CLARK, E. F.

CLARK, CLARKE, FULLER

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Date: 6/1/2005 at 08:48:37

Biography reproduced from page 486 of the History of Kossuth and Humboldt Counties, Iowa published in 1884:

E. F. Clark was born in Batavia, N. Y., Feb. 22, 1833. In 1855 he removed to Pepin, Wis., teaching writing school at that place for eighteen months. He then spent a year and a half at St. Croix Falls, being clerk in the United States land office. He then went to Hudson, Wis., where he obtained a position as bookkeeper in a steamboat warehouse. In 1865 he started for New Orleans, reached Hannibal, Mo., made a short stay, and went to Leavenworth, Kansas, obtaining a situation as a clerk in a store. He came that winter to Burlington, Iowa, being employed as shipping clerk in the Burlington & Missouri River railway office for a few months. In March, 1866, he took charge of Ogden & Copp’s books, on a steamboat line, with whom he remained six months. He then went to Boonesville, Mo., operating the Boonesville House for one year, after which he quit the hotel business and removed to Omaha, Neb., remaining there eighteen months as shipping clerk in the Union Pacific railroad office. He then took a homestead in Washington Co., Neb., where he remained five years, then sold out and went to Laramie City, Wyoming territory. After remaining there one winter he went to Fort Dodge, Iowa, and clerked for Boynton & Plum and W. B. Surdam, dry goods merchants, for three years. In 1878 Mr. Clark came to Kossuth Co., Iowa, purchasing 160 acres of land on section 22 and 27, Greenwood township. He resided on this farm until Jan. 1, 1882, when he removed to Bancroft to take charge of the postoffice, having been appointed postmaster while living on the farm. He has held the position five years. He also runs the Clark House at Bancroft. Mr. Clark still retains his farm, and has forty acres in Portland township. He was married Nov. 21, 1862, to Mary Fuller, of Hudson, Wis. They have had eight children, six of whom are living—Agnes, Arthur, Lucie C., Cecelia E., Willis H. and Ernest R. Mr. and Mrs. Clark are members of the Congregational Church. In politics Mr. Clark is a republican. While at St. Croix Falls he was town treasurer and deputy sheriff. He has held the office of school director, and has been clerk of the board for four years.

(Transcriber’s note: Although throughout the biography the spelling “Clark” was used, the index lists the name as “Clarke”).