Sketch of the Clark Family, Audrain County, Missouri >From "A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri, with numerous sketches, anecdotes, adventures, etc., relating to Early Days in Missouri" by William S. Bryan and Robert Rose, Published by Bryan, Brand & Co., St. Louis Missouri, 1876. ********************************************************************** James Clark, of Ireland, married Catharine Horne, of Scotland. They came to America and settled in Winchester, VA., from whence they re- moved to Lincoln County, N.C. they had six sons: Alexander, William, James, Christopher, John and David. Alexander, James and John lived and died in North Carolina. William and eleven other men were killed by the Indians in Kentucky. They were in camp at night, and the sav- ages came upon them and shot them by the light of the fire. David came to Missouri on a visit in 1811. After his return to North Carol- ina he married Margaret Douglass, and they had one son, named William. Mr. Clark removed his family to Missouri in 1823, and settled in Lin- coln County. Captain Christopher Clark settled first in Lincoln County, Kentucky., where he married Elizabeth Adams, by whom he had: James, Sarah, Catharine, David, Hannah and Elizabeth. He was married the sec- ond time to Hattie Calvert, of Virginia, and they had: Raphael H. F., Julia and William C. James and David came to Missouri among the early settlers, and the former was a ranger in Nathan Boone's company, while David served in Callaway's company. They and two of their sisters, Sarah and Catherine, married and settled in Texas. Hannah died single. Elizabeth married Jesse Cox, who settled in Lincoln County, MO. Raphael H. F. was born in Green's Bottom, St. Charles County, while his mother was on a visit there. He married Mary Murphy, of Kentucky, by whom he had two children. She died in 1839, and Mr. Clark afterward married Mary Atkinson, of Kentucky, by whom he had eight children. His second wife is dead also, and he lives in Audrain County. Captain Christopher Clark sent his stock to Missouri in 1799, and brought his family in a keel boat to St. Charles County the following year. He settled first at Gilmore Springs, where he remained one year, and in 1801 he removed to Lincoln County, near where Troy stands. He built a fort there dur- ing the Indian War, and was commissioned captain of militia by General William H. Harrison. The musters took place at Zumwalt's Springs, and most of the men would get drunk on Adam Zumwalt's whisky. One day, after the drill was over, the Captain treated his men to a wash tub full of whisky, which so elated them that they marched around it and fired a salute with their guns, which were loaded with powder and toe wads. One of the men was too drunk to hold his gun up when he fired, and the wad entered Daniel McCoy's moccasin and cut off one of his toes. Captain Clark commanded the company that went to bury Price, Baldridge and Lewis, who were killed by the Indians while hunting on Loutre Prairie. The bodies of Price and Baldridge were found buried, but no trace of Lewis could be discovered. The Captain was a member of the Territorial Legislature when St. Charles County was reduced to its present dimensions, by the organization of Lincoln and Montgomery coun- ties. A debate arose in regard to the boundary line, Mr. Cottle advo- cating Peruque Creek as the line between St. Charles and Lincoln, and Captain Clark favoring Cuivre. The Captain at length carried his point, and Cuivre became the line between the two counties. He also secured the name for the county, by a speech which brought tears to the eyes of the members, a number of whom were natives of Lincoln County, N.C., and Lincoln County, KY. He worked upon their feelings by bringing up ten- der recollections of their old homes, and then closed his speech with a flight of eloquence that brought many of them to their feet. Said he, "I was born in Lincoln County, North Carolina, have lived in Lincoln County, Kentucky, and if God is willing I want to die in Lincoln County Missouri." His appeal could not be withstood, and the county was named Lincoln without a dissenting vote. Captain Clark was a most excellent citizen, and his death was a great loss to the community. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================