Clark, John

Personal Information
Last Name	Clark
First Name	John
Middle Name
Maiden Name
Death Date	2/25/1882
Birth Date
Obituary Source	Martinsville Republican, March 23, 1882
Source Information	Cemetery index
Cemetery	Centerton

Family Information
Spouse	Rebecca Matthews (died 1877)
Survived By	Three sons, Milton, Lewis, and George Clark; 2 daughters, Mrs. William Rinker and Mrs. Johnson Fields.
Other	Age 83 years, 7 months, and 13 days. Born July 12, 1798. "John Clark departed this life February 25th, 1882. He was born in the state of Maryland in 1798. His father died when he was quite young, and he was taken immediately away from his mother, and never saw her afterwards. After he became old enough to take care of himself, he left Maryland and went to Kentucky. He spent but a few years there, and then went to Ohio. About the year 1822, he and old George Matthews, father of the late Judge Matthews, came to Indiana. Both found places in the Centerton area, and afterwards went back to Ohio for their families. George returned to Indiana, but John Clark did not return until 1835. He finally settled in Madison Township [Morgan County], about 2 miles east of Brooklyn. He and his wife, nee Rebecca Matthews, had 11 children, with 5 still living."
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