George H. Clark and Elizabeth Scott

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Husband George H. Clark ¹

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           Born: Abt 1812 - New Berlin, Adams Co, PA
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           Died: 1866 1
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         Father: George Clark (      -      ) 1
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Wife Elizabeth Scott ¹

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           Born: Abt 1817
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           Died: 1893 1
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         Father: Maj. Francis Scott (      -      ) 1
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Children

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1 M William A. Clark ^{2 3}

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           Born: 25 Mar 1843 - New Wilmington, Lawrence Co, PA 4
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           Died: Aft 1897
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         Spouse: Elizabeth Aults (      -1874) 4
           Marr: 1865 4

         Spouse: Martha F. Jones (      -      ) 3 4
           Marr: 1877 4

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2 F Mary L. Clark ⁴

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         Spouse: [Unk] Moore (      -      ) 4

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3 M Frank S. Clark ⁴

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4 M George P. Clark ⁴

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           Died: Bef 1897 - Prairie City, Jasper Co, IA
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General Notes: Husband - George H. Clark

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He and his wife came as pioneers from York, Pennsylvania, to Lawrence County. By trade George Clark was a tailor, but he was mainly known as a general merchant and postmaster at New Wilmington. [TCHNCLC, 953]

He naturally learned his father's trade, tailoring, a trade that was especially useful and remunerative at that time. He continued in that line, and in 1832, with a desire to more rapidly better his financial condition, moved to New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, where he opened a hotel, at the same time working at his trade and employing several journeymen tailors. Mr. Clark, while a finished workman in all the branches of his craft, was a most expert cutter. It took very little time for his neighbors to become cognizant of that fact, so it got to be quite the custom in the neighborhood to buy suitings of him, which he would cut for the different individuals of the family. These fabrics, cut to measure, were then taken home and made up into handsome suits by means of the housewife's busy needle.
About 1860, Mr. Clark determined to embark in the mercantile business, and so gave up his work in the tailoring line. He then opened up a large store, which he conducted with marked success up to the date of his death.
Possessed of unusually sound judgment, keen in perception, firm in opinion and strong in character, he was a man to whom many went with their perplexities. During the period of inflated and uncertain money, he was relied upon by people for many miles around to pass judgment as to the real value of the currency that found its way into their hands, and it was a rare occurrence for him to blunder. He was a strong Whig, but later on joined his fortunes to the party of Lincoln and Sumner. Many times would his admiring fellow-citizens have bestowed public office upon him, but he had no ambition in that line.
He and his wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal denomination.

1 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 511.

2 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 510.

3 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 952.

4 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 512.