Legislator Details
Vital Records Information:
Marital Information:
married Eliza Davis, 11/9/1880 in Traverse City, she died 1883; children: Lyman B.; married Mary L.Myers, dau. of William H. Meyers, about 1884; children: Grover, Fred M., Viva E.
total children: 4
Number of Children: 4
Background
Education:
district schools; Traverse City high school ; and in Downer's Grove, IL
Biographical Sketch:
He came to Michigan with his parents, Ora E. and Ellen F. (Farley) Clark after the Civil War, settling on a farm in Grand Traverse Co. He lived for a time with an uncle in Illinois. His first job was at a sawmill. Next, he engaged in the meat and grocery business at Fife Lake, MI, moving to St. Ignace in 1886, and continued this business until 1903, when he took up the real estate business. He served as supervisor, mayor, and 3 terms as treasurer of St. Ignace city. Member of the Masons, Maccabees and Odd Fellows. He was living in Emmet Co. in 1910
Notable Facts:
Died in Saskatchewan.