PETER CLARK Obituary
The above named, for many years a resident of McDonough County and Macomb, died at his home in Hannibal Mo. Saturday Sept. 1, 1883. The body was brought to this place on the 9:33 P.M. train and taken to the residence of J.H. Campbell...whose first wife was a daughter of deceased...and from this residence taken to Oakwood Cemetery and buried.
The deceased was born in Campbelltown, Argyleshire, Scotland July 10, 1805. He grew to manhood on the farm and was married to Catherine Blue, August 30, 1833 (who) for nearly fifty years was his loving companion and who survives him.
For some years after his marriage (the) deceased followed the life of a sailor, sailing out of Greenock to every port of the globe, almost. In the Spring of 1850 with his family he came to America and somewhat oddly came the entire route to Sparks Landing, near Frederick, Illinois on the Illinois River, by water. Arriving in New York their journey west was by the Hudson River, Erie Canal and the Great Lakes, Thence by canal to the Illinois River and from that stream to Sparks Landing.
He joined the Presbyterian Church before the Rev. Moore left here and also joined the Presbyterian Church at Hannibal when he went there and attended regularly as long as he was able. Mr. Clark settled in Scotland Township living there until 1857 when the family moved to Macomb.
In the winter of 1861 Mr. Clark enlisted in the Union Army, joining Battery "H" 2nd Ill Artillery. Altho 55 years of age, he served over two years, doing his adopted country good service. He as then discharged for disease contracted in the service and from which he never full recovered and which finally terminated his life.
He was the father of 8 children, five of them died in Scotland and the other three are Mrs. James Campbell, wife of James H. Campbell of Scotland (Township)...She died in 1875; Peter Clark, now a conductor on the Hannibal and St. Joseph Rail Road; also Dougald Clark, who is in the employ of the C.B.& Q. at Hannibal and where the deceased moved two years ago and died as above stated.
Transcribed 1/9/2016 from a transcription/copy from Macomb Daily Journal Sept 6, 1883.
Peter enlisted and served right along with his son Peter Jr.
The above named, for many years a resident of McDonough County and Macomb, died at his home in Hannibal Mo. Saturday Sept. 1, 1883. The body was brought to this place on the 9:33 P.M. train and taken to the residence of J.H. Campbell...whose first wife was a daughter of deceased...and from this residence taken to Oakwood Cemetery and buried.
The deceased was born in Campbelltown, Argyleshire, Scotland July 10, 1805. He grew to manhood on the farm and was married to Catherine Blue, August 30, 1833 (who) for nearly fifty years was his loving companion and who survives him.
For some years after his marriage (the) deceased followed the life of a sailor, sailing out of Greenock to every port of the globe, almost. In the Spring of 1850 with his family he came to America and somewhat oddly came the entire route to Sparks Landing, near Frederick, Illinois on the Illinois River, by water. Arriving in New York their journey west was by the Hudson River, Erie Canal and the Great Lakes, Thence by canal to the Illinois River and from that stream to Sparks Landing.
He joined the Presbyterian Church before the Rev. Moore left here and also joined the Presbyterian Church at Hannibal when he went there and attended regularly as long as he was able. Mr. Clark settled in Scotland Township living there until 1857 when the family moved to Macomb.
In the winter of 1861 Mr. Clark enlisted in the Union Army, joining Battery "H" 2nd Ill Artillery. Altho 55 years of age, he served over two years, doing his adopted country good service. He as then discharged for disease contracted in the service and from which he never full recovered and which finally terminated his life.
He was the father of 8 children, five of them died in Scotland and the other three are Mrs. James Campbell, wife of James H. Campbell of Scotland (Township)...She died in 1875; Peter Clark, now a conductor on the Hannibal and St. Joseph Rail Road; also Dougald Clark, who is in the employ of the C.B.& Q. at Hannibal and where the deceased moved two years ago and died as above stated.
Transcribed 1/9/2016 from a transcription/copy from Macomb Daily Journal Sept 6, 1883.
Peter enlisted and served right along with his son Peter Jr.
PETER CLARK Obituary
The above named, for many years a resident of McDonough County and Macomb, died at his home in Hannibal Mo. Saturday Sept. 1, 1883. The body was brought to this place on the 9:33 P.M. train and taken to the residence of J.H. Campbell...whose first wife was a daughter of deceased...and from this residence taken to Oakwood Cemetery and buried.
The deceased was born in Campbelltown, Argyleshire, Scotland July 10, 1805. He grew to manhood on the farm and was married to Catherine Blue, August 30, 1833 (who) for nearly fifty years was his loving companion and who survives him.
For some years after his marriage (the) deceased followed the life of a sailor, sailing out of Greenock to every port of the globe, almost. In the Spring of 1850 with his family he came to America and somewhat oddly came the entire route to Sparks Landing, near Frederick, Illinois on the Illinois River, by water. Arriving in New York their journey west was by the Hudson River, Erie Canal and the Great Lakes, Thence by canal to the Illinois River and from that stream to Sparks Landing.
He joined the Presbyterian Church before the Rev. Moore left here and also joined the Presbyterian Church at Hannibal when he went there and attended regularly as long as he was able. Mr. Clark settled in Scotland Township living there until 1857 when the family moved to Macomb.
In the winter of 1861 Mr. Clark enlisted in the Union Army, joining Battery "H" 2nd Ill Artillery. Altho 55 years of age, he served over two years, doing his adopted country good service. He as then discharged for disease contracted in the service and from which he never full recovered and which finally terminated his life.
He was the father of 8 children, five of them died in Scotland and the other three are Mrs. James Campbell, wife of James H. Campbell of Scotland (Township)...She died in 1875; Peter Clark, now a conductor on the Hannibal and St. Joseph Rail Road; also Dougald Clark, who is in the employ of the C.B.& Q. at Hannibal and where the deceased moved two years ago and died as above stated.
Transcribed 1/9/2016 from a transcription/copy from Macomb Daily Journal Sept 6, 1883.
Peter enlisted and served right along with his son Peter Jr.
The above named, for many years a resident of McDonough County and Macomb, died at his home in Hannibal Mo. Saturday Sept. 1, 1883. The body was brought to this place on the 9:33 P.M. train and taken to the residence of J.H. Campbell...whose first wife was a daughter of deceased...and from this residence taken to Oakwood Cemetery and buried.
The deceased was born in Campbelltown, Argyleshire, Scotland July 10, 1805. He grew to manhood on the farm and was married to Catherine Blue, August 30, 1833 (who) for nearly fifty years was his loving companion and who survives him.
For some years after his marriage (the) deceased followed the life of a sailor, sailing out of Greenock to every port of the globe, almost. In the Spring of 1850 with his family he came to America and somewhat oddly came the entire route to Sparks Landing, near Frederick, Illinois on the Illinois River, by water. Arriving in New York their journey west was by the Hudson River, Erie Canal and the Great Lakes, Thence by canal to the Illinois River and from that stream to Sparks Landing.
He joined the Presbyterian Church before the Rev. Moore left here and also joined the Presbyterian Church at Hannibal when he went there and attended regularly as long as he was able. Mr. Clark settled in Scotland Township living there until 1857 when the family moved to Macomb.
In the winter of 1861 Mr. Clark enlisted in the Union Army, joining Battery "H" 2nd Ill Artillery. Altho 55 years of age, he served over two years, doing his adopted country good service. He as then discharged for disease contracted in the service and from which he never full recovered and which finally terminated his life.
He was the father of 8 children, five of them died in Scotland and the other three are Mrs. James Campbell, wife of James H. Campbell of Scotland (Township)...She died in 1875; Peter Clark, now a conductor on the Hannibal and St. Joseph Rail Road; also Dougald Clark, who is in the employ of the C.B.& Q. at Hannibal and where the deceased moved two years ago and died as above stated.
Transcribed 1/9/2016 from a transcription/copy from Macomb Daily Journal Sept 6, 1883.
Peter enlisted and served right along with his son Peter Jr.
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