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HENRY P. CLARK was born November 2, 1823, in Sangamon County, Illinois, was the son of Edward and Nancy Clark whose sketch appears in the township history of Rochester. He was married December 15, 1853, to Nancy T. Williams, who was born February 26, 1833. Their family consists of four children, Mary J., Sarah V., Edward S., and William T. He now owns four hundred acres of land which is under a good state of cultivation and worth $50 per acre. Himself and wife are members of the Christian Church. In politics they are Republicans.