CLARK, William 1846

CLARK, WALLACE

Posted By: P. Bergmeier (email)
Date: 2/26/2005 at 19:18:42

William Clark, a prominent farmer and stock-raiser of Spring Creek Township, was born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, April 12, 1846, a son of John and Barbara Clark. His parents moved to Black Hawk County, Iowa, in 1854, and here he was reared. His parents died in this county leaving a large estate to their children, which they had acquired by many years of arduous toil and frugality.

There was a family of eight children--Simon, now of Missouri; George, Lewis, Andrew, Henry, Nancy, wife of John Howery; Emeline, wife of D.B. Teeter; and William. William Clark was reared in Black Hawk County, receiving a fair education in the common schools. He has been an industrious man, and has added to the estate left him by his father until he now owns 343 acres of fair land. He is one of the prominent residents of the township, and has held many local positions of trust. In politics he is a Democrat.

He was married January 1, 1873, to Ada Wallace, daughter of James Wallace of Benton County.

[ History and Biographical Record of Black Hawk County, Iowa, 1886 ]