T.A. CLARK DEAD; LONG ILLINOIS DEAN: For 30 Years Was in Charge of Undergraduate Students at State University. SAW 354 VISITORS A DAY Self-SUpporting in College Days, He Advised Many on Finances -- Was Strict Disciplinarian
see The New York Times, 19 July 1932 Special
See article, "Tommy Arkle" in the 31 Aug 1931 issue of Time Magazine. Vo. XVIII, No. 9; also "Tommy" Who Enjoys Straightening Things Out.
From Wikpedia: Born Thomas Metcalf 11 May 1862 in Minonk, Illinois, to William Metcalf and Mark Arkle. His mother died shortly after his birth, and his father moved the family to Rantoul, Illinois, Father William died in 1872, and Thomas was adopted by his aunt Mary Metcalf Clark, and took her surname. [Wikipedia;, book, Deans of Men and the Shaping of Modern College Culture by Robert Schwartz, 2010]
[Wikipedia might be incorrect... adoptive mother might be Dorothy Metcalf Clark (1812-1897), Memorial #52892784, Maplewood Cemetery, Rantoul, Champaign, Ill. Other details also do not quite align with the primary public records.]
Thomas Arkle Clark was a professor and Dean of Men at the University of Illinois. He is credited with being the first person, in 1909, to hold the title "Dean of Men."
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1870 Census, Rantoul, Champaign, Illinois
Clark, Wm, 56, farmer, 300, 500, b. England [m. 1837 Nov 4 Longbenton, Northumberland, England, father George Clark]
-, Dorothy, 58, keeping house, b. England [father William Metcalf]
-, William, 26, farmer, b. England
-, John, 19, farmer, b. Virginia [b. Nov. 28, 1851 Wheeling WVa]
-, Henry, 15, at home, b. Virginia
-, Thomas, 8, at home, b. Illinois
1877 Jun 24 death of William Clark
1880 Census, Rantoul, Champaign, Illinois
Clark, Dortha, 67, wd, keeping house, b. Eng, parents b. Eng
-, William, 36, son, single, b. Eng, parents b. Eng, maimed/crippled/bedridden
-, Thomas A., 17, adopted son, single, farmer, b. Ill, parents b. Eng, attended school
1887 in Portrait and Biographical Album of Champaign Co." p. 960
"John I Clark... was the fifth of seven born to William and Dorotha (Metcalf) Clark, who were born in England near Newcastle-on-Tyne. William Clark entered the mines at an early age, where he was occupied until 1854, when he emigrated to the United States, and coming to Marshall County, Illinois, continued the same business until 1869, in the meantime being prosperous and accumulating a good property. He then sold out and purchased 120 acres of unimproved land three miles southeast of Rantoul, where he occupied himself in farming until his death, which took place Jun 24, 1877. The mother is still living, and a resident of Urbana. She is now seventy-four years of age, active in mind and body, and takes pride in the fact that she can still perform her household duties as of old. William Clark was a peaceable, law-abiding citizen and a consistent Christian gentleman. He joined the Methodist Episcopal Church in England and continued his membership with that church until his removal to Marshall County, where there was no society of this denomination. He then united with the Congregationalists. During the war he was a stanch supporter of the Union, and his influence was always exerted in behalf of truth and justice."
1897 death of Dorothy Metcalf Clark
1900 Census Urbana City Ward 3, Champaign, Illinois
928 Illinois St.
Clark, Thomas R, 38, b. May 1862 Ill, m3yrs, parents b England, professor, O M H
-, Alice F., 32, b. Nov 1868 Ill, m3yrs, father b. Virginia, mother b. Ohio
1910 Census, Urbana Ward 4, Champaign, Ill
Clark, Thomas A, 47, b. IL
-, Alice V, 40
Walker, Verna B, 22, servant
1914 Canadian Border Crossings, Vermont
Clark, Addie Burr, 45, b 1869 USA, res Plattsburg, NY
-, Jane Perry, 15, b. 1899 USA, res Plattsburg, NY
-, Thomas Ark, 52, b. 1862 Urbana, IL, res Urbana, IL
-, Alice V B, 45, b. 1869 Urbana, IL, res Urbana, IL
Ship: Laurentic, sailing from Liverpool, Eng Aug 29, 1914 to Quebec, Canada, 6 Sept 1914
1920 Census, Urbana, Champaign, Illinois
Clark, Thomas Arkle, 57, b. IL
-, Alice V B, 50, b. IL, father b. VA, mother b. OH
Casey, Lila, 30, servant, b. Virginia
1925 US Passport Application, Champaign Co, Illinois
Thomas Arkle Clark
will be accompanied by my wife Alice V B Clark, who was b. at Henry, Ill on Nov. 13, 1868, to whom I was married August 24th, 1896.
I solemnly swear that I was b. at Minonk, Illinois on 11 May 1862, father William G. Clark was b. Northumberland, England, deceased, he emigrated to the US from the port of Liverpool on or about August 1849, he resided 28 years in the US from 1849 to 1877 at Wheeling WVa, Henry, Illinois and Rantoul, Illinois, that he was a naturalized citizen before the Circuit Court of Marshall County, at Lacon, Illinois in 1855. [this appears to be biography of adoptive father William Clark, husband of Dorothy Clark]
I am about to go abroad temporarily and I will return to the US with 6 months... following countries:
England, Scotland, Spain, France, Switzerland, for travel.
I intend to leave the US from the port of Montreal, Canada, sailing on board the Megantic on May 30, 1925.
Signed Thomas Arkle Clark
Witnessed by John Gray, County Sheriff, I reside at Urbana Illinois, I have know the above-named Thomas Arkle Clark personally for 20 years
Applicant desires passport to be sent to the following address: 1110 West Illinois St, Urbana, Illinois. 14 March 1925
1929 San Francisco Passenger List
Clark, Thomas A., 67, b May 11, 1862 Minonk, IL, res Urbana, IL
-, Alice B, 60, b. Nov. 11, 1868, Henry, IL
SS Ventura, sailing from Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug 9th, arriving San Francisco Aug 15, 1929
1932 Jul 18 death Urbana, Champaign, Illinois
Thomas Arkle Clark
70
b. 11 May 1862 Minonk, Illinios
father William Clark, b. Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, Eng
mother Mary Arkle, b. London, England
occupation dean of men, Univ. Ill
spouse Alice Virginia Broaddus Clark
burial 20 Jul 1932 Urbana, Champaign, Illinois
__________________________________________
FAMILY, parents and siblings
1848 Sep 3 birth Blythe, Northumbria, England
Elizabeth Metcalf
father Wm Metcalf b. England, mother Mary Arkle, b. England
m. Dawson
d. 28 Jan 1920 El Paso, Woodford, Illinois, burial El Paso
1851 Mar 1 birth England
John A. Metcalf
father Wm Metcalf b. England, mother Mary Arkle, b. England
barber
d. 1 Jan 1929 Minonk City, Woodford, Ill, burial Minonk
1851 Cowpen, Northumberland, England
registration district Tyenmouth
residence note Cowpen Quay
Metcalf, William, 33, b. Cowpen, Northumberland
-, Mary, 31, b. Cowpen, Northumberland
-, Ann, 7, b. Cowpen, Northumberland
-, Elizabeth, 2, b. Cowpen, Northumberland
-, John, 1 mos, b. Cowpen, Northumberland
Davidson, Elizabeth, servant, 16, b. Cowpen, Northumberland
1860 Census, Minonk Twp, Woodford, Illinois
Metcalf, William, 48, b. Eng, farmer, 1000, 250
-, Mary, 45, b. Eng
-, Anna, 16, b. Eng
-, Elizabeth, 14, b. Eng
-, John, 9, b. Eng
-, William, 7, b. Ill
Kelley, Michael, 38, b. Ireland
1865 Dec 7 marriage Woodford Co, from genealogy trails dot com for Woodford County
William Martin Metcalf
to
Sarah Ann Martin
1870 Census, Minonk, Woodford, Illinois, June 9
Metcalf, William, 52, b. England, farmer, 3500, 200, parents of foreign birth
-, Sarah, 42, b. Ohio
-, Elizabeth, 20, b. England, without oc, father of foreign birth
-, John, 19, b. England, farm hand, father of foreign birth
-, Joseph, 13, b. Illinois, farm hand, father of foreign birth
-, Harriet, 2, b. Illinois, father of foreign birth
-, Anna, 1/12, b. Illinois b. May, father of foreign birth
1871 Apr 22 birth or christening Minonk, Woodford, Ill
Anna Metcalf
father William Metcalf, mother Sarah Martin
1873 map of Minonk Township, Woodford County, Ill
Wm Metcalf farm
80 acres, in section 12, on the far eastern edge of the township
on an east-west road, on the south side, rectangular farm with a residence in the northeast corner on the very edge of the line to the next township
due east and on the other side of the township from the city of Minonk
In the atlas, the surrounding area was described as level prairie with cola mines producing and excellent quality of coal
1880 Census, Minonk, Woodford, Illinois, June 16
Metcalf, William, 62, widowed, b. England, farmer, parents b. England
-, John, 29, son, b. England, farmer, parents b. England
-, William J., 23, b. Illinois, works on farm
-, Hattie, 12, b. Illinois, intermittent fever [m. 1902 Jan 8 John Redmore]
-, Anna, 10, b. Illinois
___________________________________________________
Father:
From "Past and Present of Woodford County, Illinois, 1878"
"METCALF, WILLIAM, farmer; Sec. 12 : P. O. Minonk; born in Northumberland. England. Aug. 30, 1817; came to this country in 1853. locating in Minonk Township, Woodford Co., on the farm where he now resides. Owns 80 acres of land, valued at $4.000; married in 1841 to Mary Arkle. She was born in England, in 1818; died in 1862. Eight children, four living- John, William J., Elizabeth (wife of Saml. R. Dawson), Thomas A. Lost three-Ann died in 1843. Margaret in 1854. Was again married, in 1866, to Sarah A. Martin; she was born in Ohio; died in 1875. One child- Annie."
William Metcalf, biography p. 434, "Portraits and Biographical Record of Woodford County, 1889", copy located at the Woodford County Historical Society and online. In an article on his daughter Elizabeth Metcalf Dawson: "Mrs. Dawson's maiden name was Elizabeth Metcalf; she was born Sept. 3, 1848, and is a native of England, a daughter of William and Mary (Arkle) Metcalf. They were both born in England, and in 1852 emigrated to America, locating in Virginia, and in 1854 came to Marshall County, Ill. Here he engaged in mining and afterward farming. He removed to Minonk, Woodford County, Ill, in 1858. He and his wife both died in this county, the mother in 1864 and the father in 1882."
Wife Alice Broddus or Broaddus, her father probably Christopher Broddus b. Va, mother Marintha or Minerva b. OH, living in 1870 in Roberts, Marshall, IL; in 1880 also Minerva and children
__________________
Adoptive family before he was born:
[father of Dorothy and William, with siblings?]
1841 Census, Horton, Northumberland, England
Cowpen Colliery New Row
Tynemouth
Mitcalf, William, 50-54, b. Northumberland
-, Elizabeth, 50-54
-, William, 20-24
-, Matthew, 20-24
-, Thomas, 10
-, Joseph, 7
Laws, William, 40-44
Arkle, Thomas, 20-24
-, Dorothy, 15-19
Hepple, Isabella, 5
1815 Mar 2 christening, All Saints, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northumberland, Eng
Dorothy Metcalfe
mother Elizabeth Metcalf
1837 Nov 4 marriage Longbenton, Northumberland, England
William Clark, 23, b. 1814, father George Clark
to
Dorothy Metcalf, 25, b. 1812, father William Metcalf
1860 Census,, Whitefield Town, Marshall, IL
Clarke, Wm G, 45, b. England
-, D. , 48, b. England
-, Kate, 19
-, Wm, 17
-, John, 8
-, Mary, 5, b. Va
see The New York Times, 19 July 1932 Special
See article, "Tommy Arkle" in the 31 Aug 1931 issue of Time Magazine. Vo. XVIII, No. 9; also "Tommy" Who Enjoys Straightening Things Out.
From Wikpedia: Born Thomas Metcalf 11 May 1862 in Minonk, Illinois, to William Metcalf and Mark Arkle. His mother died shortly after his birth, and his father moved the family to Rantoul, Illinois, Father William died in 1872, and Thomas was adopted by his aunt Mary Metcalf Clark, and took her surname. [Wikipedia;, book, Deans of Men and the Shaping of Modern College Culture by Robert Schwartz, 2010]
[Wikipedia might be incorrect... adoptive mother might be Dorothy Metcalf Clark (1812-1897), Memorial #52892784, Maplewood Cemetery, Rantoul, Champaign, Ill. Other details also do not quite align with the primary public records.]
Thomas Arkle Clark was a professor and Dean of Men at the University of Illinois. He is credited with being the first person, in 1909, to hold the title "Dean of Men."
__________________________________________________
1870 Census, Rantoul, Champaign, Illinois
Clark, Wm, 56, farmer, 300, 500, b. England [m. 1837 Nov 4 Longbenton, Northumberland, England, father George Clark]
-, Dorothy, 58, keeping house, b. England [father William Metcalf]
-, William, 26, farmer, b. England
-, John, 19, farmer, b. Virginia [b. Nov. 28, 1851 Wheeling WVa]
-, Henry, 15, at home, b. Virginia
-, Thomas, 8, at home, b. Illinois
1877 Jun 24 death of William Clark
1880 Census, Rantoul, Champaign, Illinois
Clark, Dortha, 67, wd, keeping house, b. Eng, parents b. Eng
-, William, 36, son, single, b. Eng, parents b. Eng, maimed/crippled/bedridden
-, Thomas A., 17, adopted son, single, farmer, b. Ill, parents b. Eng, attended school
1887 in Portrait and Biographical Album of Champaign Co." p. 960
"John I Clark... was the fifth of seven born to William and Dorotha (Metcalf) Clark, who were born in England near Newcastle-on-Tyne. William Clark entered the mines at an early age, where he was occupied until 1854, when he emigrated to the United States, and coming to Marshall County, Illinois, continued the same business until 1869, in the meantime being prosperous and accumulating a good property. He then sold out and purchased 120 acres of unimproved land three miles southeast of Rantoul, where he occupied himself in farming until his death, which took place Jun 24, 1877. The mother is still living, and a resident of Urbana. She is now seventy-four years of age, active in mind and body, and takes pride in the fact that she can still perform her household duties as of old. William Clark was a peaceable, law-abiding citizen and a consistent Christian gentleman. He joined the Methodist Episcopal Church in England and continued his membership with that church until his removal to Marshall County, where there was no society of this denomination. He then united with the Congregationalists. During the war he was a stanch supporter of the Union, and his influence was always exerted in behalf of truth and justice."
1897 death of Dorothy Metcalf Clark
1900 Census Urbana City Ward 3, Champaign, Illinois
928 Illinois St.
Clark, Thomas R, 38, b. May 1862 Ill, m3yrs, parents b England, professor, O M H
-, Alice F., 32, b. Nov 1868 Ill, m3yrs, father b. Virginia, mother b. Ohio
1910 Census, Urbana Ward 4, Champaign, Ill
Clark, Thomas A, 47, b. IL
-, Alice V, 40
Walker, Verna B, 22, servant
1914 Canadian Border Crossings, Vermont
Clark, Addie Burr, 45, b 1869 USA, res Plattsburg, NY
-, Jane Perry, 15, b. 1899 USA, res Plattsburg, NY
-, Thomas Ark, 52, b. 1862 Urbana, IL, res Urbana, IL
-, Alice V B, 45, b. 1869 Urbana, IL, res Urbana, IL
Ship: Laurentic, sailing from Liverpool, Eng Aug 29, 1914 to Quebec, Canada, 6 Sept 1914
1920 Census, Urbana, Champaign, Illinois
Clark, Thomas Arkle, 57, b. IL
-, Alice V B, 50, b. IL, father b. VA, mother b. OH
Casey, Lila, 30, servant, b. Virginia
1925 US Passport Application, Champaign Co, Illinois
Thomas Arkle Clark
will be accompanied by my wife Alice V B Clark, who was b. at Henry, Ill on Nov. 13, 1868, to whom I was married August 24th, 1896.
I solemnly swear that I was b. at Minonk, Illinois on 11 May 1862, father William G. Clark was b. Northumberland, England, deceased, he emigrated to the US from the port of Liverpool on or about August 1849, he resided 28 years in the US from 1849 to 1877 at Wheeling WVa, Henry, Illinois and Rantoul, Illinois, that he was a naturalized citizen before the Circuit Court of Marshall County, at Lacon, Illinois in 1855. [this appears to be biography of adoptive father William Clark, husband of Dorothy Clark]
I am about to go abroad temporarily and I will return to the US with 6 months... following countries:
England, Scotland, Spain, France, Switzerland, for travel.
I intend to leave the US from the port of Montreal, Canada, sailing on board the Megantic on May 30, 1925.
Signed Thomas Arkle Clark
Witnessed by John Gray, County Sheriff, I reside at Urbana Illinois, I have know the above-named Thomas Arkle Clark personally for 20 years
Applicant desires passport to be sent to the following address: 1110 West Illinois St, Urbana, Illinois. 14 March 1925
1929 San Francisco Passenger List
Clark, Thomas A., 67, b May 11, 1862 Minonk, IL, res Urbana, IL
-, Alice B, 60, b. Nov. 11, 1868, Henry, IL
SS Ventura, sailing from Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug 9th, arriving San Francisco Aug 15, 1929
1932 Jul 18 death Urbana, Champaign, Illinois
Thomas Arkle Clark
70
b. 11 May 1862 Minonk, Illinios
father William Clark, b. Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, Eng
mother Mary Arkle, b. London, England
occupation dean of men, Univ. Ill
spouse Alice Virginia Broaddus Clark
burial 20 Jul 1932 Urbana, Champaign, Illinois
__________________________________________
FAMILY, parents and siblings
1848 Sep 3 birth Blythe, Northumbria, England
Elizabeth Metcalf
father Wm Metcalf b. England, mother Mary Arkle, b. England
m. Dawson
d. 28 Jan 1920 El Paso, Woodford, Illinois, burial El Paso
1851 Mar 1 birth England
John A. Metcalf
father Wm Metcalf b. England, mother Mary Arkle, b. England
barber
d. 1 Jan 1929 Minonk City, Woodford, Ill, burial Minonk
1851 Cowpen, Northumberland, England
registration district Tyenmouth
residence note Cowpen Quay
Metcalf, William, 33, b. Cowpen, Northumberland
-, Mary, 31, b. Cowpen, Northumberland
-, Ann, 7, b. Cowpen, Northumberland
-, Elizabeth, 2, b. Cowpen, Northumberland
-, John, 1 mos, b. Cowpen, Northumberland
Davidson, Elizabeth, servant, 16, b. Cowpen, Northumberland
1860 Census, Minonk Twp, Woodford, Illinois
Metcalf, William, 48, b. Eng, farmer, 1000, 250
-, Mary, 45, b. Eng
-, Anna, 16, b. Eng
-, Elizabeth, 14, b. Eng
-, John, 9, b. Eng
-, William, 7, b. Ill
Kelley, Michael, 38, b. Ireland
1865 Dec 7 marriage Woodford Co, from genealogy trails dot com for Woodford County
William Martin Metcalf
to
Sarah Ann Martin
1870 Census, Minonk, Woodford, Illinois, June 9
Metcalf, William, 52, b. England, farmer, 3500, 200, parents of foreign birth
-, Sarah, 42, b. Ohio
-, Elizabeth, 20, b. England, without oc, father of foreign birth
-, John, 19, b. England, farm hand, father of foreign birth
-, Joseph, 13, b. Illinois, farm hand, father of foreign birth
-, Harriet, 2, b. Illinois, father of foreign birth
-, Anna, 1/12, b. Illinois b. May, father of foreign birth
1871 Apr 22 birth or christening Minonk, Woodford, Ill
Anna Metcalf
father William Metcalf, mother Sarah Martin
1873 map of Minonk Township, Woodford County, Ill
Wm Metcalf farm
80 acres, in section 12, on the far eastern edge of the township
on an east-west road, on the south side, rectangular farm with a residence in the northeast corner on the very edge of the line to the next township
due east and on the other side of the township from the city of Minonk
In the atlas, the surrounding area was described as level prairie with cola mines producing and excellent quality of coal
1880 Census, Minonk, Woodford, Illinois, June 16
Metcalf, William, 62, widowed, b. England, farmer, parents b. England
-, John, 29, son, b. England, farmer, parents b. England
-, William J., 23, b. Illinois, works on farm
-, Hattie, 12, b. Illinois, intermittent fever [m. 1902 Jan 8 John Redmore]
-, Anna, 10, b. Illinois
___________________________________________________
Father:
From "Past and Present of Woodford County, Illinois, 1878"
"METCALF, WILLIAM, farmer; Sec. 12 : P. O. Minonk; born in Northumberland. England. Aug. 30, 1817; came to this country in 1853. locating in Minonk Township, Woodford Co., on the farm where he now resides. Owns 80 acres of land, valued at $4.000; married in 1841 to Mary Arkle. She was born in England, in 1818; died in 1862. Eight children, four living- John, William J., Elizabeth (wife of Saml. R. Dawson), Thomas A. Lost three-Ann died in 1843. Margaret in 1854. Was again married, in 1866, to Sarah A. Martin; she was born in Ohio; died in 1875. One child- Annie."
William Metcalf, biography p. 434, "Portraits and Biographical Record of Woodford County, 1889", copy located at the Woodford County Historical Society and online. In an article on his daughter Elizabeth Metcalf Dawson: "Mrs. Dawson's maiden name was Elizabeth Metcalf; she was born Sept. 3, 1848, and is a native of England, a daughter of William and Mary (Arkle) Metcalf. They were both born in England, and in 1852 emigrated to America, locating in Virginia, and in 1854 came to Marshall County, Ill. Here he engaged in mining and afterward farming. He removed to Minonk, Woodford County, Ill, in 1858. He and his wife both died in this county, the mother in 1864 and the father in 1882."
Wife Alice Broddus or Broaddus, her father probably Christopher Broddus b. Va, mother Marintha or Minerva b. OH, living in 1870 in Roberts, Marshall, IL; in 1880 also Minerva and children
__________________
Adoptive family before he was born:
[father of Dorothy and William, with siblings?]
1841 Census, Horton, Northumberland, England
Cowpen Colliery New Row
Tynemouth
Mitcalf, William, 50-54, b. Northumberland
-, Elizabeth, 50-54
-, William, 20-24
-, Matthew, 20-24
-, Thomas, 10
-, Joseph, 7
Laws, William, 40-44
Arkle, Thomas, 20-24
-, Dorothy, 15-19
Hepple, Isabella, 5
1815 Mar 2 christening, All Saints, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northumberland, Eng
Dorothy Metcalfe
mother Elizabeth Metcalf
1837 Nov 4 marriage Longbenton, Northumberland, England
William Clark, 23, b. 1814, father George Clark
to
Dorothy Metcalf, 25, b. 1812, father William Metcalf
1860 Census,, Whitefield Town, Marshall, IL
Clarke, Wm G, 45, b. England
-, D. , 48, b. England
-, Kate, 19
-, Wm, 17
-, John, 8
-, Mary, 5, b. Va
T.A. CLARK DEAD; LONG ILLINOIS DEAN: For 30 Years Was in Charge of Undergraduate Students at State University. SAW 354 VISITORS A DAY Self-SUpporting in College Days, He Advised Many on Finances -- Was Strict Disciplinarian
see The New York Times, 19 July 1932 Special
See article, "Tommy Arkle" in the 31 Aug 1931 issue of Time Magazine. Vo. XVIII, No. 9; also "Tommy" Who Enjoys Straightening Things Out.
From Wikpedia: Born Thomas Metcalf 11 May 1862 in Minonk, Illinois, to William Metcalf and Mark Arkle. His mother died shortly after his birth, and his father moved the family to Rantoul, Illinois, Father William died in 1872, and Thomas was adopted by his aunt Mary Metcalf Clark, and took her surname. [Wikipedia;, book, Deans of Men and the Shaping of Modern College Culture by Robert Schwartz, 2010]
[Wikipedia might be incorrect... adoptive mother might be Dorothy Metcalf Clark (1812-1897), Memorial #52892784, Maplewood Cemetery, Rantoul, Champaign, Ill. Other details also do not quite align with the primary public records.]
Thomas Arkle Clark was a professor and Dean of Men at the University of Illinois. He is credited with being the first person, in 1909, to hold the title "Dean of Men."
__________________________________________________
1870 Census, Rantoul, Champaign, Illinois
Clark, Wm, 56, farmer, 300, 500, b. England [m. 1837 Nov 4 Longbenton, Northumberland, England, father George Clark]
-, Dorothy, 58, keeping house, b. England [father William Metcalf]
-, William, 26, farmer, b. England
-, John, 19, farmer, b. Virginia [b. Nov. 28, 1851 Wheeling WVa]
-, Henry, 15, at home, b. Virginia
-, Thomas, 8, at home, b. Illinois
1877 Jun 24 death of William Clark
1880 Census, Rantoul, Champaign, Illinois
Clark, Dortha, 67, wd, keeping house, b. Eng, parents b. Eng
-, William, 36, son, single, b. Eng, parents b. Eng, maimed/crippled/bedridden
-, Thomas A., 17, adopted son, single, farmer, b. Ill, parents b. Eng, attended school
1887 in Portrait and Biographical Album of Champaign Co." p. 960
"John I Clark... was the fifth of seven born to William and Dorotha (Metcalf) Clark, who were born in England near Newcastle-on-Tyne. William Clark entered the mines at an early age, where he was occupied until 1854, when he emigrated to the United States, and coming to Marshall County, Illinois, continued the same business until 1869, in the meantime being prosperous and accumulating a good property. He then sold out and purchased 120 acres of unimproved land three miles southeast of Rantoul, where he occupied himself in farming until his death, which took place Jun 24, 1877. The mother is still living, and a resident of Urbana. She is now seventy-four years of age, active in mind and body, and takes pride in the fact that she can still perform her household duties as of old. William Clark was a peaceable, law-abiding citizen and a consistent Christian gentleman. He joined the Methodist Episcopal Church in England and continued his membership with that church until his removal to Marshall County, where there was no society of this denomination. He then united with the Congregationalists. During the war he was a stanch supporter of the Union, and his influence was always exerted in behalf of truth and justice."
1897 death of Dorothy Metcalf Clark
1900 Census Urbana City Ward 3, Champaign, Illinois
928 Illinois St.
Clark, Thomas R, 38, b. May 1862 Ill, m3yrs, parents b England, professor, O M H
-, Alice F., 32, b. Nov 1868 Ill, m3yrs, father b. Virginia, mother b. Ohio
1910 Census, Urbana Ward 4, Champaign, Ill
Clark, Thomas A, 47, b. IL
-, Alice V, 40
Walker, Verna B, 22, servant
1914 Canadian Border Crossings, Vermont
Clark, Addie Burr, 45, b 1869 USA, res Plattsburg, NY
-, Jane Perry, 15, b. 1899 USA, res Plattsburg, NY
-, Thomas Ark, 52, b. 1862 Urbana, IL, res Urbana, IL
-, Alice V B, 45, b. 1869 Urbana, IL, res Urbana, IL
Ship: Laurentic, sailing from Liverpool, Eng Aug 29, 1914 to Quebec, Canada, 6 Sept 1914
1920 Census, Urbana, Champaign, Illinois
Clark, Thomas Arkle, 57, b. IL
-, Alice V B, 50, b. IL, father b. VA, mother b. OH
Casey, Lila, 30, servant, b. Virginia
1925 US Passport Application, Champaign Co, Illinois
Thomas Arkle Clark
will be accompanied by my wife Alice V B Clark, who was b. at Henry, Ill on Nov. 13, 1868, to whom I was married August 24th, 1896.
I solemnly swear that I was b. at Minonk, Illinois on 11 May 1862, father William G. Clark was b. Northumberland, England, deceased, he emigrated to the US from the port of Liverpool on or about August 1849, he resided 28 years in the US from 1849 to 1877 at Wheeling WVa, Henry, Illinois and Rantoul, Illinois, that he was a naturalized citizen before the Circuit Court of Marshall County, at Lacon, Illinois in 1855. [this appears to be biography of adoptive father William Clark, husband of Dorothy Clark]
I am about to go abroad temporarily and I will return to the US with 6 months... following countries:
England, Scotland, Spain, France, Switzerland, for travel.
I intend to leave the US from the port of Montreal, Canada, sailing on board the Megantic on May 30, 1925.
Signed Thomas Arkle Clark
Witnessed by John Gray, County Sheriff, I reside at Urbana Illinois, I have know the above-named Thomas Arkle Clark personally for 20 years
Applicant desires passport to be sent to the following address: 1110 West Illinois St, Urbana, Illinois. 14 March 1925
1929 San Francisco Passenger List
Clark, Thomas A., 67, b May 11, 1862 Minonk, IL, res Urbana, IL
-, Alice B, 60, b. Nov. 11, 1868, Henry, IL
SS Ventura, sailing from Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug 9th, arriving San Francisco Aug 15, 1929
1932 Jul 18 death Urbana, Champaign, Illinois
Thomas Arkle Clark
70
b. 11 May 1862 Minonk, Illinios
father William Clark, b. Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, Eng
mother Mary Arkle, b. London, England
occupation dean of men, Univ. Ill
spouse Alice Virginia Broaddus Clark
burial 20 Jul 1932 Urbana, Champaign, Illinois
__________________________________________
FAMILY, parents and siblings
1848 Sep 3 birth Blythe, Northumbria, England
Elizabeth Metcalf
father Wm Metcalf b. England, mother Mary Arkle, b. England
m. Dawson
d. 28 Jan 1920 El Paso, Woodford, Illinois, burial El Paso
1851 Mar 1 birth England
John A. Metcalf
father Wm Metcalf b. England, mother Mary Arkle, b. England
barber
d. 1 Jan 1929 Minonk City, Woodford, Ill, burial Minonk
1851 Cowpen, Northumberland, England
registration district Tyenmouth
residence note Cowpen Quay
Metcalf, William, 33, b. Cowpen, Northumberland
-, Mary, 31, b. Cowpen, Northumberland
-, Ann, 7, b. Cowpen, Northumberland
-, Elizabeth, 2, b. Cowpen, Northumberland
-, John, 1 mos, b. Cowpen, Northumberland
Davidson, Elizabeth, servant, 16, b. Cowpen, Northumberland
1860 Census, Minonk Twp, Woodford, Illinois
Metcalf, William, 48, b. Eng, farmer, 1000, 250
-, Mary, 45, b. Eng
-, Anna, 16, b. Eng
-, Elizabeth, 14, b. Eng
-, John, 9, b. Eng
-, William, 7, b. Ill
Kelley, Michael, 38, b. Ireland
1865 Dec 7 marriage Woodford Co, from genealogy trails dot com for Woodford County
William Martin Metcalf
to
Sarah Ann Martin
1870 Census, Minonk, Woodford, Illinois, June 9
Metcalf, William, 52, b. England, farmer, 3500, 200, parents of foreign birth
-, Sarah, 42, b. Ohio
-, Elizabeth, 20, b. England, without oc, father of foreign birth
-, John, 19, b. England, farm hand, father of foreign birth
-, Joseph, 13, b. Illinois, farm hand, father of foreign birth
-, Harriet, 2, b. Illinois, father of foreign birth
-, Anna, 1/12, b. Illinois b. May, father of foreign birth
1871 Apr 22 birth or christening Minonk, Woodford, Ill
Anna Metcalf
father William Metcalf, mother Sarah Martin
1873 map of Minonk Township, Woodford County, Ill
Wm Metcalf farm
80 acres, in section 12, on the far eastern edge of the township
on an east-west road, on the south side, rectangular farm with a residence in the northeast corner on the very edge of the line to the next township
due east and on the other side of the township from the city of Minonk
In the atlas, the surrounding area was described as level prairie with cola mines producing and excellent quality of coal
1880 Census, Minonk, Woodford, Illinois, June 16
Metcalf, William, 62, widowed, b. England, farmer, parents b. England
-, John, 29, son, b. England, farmer, parents b. England
-, William J., 23, b. Illinois, works on farm
-, Hattie, 12, b. Illinois, intermittent fever [m. 1902 Jan 8 John Redmore]
-, Anna, 10, b. Illinois
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Father:
From "Past and Present of Woodford County, Illinois, 1878"
"METCALF, WILLIAM, farmer; Sec. 12 : P. O. Minonk; born in Northumberland. England. Aug. 30, 1817; came to this country in 1853. locating in Minonk Township, Woodford Co., on the farm where he now resides. Owns 80 acres of land, valued at $4.000; married in 1841 to Mary Arkle. She was born in England, in 1818; died in 1862. Eight children, four living- John, William J., Elizabeth (wife of Saml. R. Dawson), Thomas A. Lost three-Ann died in 1843. Margaret in 1854. Was again married, in 1866, to Sarah A. Martin; she was born in Ohio; died in 1875. One child- Annie."
William Metcalf, biography p. 434, "Portraits and Biographical Record of Woodford County, 1889", copy located at the Woodford County Historical Society and online. In an article on his daughter Elizabeth Metcalf Dawson: "Mrs. Dawson's maiden name was Elizabeth Metcalf; she was born Sept. 3, 1848, and is a native of England, a daughter of William and Mary (Arkle) Metcalf. They were both born in England, and in 1852 emigrated to America, locating in Virginia, and in 1854 came to Marshall County, Ill. Here he engaged in mining and afterward farming. He removed to Minonk, Woodford County, Ill, in 1858. He and his wife both died in this county, the mother in 1864 and the father in 1882."
Wife Alice Broddus or Broaddus, her father probably Christopher Broddus b. Va, mother Marintha or Minerva b. OH, living in 1870 in Roberts, Marshall, IL; in 1880 also Minerva and children
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Adoptive family before he was born:
[father of Dorothy and William, with siblings?]
1841 Census, Horton, Northumberland, England
Cowpen Colliery New Row
Tynemouth
Mitcalf, William, 50-54, b. Northumberland
-, Elizabeth, 50-54
-, William, 20-24
-, Matthew, 20-24
-, Thomas, 10
-, Joseph, 7
Laws, William, 40-44
Arkle, Thomas, 20-24
-, Dorothy, 15-19
Hepple, Isabella, 5
1815 Mar 2 christening, All Saints, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northumberland, Eng
Dorothy Metcalfe
mother Elizabeth Metcalf
1837 Nov 4 marriage Longbenton, Northumberland, England
William Clark, 23, b. 1814, father George Clark
to
Dorothy Metcalf, 25, b. 1812, father William Metcalf
1860 Census,, Whitefield Town, Marshall, IL
Clarke, Wm G, 45, b. England
-, D. , 48, b. England
-, Kate, 19
-, Wm, 17
-, John, 8
-, Mary, 5, b. Va
see The New York Times, 19 July 1932 Special
See article, "Tommy Arkle" in the 31 Aug 1931 issue of Time Magazine. Vo. XVIII, No. 9; also "Tommy" Who Enjoys Straightening Things Out.
From Wikpedia: Born Thomas Metcalf 11 May 1862 in Minonk, Illinois, to William Metcalf and Mark Arkle. His mother died shortly after his birth, and his father moved the family to Rantoul, Illinois, Father William died in 1872, and Thomas was adopted by his aunt Mary Metcalf Clark, and took her surname. [Wikipedia;, book, Deans of Men and the Shaping of Modern College Culture by Robert Schwartz, 2010]
[Wikipedia might be incorrect... adoptive mother might be Dorothy Metcalf Clark (1812-1897), Memorial #52892784, Maplewood Cemetery, Rantoul, Champaign, Ill. Other details also do not quite align with the primary public records.]
Thomas Arkle Clark was a professor and Dean of Men at the University of Illinois. He is credited with being the first person, in 1909, to hold the title "Dean of Men."
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1870 Census, Rantoul, Champaign, Illinois
Clark, Wm, 56, farmer, 300, 500, b. England [m. 1837 Nov 4 Longbenton, Northumberland, England, father George Clark]
-, Dorothy, 58, keeping house, b. England [father William Metcalf]
-, William, 26, farmer, b. England
-, John, 19, farmer, b. Virginia [b. Nov. 28, 1851 Wheeling WVa]
-, Henry, 15, at home, b. Virginia
-, Thomas, 8, at home, b. Illinois
1877 Jun 24 death of William Clark
1880 Census, Rantoul, Champaign, Illinois
Clark, Dortha, 67, wd, keeping house, b. Eng, parents b. Eng
-, William, 36, son, single, b. Eng, parents b. Eng, maimed/crippled/bedridden
-, Thomas A., 17, adopted son, single, farmer, b. Ill, parents b. Eng, attended school
1887 in Portrait and Biographical Album of Champaign Co." p. 960
"John I Clark... was the fifth of seven born to William and Dorotha (Metcalf) Clark, who were born in England near Newcastle-on-Tyne. William Clark entered the mines at an early age, where he was occupied until 1854, when he emigrated to the United States, and coming to Marshall County, Illinois, continued the same business until 1869, in the meantime being prosperous and accumulating a good property. He then sold out and purchased 120 acres of unimproved land three miles southeast of Rantoul, where he occupied himself in farming until his death, which took place Jun 24, 1877. The mother is still living, and a resident of Urbana. She is now seventy-four years of age, active in mind and body, and takes pride in the fact that she can still perform her household duties as of old. William Clark was a peaceable, law-abiding citizen and a consistent Christian gentleman. He joined the Methodist Episcopal Church in England and continued his membership with that church until his removal to Marshall County, where there was no society of this denomination. He then united with the Congregationalists. During the war he was a stanch supporter of the Union, and his influence was always exerted in behalf of truth and justice."
1897 death of Dorothy Metcalf Clark
1900 Census Urbana City Ward 3, Champaign, Illinois
928 Illinois St.
Clark, Thomas R, 38, b. May 1862 Ill, m3yrs, parents b England, professor, O M H
-, Alice F., 32, b. Nov 1868 Ill, m3yrs, father b. Virginia, mother b. Ohio
1910 Census, Urbana Ward 4, Champaign, Ill
Clark, Thomas A, 47, b. IL
-, Alice V, 40
Walker, Verna B, 22, servant
1914 Canadian Border Crossings, Vermont
Clark, Addie Burr, 45, b 1869 USA, res Plattsburg, NY
-, Jane Perry, 15, b. 1899 USA, res Plattsburg, NY
-, Thomas Ark, 52, b. 1862 Urbana, IL, res Urbana, IL
-, Alice V B, 45, b. 1869 Urbana, IL, res Urbana, IL
Ship: Laurentic, sailing from Liverpool, Eng Aug 29, 1914 to Quebec, Canada, 6 Sept 1914
1920 Census, Urbana, Champaign, Illinois
Clark, Thomas Arkle, 57, b. IL
-, Alice V B, 50, b. IL, father b. VA, mother b. OH
Casey, Lila, 30, servant, b. Virginia
1925 US Passport Application, Champaign Co, Illinois
Thomas Arkle Clark
will be accompanied by my wife Alice V B Clark, who was b. at Henry, Ill on Nov. 13, 1868, to whom I was married August 24th, 1896.
I solemnly swear that I was b. at Minonk, Illinois on 11 May 1862, father William G. Clark was b. Northumberland, England, deceased, he emigrated to the US from the port of Liverpool on or about August 1849, he resided 28 years in the US from 1849 to 1877 at Wheeling WVa, Henry, Illinois and Rantoul, Illinois, that he was a naturalized citizen before the Circuit Court of Marshall County, at Lacon, Illinois in 1855. [this appears to be biography of adoptive father William Clark, husband of Dorothy Clark]
I am about to go abroad temporarily and I will return to the US with 6 months... following countries:
England, Scotland, Spain, France, Switzerland, for travel.
I intend to leave the US from the port of Montreal, Canada, sailing on board the Megantic on May 30, 1925.
Signed Thomas Arkle Clark
Witnessed by John Gray, County Sheriff, I reside at Urbana Illinois, I have know the above-named Thomas Arkle Clark personally for 20 years
Applicant desires passport to be sent to the following address: 1110 West Illinois St, Urbana, Illinois. 14 March 1925
1929 San Francisco Passenger List
Clark, Thomas A., 67, b May 11, 1862 Minonk, IL, res Urbana, IL
-, Alice B, 60, b. Nov. 11, 1868, Henry, IL
SS Ventura, sailing from Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug 9th, arriving San Francisco Aug 15, 1929
1932 Jul 18 death Urbana, Champaign, Illinois
Thomas Arkle Clark
70
b. 11 May 1862 Minonk, Illinios
father William Clark, b. Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, Eng
mother Mary Arkle, b. London, England
occupation dean of men, Univ. Ill
spouse Alice Virginia Broaddus Clark
burial 20 Jul 1932 Urbana, Champaign, Illinois
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FAMILY, parents and siblings
1848 Sep 3 birth Blythe, Northumbria, England
Elizabeth Metcalf
father Wm Metcalf b. England, mother Mary Arkle, b. England
m. Dawson
d. 28 Jan 1920 El Paso, Woodford, Illinois, burial El Paso
1851 Mar 1 birth England
John A. Metcalf
father Wm Metcalf b. England, mother Mary Arkle, b. England
barber
d. 1 Jan 1929 Minonk City, Woodford, Ill, burial Minonk
1851 Cowpen, Northumberland, England
registration district Tyenmouth
residence note Cowpen Quay
Metcalf, William, 33, b. Cowpen, Northumberland
-, Mary, 31, b. Cowpen, Northumberland
-, Ann, 7, b. Cowpen, Northumberland
-, Elizabeth, 2, b. Cowpen, Northumberland
-, John, 1 mos, b. Cowpen, Northumberland
Davidson, Elizabeth, servant, 16, b. Cowpen, Northumberland
1860 Census, Minonk Twp, Woodford, Illinois
Metcalf, William, 48, b. Eng, farmer, 1000, 250
-, Mary, 45, b. Eng
-, Anna, 16, b. Eng
-, Elizabeth, 14, b. Eng
-, John, 9, b. Eng
-, William, 7, b. Ill
Kelley, Michael, 38, b. Ireland
1865 Dec 7 marriage Woodford Co, from genealogy trails dot com for Woodford County
William Martin Metcalf
to
Sarah Ann Martin
1870 Census, Minonk, Woodford, Illinois, June 9
Metcalf, William, 52, b. England, farmer, 3500, 200, parents of foreign birth
-, Sarah, 42, b. Ohio
-, Elizabeth, 20, b. England, without oc, father of foreign birth
-, John, 19, b. England, farm hand, father of foreign birth
-, Joseph, 13, b. Illinois, farm hand, father of foreign birth
-, Harriet, 2, b. Illinois, father of foreign birth
-, Anna, 1/12, b. Illinois b. May, father of foreign birth
1871 Apr 22 birth or christening Minonk, Woodford, Ill
Anna Metcalf
father William Metcalf, mother Sarah Martin
1873 map of Minonk Township, Woodford County, Ill
Wm Metcalf farm
80 acres, in section 12, on the far eastern edge of the township
on an east-west road, on the south side, rectangular farm with a residence in the northeast corner on the very edge of the line to the next township
due east and on the other side of the township from the city of Minonk
In the atlas, the surrounding area was described as level prairie with cola mines producing and excellent quality of coal
1880 Census, Minonk, Woodford, Illinois, June 16
Metcalf, William, 62, widowed, b. England, farmer, parents b. England
-, John, 29, son, b. England, farmer, parents b. England
-, William J., 23, b. Illinois, works on farm
-, Hattie, 12, b. Illinois, intermittent fever [m. 1902 Jan 8 John Redmore]
-, Anna, 10, b. Illinois
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Father:
From "Past and Present of Woodford County, Illinois, 1878"
"METCALF, WILLIAM, farmer; Sec. 12 : P. O. Minonk; born in Northumberland. England. Aug. 30, 1817; came to this country in 1853. locating in Minonk Township, Woodford Co., on the farm where he now resides. Owns 80 acres of land, valued at $4.000; married in 1841 to Mary Arkle. She was born in England, in 1818; died in 1862. Eight children, four living- John, William J., Elizabeth (wife of Saml. R. Dawson), Thomas A. Lost three-Ann died in 1843. Margaret in 1854. Was again married, in 1866, to Sarah A. Martin; she was born in Ohio; died in 1875. One child- Annie."
William Metcalf, biography p. 434, "Portraits and Biographical Record of Woodford County, 1889", copy located at the Woodford County Historical Society and online. In an article on his daughter Elizabeth Metcalf Dawson: "Mrs. Dawson's maiden name was Elizabeth Metcalf; she was born Sept. 3, 1848, and is a native of England, a daughter of William and Mary (Arkle) Metcalf. They were both born in England, and in 1852 emigrated to America, locating in Virginia, and in 1854 came to Marshall County, Ill. Here he engaged in mining and afterward farming. He removed to Minonk, Woodford County, Ill, in 1858. He and his wife both died in this county, the mother in 1864 and the father in 1882."
Wife Alice Broddus or Broaddus, her father probably Christopher Broddus b. Va, mother Marintha or Minerva b. OH, living in 1870 in Roberts, Marshall, IL; in 1880 also Minerva and children
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Adoptive family before he was born:
[father of Dorothy and William, with siblings?]
1841 Census, Horton, Northumberland, England
Cowpen Colliery New Row
Tynemouth
Mitcalf, William, 50-54, b. Northumberland
-, Elizabeth, 50-54
-, William, 20-24
-, Matthew, 20-24
-, Thomas, 10
-, Joseph, 7
Laws, William, 40-44
Arkle, Thomas, 20-24
-, Dorothy, 15-19
Hepple, Isabella, 5
1815 Mar 2 christening, All Saints, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northumberland, Eng
Dorothy Metcalfe
mother Elizabeth Metcalf
1837 Nov 4 marriage Longbenton, Northumberland, England
William Clark, 23, b. 1814, father George Clark
to
Dorothy Metcalf, 25, b. 1812, father William Metcalf
1860 Census,, Whitefield Town, Marshall, IL
Clarke, Wm G, 45, b. England
-, D. , 48, b. England
-, Kate, 19
-, Wm, 17
-, John, 8
-, Mary, 5, b. Va
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