Henry CLARK

                   RELATIONSHIPS-WILL: of George Hofius, Will Book2, pg 351, Mercer Co.Pa.
mentions wife Jane and names the children.
CENSUS:1850, Hickory Twp,Mercer, Pa,p. 82, October lists Jane as head of
household dwelling# 244, Household # 249, age 72 b Penna.
CENSUS:1860, Hickory Twp, Mercer, Pa,p. 96 has Jane Hofius 80,F, living
with George & Elizabeth Hofius on 11 Jul,dwelling # 677,Household #
647
BIOGRAOPHY:Notes on Notepaper of Hofius File believed written by FritzSchmidt
mentions Jane's Aunt Lottie went to Ohio to live. George & Jonathan both
married girls from Ohio.(Also Henry-so there was an Ohio connection.)
History of Mercer Co.,1888, Vol. 2, p. 866.
This history says she died at age 91, had an uncle who served in
Washington's army & killed at Long Island. Member of Sharon Baptist
Church..  At death had 12 children, 93 grandchildren, 163 g. grandchild.,&
11 g g grandchildren

Occupation: Homemaker.

Education:

Work Experiences:

Jane Clark's father Henry came from Ireland (Born 1745) several years before the Revolutionary War and served in that war for three years.  He suffered a bad leg wound in the war.  His residance at the time was Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  After the War he came to Westmoreland County and after living there a number of years, being impelled by a desire to go further West, he came to Mercer County and purchased 143 acres of land near Pine Hollow, in what was then Pymatuning Township.  He paid a sum of $14 or about 10 cents an acre.

Jane's brother James Clark lived on the family farm near Pine Hollow until     his death in 1857 at the age of 72 years.  James's wife Nancy Beggs died three days after his death at the age of 70 years.  This original homestead that bounded on Pine Hollow Cemetery was later sold to General James Pierce.  At the time of this sale a strip of land extending back of the old burying ground was reserved for Clark Reunions which were held starting on 6-15-1878 involving picnics, playing croquet and fighting off bugs.

Jane died at the advance age or 91 - retaining her facialties to a remarkable degree to the last.  She could give a vivid and thrilling account of the pioneer & frontier life & was familiar with the incidents connected with that ill-fated expedition that resulted in the burning of Col. Crawford.

She had an uncle who served in Washington's Army, & was killed in the battle of Long Island.  For many years she was a consistent member of the Sharon Baptist Church.  She and her husband George Sr. had 12 children - 6 sons and 6 daughters.

The Pine Hollow Cemetery is also called the Clark Graveyard, Pine Hollow Burying Ground and the Trout Island Cemetery. It is located on the West Side of Trout Island Road - 2/10 mile North of Walnut Street Extension (Route  518) Hermitage, Pa.  This cemetery was donated to the area by Jane's father Henry.

Jane's mother's name was Margaret.  She and Henry had seven children, five girls - Mary, Margaret, Ann, Nancy and Jane and two boys -  James and William.

Henry Clark and wife Margaret's daughter Mary was married to Jonathan Dunham in 1801.  Jonathan Dunham was the first owner of the land where the original lots of Sharpsville were layed out in 1837 by James Sharp.

Henry Clark was a taxable of Pymatuning Twp., Mercer County, Pennsylvania in 1802.  He was also an overseer of Pymatuning Twp., in 1811, 1812, and 1813. In 1815 Henry was a constable of Pymatuning Township

Jane was buried in Section 7, Row 1, Grave Site 9 in Morefield Cemetery.