Clark - John - 1901
JOHN CLARK - d 1901 - Mexican War
Source: Crawfordsville Daily News Review Feb 4, 1901 p 1
John Clark, an old and honored citizen of the county died Sunday afternoon at his home at New Richmond at the advanced age of 83 years. A remarkable fact in connection with his life is that in his more than four score years he never knew an illness until 10 days go when he suffered a paralytic stroke and his first sickness was also his last. The deceased was born in Rotterdam and emigrated to this county in early manhood. Mr. Clark knew the late Queen Victoria and took no little pride telling of a meeting and hand shake with the royal lady. That took place in England before her coronation. The deceased was loyal to the country of his adoption, and distinguished himself for gallantry in the Mexican War. He offered his services in the Civil War but injuries resulting from a Mexican bullet prevented his acceptance. The funeral takes place at 10 am. Tuesday at New Richmond – transcribed by kbz
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 22 February 1901
After a ten days’ painful illness, John Clark died at his home in New Richmond Sunday afternoon, February 3rd, at 3 o’clock. Aside from being a sufferer from a slight affliction of asthma, Mr. Clark had always continued hale and hearty and his last fatal illness came on Wednesday night, Jan. 23, when he was seriously stricken with paralysis of the right side and from which he never rallied.
John Clark was born in Norfolk County, England, on June 29, 1818, died on Feb. 3, 1901, aged 83 years, 8 months and 5 days. He was baptized in infancy in the Episcopal Church of England. He came to America in 1835 at the age of seventeen years. He enlisted in the United States army at Detroit, Mich., and was a soldier for three years during the Mexican War, and was wounded in the battle of Molino del Rey Sept. 8, 1847, in the right shoulder, part of which was shot away, leaving a scar which that proud old soldier wore through life and to the grave as the memento of his brave and heroic allegiance to the American flag.
Returning from the war, Mr. Clark settled in Ohio. He was married to Mary W. Farnsworth in Butler County, Ohio, August 26, 1849. This union was blessed with ten children, four sons and six daughters. Three of them died when very young, and John, the youngest child, died three years ago. The remaining six who survive to comfort the aged and feeble mother are Mrs. Wesley Hughes, of Linden, Mrs. George W. King, of Frankfort, Ellis, Miss Millie, Willis, whose home is in Arcadia, Ind., and Mrs. Chas. Killen, now living at Spokane, Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. Clark came from Ohio to Indiana about 1857 and have ever since made their home in Montgomery County, living near Linden and removing from there to New Richmond about three years ago. s