THOMAS
CLARK, deceased, son of Thomas and Mary (Presland) Clark, was born
February 12, 1793, in England. He immigrated to this country about
1827, and located at Fort Erie, Canada, opposite the city of Buffalo,
N. Y., remaining there five years working at his trade of miller. He
then came to New Castle, Penn., where he took charge of a mill. In the
fall of 1838 our subject purchased the mill located on the Shenango
River, near Sharon, now 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. He died in 1876, leaving a widow
and eleven children. Mr. Clark married, in 1882, Miss Nancy, daughter
of John and Elizabeth (Young) Crowder, of Canada. Their family
consisted of Louisa, Joseph P., Edmond F., and Lucy J., of Sharon; John
L., of Jackson Centre; Elizabeth, wife of I. K. Whitcraft; Robert, of
Ohio; Mary, wife of Louis Buchholz, of Sharon; Florence, James T. and
Alfred D.
History of Mercer County, 1888, page 863
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