Bio: Clark, John H. (1881)

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Surnames: Clark, Johnson, Shippy

----Source: The History of Northern Wisconsin, Marathon County, Wis. (1881) page 557

John H. Clark, of the firm of Clark, Johnson & Co., (the partners of which are W. D. Johnson, C. W. Johnson and Richard Clark) Wausau, was born in Easton, Md., Dec. 20, 1829. He came to Wisconsin, October, 1880. His residence is at Fort Wayne, Ind. He was married in the latter city, October, 1854, to Lydia M. Shippy. She was born in Rutland, Vt., in 1828. They have had six children - Florence; Nathan, died April 13, 1880; Richard, now at Wausau, engaged in the mill; Jesse, Mortimer and Oliver, the three latter being at their home in Indiana. The mill of this firm was erected in 1881, and is situated on the island opposite the city in the Wisconsin River. Its capacity is 80,000 in eleven hours, and employs 150 men.