Individual Details
John Fitch Clark
(4 Jul 1800 - 9 Aug 1880)
Events
| Birth | 4 Jul 1800 | Bennington County, Vermont |  | ||
| Marriage | 22 Nov 1832 | Portage County, Ohio - Betsy Carver |  | | |
| Census | 1840 | Twinsburg, Summit County, Ohio | | | |
| Census | 4 Nov 1850 | Twinsburgh Township, Summit County, Ohio | | | |
| Census | 23 Jun 1860 | Twinsburg Township, Twinsburg, Summit County, Ohio | | | |
| Census | 22 Jun 1870 | Twinsburg, Summit County, Ohio | | | |
| Census | 7 Jun 1880 | Richfield Township, Summit County, Ohio | | | |
| Will | 14 Jun 1880 | Richfield Township, Summit County, Ohio | | | |
| Death | 9 Aug 1880 | Richfield Township, Summit County, Ohio | | |
Families
| Spouse | Betsy Carver (1803 - 1860) |
| Child | Spencer Clark (1838 - ) |
| Child | Newton L. Clark (1840 - ) |
| Child | Amelia A. Clark (1843 - ) |
| Child | Eva Clark (1855 - ) |
| Father | Timothy Clark (1760 - ) |
| Mother | Sarah ( - ) |
| Sibling | Timothy Clark (1796 - 1873) |
| Sibling | Silas Clark (1798 - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah Clark (1800 - ) |
| Sibling | Charles Clark (1802 - 1883) |
Notes
Marriage
John F. Clark to Betsey Carver 22 Nov 1832Census
John F Clark household has two males under 5 years, one male 30 and under 40, and one female 30 and under 40. The two boys under 5 are proposed to be Spencer and Newton.Census
John F. Clark ia a 49 year old farmer born in Connecticut and has a farm values at $6000.Betsy Clark is 47 and born in New York.
Spencer Clark is 12 and born in Ohio,
Newton Clark age 10 born in Ohio and
Amelia A Clark age 7 born in Ohio.
Mary Flannery age 21 born in Ireland.
Census
John F. Clark age 59 farmer with real estate value at 1,200 and personal property at 3,000, born in Connecticut.Betsy age 57 born New York State,
Newton age 20,
Amelia A age 17,
Eva age 5; children born in Ohio.
Walter Spalding age 29 a farm laborer and
Sarah Johnston age 46 a domestic born in Ohio with children
Henry age 11 and
George age 8 born in Ohio.
Census
Horace G. Blackman age 30 a farmer born in Ohio has real estate value of 2,500 and personal at 500. Amelia age 28 is probably John F's daughter. They apparently have a son John C. who is now 8 years old and born in Ohio. John F. Clark age 69 with Eva age 15 is living with the family. John still has real estate value at 10,000 and personal property of 2000. Since the value of John F's realestate has decreased by 2000 and his proposed new son-in-law who he is living with now has property of that value it is probable that Horace has accquired this property.Census
Davias Oviatt age 55 a farmer,Philia J age 44, Emma age 16,
Charles age 12,
Hattie age 4,
Alma T age 10/12, all born in Ohio.
William Damon age 18 born in Ohio.
Bell Hopkins age 15 a domestic servent
John F. Clark age 78 suffering from "infermitius" and is bed ridden born in Vermont and parents born in Connecticut.
Will
Anna M. Clark only heir at lawJohn Fetcile [Fitch] Clark township of Richfield County of Summit and State of Ohio being about 80 years of age.
1st Debts paid
2nd daughter Anna Maria Clark - Real estate on Lots 22 & 23 in tract 1 in Richfield and at her decease to heirs of my brother Timothy Clark.
3rd Society for Promotion of Scriptural knowledge of Bristol England & real estate situated on Lot 8 and fraction North in tract 2 in Richfield containing ¾ acre
4th friend Rausoru C. Ellsworth two lots # 67868 in City of Cleveland, Ohio.
5th It is my will that my house of my brother Timothy Clark named herein situa--- Second includes only his heirs by his second wife.
I hereby nominate and appoint J. H. Chandler of said Richfield, Executor
14th June 1880
filed 9 July 1880
Death
In the matter of the last Will and Testament of John G Clark deceased this 9th day of August A. D. 1880...Endnotes
1. 1850 US Census, Summit County, Ohio, population schedule, Twinsburg twp, page 379, family 197, line 1, John F Clark, NARA micropublication M432, roll 732.
2. John Fitch Clark entry, Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908, citing Rupert twp, Bennnington, Vermont: Indexing project 7450056, Bennington County, Rupert twp, Vermont.
3. , (: , ), Portage County Ohio Marriages 1808-1899, page 20 (Special Collections).
4. 1840 US Census, Summit County, Ohio. Twinsburg twp, page 108, John F Clark, NARA micropublication M904, roll 428.
5. 1850 US Census, Summit County, Ohio, population schedule, Twinsburg twp, page 379, family 197, line 1, John F Clark, NARA micropublication M432, roll 732.
6. 1860 US Census, Summit County, Ohio, population schedule, Twinsburg twp, Twinsburg PO, family 353, line 15, page 266, John F Clark, NARA micropublication M653, roll 1039.
7. 1870 US Summit, Centre County, Ohio, population schedule, Twinsburg Township, page 440, family 14, line 15, Horace G Blackman, NARA micropublication M593, roll 1270.
8. 1880 US Census Summit County, Ohio, population schedule, Richfield township, ED 148, family 63, line 32, page 366, Davias Oriatt, NARA micropublication T9, roll 11106913.
9. will (), Wills and Estates: John F. Clark Will 99 page 293, Volume 5 1878-1882, Probate Court, Summit County, Ohio; FHL microfilm 900958, , . Hereinafter cited as Estates.
10. will (), Wills and Estates: John F. Clark Will 99 page 293, book 5, Probate Court, Summit County, Ohio; FHL microfilm 900958, , . Hereinafter cited as Estates.