, July 20, 1894, to Miss Jessie M. God frey, born in Arcada township, daughter of the late Benjamin and Amanda (Nevins) Godfrey, and to this union have been born : Emma M., De Wayne B., Anna L. and Erma M. Mr. Clark was elected school director in July, 1904, and re-elected in 1905; he had previously been appointed to fill a vacancy in that capacity. (From "The Memoirs of Gratiot County, MI")