Thomas Clark and Nancy Crowder

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Husband Thomas Clark ^{1 2}

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           Born: 12 Feb 1793 - Stanwick, North Hamptonshire, England 3
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         Father: Thomas Clark (      -      ) 3
         Mother: Mary Presland (      -      ) 3

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       Marriage: 1832 3

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Wife Nancy Crowder ¹

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            AKA: Nancy Crauder 2
           Born: 1809 - Lancaster Co, PA 2
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         Father: John Crowder (      -      ) 3
         Mother: Elizabeth Young (      -      ) 3

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1 F Louisa Clark ^{2 3}

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2 M Joseph P. Clark ^{2 3}

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           Born: 2 Aug 1835 - Hickory Twp, Mercer Co, PA 2
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         Spouse: Mary Ashton (1838-1905) 4
           Marr: 11 Mar 1857 5

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3 M Edmond F. Clark ³

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            AKA: Edmund F. Clark 2
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4 F Lucy Jane Clark ^{2 3}

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5 M John L. Clark ^{2 3}

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6 F Elizabeth Ann Clark ^{2 3}

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         Spouse: Ezra Whitecraft (      -      ) 2

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7 M Robert Clark ^{2 3}

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8 F Mary Clark ⁶

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         Spouse: Louis Buchholz (1837-      ) 7
           Marr: 25 Jun 1884 6

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9 F Florence Clark ^{2 3}

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10 M James T. Clark ^{2 3}

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11 M Alfred D. Clark ^{2 3}

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General Notes: Husband - Thomas Clark

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He was born in England and immigrated to North America about 1827, and located at Fort Erie, Canada, opposite the city of Buffalo, New York, remaining there five years working at his trade of miller. He then came to New Castle, Pennsylvania, where he took charge of a mill. In the fall of 1833 he purchased the mill located on the Shenango River, near Sharon, known as "Clark's Mill," and kept it in constant operation up to 1843. Mr. Clark during that period did the principal milling business of this location. He was also extensively engaged in farming, cultivating some 200 acres in connection with his mill. He was identified with the late Joel B. Curtis in the construction of the old Sharon Rolling Mill, as one of the stockholders. Mr. Clark was a stanch Democrat, and always took great interest in the success of his party.
When he died he left a widow and eleven children.

He was a man of varied talents. In his earlier life he devoted considerable of his time to music and upon first settling at Fort Erie, Canada, earned quite a high reputation there as organist of the local Episcopal church. He afterward removed to Buffalo, New York, where he lived for five years previous to becoming a resident of New Castle, Pennsylvania. After one year spent in that place he rented the old Quinby grist mill, which then stood on the present site of Sharon and is still in existence. After operating this pioneer plant for some time he purchased the old Mitcheltree mill, which later was remodeled and became widely known as the Clark mill. He first moved into a log house and made this not only his home but the headquarters for a trade in furs and wool. Still later he operated a woolen mill, running several carding machines and making not a little cloth for the early settlers of his locality. He had the enterprise and foresight to always pay the farmers cash for their grain and wool, these dealings bringing him considerable trade which he otherwise would not have obtained. He thus became a pioneer in the early industries of Mercer County, having the honor, among other things, of putting into his grist mill the first burr stones for grinding wheat which were used in this locality. In 1871 Thomas Clark built a modern family residence on the banks of the Shenango river opposite the old grist mill which was the basis of his prosperity. During the later years of his life he devoted most of his time to farming and the care of his homestead and at the time of his death he was one of the most extensive land owners of western Mercer County. He remained to the last a faithful member of the Church of England. His American citizenship was firmly founded on the Democratic principles as established by Jefferson and Jackson. [HMC 1909, 384]

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General Notes: Wife - Nancy Crowder

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near Sharon, Mercer Co, PA

1 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 710, 863.

2 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 384.

3 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 863.

4 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 705.

5 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 385.

6 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 710.

7 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 709.