The 1881 History of Ray County sketches two unrelated Clark households. Dr. Hiram Clark brought his family from Clay County, Kentucky, to Ray County about 1831 and practiced medicine at Knoxville; his son A. D. Clark studied in his father's office, began his own practice in Knoxville Township in 1851 and built a 420-acre farm, and his youngest son, Hiram J. Clark, bought out the other heirs and kept the old homestead. John Clark, born in Henry County, Virginia, in 1804, farmed twenty years in Tennessee and lived in Howard County, Indiana, before settling in Ray County in 1855 with his wife Henrietta. Their son Thomas served in the 6th Missouri Cavalry from 1862 to 1865. Every fact below is cited to a public-domain Ray County history.
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Physician at Knoxville
Physician and farmer, Knoxville Township
A. D. CLARK, M.D.
The subject of this sketch was born in Clay county, Kentucky, on the 7th day of February, 1827. When he was four years of age his father removed to Ray county, Missouri, and he received his education partly in the common schools and partly at Richmond College. He began the study cf medicine in the office of his father, Doctor Hiram Clark, at the age of nineteen years. Four years later, 1851, at the age of twenty-three, he began to practice his profession in Knoxville township. The next year he bought a farm of one hundred and sixty acres, about a mile and three-quarters north of Knoxville, where he resided until 1859. Then he moved a short distance south of his former home, to a farm he had purchased, and there he has since resided. This farm now comprises 420 acres. Dr. Clark was married in August, 1852, to Miss Amanda Jones, daughter of Solomon Jones, Esq., of Ray county. The issue of this union was seven children, only three of whom, one son and two daughters, are now living. The son and one daughter are mar.ried; the other still lives with her father. Mrs. Clark is a member of the M. E. Church South, at Knoxville. Doctor Clark is a member of the order of A. F.
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Farmer on the old homestead; youngest of Dr. Hiram Clark's five children
HIRAM J. CLARK.
Was born in Ray county, Missouri, on the farm where he now resides in the year 1813. His father was Dr. Hiram Clark, a practicing physician of Knoxville, and the father of a family of five children, of whom our subject is the youngest. Mr. Clark received his education in the schools of Ray county. His father having died, he bought the interests of the other heirs, and became the sole possessor of the old homestead at the age of nineteen years. Soon after, in 1862, he started west and went to Oregon, where he remained about five months, and then came back as far as Idaho territory. Here he lived about the same length of time as in Oregon, and then returned to Ray county. During the first year after his return he was engaged very profitably, trading in cattle. The next year he took possession of his farm, and has made his home there ever since. Mr. Clark was married on the 28th day of June, 1865, to Miss Elizabeth Thomas, daughter of Mr. John Thomas, a resident of Rav county. Seven children were bore to them, five boys and two girls, all now living. Since the war, Mr. Clark has prospered greatly with his farming, and has extended his landed possessions, until now he is the owner of the north half of section one, township 53, range twenty-eight, He is a member ot the old school Baptist Church, and also of lodge No. 309, A. F. & A. M., at Knoxville.
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Farmer; came to Ray County in 1855
This gentleman was born in Henry county, Virginia, on the 25th day of September, 1804. His parents were William and Keziah Clark. He was educated in his native state and remained there working at farming until he was twenty-four years of age, when he went to Tennessee and lived in that state, during twenty years, engaged in farming. In 1850 he removed to Howard county, Indiana, and lived there until he came to Ray county, Missouri in, 1855. He settled then upon his present place. Mr. Clark was married on the 22d of April, 1828, to Miss Henrietta Clark, also a native of Henry county, Virginia. They became the parents of thirteen children, eight boys and five girls. Thomas, son of John and Henrietta Clark, was born in Campbell county, Tennessee, in the month of April, 1844. He removed with his parents from Tennessee to Indiana, and from that state came with them to Ray county, in 1855. Here he lived, attending school and working on his father's farm until the outbreaking of the late civil war. He enlisted February 8, 1862, in company D, 6th Missouri cavalry, Captain S. E. Turner; Colonel Catherwood. He was engaged in several skirmishes, but no regular battles. He was in Kansas and Arkansas. Discharged March 21, 1865. He at once returned to this county, and has lived here ever since. Mr. Thomas Clark was married on the 26th day of July, 1866, to Miss Margaret Higgs, daughter of John and Rebecca Higgs. The issue of this union was one child: Viola, born May 27,1867, in Ray county, Missouri.
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Civil War veteran; son of John and Henrietta Clark
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