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Obituary. I \Wc :ir*» again called upon to recordthe death of one of the old settlers ofthis county. John Clark departed this ( life Feb. 25th, 1882. He was horn in the ' State of Maryland, in 179S. His father ! died when he was quite young, and he was taken immediately away from his ! mother, and never saw her afterward.; j He recollected distinctly of Ins dear, mother and sister looking after him as t he was torn away from them. After , he ticca me old enough to rare for him-1 self he left his native State and came to I Kentucky. He spent hut a few years there and then went to Ohio. About the year 1822, he and old George Matthew#, father of the late Judge Mat-! thews, came to Indiana 1h search of homes. They found theft* homes in this county. He picked for his home what is now the E. M. Breedlove farm, adjoining our little town of Centerton, and George Matthews selected for his ’ home the land upon which Centerton ‘ U built. After they had selected their ‘ homes, they returned to Ohio after their* families, but he was prevented by sick-I ness and other misfortunes from comingback with George and did not return* here until 1835. By this time bis homehe had picked on was settled by other parties. He Anally settled in Madison township, about two miles east of j Brooklyn, where he lived until opportunity offered itself for him to get the farm adjoining his first choice, where he ended his days. His wife, nee Rebecca Matthews, died in 1877. They were both members of the Christian church, having become members about 1840. They were both devoted members. Eleven children were born to them, six of whom passed before them; i five still survive them, three boya ana two girls; Milton, Lewis, George, Mrs. Win. Rinksr and Mrs. Johnson Fields. We feel assured that they have gone to a better world than this and are at rest,’ but still we miss them and regret to r give them up. A Friend.
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Martinsville Morgan County Republican
Martinsville, Indiana, US
Thu, Mar 23, 1882
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