Archibald Clark (1793 - 1864)

Born 1793 in New York, United States [uncertain]

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Descendants

Died 10 Jul 1864 at about age 71 in Lima, Adams, Illinois

Biography

Archibald was a circuit riding preacher. He was b. CT but went out West to OH, IN to Switzerland Co.

Archibald Clark 1820 Census, Cotton, Switzerland, Indiana 1 Male under 5, 1 male over 45, 1 female 26-45 next family Joseph Clark 1 male under 5, 1 male over 45, 1 female 26-45

War of 1812 Pension Application Clark, Archibald. Widow: Clark, Nancy. Maiden name of widow: Nancy Pope. Service: Private, Capt. J. S. Hart's Company, New York Militia. Enlisted 4 Nov 1812. Discharged 1 Jan 1813. Soldier served as substitute for his brother Newton Clark. Residence of soldier: 1851, 1855, Van Buren County, Iowa. 1878 Lima, Adams Co., IL. Residence of widow: 1887 Bitter Creek, Sumner County, Kansas. Marriage of soldier and widow: Jan 14, 1816, Livingston, Ontario Co., NY. Death of soldier: July 10, 1864, Lima, Ill. Death of widow: about 1887.^[1]

1850 Census, Harrisburg, Van Buren, Iowa

• Archibald Clark age 57 b. New York (1793)
• Nancy Clark age 57 b. Canada
• Hester Clark age 21 b. Iowa
• Harvey Clark age 15 b. Iowa
• Louisa Clark age 12 b. Iowa
• George Clark age 10 b. Iowa
• Susan Clark age 4 b. Iowa
• George R Johnson age 16 b. Iowa
• John W Davis age 27 b. Ohio
• Elizabeth Davis age 25 b. Ohio
• Lydia Davis age 2 b. Iowa
• David Davis age 6/12 b. Iowa^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States War of 1812 Index to Pension Application Files, 1812-1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8CN-NP5 : 11 March 2018), Archibald Clark; citing military unit Pvt Capt J S Hart's Co N Y Mil, NARA microfilm publication M313 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 840,448.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ4V-XX9 : 12 April 2016), Archibald Clark, Harrisburg, Van Buren, Iowa, United States; citing family 97, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198000272/archibald-clark: accessed March 6, 2024), memorial page for Rev Archibald Clark (1794–10 Jul 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 198000272, citing Lima Cemetery, Lima, Adams County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Tree Leaf (contributor 47481781).