BIO: James A. CLARK, Huntingdon County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Dave Wilson Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************************** __________________________________________________________ McElroy, James Thomas Jr., McElroy's Family Memories, Huntingdon, PA: (Author), 1930, page 32. __________________________________________________________ J. A. CLARK Mount Union, Pa. Miller: Born in Shirley Township, on a farm, February 20, 1887. A son of J. W. Clark, now residing on a farm in Shirley Township. He was married to Amanda Peterson, who died in June, 1929. J. A. Clark, after finishing his school career, began to learn the milling business and was employed at Ewing's Mill at Orbisonia, Pa. He was there for sixteen years, and at Welch's flour mill at Mount Union, which formerly was conducted by the late Elmer Ewing. He has been at Welch's Mill for the last eleven years. All told, a miller for twenty-seven years. He owns a farm. Was a miller during the World War. He is a Republican in politics. Has one brother, deceased, Laurence P., who died at the age of twenty years. Two sisters: Anna, married to George Schultthies, located at Long Island, New York, with Standard Oil Company as a clerk; Grace, married to C. B. Byers, Shirleysburg, Pa., with Tuscarora Oil Company, at Pumping Station, in Shirley Twp. J. A. Clark was married to Annie Hatt; children are: Kenneth, at home; Roy, a Freshman at Mount Union High School; Lester, five years of age. Daughters are Arlene, Cordelia, Dorothy, nine years; Ethel, seven years, and Audria, eight months old. ______ NOTE: The eldest son of J. A. Clark was omitted from this biography, most likely because he was married and living in Pittsburgh at the time of its publication. His name was James Leon Clark. There is also an error in the name of the youngest child. The name should be Audrey, not Audria. Further information on this specific family can be found at: http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~lanaclark/ From 1920 US Federal Census PA/Huntingdon/Mt Union/ sheet 6a Clark, JA head M __ Anna wife F __ Leon son M __ Kenneth son M __ Arlene daughter F __ Cordelia daughter F __ Roy son M