Biography of Orrin C. Clark, pages 855 / 856.  History of De Kalb County, 
Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

Orrin C. Clark, a pioneer of De Kalb County, was born near Beldingsville, 
Onondago Co., N.Y., May 6, 1825, a son of Henry and Betsy (Tappen) Clark, 
with whom he lived at his birthplace till seventeen years of age.  In 1842 
they came to Indiana and settled in Butler Township, De Kalb County, had but 
limited educational advantages, but by private study and observation he 
acquired a reasonable business education. He remained at home till twenty 
year of age, but in the meantime had worked for the neighboring framers, and 
although a part of the time he had been paid but $11 a month, he had been 
economical and in 1845 had saved enough to buy eighty acres of wild land in 
Butler Township.  He continued to work out for two years, mostly at chopping, 
and  at odd times worked on his own land, and by the time he was married, in 
1847, had considerable of it cleared.  He lived on different farms in Butler 
Township till 1882, when he retired form agricultural pursuits and moved to 
Auburn.  He has served several terms a Justice of the Peace and Assessor 
of Butler Township, and two terms as Trustee of Keyser Township, and has 
been the nominee of the Republican party for Sheriff, Commissioner, and 
Representative to the State Legislature.  Oct, 17, 1847, he was married to 
Serena, daughter of Paul and Susannah Long, of Butler Township.  She was 
born in Champaign County, Ohio, Oct. 14, 1832, and came to De Kalb County, 
Ind., in 1841.  They have eight children living at this date, and have 
buried three.  Those now living are---Harriett, wife of John Huston; 
Harvey, a farmer; Frank, a dealer in live-stock and butcher at Garrett; 
Nettie, Elmer, Origin, Mary and Roxanna at home.  Mr. and Mrs. Clark are 
members of the Protestant Methodist church.  He is a member of the Masonic 
lodge at Garrett; was one of the charter members, and has served as 
Treasurer.  For thirty years he was a strong Abolitionist, and now an 
earnest, active Prohibitionist.

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Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
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