Clark County IL Archives Obits..... ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarch.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarch.org/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cindy McCachern mccachern@worldnet.att.net Obituary of James Clark Howerton   May 1920, Clark County (IL) Democrat James Clark Howerton son of Jackson and Angeline Howerton was born in Melrose township Feb. 24, 1850 and departed this life may 16, 1920 age 70 years, 2 months and 22 days. He was united in marriage to Sarah Thompson and to this union were born nine children, five sons and four daughters, five of whom precede him in death, leaving a wife and daughter, Linia Gibson of Marshall, James of Peoria, Charles of Springfield, and Clay in the U. S. Navy, together with seven half brothers ina and near Chanute, Kansas, one sister, Mrs. laura Barker of Kansas, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Johnson of the residence and burial was in the Medsker cemetery. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/clark/obits/h/jhowrton.txt File size: 2 Kb