Union County, SD Biographies.....Clare, John 1851 - 
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Author: Geo. A. Ogle & Co. (1897)

JOHN CLARE. Among the foreign born residents of Union county who are thoroughly
identified with American civilization and progress, may be noted John Clare. He
owns a farm in section 6 of Prairie township, where the usual improvements have
been made, and such arrangements consummated as make it a comfortable home.

   Mr. Clare is a native of Queens county, Ireland, and was born July 26, 1851.
He was raised on a farm in his native land until eighteen years of age, and in
1872 came to America, landing at New York city. For several years he worked in
the pottery of Thomas C. Smith & Sons at Greenpoint, and in 1875 came west.
September 3rd of that year he made his appearance in Vermillion, and, after
looking around, decided on buying the farm on which he now resides. The
gentleman from whom he bought the property, Mr. William Behnke, now deceased,
had built a small shanty and had twenty-five acres improved. Our subject located
here among strangers, and he stood many of the hardships through which the
settlers passed, among them being the grasshopper plagues, etc. He persevered,
however, and has succeeded in his chosen occupation. His present farm consists
of 320 acres, all improved, on which he has erected two full sets of farm
buildings, and carries on a general farming business, also raising horses and
cattle. He has interested himself in thoroughbred horses and has some fine
specimens which include Kitte C. and Wexford Boy. He is also a breeder of polled
Aberdeen-Angus and Hereford cattle and does quite an extensive business in the
bovine line. When he settled here he had practically nothing, and he owes his
present well-to-do circumstances to his own hard work and industry. He has a
fine farm and has been a successful agriculturist. Politically he has been a
Democrat, and among the offices of the township which he has held is that of
justice of the peace, in which capacity he served for a period of six years; he
was subsequently re-elected to the position but did not qualify.

    Mr. Clare was married in 1874 to Miss Annie Dolan, a native of Kilkenney
county, Ireland, and this marriage has been blessed to them by the birth of five
children, three of whom are living, viz.: Edward, born August 29, 1877; Arthur
William, born July 12, 1882; and Mary Agnes, born February 8, 1887. The deceased
are: James, born June 2, 1876, and died October 9, 1876; and Margaret Ann, born
December 5, 1887, died December 9th following. Mr. and Mrs. Clare also have
adopted and orphan boy, Michael A. Belle, who they intend to raise and educate.
The children are all having every facility thrown in their way to acquire good
educations, and the daughter, Mary, is now a student at the St. Clara
(Wisconsin) academy. Mr. Clare has served as and is now a director on the school
board of his district.

   In his career as a farmer and stock raiser Mr. Clare has displayed much
shrewdness, forethought and capacity for untiring labor that have brought him a
comfortable competence. He and his estimable wife are people whose daily lives
are such as to command the respect of all around them. They are earnest members
of the St. Joseph Catholic church at Emmett, and are strong in the faith of
their fathers, and are rearing their children in the same belief.


Additional Comments:

Extracted from:

MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD
OF 
Turner, Lincoln, Union and Clay Counties,
SOUTH DAKOTA.

Containing Biographical Sketches of Hundreds of Prominent Old Settlers and
Representative Citizens, with a Review of their Life Work; their Identity with
the Growth and Development of these Counties; Reminiscences of Personal History
and Pioneer Life; and other Interesting and Valuable Matter which should be
Preserved in History.

ILLUSTRATED
CHICAGO.
GEO. A. OGLE & CO.
Publishers, Engravers and Book Manufacturers.
1897.


Biography is the only true history.—EMERSON.

A people that take no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will
never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote
generations.—MACAULAY.


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