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Born 1830, Edinburg Township
From History of Portage County, Ohio (1885)
WILLIAM A. CLARK, farmer, P. O. Edinburgh, was born in Edinburg Township, this county, August 26, 1830; son of Russell and Marilla Clark, natives of Connecticut, who came to this county, the former about 1814, and the latter about 1815, where they were married in 1829, then settled in Edinburg Township, and here remained until his death in 1874. His widow is now residing with her son. Our subject was married, January 24, 1856, to Orrel Payne, born in Rootstown Township, this county, June 17, 1834, daughter of Joyce and Louisa Payne. They were natives of Connecticut, came to this county, and here remained until his death, October 13, 1840. His widow is still living. Mr. and Mrs. Clark have had four children: Lelia A. (wife of Grover Calhoun), Mary G. (wife of Charles Byers), Charles C. and Emma L. Our subject, who was reared on a farm, now owns 110 acres of improved land in Edinburg Township, where he and his family reside.
As printed in History of Portage County, Ohio (1885). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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