Born Thomas Clarke in 1840 Chislehampton, Oxfordshire, England, the son of James Clarke and Jane Preston, he dropped the "e" from his name when he emigrated to the US in 1858.
From his obituary Auburn Semi-Weekly Journal July 30, 1912:
"He was a veteran of the Civil War...enlisted in Battery K Third New York Light Artillery...he participated in several battles, the siege of Charleston, Kingston, Goldsboro, Raleigh, Tarboro, Little Washington...February 2, 1864 Mr. Clark was taken prisoner..in Libby Prison..Belle Isle..transferred to Andersonville where he remained until...transferred to the prison at Florence, S.C.. From there he was taken to Wilmington and placed on parole, having been fourteen months an inmate of the rebel prisons. Weak, emaciated and physically disabled, he was placed in the hospital at Annapolis, Md., where he remained until receiving his honorable discharge in July 1865.
After recuperating his health, he purchased a farm in Aurelius, where he was very successful...
A brave soldier, an upright, honorable member of the community, a faithful friend, a loving husband and father, he will be greatly missed not only by his family but by his many friends both in city and country."
From his obituary Auburn Semi-Weekly Journal July 30, 1912:
"He was a veteran of the Civil War...enlisted in Battery K Third New York Light Artillery...he participated in several battles, the siege of Charleston, Kingston, Goldsboro, Raleigh, Tarboro, Little Washington...February 2, 1864 Mr. Clark was taken prisoner..in Libby Prison..Belle Isle..transferred to Andersonville where he remained until...transferred to the prison at Florence, S.C.. From there he was taken to Wilmington and placed on parole, having been fourteen months an inmate of the rebel prisons. Weak, emaciated and physically disabled, he was placed in the hospital at Annapolis, Md., where he remained until receiving his honorable discharge in July 1865.
After recuperating his health, he purchased a farm in Aurelius, where he was very successful...
A brave soldier, an upright, honorable member of the community, a faithful friend, a loving husband and father, he will be greatly missed not only by his family but by his many friends both in city and country."
Born Thomas Clarke in 1840 Chislehampton, Oxfordshire, England, the son of James Clarke and Jane Preston, he dropped the "e" from his name when he emigrated to the US in 1858.
From his obituary Auburn Semi-Weekly Journal July 30, 1912:
"He was a veteran of the Civil War...enlisted in Battery K Third New York Light Artillery...he participated in several battles, the siege of Charleston, Kingston, Goldsboro, Raleigh, Tarboro, Little Washington...February 2, 1864 Mr. Clark was taken prisoner..in Libby Prison..Belle Isle..transferred to Andersonville where he remained until...transferred to the prison at Florence, S.C.. From there he was taken to Wilmington and placed on parole, having been fourteen months an inmate of the rebel prisons. Weak, emaciated and physically disabled, he was placed in the hospital at Annapolis, Md., where he remained until receiving his honorable discharge in July 1865.
After recuperating his health, he purchased a farm in Aurelius, where he was very successful...
A brave soldier, an upright, honorable member of the community, a faithful friend, a loving husband and father, he will be greatly missed not only by his family but by his many friends both in city and country."
From his obituary Auburn Semi-Weekly Journal July 30, 1912:
"He was a veteran of the Civil War...enlisted in Battery K Third New York Light Artillery...he participated in several battles, the siege of Charleston, Kingston, Goldsboro, Raleigh, Tarboro, Little Washington...February 2, 1864 Mr. Clark was taken prisoner..in Libby Prison..Belle Isle..transferred to Andersonville where he remained until...transferred to the prison at Florence, S.C.. From there he was taken to Wilmington and placed on parole, having been fourteen months an inmate of the rebel prisons. Weak, emaciated and physically disabled, he was placed in the hospital at Annapolis, Md., where he remained until receiving his honorable discharge in July 1865.
After recuperating his health, he purchased a farm in Aurelius, where he was very successful...
A brave soldier, an upright, honorable member of the community, a faithful friend, a loving husband and father, he will be greatly missed not only by his family but by his many friends both in city and country."
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Age 71 Date Buried 07/30/1912
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