James Clark
James Clark, farmer and stock raiser of Island Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, where he owns 100 acres of valuable land, is a member of the township board of trustees. Mr. Clark was born in this township August 9, 1856, and is a son of William and Elizabeth (Frederick) Clark.
William Clark was also born in Island Creek Township, where he died in December, 1901. His father, James Clark, bom in the north of Ireland, was one of the pioneer settlers in the township, where he long served in the office of justice of the peace. William Clark married Elizabeth Frederick, who was born in Island Creek Township, where her people had located at an early day, and five children were born to this marriage, the three survivors being: John F., a former resident of this township, who now lives at Alliance, O.; James; and Margaret J., who is the wife of Howard Cooper, a resident of Knox Township. Samuel and Elizabeth M. are both deceased.
James Clark has been a lifelong resident of Island Creek Township, having been reared on the old homestead. For a short time he was absent while attending Richrnond College, an institution now discontinued. His life has been profitably devoted to farming and stock raising. In September, 1899, he was married to Miss Mary A. Elson, who was born at Steubenville, O., but spent the larger part of her life in Island Creek Township, where her death occurred in October, 1900. She is survived by one son, Clarence C. Mr. Clark is a Republican in politics.
20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio, by Joseph B. Doyle. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, 1910