William R. Clark
Historical biographical sketch
William R. Clark, an old resident and prosperous farmer of Liverpool Township, made his first appearance into this world in Miami County, Ohio, on July 15, 1823. His ancestors were of Irish-German origin. His father, Isaac Clark, was a native of New Jersey, but moved to Miami County, Ohio, at a very early date numbering among the pioneers of that county. He took up Government land and cleared a farm from the woods which was full of heavy beech timber. His prosperity was great and in course of time he owned quite a large and valuable farm. By trade he was a blacksmith, and continued to work at it in connection with his other employment. In 1830 he came to Sangamon County, this State, where he bought a quarter of a section of land. Many of the stones used in the construction of the State Capitol were taken from a quarry on his farm in Sangamon County. He moved to Liverpool Township and immediately settled on section 21, where he purchased two hundred acres of land. He built a double log house, and a saw and grist mill on the Little Sister Creek and operated it for ten years. His death occurred after he had attained his sixty-sixth year, and he died a member of the Methodist Church. Mr. Clark's mother, who previous to her marriage was Miss Sarah Royal, was born in Ohio and lived to be fifty-four years old. To his parents were born six children, all of whom grew to maturity: Lydia, Mrs. Snell; Ezekiel F.; Margaret, Mrs. Grigsby; Amy, Mrs. Bryant, and James. Mr. Clark's maternal grandfather, James Royal, was a native of England, and upon coming to the United States settled in Ohio and later came to Sangamon County, Ill., where he died at the age of ninety.
Our subject received only a moderate amount of education in the log schoolhouses common to those days. At an early age he was employed to help clear up the land, and remained at the home farm until he was twenty-one years of age, at which time he commenced working for himself. For five years he worked on the old home place and then bought forty acres, ten of which was improved. He was very industrious and in a period of six years was able to increase the size of his farm. He has been an exceedingly hard working man and is noted for his strict integrity and intelligence. He has made over ten thousand rails on his place and raised stock besides attending to his farming duty. He has been three times married. First, in 1849, to Miss [Mrs.] Elcy Fitzgerald, a native of Kentucky, who lived to be forty-six years of age. To this union were born four children, viz: Emry W.; Jessie B.; Orville W., and Lydia. His wife was a member of the Methodist Church and is buried at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. In 1863, Mr. Clark married Miss Sarah E. Grisby, [Grigsby] and to this marriage were born four children, viz: Delta M.; Carrie; Nellie, and William M. Mrs. Clark was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and died at the age of twenty-six, being buried at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Once more in 1879, our subject was married, this time to Miss Huldy McCumber, a native of Fulton County. To their union were born five children, viz: Sadie E.; Phoebe; Burleigh W.; Ivy P., and a babe unnamed. [Gracie]
Mr. and Mrs. Clark are both members of the Mt. Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church, and he is a member of no political party, but votes for the man he thinks capable of filling the desired position. At the present time he is a prosperous and highly respected man and has the pleasure of looking back upon a long course of life well spent.
FROM: "Portrait and Biographical Album of Fulton County, Illinois," 1890
Wife Elsie Ailey or Ailsa was first married to Harvey Lee Fitzgerald 8 June 1834 in Jackson County, Missouri. (Missouri Marriages) They were listed on the 1840 census in Buchanan County, Missouri, where Harvey Lee died in 1847 or 1848, according to family information. ----The 1850 census lists William & "Alcey" Clark with Emory Clark, age 1; William Fitzgerald, 13; Lucinda Fitzgerald, 11; Hannah Fitzgerald, 9; & Drucilla Fitzgerald, age 7.
The Illinois Statewide Marriage Index records the three marriages listed above and also the marriage of William R. Clark and Tabitha A. Lane 10 Feb 1875.
Contribuor #47347402 sent the additional information that William Royal Clark was born at Troy in Miami County, Ohio, or possibly near there.
Historical biographical sketch
William R. Clark, an old resident and prosperous farmer of Liverpool Township, made his first appearance into this world in Miami County, Ohio, on July 15, 1823. His ancestors were of Irish-German origin. His father, Isaac Clark, was a native of New Jersey, but moved to Miami County, Ohio, at a very early date numbering among the pioneers of that county. He took up Government land and cleared a farm from the woods which was full of heavy beech timber. His prosperity was great and in course of time he owned quite a large and valuable farm. By trade he was a blacksmith, and continued to work at it in connection with his other employment. In 1830 he came to Sangamon County, this State, where he bought a quarter of a section of land. Many of the stones used in the construction of the State Capitol were taken from a quarry on his farm in Sangamon County. He moved to Liverpool Township and immediately settled on section 21, where he purchased two hundred acres of land. He built a double log house, and a saw and grist mill on the Little Sister Creek and operated it for ten years. His death occurred after he had attained his sixty-sixth year, and he died a member of the Methodist Church. Mr. Clark's mother, who previous to her marriage was Miss Sarah Royal, was born in Ohio and lived to be fifty-four years old. To his parents were born six children, all of whom grew to maturity: Lydia, Mrs. Snell; Ezekiel F.; Margaret, Mrs. Grigsby; Amy, Mrs. Bryant, and James. Mr. Clark's maternal grandfather, James Royal, was a native of England, and upon coming to the United States settled in Ohio and later came to Sangamon County, Ill., where he died at the age of ninety.
Our subject received only a moderate amount of education in the log schoolhouses common to those days. At an early age he was employed to help clear up the land, and remained at the home farm until he was twenty-one years of age, at which time he commenced working for himself. For five years he worked on the old home place and then bought forty acres, ten of which was improved. He was very industrious and in a period of six years was able to increase the size of his farm. He has been an exceedingly hard working man and is noted for his strict integrity and intelligence. He has made over ten thousand rails on his place and raised stock besides attending to his farming duty. He has been three times married. First, in 1849, to Miss [Mrs.] Elcy Fitzgerald, a native of Kentucky, who lived to be forty-six years of age. To this union were born four children, viz: Emry W.; Jessie B.; Orville W., and Lydia. His wife was a member of the Methodist Church and is buried at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. In 1863, Mr. Clark married Miss Sarah E. Grisby, [Grigsby] and to this marriage were born four children, viz: Delta M.; Carrie; Nellie, and William M. Mrs. Clark was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and died at the age of twenty-six, being buried at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Once more in 1879, our subject was married, this time to Miss Huldy McCumber, a native of Fulton County. To their union were born five children, viz: Sadie E.; Phoebe; Burleigh W.; Ivy P., and a babe unnamed. [Gracie]
Mr. and Mrs. Clark are both members of the Mt. Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church, and he is a member of no political party, but votes for the man he thinks capable of filling the desired position. At the present time he is a prosperous and highly respected man and has the pleasure of looking back upon a long course of life well spent.
FROM: "Portrait and Biographical Album of Fulton County, Illinois," 1890
Wife Elsie Ailey or Ailsa was first married to Harvey Lee Fitzgerald 8 June 1834 in Jackson County, Missouri. (Missouri Marriages) They were listed on the 1840 census in Buchanan County, Missouri, where Harvey Lee died in 1847 or 1848, according to family information. ----The 1850 census lists William & "Alcey" Clark with Emory Clark, age 1; William Fitzgerald, 13; Lucinda Fitzgerald, 11; Hannah Fitzgerald, 9; & Drucilla Fitzgerald, age 7.
The Illinois Statewide Marriage Index records the three marriages listed above and also the marriage of William R. Clark and Tabitha A. Lane 10 Feb 1875.
Contribuor #47347402 sent the additional information that William Royal Clark was born at Troy in Miami County, Ohio, or possibly near there.
William R. Clark
Historical biographical sketch
William R. Clark, an old resident and prosperous farmer of Liverpool Township, made his first appearance into this world in Miami County, Ohio, on July 15, 1823. His ancestors were of Irish-German origin. His father, Isaac Clark, was a native of New Jersey, but moved to Miami County, Ohio, at a very early date numbering among the pioneers of that county. He took up Government land and cleared a farm from the woods which was full of heavy beech timber. His prosperity was great and in course of time he owned quite a large and valuable farm. By trade he was a blacksmith, and continued to work at it in connection with his other employment. In 1830 he came to Sangamon County, this State, where he bought a quarter of a section of land. Many of the stones used in the construction of the State Capitol were taken from a quarry on his farm in Sangamon County. He moved to Liverpool Township and immediately settled on section 21, where he purchased two hundred acres of land. He built a double log house, and a saw and grist mill on the Little Sister Creek and operated it for ten years. His death occurred after he had attained his sixty-sixth year, and he died a member of the Methodist Church. Mr. Clark's mother, who previous to her marriage was Miss Sarah Royal, was born in Ohio and lived to be fifty-four years old. To his parents were born six children, all of whom grew to maturity: Lydia, Mrs. Snell; Ezekiel F.; Margaret, Mrs. Grigsby; Amy, Mrs. Bryant, and James. Mr. Clark's maternal grandfather, James Royal, was a native of England, and upon coming to the United States settled in Ohio and later came to Sangamon County, Ill., where he died at the age of ninety.
Our subject received only a moderate amount of education in the log schoolhouses common to those days. At an early age he was employed to help clear up the land, and remained at the home farm until he was twenty-one years of age, at which time he commenced working for himself. For five years he worked on the old home place and then bought forty acres, ten of which was improved. He was very industrious and in a period of six years was able to increase the size of his farm. He has been an exceedingly hard working man and is noted for his strict integrity and intelligence. He has made over ten thousand rails on his place and raised stock besides attending to his farming duty. He has been three times married. First, in 1849, to Miss [Mrs.] Elcy Fitzgerald, a native of Kentucky, who lived to be forty-six years of age. To this union were born four children, viz: Emry W.; Jessie B.; Orville W., and Lydia. His wife was a member of the Methodist Church and is buried at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. In 1863, Mr. Clark married Miss Sarah E. Grisby, [Grigsby] and to this marriage were born four children, viz: Delta M.; Carrie; Nellie, and William M. Mrs. Clark was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and died at the age of twenty-six, being buried at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Once more in 1879, our subject was married, this time to Miss Huldy McCumber, a native of Fulton County. To their union were born five children, viz: Sadie E.; Phoebe; Burleigh W.; Ivy P., and a babe unnamed. [Gracie]
Mr. and Mrs. Clark are both members of the Mt. Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church, and he is a member of no political party, but votes for the man he thinks capable of filling the desired position. At the present time he is a prosperous and highly respected man and has the pleasure of looking back upon a long course of life well spent.
FROM: "Portrait and Biographical Album of Fulton County, Illinois," 1890
Wife Elsie Ailey or Ailsa was first married to Harvey Lee Fitzgerald 8 June 1834 in Jackson County, Missouri. (Missouri Marriages) They were listed on the 1840 census in Buchanan County, Missouri, where Harvey Lee died in 1847 or 1848, according to family information. ----The 1850 census lists William & "Alcey" Clark with Emory Clark, age 1; William Fitzgerald, 13; Lucinda Fitzgerald, 11; Hannah Fitzgerald, 9; & Drucilla Fitzgerald, age 7.
The Illinois Statewide Marriage Index records the three marriages listed above and also the marriage of William R. Clark and Tabitha A. Lane 10 Feb 1875.
Contribuor #47347402 sent the additional information that William Royal Clark was born at Troy in Miami County, Ohio, or possibly near there.
Historical biographical sketch
William R. Clark, an old resident and prosperous farmer of Liverpool Township, made his first appearance into this world in Miami County, Ohio, on July 15, 1823. His ancestors were of Irish-German origin. His father, Isaac Clark, was a native of New Jersey, but moved to Miami County, Ohio, at a very early date numbering among the pioneers of that county. He took up Government land and cleared a farm from the woods which was full of heavy beech timber. His prosperity was great and in course of time he owned quite a large and valuable farm. By trade he was a blacksmith, and continued to work at it in connection with his other employment. In 1830 he came to Sangamon County, this State, where he bought a quarter of a section of land. Many of the stones used in the construction of the State Capitol were taken from a quarry on his farm in Sangamon County. He moved to Liverpool Township and immediately settled on section 21, where he purchased two hundred acres of land. He built a double log house, and a saw and grist mill on the Little Sister Creek and operated it for ten years. His death occurred after he had attained his sixty-sixth year, and he died a member of the Methodist Church. Mr. Clark's mother, who previous to her marriage was Miss Sarah Royal, was born in Ohio and lived to be fifty-four years old. To his parents were born six children, all of whom grew to maturity: Lydia, Mrs. Snell; Ezekiel F.; Margaret, Mrs. Grigsby; Amy, Mrs. Bryant, and James. Mr. Clark's maternal grandfather, James Royal, was a native of England, and upon coming to the United States settled in Ohio and later came to Sangamon County, Ill., where he died at the age of ninety.
Our subject received only a moderate amount of education in the log schoolhouses common to those days. At an early age he was employed to help clear up the land, and remained at the home farm until he was twenty-one years of age, at which time he commenced working for himself. For five years he worked on the old home place and then bought forty acres, ten of which was improved. He was very industrious and in a period of six years was able to increase the size of his farm. He has been an exceedingly hard working man and is noted for his strict integrity and intelligence. He has made over ten thousand rails on his place and raised stock besides attending to his farming duty. He has been three times married. First, in 1849, to Miss [Mrs.] Elcy Fitzgerald, a native of Kentucky, who lived to be forty-six years of age. To this union were born four children, viz: Emry W.; Jessie B.; Orville W., and Lydia. His wife was a member of the Methodist Church and is buried at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. In 1863, Mr. Clark married Miss Sarah E. Grisby, [Grigsby] and to this marriage were born four children, viz: Delta M.; Carrie; Nellie, and William M. Mrs. Clark was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and died at the age of twenty-six, being buried at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Once more in 1879, our subject was married, this time to Miss Huldy McCumber, a native of Fulton County. To their union were born five children, viz: Sadie E.; Phoebe; Burleigh W.; Ivy P., and a babe unnamed. [Gracie]
Mr. and Mrs. Clark are both members of the Mt. Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church, and he is a member of no political party, but votes for the man he thinks capable of filling the desired position. At the present time he is a prosperous and highly respected man and has the pleasure of looking back upon a long course of life well spent.
FROM: "Portrait and Biographical Album of Fulton County, Illinois," 1890
Wife Elsie Ailey or Ailsa was first married to Harvey Lee Fitzgerald 8 June 1834 in Jackson County, Missouri. (Missouri Marriages) They were listed on the 1840 census in Buchanan County, Missouri, where Harvey Lee died in 1847 or 1848, according to family information. ----The 1850 census lists William & "Alcey" Clark with Emory Clark, age 1; William Fitzgerald, 13; Lucinda Fitzgerald, 11; Hannah Fitzgerald, 9; & Drucilla Fitzgerald, age 7.
The Illinois Statewide Marriage Index records the three marriages listed above and also the marriage of William R. Clark and Tabitha A. Lane 10 Feb 1875.
Contribuor #47347402 sent the additional information that William Royal Clark was born at Troy in Miami County, Ohio, or possibly near there.
Gravesite Details
Mount Pleasant Cemetery is located in Liverpool Township; however, Lewistown is the location or address used by Findagrave.com. It was called Apple Cemetery at one time, after Henry Apple.
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