Deacon Lewis Clark

Dea. Lewis Clark, Buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Dixboro Superior Twp, Washtenaw County. Additional information is provided by distant cousin & fellow family history researcher Beth Miller. 1860 census shows Lewis _____, age 3 (b. 1848) in same household with Lewis, Rhoda, Ann, Orren Edward, William and Louisa. Lewis' last name is illegible according to transcriber. I don't know who this is. A 3 year old is too young to be child of Lewis & Rhoda. Possibly child of Annis and George Kent? 1862 moved to Town of Superior, Washtenaw Co., Michigan **Letter from Lewis to his brother Jotham -- August 1837**

'Dear Brother Jotham, I improve the present to inform you of the death of our Dear sister Annis which occured on the evening of the fourth a few minutes before Eleven O'clock. She enjoyed the sensible presence of her saviour to the last, death to her had lost its sting and terror. With calm serenity of mind did she call us around her diing (sic) bed to give us the parting hand and say to us for the last time, farewell my Dear friends, to which we most heartily responded fare you well dear sister, we hope to meet you in another and better wourld (sic), where parting sorrowing and sighing will never be permitted to come. She enjoyed her rational faculties to the last, which was a great consolation to all her surviving relatives her death was truly tryumphant (sic) and victorious yes thanks be to God who gave her the Victory through Our Lord Jesus Christ. I hope my Dear Br. we shall all of us face the importance of reseiving (sic) her diing (sic) admonition to be also ready. We have much reason to remember with gratitude the kind and affictionate (sic) treatment of Br. Davis towards our departed sister, he done everything for her comfort that love and kindness could sudjest (sic). Her funeral servises was attended Sabbath morning at the stone meeting house. Sermon by Mr. Carlile founded on P.S. 39th,4th Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is, that I may know how frail I am. Please to communicate this intilegence (sic) to the rest of the relatives in your place. With respect and esteem your brother. Springport, Aug, 9th 1837. Lewis Clark. P.S. The wheat in our cuntry (sic) is verry (sic) much injured with rust many pieces hardly worth cutting. Just be Jan harvest. Raining for 2 days, haying all done' Postmarked from Union Springs Aug 9th.

Another letter...from Lewis to Jotham..mentions Joel (11 days before his death), Abijah, Norman, James.

Dear Brother I received your kind and interesting letter in due time which informed meof your own good health and family with which intiligence (sic) I was highly gratifyed. And also to learn that the neighborhood were injoying (sic) uninterrupted health. You speak of excessive drouth (sic) commencing about the time that I left your place.And that your corn that looked so prosperous when I was there giving evidence that it would reach Horace Greeley’s estimate of 80 bushes per acre was now withered and dryed up by severe drouth (sic) to that degree that the leaves would burn. The affects of the drough (sic) is quite astonishing to me in your place but not more so than in ours. All along the Cayuga Lake on the clay ground the corn is nothing at all only 3 or 4 feet high and generally with out ears. The oats were so short that they had to mow them and rake like hay not mour (sic) than 1/4 of a crop of hay on all the clay lands. Henry Yawger did not mow only a part of his meadow at all so dryed and light. Come up on to the dry limestone land to the old Crane farm and there David Shank the present owners. Corn is litterly(sic) dryed up they are now cuting it up to save the fodder. Also Seth Weed and others owning those dry lands. My own corn is not so bad off it is yet green and growing a little. Norman was here last week He said our corn and Schencks on Father’s old farm in the first field south of the barn was the greenest that he had seen. Though thin is much of these pieces that have no ears on. Corn in the town of Fleming is not dryed up so much is in this town. You say your pastures are dryed to crisp so are ours the same remark hold good regarding pastures that applyes (sic) to corn. Our dry limestone land. George and I attended a Vandue (sic) of Isaac Shanks Esq. last Tuesday and I do not see how his stock did live for there was neither green nor dry vegetation left on his fields. He sold 200 head of sheep in lots from 10/ to 4/ per head. A large 5 year old mare for $65. Cows for $15 pr head 2 year old steers and heifers for $10 per head and yearling for $4. Could not longer keep them without foddering them the little he had stored for winter. I think your wheat and Barley croops (sic) must be much better than ours. We thrashed ours out some weeks agow(sic) our wheat yealded (sic) 10 bush per acre and our barley 20 but this is much larger yeald (sic) than many others. James had 70 bushels from 20 acres Uncle CorneliusSchenck had 50 bushels from 14 acres Mr. White’s what gave 6 bushels per acre. It is generally thought that the old county of Cayuga has not raised wheat enough this season to bread the inhabitants. It is against the laws of nature that potatoes should frowin dry hot earth so we have not any worth speaking of 2 hills would not make more than a handful so you are equal to us in this respect. With you I sympathise (sic) with the poor farmers on Canadice. I fear their crops are not sufficient for the sustinance (sic) of man and beast. You say our old Uncle Joel stays with you untill able to ride on the cars. I hope ere(*) this he has safely returned home. I thought he would soon recover. The farewell sermon and the words of the text to which you refer are verry (sic) excilent (sic)indeed the moral and religious sentiments contained in the text is worthy of all exceptation(sic). And should be practised at the fullest extent they can be in this imperfect state. Godwill not lessen our obligations to live and conform to a perfect law or rule because of ower(sic) imperfections. Nor yet should we (because it is true that no man livesand sins not) relax in our desires or efforts to conform to the perfect laws rules and example laid down in God’s word for the regulation of our lives and conduct. And where in mylife and conduct towards you has failed to conform to these good rules and examples I beg you will forgive and pardon as it is not my design knowingly to injure (sic) the feelings of a brother beloved. I do desire to live in peace and be of good comfort and of one mind towards all my breathren. In respect to Norman’s family they are quight(sic) afflicted yet the 2 oldest girls have been taken down several times since they first got about. Rhoda and I were there on Wednesday to see them. The children were quite sick confined to their bed the doctor thinks they will have the fever and ague to wind off with. Was glad to here from brother Abijah and family that they were all well. It is a pitty that his two sons were not with them as they are not calculated to waid in deep water I fear. I have now gone through and answered the most of your interesting communication and hope we shall contine to communicate to each other for mutual comfort and benefit. I think we have the ability to do so and the diposition also. Finally brother farewell be perfect be of good comfort be of one mind live in peace and the God of love and peace shall be with you. It is now two oclock Saturday afternoon August 26, 1854 been raining a few moments with thunder and prospect of more rain which may it please our Heavenly to send upon us to water the dryed and thirsty earth that this may be sustinance for man and beast. Give my best regard to all your family and inquiring friends. Lewis Clark(to) Jotham Clark.

(August 26, 1854). * ere -- meaning: previous to; before In reference to Joel -- he died 10 days later in Painesville, Ohio on his way home.

According to the obit of Lewis' wife, Rhoda, they moved to Michigan in 1862. 1850 census...Ruth Ann and Lib are not listed...if I recall, a letter refers to them...they are living with their older sister and her husband...I will check on this...Nov. 2003. Lewis Clark and Rhoda Lake Louisa b. 1848 shows in 1860 census. He appeared on the census of 1830; is enumerated ... (neighborhood) ... William Yawger, Ichabod Clark, Reuben Weed, Lewis Clark, Abigail Wisner, Charles Hoagland. He was Tax Assessor, along with others listed as assessors for the 1832 role. As an occupation; he also runs his farm in 1832 Springport, Cayuga, NY (On-line Source, online various, Cayuga County GenWeb jpg files of 1832 Assessment for Town of Springport. Photos of original journal.). In 1832 Lewis Clark Tax assessment; 62 acres valued at $1364. This year's assessment does not list lot numbers Springport, Cayuga, NY (On-line Source, online various, Cayuga County GenWeb jpg files of 1832 Assessment for Town of Springport. Photos of original journal.). He appeared on the census of 1840 Springport, Cayuga, NY. On 19 Dec 1847 Lewis Clark speaks of

"Uncle Reuben" ... "Uncle Sam Wisner ... Aunt Julia."

On 19 Dec 1847 Lewis Clark Letter to his mother in South Livonia. Speaks of his poor health, family, house remodeling/expansion, new church being built, circumstances of friends and family. He appeared on the census of 1850 Springport, Cayuga, NY; Ag Schedule. Need to see original. Online version heading as misplaced, making it impossible to interpret. He appeared on the census of 1860 Springport, Cayuga, NY; also in household: 3 yr old Lewis Coe. He was Between Lewis Clark & Thompson T. Davis ...transcribed notarized agreement.

"An agrement between Lewis Clark of the town of Sprinigport and Thompson T. Davis of the town of Fleming of the sale of Clarks farm 1863. An article of agreement between lewis Clark and Thompson Davis. Clark agrees to sell Davis his farm of 130 acres of $70 per acre and to sell Davis thrity seven or forty acres of wheat on the ground at $10 per acre as the case may be when measured. Clark puts in the farm five bushels and a half of cloverseed and one of timothy seed, one old reeper a certain portion of wood in wood house this is all Davis agrees to pay me three thousand dollars down. Clark is to make the deed and pay the expenses. Davis is to pay the expenses of the mortgage and this finishes his part. I agree to take $2,000 of Davis the middle of September 1963". Lewis Clark. Thomas Davis" in 1863 Springport, Cayuga, NY.

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