Samuel Clark

As printed in 1881

SAMUEL CLARK, retired grocer, Springtield. The venerable and prepossessing form and features of Samuel Clark are like household words—familiar to all. In Mr. Clark is found a fine illustration of a well-rounded, creditable career and an honorable life, prolonged to a ripe old age, still in the full possession of clear and acute faculties. Mr. Clark was born “in the year one” (1801), in Monongalia Co., W.Va., and came to Springfield in the spring of 1849. Miss Hannah May, whom he married in 1825, came from Butler Co., Ohio, but was born in Warren County; their only son, John H. Clark, born in Butler County, married Miss Lottie Dilce, of Piqua, a lovely and accomplished woman, who has borne him one son. Mr. Clark was for many years prominent here in the grocery trade, from which he retired several years ago, having accumulated considerable wealth, and is now enjoying, io quiet ease, the fruits of his efforts of former years. Mr. Clark is a consistent and honored member of the Second Presbyterian Church An incident related by Mr. Clark apply illustrates the growth of Springfield industries and the thrift that follows continued effort in the right direction. He says Mr. W. N. Whiteley, of the firm of Whiteley, Fassler & Kelly, millionaire manufacturers, little more than a score of years ago came into his (Mr. Clark’s) store and asked him to step into his little shop and see a new reaper he had made; complying, Mr. Whiteley pulled it around over the floor of the contracted shop and endeavored to illustrate its excellence, but made no very strong impression on Mr. Clark's mind. But Mr. Whiteley persevered, and lo! now the Charapion works employ hundreds of thousands of capital, thousands of men, and their business is reckoned by millions of dollars. So much for Davy Crockett's maxim!

As printed in The History of Clark County Ohio, (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.