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Descendants of Thomas CLARKE and Elizabeth WILKINSON, Queen's County, Ireland

Second Generation

7. Dr. William CLARKE (Thomas ) was born in Maryborough, Queen's County, Ireland. He was christened on 30 Dec 1810 in Coolbanagher Parish, Queen's County, Ireland. He died on 7 Oct 1887 in Wellington County, Ontario.

According to Chadwick (1895, p. 86), William was born in 1813 in Maryborough, Queen's County, Ireland, but the baptism record indicates he was born no later than 1810. For some time I was uncertain that this William was a son of Thomas Clarke and Elizabeth Wilkinson. Family stories were that Laura Secord (nee Ingersoll) was related to the James Clarke family. This would only be possible if William were a relative as he was married to Laura's daughter, also named Laura. William assisted James Clarke in obtaining a mortgage on his farm in 1865. In 2004 I finally found an obituary for one of James Clarke's sons which confirmed that William was an uncle.
William Clarke was a physician. He "was prominent in his profession and in public life for many years." He held several positions of public service, including: Commissioner of the Court of Requests in 1833, Warden of Wellington County 1852, M.P. 1853 to 1863 and Mayor of Guelph 1864/65. He also took a leading part in procuring the incorporation of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario and served as its president for six years. I have yet to find any record of him in Ireland.
In 1881 William was listed as a widower and was living with his two sons, daughter and son-in-law and their son, as well as with four other apparently unrelated people, in Palmerston, Ontario:
1881 Census: Palmerston, Wellington North, Ontario, Canada Source: Film C-13260 Page 10 Family 42
William CLARKE F [sic] W 68 Irish Ireland Occ: M.D. Religion: Ch of England
Lionel H. CLARKE M 21 Irish O Occ: Brewer Religion: Ch of England
Harry CLARKE M 19 Irish O Occ: Brewer Religion: Ch of England
Rosa PALMER F M 22 Irish O Religion: Ch of England
Power PALMER M M 24 Irish O Occ: Insurance Agent Religion: Ch of England
Arthur PALMER M 2 Irish O Religion: Ch of England

William married (1) Laura SECORD daughter of James SECORD and Laura INGERSOLL on 11 Jul 1843 in Guelph, Wellington county. Laura was born about 1815. She died in 1850 in Canada West.

Laura was first married to Capt. John Poore.

William and Laura had the following children:

14 M i William CLARKE¹ was born on 2 Jul 1844 in Guelph, Wellington County, Canada West. He was christened on 12 May 1845 in Guelph. He died about 1845 in Wellington County.

Died in infancy.
15 F ii Laura CLARKE¹ was born on 23 Oct 1846 in Guelph, Wellington County, Canada West. She was christened on 26 Apr 1847 in Guelph. She died in May 1956 in Toronto, Ontario. She was buried in Guelph, Ontario.

Laura was living in Toronto in 1895. Obituary in Mount Forest Confederate (7 May 1956): "Laura Secord Clarke, Toronto, died on Saturday in her 94th year. Daughter of the late Dr. William Clarke, of Guelph, former member of parliament for South Wellington, she was the half-sister of the late Hon. Lionel Clarke, once a resident of Palmerston and later former lieutenant-governor of Ontario. Miss Clarke was born and educated in Guelph, but had resided in Toronto more than 30 years. She was a granddaughter of Laura Secord and her husband, James Secord, of Chippewa Ont. She had no immediate relatives, but many descendants of the Secord and Clarke families survive. The funeral was held on Monday and the remains were conveyed to Guelph for interment."
16 F iii Millicent CLARKE was born in Oct 1849 in Wellington County, Ontario. She died on 21 Aug 1850 in Guelph, Wellington County.

Death notice abstracted from the Guelph Advertiser, 27 August 1850 (published by Wellington Genealogical Society).

William married (2) Clara Pigott STRANGE about 1855 in Canada West. Clara died in 1880 in Palmerston, Ontario.

In 1881 William was listed as a widower.

William and Clara had the following children:

+ 17 F iv Clara Rosa CLARKE

18 M v William Lionel Herbert (Lionel) CLARKE was born on 20 Jul 1859 in Ontario. He died on 29 Aug 1921 in Toronto, Ontario.

Very little is known of this man although he served as Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario from 1919 to 1921.
In 1895 he formed a malt dealership with Wilmot Matthews (L. H. Clarke and Company); five years later the two would also set up the Canada Malting Company Limited, apparently in Toronto.
There are two photos of him posted on the Toronto Public Library website:

William married Anne Clara Gertrude SMALL daughter of Sydenham SMALL on 10 Feb 1891 in Ontario.

Anna married Harry Lockwood after the death of Lionel Clarke.
19 M vi Harry Edmond CLARKE¹ was born on 29 Dec 1862 in Ontario. He died on 19 Aug 1884 in Ontario.

Unmarried

9. Elizabeth CLARKE (Thomas ) was christened on 11 Oct 1814 in Maryborough, Queen's County, Ireland. She died after 1881. She was buried in Belsyde Cemetery, Fergus Ontario.

After her husband died Elizabeth sold their farm to her brother, James Clarke in 1865. In 1871 Elizabeth was living with her daughter and son-in-law, Charles and Emma Banting, in Fergus, Ontario. In 1881 she was living with Thomas Clarke, pesumably her brother, in Fergus.

Elizabeth married John GREENHAM on 29 Jan 1845 in Maryborough, Queens County, Ireland. John was born about 1813 in Ireland. He died before May 1865 in Wellington County, Canada West. He was buried in Belsyde Cemetery, Fergus Ontario.

John and Elizabeth lived on a farm in Peel tp, Wellington County. In 1852 they were enumerated in the 1851 census (Microfilm #C-11756, Twp. No. 372, page 77). After John's death Elizabeth sold the farm to her brother James Clarke, 1 May 1865.

John and Elizabeth had the following children:

20 M i John Gibbs GREENHAM was born¹ on 6 Oct 1847 in Eramosa Tp, Wellington County, Canada West. He was christened on 16 Jan 1848 in Eramosa Tp.. He died before 1851 in Wellington County, Canada West.

John Jr. was not enumerated in the 1851 census for Wellington County.
21 F ii Elizabeth Margaret GREENHAM was born^{1, 2} on 20 May 1849 in Eramosa Tp, Wellington County, Canada West. She was christened on 21 Oct 1849 in Eramosa Tp..
22 F iii Jane Augusta GREENHAM was born^{1, 2} on 4 Mar 1850 in Nichol Tp, Wellington County, Canada West. She was christened on 27 Sep 1858 in Nichol Tp.

1871 census lists name as Augusta.
+ 23 F iv Emily Letitia GREENHAM

24 F v Caroline GREENHAM was born¹ on 29 Aug 1856 in Nichol Tp, Wellington County, Canada West. She was christened on 27 Sep 1858 in Nichol Tp..
25 F vi Darcie GREENHAM was born¹ about 1859 in Canada West.

13. James CLARKE (Thomas ) was born on 4 Dec 1826 in Maryborough, Queens County, Ireland. He was christened on 4 Feb 1827 in Church of Ireland, Maryborough. He died on 22 Oct 1889 in Peel Twp, Wellington County, Ontario. He was buried in Greenfield Cemetery, Peel Twp, Wellington County.

At the time of his marriage in 1848, and when the three eldest children were christened, James was a farmer in Meelick, Queens County, Ireland. Meelick is located on the south edge of the modern town of Portlaoise (previously called Maryborough), County Laois. When Elizabeth was christened in 1852 James was said to be a "householder" and resident of Maryborough. A year later the family emigrated to Canada.
James and his family lived in Garafraxa Twp of Wellington County, Ontario at the time of the 1861 census--Lot 17, 6th Concession. James was the enumerator for that census. In 1864 James Clarke purchased the south half of Lot 12, 17th Concession of the adjoining Peel Twp. A year later, he sold that property to Eliza Greenham, his widowed sister. The following is a transcript of the land record of that sale [note, words in square brackets are those I had big problems with--they may not be correct--the handwriting was very, very difficult to read from the microfilm]:
#23500, registered 1st of May 1865:
"A Memorial to be Registered of an Indenture made the Eighteenth day of January one thousand eight hundred and sixty five, in [pursuance of the act] to facilitate the conveyance of Real Property.
Between James Clarke of the Township of Garafraxa in the County of Wellington and Province of Canada [yeoman] of the First Part, Susanah Clarke wife of the said Party of the First Part, of the Second Part and Eliza Greenham of the Township of Nichol in the County and Province aforesaid Widow of the Third Part.
Whereby it is Witnessed that the said party of the First Part in consideration of the Sum of Two thousand Dollars of lawful money of Canada, [then] paid by the said party of the Third Part to the said party of the First Part thereby acknowledged, did grant onto the said party of the third part her heirs and assigns forever, all and singular, [that contain parcel or tract] of land [?] and being in the Township of Peel in the County of Wellington and Province of Canada being Known and described as the South half of lot number Twelve concession Seventeen in the said Township of Peel, County and province aforesaid, containing [be the same] one hundred acres, [?] more or less, subject to a mortgage held by the [?] Loan Company of the sum of one thousand dollars.
To have and to hold the said above granted promised unto the said party of the Third Part--her heirs and assigns, [toward] her and their sale and [?] use forever.
[?] said Indenture is witnessed by John William Petrie of the Village of Fergus in the County of Wellington and Province of Canada Conveyances.
And this memorial is [?] required to be registered by [?] the said Granter [?] named.
Witness my hand and Seal, the Eighteenth day of January in the year the Lord one thousand eight hundred and Sixty five."
Signed and Sealed in the presence of
Jno Petrie signed James Clarke
James Wilkinson

In 1892, the registered owner of the land was James' second son, Edward. When Edward died in 1900, the property was left to his wife. The following is the list of owners of the property during the time the Clarkes were living there.

Greenfield Cemetery records and a Surrogate Court petition filed by his widow indicate that James died October 22, 1889 (the index to the Ontario Vital Records does not list James' death). I have scanned the registration records themselves, but have not been able to find the death registration for our James. It appears that his death was never registered.

James married Susanna Esther MEREDITH daughter of Thomas MEREDITH and Susanna on 6 Mar 1848 in Mountrath Parish, Queen's County, Ireland. Susanna was born on 15 Oct 1824 in The Oak, Ballyfin, Queen's County, Ireland. She died on 5 Mar 1905 in Peel Twp, Wellington County, Ontario. She was buried in Greenfield Cem, Arthur, Peel Twp, Ontario.

Susannah Meredith and three of her sisters are known to have immigrated to Canada from Ireland. Probably at least one of her brothers, John, also came to Canada. On the 1901 census Susanna was living with her son and daughter-in-law, Jeremiah and Harriet Clarke. They were in an eight room house, on the south half of lot 12, con, 17 (100 acres). Unlike most families, Susanna, not Jeremiah, was identified as the head of the household! (Peel Tp, div. 3, p. 6). The 1908 Wellington County Atlas shows Jeremiah still living there and a school house also on that lot.

James and Susanna had the following children:

26 M i Thomas Robert CLARKE¹ was born² on 1 Dec 1848 in Meelick, Queen's County, Ireland. He was christened³ on 14 Jan 1849 in St Peter's Church of Ireland, Maryborough, Queen's County. He died on 30 Jun 1929 in Delhi, Ontario. He was buried⁴ on 2 Jul 1929 in Delhi Cemetery.

"With the passing of the Rev. Thos. R. Clark [sic], the United Church has lost one of its faithful and valued pioneer ministers.
"The call came to Mr. Clark while in his garden at his home in Delhi on June 30th, 1929. He had just called on his ministerial brethren of the village as if he were saying Good-bye.
"Mr. Clark was born in Queen's County, Ireland, Dec. 1st, 1848. He came with his parents to Fergus, Ontario, when a lad of five years of age, and settled with them on a farm.
"In October of the year 1879, while stationed at Brigden, Mr. Clark was united in marriage to Miss Anna Shields of Holstein, who proved a true and loving helpmate, aiding him greatly in his ministry by the use of her cultured voice, which was dedicated to the Master's service.
"Mr. Clark served on the following circuits:--Mount Forest, Holstein, Lucknow, Brigden, Oil Springs, Plattsville, Eastwood, Otterville and Bookton, Delhi, Trafalgar, Oakland, Oxford Centre, Drumbo, Kelvin, Rockwood, Courtland and Walsh.
"During Mr. Clark's forty-four years in the active work of the ministry, he became greatly endeared to a host of friends and workers of the Church. He could rightly be termed "A Peacemaker," for he always worked for unity and peace, overlooking so many things that would have overpowered a weaker man.
"Mr. Clark was beloved by many probationers who assisted him on various fields, some of whom testified at the funeral services, of the help and inspiration he had been to them when starting out in their ministerial cvareers.
"From his boyhood days until his sudden departure, Mr. Clark was a staunch, tireless temperance worker, ever giving of his best in the fight against the liquor traffic.
"The many tributes paid Mr. Clark at the impressive service held in the United Church July 2nd, 1929, testified to the memory of a beautiful life spent in loving service, which will always be an inspiration to those who have been associated with him." (Bio. file at United Church Archives, from Hamilton Conference Minutes, 1930)
Thomas left no will, but the petition submitted by his widow named the following as his next of kin: Annie Matilda Sarah Clarke, Delhi; James R. Clarke, Toronto; Jeremiah M. Clarke, RR #3, Fergus; William C. Clarke, Toronto; Herbert W. Clarke, Fergus; Mrs. Susan Small, Sutherland, Sask.; James Cull, address unknown. There were no children.
Thomas and Annie lived in Oakland, Oxford County for the 1901 census.

Thomas married Annie Matilda Sarah SHIELDS on 9 Oct 1879 in Holstein, Ontario. Annie was born on 28 Jul 1861 in Holstein, Canada West. She died on 5 Apr 1944 in Toronto, Ontario. She was buried in Delhi, Ontario.

Daughter of John and Jane Shields. Annie was choir leader in Holstein, Ontario, where her husband began his career in the ministry (Obituary, Mount Forest Confederate, 13 April, 1944).
27 M ii Edward John CLARKE^{1, 2} was born on 10 Jul 1850 in Meelick, Queen's County, Ireland. He was christened³ on 10 Nov 1850 in St Peter's Church of Ireland, Maryborough, Queen's County. He died in 1900 in Nassagaweya tp, Halton County, Ontario.

"Edward J. Clarke
"Was born in Queen's County, Ireland, in 1850; was converted to God in 1866, and died on the Nassagaweya Circuit, August, 1900. In 1853 he came with his parents to this country where his family settled, first in the township of Garafraxa, and later in the township of Peel, County of Wellington.
"In 1866 the Rev. Nathaniel S. Burwash held special services at Mount Hope, on the Alma Circuit, at which several young people were converted, among whom were three who became ministers of the Gospel, namely, Edward J. Clarke; his brother, Thomas R. Clarke of our own Conference, and Henry Norris who became a Presbyterian minister.
"Bro. Clarke at first fitted himself for a school-teacher, obtaining a first class certificate when twenty-one years of age. He taught school about five years. During the ministry of the Rev. Robert Phillips he acted as a steward, leader and local preacher, and did much to lay the foundations of the present Arthur Circuit. He first entered the ministry as a supply at Grimsby. Afterwards, early in 1878, he was sent by the Chairman of the Sarnia District to Oil Springs. He was received by the Conference in the following June, and stationed at Watford. In 1887 he was married to Miss Lottie Lee, of Brantford, who with his aged mother, five brothers and one sister, survive him.
"Bro. Clarke's circuits were Marthaville, Drumbo, Plattsville, Lynden, Fenwick, Lowville, Smithville, Ancaster, Burford and Nassagaweya. About the first of August, 1900, he was taken down with typhoid fever. When at church, which proved to be his last Sabbath in the pulpit, following weakness coming over him, he sat down and requested the congregation to sing "A Charge to Keep I have." The symptoms at first were not considered alarming, but he gradually sank, and on the 20th of the same month passed peacefully away to a better clime. As a preacher Bro. Clarke was thoughtful, earnest and evangelical. He neither held nor uttered uncertailn opinions on Methodist theology. In building churches, paying off church debts, raising Connexional funds, or in pastoral visiting, Bro. Clarke was always "in labors more abundant." But above all, he loved to hold special services for the conversion of sinners and edification of the Church. A large part of his ministerial life was employed in these laborious, but delightful exercises, and through his instrumentality many souls were born into the kingdom of God who today rejoice in His saving grace." (Bio. file at United Church Archives, from Minutes of the Hamilton Methodist Conference, 1901)
Edward's will, dated October 1892, listed property in the village of Brigden in Lambton County, and also the Peel tp. farm where he had grown up (see notes for his father, James) and where his brother and mother were living at the time. His survivors were his widow and brothers and sister. There were no children.

Edward married Charlotte LEE on 27 May 1887 in Brantford tp, Ontario. Charlotte was born about 1864 in Brantford tp, Canada West (Ontario).

Charlotte was living in Toronto on 28 August 1900, when she petitioned the Surrogate Court for probate of Edward's estate (Ontario Archives, 1900 file #). Daughter of David and Mary Lee.
+ 28 F iii Elizabeth Jane CLARKE

+ 29 F iv Susannah (Susan) Esther CLARKE

+ 30 M v James Rice CLARKE

+ 31 M vi William Charles CLARKE

32 M vii Jeremiah Meredith CLARKE was born¹ on 4 Mar 1859 in Canada West. He died in 1944 in Ontario. He was buried² in Greenfield Cem., Arthur, Ontario.

Jeremiah and Harriet were living in Melancthon Tp., Dufferin County in 1891, as were his sister and brother-in-law, Susan and James Clarke. In 1901 they lived on the family farm with Jeremiah's mother--I would guess they moved there either after his father James died or if James needed additional help to run the farm. By 1911, after the death of Jeremiah's mother, they were living with Harriet's widowed father in Fergus. Harriet's obituary noted that they "farmed in Peel township, at Riverview [Melancthon tp] and Cumnock, before moving to Fergus."

Jeremiah married Harriet BOYES daughter of Richard BOYES before Apr 1891. Harriet was born on 7 Jun 1860 in Nichol tp, Wellington County. She died in Jan 1951 in Groves Memorial Hospital. She was buried in Greenfield Cem., Peel Twp, Wellington Co., Ontario.

Obituary found in file at London-Middlesex Genealogical Society Library (source not identified):
15 January, 1951, Fergus, Ontario. Funeral Service Tuesday for Mrs. Jeremiah Clarke, 90. Died Groves Memorial Hospital Saturday.
"The former Harriet Boyes, she was born in Nichol twp. With her husband, who predeceased her some years ago, she farmed in Peel township, at Riverview and Cumnock, before moving to Fergus. A member of the old Methodist Church and latterly Melville United Church here, she was the oldest member of the Women's Missionary Society.
She is survived by one brother, Albert, Guelph; two sisters Mabel, Mrs. John Scarrow, Arthur, and Ida, Mrs. Wesley Hill, Hamilton.
The body is resting at the home of her nephew, Clarence Clarke, St. Andrew's street, Fergus. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow from Melville United Church with the Rev. O. Glen Taylor officiating, assisted by the Rev. D. S. Dinnick, Bethel Baptist Church. Interment will be in Arthur Cemetery."
33 M viii Fletchard or Richard CLARKE¹ was born on 27 Sep 1860 in Wellington County, Canada West. He died in 1860 in Wellington County, Ontario.

Name could be either Fletchard or Richard; difficult to read. Williams info has name as Benjamin.
34 M ix Wessley CLARKE¹ was born on 27 Sep 1860 in Wellington County, Canada West. He died in 1860 in Wellington County, Ontario.
+ 35 M x Herbert Wilkinson CLARKE

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14	M	i	William CLARKE¹ was born on 2 Jul 1844 in Guelph, Wellington County, Canada West. He was christened on 12 May 1845 in Guelph. He died about 1845 in Wellington County. Died in infancy.
15	F	ii	Laura CLARKE¹ was born on 23 Oct 1846 in Guelph, Wellington County, Canada West. She was christened on 26 Apr 1847 in Guelph. She died in May 1956 in Toronto, Ontario. She was buried in Guelph, Ontario. Laura was living in Toronto in 1895. Obituary in Mount Forest Confederate (7 May 1956): "Laura Secord Clarke, Toronto, died on Saturday in her 94th year. Daughter of the late Dr. William Clarke, of Guelph, former member of parliament for South Wellington, she was the half-sister of the late Hon. Lionel Clarke, once a resident of Palmerston and later former lieutenant-governor of Ontario. Miss Clarke was born and educated in Guelph, but had resided in Toronto more than 30 years. She was a granddaughter of Laura Secord and her husband, James Secord, of Chippewa Ont. She had no immediate relatives, but many descendants of the Secord and Clarke families survive. The funeral was held on Monday and the remains were conveyed to Guelph for interment."
16	F	iii	Millicent CLARKE was born in Oct 1849 in Wellington County, Ontario. She died on 21 Aug 1850 in Guelph, Wellington County. Death notice abstracted from the Guelph Advertiser, 27 August 1850 (published by Wellington Genealogical Society).

+	17	F	iv	Clara Rosa CLARKE
	18	M	v	William Lionel Herbert (Lionel) CLARKE was born on 20 Jul 1859 in Ontario. He died on 29 Aug 1921 in Toronto, Ontario. Very little is known of this man although he served as Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario from 1919 to 1921. In 1895 he formed a malt dealership with Wilmot Matthews (L. H. Clarke and Company); five years later the two would also set up the Canada Malting Company Limited, apparently in Toronto. There are two photos of him posted on the Toronto Public Library website:
				William married Anne Clara Gertrude SMALL daughter of Sydenham SMALL on 10 Feb 1891 in Ontario. Anna married Harry Lockwood after the death of Lionel Clarke.
	19	M	vi	Harry Edmond CLARKE¹ was born on 29 Dec 1862 in Ontario. He died on 19 Aug 1884 in Ontario. Unmarried

	20	M	i	John Gibbs GREENHAM was born¹ on 6 Oct 1847 in Eramosa Tp, Wellington County, Canada West. He was christened on 16 Jan 1848 in Eramosa Tp.. He died before 1851 in Wellington County, Canada West. John Jr. was not enumerated in the 1851 census for Wellington County.
	21	F	ii	Elizabeth Margaret GREENHAM was born^{1, 2} on 20 May 1849 in Eramosa Tp, Wellington County, Canada West. She was christened on 21 Oct 1849 in Eramosa Tp..
	22	F	iii	Jane Augusta GREENHAM was born^{1, 2} on 4 Mar 1850 in Nichol Tp, Wellington County, Canada West. She was christened on 27 Sep 1858 in Nichol Tp. 1871 census lists name as Augusta.
+	23	F	iv	Emily Letitia GREENHAM
	24	F	v	Caroline GREENHAM was born¹ on 29 Aug 1856 in Nichol Tp, Wellington County, Canada West. She was christened on 27 Sep 1858 in Nichol Tp..
	25	F	vi	Darcie GREENHAM was born¹ about 1859 in Canada West.

	26	M	i	Thomas Robert CLARKE¹ was born² on 1 Dec 1848 in Meelick, Queen's County, Ireland. He was christened³ on 14 Jan 1849 in St Peter's Church of Ireland, Maryborough, Queen's County. He died on 30 Jun 1929 in Delhi, Ontario. He was buried⁴ on 2 Jul 1929 in Delhi Cemetery. "With the passing of the Rev. Thos. R. Clark [sic], the United Church has lost one of its faithful and valued pioneer ministers. "The call came to Mr. Clark while in his garden at his home in Delhi on June 30th, 1929. He had just called on his ministerial brethren of the village as if he were saying Good-bye. "Mr. Clark was born in Queen's County, Ireland, Dec. 1st, 1848. He came with his parents to Fergus, Ontario, when a lad of five years of age, and settled with them on a farm. "In October of the year 1879, while stationed at Brigden, Mr. Clark was united in marriage to Miss Anna Shields of Holstein, who proved a true and loving helpmate, aiding him greatly in his ministry by the use of her cultured voice, which was dedicated to the Master's service. "Mr. Clark served on the following circuits:--Mount Forest, Holstein, Lucknow, Brigden, Oil Springs, Plattsville, Eastwood, Otterville and Bookton, Delhi, Trafalgar, Oakland, Oxford Centre, Drumbo, Kelvin, Rockwood, Courtland and Walsh. "During Mr. Clark's forty-four years in the active work of the ministry, he became greatly endeared to a host of friends and workers of the Church. He could rightly be termed "A Peacemaker," for he always worked for unity and peace, overlooking so many things that would have overpowered a weaker man. "Mr. Clark was beloved by many probationers who assisted him on various fields, some of whom testified at the funeral services, of the help and inspiration he had been to them when starting out in their ministerial cvareers. "From his boyhood days until his sudden departure, Mr. Clark was a staunch, tireless temperance worker, ever giving of his best in the fight against the liquor traffic. "The many tributes paid Mr. Clark at the impressive service held in the United Church July 2nd, 1929, testified to the memory of a beautiful life spent in loving service, which will always be an inspiration to those who have been associated with him." (Bio. file at United Church Archives, from Hamilton Conference Minutes, 1930) Thomas left no will, but the petition submitted by his widow named the following as his next of kin: Annie Matilda Sarah Clarke, Delhi; James R. Clarke, Toronto; Jeremiah M. Clarke, RR #3, Fergus; William C. Clarke, Toronto; Herbert W. Clarke, Fergus; Mrs. Susan Small, Sutherland, Sask.; James Cull, address unknown. There were no children. Thomas and Annie lived in Oakland, Oxford County for the 1901 census.
				Thomas married Annie Matilda Sarah SHIELDS on 9 Oct 1879 in Holstein, Ontario. Annie was born on 28 Jul 1861 in Holstein, Canada West. She died on 5 Apr 1944 in Toronto, Ontario. She was buried in Delhi, Ontario. Daughter of John and Jane Shields. Annie was choir leader in Holstein, Ontario, where her husband began his career in the ministry (Obituary, Mount Forest Confederate, 13 April, 1944).
	27	M	ii	Edward John CLARKE^{1, 2} was born on 10 Jul 1850 in Meelick, Queen's County, Ireland. He was christened³ on 10 Nov 1850 in St Peter's Church of Ireland, Maryborough, Queen's County. He died in 1900 in Nassagaweya tp, Halton County, Ontario. "Edward J. Clarke "Was born in Queen's County, Ireland, in 1850; was converted to God in 1866, and died on the Nassagaweya Circuit, August, 1900. In 1853 he came with his parents to this country where his family settled, first in the township of Garafraxa, and later in the township of Peel, County of Wellington. "In 1866 the Rev. Nathaniel S. Burwash held special services at Mount Hope, on the Alma Circuit, at which several young people were converted, among whom were three who became ministers of the Gospel, namely, Edward J. Clarke; his brother, Thomas R. Clarke of our own Conference, and Henry Norris who became a Presbyterian minister. "Bro. Clarke at first fitted himself for a school-teacher, obtaining a first class certificate when twenty-one years of age. He taught school about five years. During the ministry of the Rev. Robert Phillips he acted as a steward, leader and local preacher, and did much to lay the foundations of the present Arthur Circuit. He first entered the ministry as a supply at Grimsby. Afterwards, early in 1878, he was sent by the Chairman of the Sarnia District to Oil Springs. He was received by the Conference in the following June, and stationed at Watford. In 1887 he was married to Miss Lottie Lee, of Brantford, who with his aged mother, five brothers and one sister, survive him. "Bro. Clarke's circuits were Marthaville, Drumbo, Plattsville, Lynden, Fenwick, Lowville, Smithville, Ancaster, Burford and Nassagaweya. About the first of August, 1900, he was taken down with typhoid fever. When at church, which proved to be his last Sabbath in the pulpit, following weakness coming over him, he sat down and requested the congregation to sing "A Charge to Keep I have." The symptoms at first were not considered alarming, but he gradually sank, and on the 20th of the same month passed peacefully away to a better clime. As a preacher Bro. Clarke was thoughtful, earnest and evangelical. He neither held nor uttered uncertailn opinions on Methodist theology. In building churches, paying off church debts, raising Connexional funds, or in pastoral visiting, Bro. Clarke was always "in labors more abundant." But above all, he loved to hold special services for the conversion of sinners and edification of the Church. A large part of his ministerial life was employed in these laborious, but delightful exercises, and through his instrumentality many souls were born into the kingdom of God who today rejoice in His saving grace." (Bio. file at United Church Archives, from Minutes of the Hamilton Methodist Conference, 1901) Edward's will, dated October 1892, listed property in the village of Brigden in Lambton County, and also the Peel tp. farm where he had grown up (see notes for his father, James) and where his brother and mother were living at the time. His survivors were his widow and brothers and sister. There were no children.
				Edward married Charlotte LEE on 27 May 1887 in Brantford tp, Ontario. Charlotte was born about 1864 in Brantford tp, Canada West (Ontario). Charlotte was living in Toronto on 28 August 1900, when she petitioned the Surrogate Court for probate of Edward's estate (Ontario Archives, 1900 file #). Daughter of David and Mary Lee.
+	28	F	iii	Elizabeth Jane CLARKE
+	29	F	iv	Susannah (Susan) Esther CLARKE
+	30	M	v	James Rice CLARKE
+	31	M	vi	William Charles CLARKE
	32	M	vii	Jeremiah Meredith CLARKE was born¹ on 4 Mar 1859 in Canada West. He died in 1944 in Ontario. He was buried² in Greenfield Cem., Arthur, Ontario. Jeremiah and Harriet were living in Melancthon Tp., Dufferin County in 1891, as were his sister and brother-in-law, Susan and James Clarke. In 1901 they lived on the family farm with Jeremiah's mother--I would guess they moved there either after his father James died or if James needed additional help to run the farm. By 1911, after the death of Jeremiah's mother, they were living with Harriet's widowed father in Fergus. Harriet's obituary noted that they "farmed in Peel township, at Riverview [Melancthon tp] and Cumnock, before moving to Fergus."
				Jeremiah married Harriet BOYES daughter of Richard BOYES before Apr 1891. Harriet was born on 7 Jun 1860 in Nichol tp, Wellington County. She died in Jan 1951 in Groves Memorial Hospital. She was buried in Greenfield Cem., Peel Twp, Wellington Co., Ontario. Obituary found in file at London-Middlesex Genealogical Society Library (source not identified): 15 January, 1951, Fergus, Ontario. Funeral Service Tuesday for Mrs. Jeremiah Clarke, 90. Died Groves Memorial Hospital Saturday. "The former Harriet Boyes, she was born in Nichol twp. With her husband, who predeceased her some years ago, she farmed in Peel township, at Riverview and Cumnock, before moving to Fergus. A member of the old Methodist Church and latterly Melville United Church here, she was the oldest member of the Women's Missionary Society. She is survived by one brother, Albert, Guelph; two sisters Mabel, Mrs. John Scarrow, Arthur, and Ida, Mrs. Wesley Hill, Hamilton. The body is resting at the home of her nephew, Clarence Clarke, St. Andrew's street, Fergus. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow from Melville United Church with the Rev. O. Glen Taylor officiating, assisted by the Rev. D. S. Dinnick, Bethel Baptist Church. Interment will be in Arthur Cemetery."
	33	M	viii	Fletchard or Richard CLARKE¹ was born on 27 Sep 1860 in Wellington County, Canada West. He died in 1860 in Wellington County, Ontario. Name could be either Fletchard or Richard; difficult to read. Williams info has name as Benjamin.
	34	M	ix	Wessley CLARKE¹ was born on 27 Sep 1860 in Wellington County, Canada West. He died in 1860 in Wellington County, Ontario.
+	35	M	x	Herbert Wilkinson CLARKE