. History of Franklin and Cerro Gordo counties, Iowa ... and biographies of representative citizens. History of Iowa, embracing accounts of the pre-historic races ... nd Lucinda Clock, was born near Islip,Suffolk Co., L. I., Feb., 1828. In 1832his parents moved to Painesville, Lake Co.,Ohio, where he attended school until hewas about fourteen years of age, when hewent into the employ of the captain of avessel engaged in the merchant service onthe lakes. Here he remained for severalyears and then went on board a whalingship. He was fond of a sailors life andfollowed it for several successive ye
. History of Franklin and Cerro Gordo counties, Iowa ... and biographies of representative citizens. History of Iowa, embracing accounts of the pre-historic races ... nd Lucinda Clock, was born near Islip,Suffolk Co., L. I., Feb., 1828. In 1832his parents moved to Painesville, Lake Co.,Ohio, where he attended school until hewas about fourteen years of age, when hewent into the employ of the captain of avessel engaged in the merchant service onthe lakes. Here he remained for severalyears and then went on board a whalingship. He was fond of a sailors life andfollowed it for several successive 1855 he came to Iowa and purchased afarm iu Franklin county, Geneva town-ship. On the 9th of September, 1858, hewas married to Nancy Marvin, of PikeCo., Ohio. The following winter theyspent in Illinois, and in the spring cameto Franklin Co., Iowa. He immediatelybegan improving his place though theydid not move on it until 1866. That yearhe built a substantial stone house and thefollowing year set out an orchard andplanted a grove of maple trees. He wascareful for nothing so much as to makehis farm a valuable and comfortable home. ¥ ft ;»rk LIBRARY ■.
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