THE BIOGRAPHY OF John Clark

John Clark, P. O. Council Bluffs, was born in England in 1821; son of James and Rachael (Goodman) Clark, both deceased; his father was a weaver. Mr. Clark has three brothers and one sister, all married and living in England. There our subject received his education in select schools, and was apprenticed as a shoemaker, which trade he followed in England, and continued in this country till 1867, when he located on his present place and became a farmer, which occupation he still pursues.

Mr. Clark was married, in 1845, to Miss Rachael Smart, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Smart, both deceased. Mrs. Clark has one sister and three brothers in Utah, and one brother in England.

Mr. Clark came to America in 1851, and lived till 1853, in New Orleans for a short time, and the remainder of the time in St. Louis; he then came to Council Bluffs, his original intention being to join the Mormons at Salt Lake, but disapproving of some of the practices of the church he stopped here. His farm consists of 300 acres, about eighty of which are under cultivation, eighty acres pasture, and the remainder timber. Mr. Clark conducts general farming, and also has quite an apiary.

December 22, 1881, Mr. and Mrs. Clark made a visit to England, the voyage occupying nine days, whereas their first voyage, some thirty-one years previous, occupied over two months.

The children of Mr. and Mrs. Clark are A. J., farming in Boomer Township; Rachael E., now Mrs. Winchester, of Garner Township; John T., at home; Henrietta) now Mrs. Wright, of Boomer Township; and Henry J., at home. One son died when young. Mr. Clark takes an active part in educational matters; he was Justice of the Peace four years; is a member of the "Patrons of Husbandry," and in politics is a Democrat.

History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, 1883
Submitted by Cathy Danielson