Saint Joseph County MI Archives Biographies.....Clyde, Samuel 1842 - 
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Author: Chapman Brothers 

SAMUEL CLYDE, of excellent ancestry, is numbered among the peaceable and law 
abiding citizens of Nottawa Township, having his abiding-place on section 24.  
He was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, about 1842, and lived upon his native 
soil until a youth of eighteen years.  Then coming to America single handed 
and alone, dependent upon his own resources, he landed a stranger among 
strangers in the great city of New York.  Thence he migrated to Philadelphia, 
Pa., and from there to New Jersey, being a resident of the latter State about 
two years, and engaged in farming.

From New Jersey Mr. Clyde returned to Philadelphia, where he sojourned a 
period of three years.  In the meantime he had been married, and ws the father 
of one child.  In the spring of 1865 he set out with his little family to the 
State of Michigan, and settled in Nottawa Township, this county, of which he 
has since been a resident, and continuously engaged in agricultural pursuits.  
His farm embraces 120 acres of land, whereon he has erected good buildings and 
effected the other improvements naturally suggested to the man of intelligence 
and industry.  He has maintained the proper interest in the progress of his 
adopted county, and contributed his quota toward advancing the interests of 
his community, discharging the duties of the various school offices, and 
serving as Overseer of Highways.  Politically he is a conscientious Democrat.

Mr. Clyde was married, March 15, 1864, in Philadelphia, Pa., to Miss Margaret, 
daughter of William and Margaret Davis, who were natives of Scotland, and are 
now deceased.  The parents of Mrs. Clyde had a family of four children, of 
whom she was the second.  She was born in the city of Glasgow, Scotland, 
March, 31, 1844, and came with her parents to the United States when about one 
year old.  Of her union with our subject there have been born eleven children, 
four of whom, Thomas, Lucy, Rebecca and Margaret are deceased.  The survivors 
are:  Mary. Lily, Josephine, Willie, Beatrice, Nellie and Samuel.  The eldest 
is nineteen years old and the youngest three.  They are all at home with their 
parents, and form an intersting and intelligent group.  Mr. and Mrs. Clyde are 
identified with the Presbyterian Church, attending services at Nottawa.  They 
have gathered around them many friends since their long residence in this 
county, being widely and favorably known for their sterling worth and genuine 
goodness of heart.  Mrs. Clyde is a very estimable lady, looking well to the 
ways of her household, and carefully training her children to those habits and 
principles which shall make them good and worthy members of society.

The parents of our subject, Samuel and Ann (Guynn) Clyde, were natives 
respectively of Scotland and Ireland, and are deceased.  They were the parents 
of nine children, of whom our subject is the youngest.  Of his brothers and 
sisters four are living, all making their homes in Philadelphia except our 
subject.

Additional Comments:
Transcribed from the Portrait & Biographical Album of St. Joseph Co. Chapman 
Brothers 1889

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