Individual Details
John Henry Clark
(24 Jan 1864 - 10 Jul 1945)
Alliance Times Herald, Alliance, Nebraska, July 13, 1945, Page 1, Col. 1: Services are Held For [John] Henry Clark, Pioneer. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church at Hemingford this afternoon with Rev. Glenn C. Fray officiating for John Henry Clark, 81, a pioneer of western Nebraska who died at St. Joseph's hospital Tuesday.Born Jan 24, 1864, at Springfield, Ill., Clark homesteaded near Marsland in 1887. He lived on his homestead since then. Surviving are three sons, three daughters and several sisters. Burial was in Hemingford cemetery.
Hemingford Ledger, Hemingford, Nebraska, July 19, 1945, Page1, Col. 5: Funeral Services Held For J. H. Clark Friday. Funeral Services were held at the Methodist Church Friday afternoon for Henry Clark. Rev. Glenn Fry conducted the services and the Wildy Funeral Home had charge of the arrangements. Burial was in the Hemingford Cemetery.
John Henry Clark son of Charles Henry and Louisa Jane Clark, was born January 24, 1864 in Illinois. He grew to manhood in Illinois and Iowa, hen as a young man in 1887 came to western Nebraska and took a homestead near Marsland in 1888.
On July 24, 1895, he was married to Armeda Squibb at Lawn. Twelve children were born to this union. His wife and six of his children survive to mourn his passing. They are Margaret Mann, Howard Clark and Henry Clark of Marsland, Cora Mittan of Scottsbluff; Alvin Clark of Marsland and Frances Hill of Hemingford. He also leaves four sisters; Mrs. Sarah Horner, Mrs. May Squibb, Mrs. Flora Squibb and Mrs. Bertha Cheney. Two brothers have previously passed away. He also leaves twenty eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
The family have always lived near Marsland except for two years between 1915 and 1917 when they lived in Hemingford and again for the last eighteen months when ill health made it necessary to leave the farm. Mr. Clark together with his wife, united with the Hemingford Methodist Church on June 13, 1896, later transferring their membership and attending and working in the Church at Marsland until the last few months.
After a long period of declining health, Mr. Clark had been taken to St. Joseph's hospital in Alliance, where he passed away on July 10, 1945.
The many friends and loved ones of Mr. Clark would say with one voice the words of the poet: God calls our loved ones, but we lose not wholly, What He hath given; They live on earth in thought and deed, as truly, As in His Heaven.---John Greenleaf Whittier.
Hemingford Ledger, Hemingford, Nebraska, July 19, 1945, Page1, Col. 5: Funeral Services Held For J. H. Clark Friday. Funeral Services were held at the Methodist Church Friday afternoon for Henry Clark. Rev. Glenn Fry conducted the services and the Wildy Funeral Home had charge of the arrangements. Burial was in the Hemingford Cemetery.
John Henry Clark son of Charles Henry and Louisa Jane Clark, was born January 24, 1864 in Illinois. He grew to manhood in Illinois and Iowa, hen as a young man in 1887 came to western Nebraska and took a homestead near Marsland in 1888.
On July 24, 1895, he was married to Armeda Squibb at Lawn. Twelve children were born to this union. His wife and six of his children survive to mourn his passing. They are Margaret Mann, Howard Clark and Henry Clark of Marsland, Cora Mittan of Scottsbluff; Alvin Clark of Marsland and Frances Hill of Hemingford. He also leaves four sisters; Mrs. Sarah Horner, Mrs. May Squibb, Mrs. Flora Squibb and Mrs. Bertha Cheney. Two brothers have previously passed away. He also leaves twenty eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
The family have always lived near Marsland except for two years between 1915 and 1917 when they lived in Hemingford and again for the last eighteen months when ill health made it necessary to leave the farm. Mr. Clark together with his wife, united with the Hemingford Methodist Church on June 13, 1896, later transferring their membership and attending and working in the Church at Marsland until the last few months.
After a long period of declining health, Mr. Clark had been taken to St. Joseph's hospital in Alliance, where he passed away on July 10, 1945.
The many friends and loved ones of Mr. Clark would say with one voice the words of the poet: God calls our loved ones, but we lose not wholly, What He hath given; They live on earth in thought and deed, as truly, As in His Heaven.---John Greenleaf Whittier.
Events
| Birth | 24 Jan 1864 | Carthage, Hancock Co., Illinois |  | ||
| Residence | 1870 | St Mary, Hancock Co., Illinois | | ||
| Residence | 1880 | Walnut City, Jefferson Co., Iowa | | ||
| Marriage | 24 Jul 1895 | Lawn, Box Butte Co., Nebraska - Armeda Isebel Squibb | | ||
| Residence | 1900 | Evergreen & Leonard Precincts, Dawes Co., Nebraska | | ||
| Residence | 1910 | Leonard, Dawes Co., Nebraska | | ||
| Residence | 1920 | Leonard, Dawes Co., Nebraska | | ||
| Residence | 1930 | Leonard, Dawes Co., Nebraska | | ||
| Death | 10 Jul 1945 | Alliance, Box Butte Co., Nebraska | | ||
| Alt name | John Henry Clark | ||||
| Burial | Hemingford Cemetery, Hemingford, Box Butte Co., Nebraska | |
Families
| Spouse | Armeda Isebel Squibb (1878 - 1963) |
| Child | Francis Armeda Clark (1915 - 2007) |
Endnotes
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