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Born 1832
From History of Johnson County, Iowa, containing a history of the county, and its townships, cities and villages from 1836 to 1882. Together with biographical sketches .. (1883)
AUGUSTUS L. CLARKE, post-office, Iowa City; a direct descendent from Abraham Clarke, the signed of the declaration of independence from New Jersey; was born January 17, 1832, in Rahway, Essex county. New Jersey; went to Ohio in 1847, to Iowa City, in 1857, and to California in the spring of 1859, and returned to Iowa City in December, 1864. He was''married October 7, 1868, to Miss Florence A. Smith, of Iowa City, a grand-daughter of Governor Lucas. They have the following children: Caroline L., William L., George Warlield, Robert Sumner and Florence A. G. The family are members of the Presbyterian Church. He is a member of the Masonic bodies of Iowa City, and is a republican in politics; was justice of the peace of Lucas township for two years, and is at present United States store-keeper at the Iowa City Alcohol works.
As printed in History of Johnson County, Iowa, containing a history of the county, and its townships, cities and villages from 1836 to 1882. Together with biographical sketches .. (1883). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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