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From: Carl Sherrick <>
Subject: Clark family
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 14:19:06 -0400


I am searching for a connection between my maternal grandfather,
Josiah Sage Clark, and the family of Aaron Clark, the son of Abraham
Clark, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Ann Clark Hart, in
the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, Vol. VII, 1932, pp 89-102,
described at some length the move of Aaron Clark and his family to
Washington Co., PA, and she detailed as well the names of his children
and grandchildren and their families. I had always been told that I was
a direct descendant of Abraham Clark through my mother's (Ruth Clark
Sherrick) family, but I never saw any authentic genealogical evidence of
this. I am trying to trace back from my grandfather, but the data I have
are scant, owing to the loss of much evidence during a move of my
parents from Carnegie, PA to California. I know that Josiah Sage Clark
was born about 1863, married Laura Helen Gerow of Grand Valley, PA, and
settled in Mars, PA, where he operated a lumber yard for some years, and
built homes and other structures in Butler County. He was killed in a
construction accident in 1915, leaving three daughters, Ethel, Ruth, and
Althea. He was a 32nd degree Mason, and I assume belonged to the Blue
Lodge in Butler County. I know from maps and 1790 census data kindly
provided on PAWASHIN-L that the Aaron Clark family most likely lived in
Strabane Township in Washington County, although some of the members
moved on to Ohio or Arkansas in the early 1800s. If anyone reading this
has any further information about the Aaron Clark family, or about
Josiah Sage Clark (one of Aaron's children was named Josiah, born
between 1782 and 1805), I would very much appreciate hearing from them.

Carl Sherrick

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