Farm SE of Milton

Milton Academy

105 Clear Lake

Mercy Hospital

Milton Junction cemetery1 CAUS Arterio sclerosis


1 NOTE "The "Clarke" Families of Rhode Island"; by George AustinMorrison, Jr.; The Evening Post Job Printing House, New York;1902, p 204.

"Sabbath Recorder", Vol 32, No 46, p 3, 16 Nov 1876.
record of marriage

There is an I. B. Clarke as a member of the Milton Cornet BandMale Quartette at the funeral of Charles F. Saunders 1886.

"Milton and Milton Junction Courier", Milton Wisconsin,Thursday, 27 Jan 1949, p 8.
Irving B. Clarke 1855 - 1949
Funeral services for Irving B. Clarke, 93, theoldest life-longresident of Milton Junction, were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan25, from the Gray and Albrecht funeral home with the Rev.Kenneth B. Van Horn officiating. Burial was in Milton Junctioncemetery.
Pallbearers were Carr Kumlien, Erv McWilliam, Jess Babcock, CarlGray, Archie Striegl, and Floyd Vincent.
Mr. Clarke died at 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, in Mercyhospital, Janesville, where he was taken Saturday afternoon fortreatment after being cared for severalweeks at the Beecherconvalescent home in Janesville.
Mr. Clarke had been a farmer, salesman, painter, and carpenter.He lived at 105 Clear Lake ave., MiltonJunction, for 40 years.
He cast his 73rd ballot in the primary election last September,and never missed voting at an election, relatives said. He casthis first vote for president in 1876 when Hayes and Wheeler werethe candidates.
Irving Benton Clarke was born in Leonardsville, N. Y., Nov. 4,1855, the son of Sherrill Joseph Clarke and Harriet SaundersClarke. He came west with his parents ayear later, the familysettling on a farm east of Milton which had been purchased byIrving Clarke's grandfather, Alvit Clarke.
They resided there until 1867when his father bought thesouthern half of the farm and built a house on it, the farm nowowned by Mr. Clarke's brother, J. Dwight Clarke.
Mr. Clarke attendedMilton public schools and Milton Academy.On Nov. 4, 1876, he married Rosella Osborn, daughter of Mr. andMrs. William Osborn, Milton, and five children were born tothem. The eldest son died in infancy and Mrs. Clarke died Sept.3, 1900.
On Aug. 3, 1903, Mr. Clarke married Mrs. Esther Osborn Cole, whodied Feb. 12,1948.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Oscar H. Crandall, HermoseBeach, Calif., three sons, Roy C., of Minneapolis, Howard L. ofBig Bear Lake, Calif., and Harlow Clarke, rt 2, Janesville;three grandsons, nine granddaughters; severalgreat-grandchildren; one brother, J. Dwight Clarke, and asister, Miss Anne Cora Clarke, both of Milton.

Gravestone photo 7 May 2002

Rock Co. Death Cert, 33529, name as Ervin, informant Miss CoraClarke.

1. 2. Infant CLARKE   b. Abt 1879.
2. 3. Alice Edna CLARKE   b. 1881.
3. 4. Roy Clayton CLARKE   b. 1883; d. Aft 1966.
4. 5. Howard Lewis CLARKE   b. Abt 1887; d. Aft 1966.
5. 6. Harlow Osborne CLARKE   b. 27 Sep 1889, Milton,Rock Co.,Wisconsin; d. 18 Apr 1966, Janesville,Rock Co.,Wisconsin.

1 NOTE "Elder John Crandall of Rhode Island and His Descendants"; byJohn Cortland Crandall; Higginson Book Co.; 1949, p 559.

of Los Angeles, California inher grandfather's 1921 obituary
of Hermosa Beach, California in her father's1949 obituary

1 NOTE of Minneapolis, Minnesota in his grandfather's 1921 obituary
of Minneapolis, Minnesota in his father's 1949 obituary
of Fergus Falls, Minnesota in his brother Harlow's 1966 obituary

Milton High School

1 NOTE of Big Bear Lake, California in his father's 1949obituary
of California in his brother Harlow's 1966 obituary

Milton High School1 EMPL
2 PLAC Janesville, Rock Co., Wisconsin
2 NOTE Parker Pen Co.


Mercy Hospital

Milton Cemetery

1 NOTE of Milton in hisgrandfather's 1921 obituary
of rural Janesville in his father's 1949 obituary

"The Courier", Milton Wisconsin, Apr. 21, 1966, p 5.
Harlow O. Clarke, 76,R. 2, Janesville, a member of a pioneerRock County family, died Monday morning, April 18, in MercyHospital.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, inthe Milton Seventh Day Baptist Church, Rev. Elmo Randolphofficiating with burial in the Milton Cemetery.
Born in Milton Sept. 27, 1889, he wasthe son of Irving Bentonand Rosella Osborne Clarke. He was graduated from Milton highschool and attended Milton Academy. He was pitcher for theMilton highschool baseball team which won the statechampionship in 1910.
Mr. Clarke and Hilda A. Ambrose were married Jan. 29, 1913. Hewas employed at Parker Pen Company, Janesville, until hisretirement in 1958. He was a member of the Seventh Day BaptistChurch, Milton.
Surviving are his wife; two sons, Harlow R. of Westminster,Calif., and Duane R. of Whitewater; five daughters, Mrs. AnnaSchiefelbeinand Mrs. George Starks, both of Janesville, Mrs.Donald Kramer of Beloit, Mrs.Glen Howard of R. 3, Janesville,and Mrs. Lloyd Wincapaw of Rockford; 29 grandchildren; 28great-grandchildren; two brothers, Roy of Fergus Falls, Minn.,and Howard in California.

1. 7. Seymour Chase CLARKE  

1. 8. Anna Rosella CLARKE   b. 13 Aug 1913, Illinois; d. 2 Oct 1974.
2. 9. Paul Harold CLARKE   b. 14 Aug 1915, Janesville,Rock Co.,Wisconsin; d. 28 Jun 1957, Janesville,Rock Co.,Wisconsin.
3. 10. Harlow Roy CLARKE   b. 4 Oct 1919, Wisconsin; d. Aft 1966.
4. 11. Hilda Virginia CLARKE  
5. 12. Margery Alice CLARKE  
6. 13. Elaine Shirley CLARKE  
7. 14. Margaret Barbara CLARKE  
8. 15. Living CLARKE  

1 NOTE of Janesville, Wisconsin in her brother Paul's 1957 obituary
of Janesville, Wisconsin in her father's 1966 obituary

Milner Hotel

Milton Cemetery1 CAUS Cerebral Hemorrhage


1 NOTE Rock Co. Death Cert. 41642, informant Harlow Clarke.
Resided Harmony, WI at the timeof his death.

"Milton and Milton Junction Courier", Milton, Rock Co.,Wisconsin, 4 Jul 1957, p 6.
Funeral services for Paul H. Clarke, who died in Janesville,June 26, were held in the Overton funeral home Monday afternoon.The Rev. I.A. Suby, First Lutheran Church, Janesville,officiated. Burial was in Milton cemetery, pallbearers beingthe following nephews - Clifford, Ramon, James, Patrick, andHerman Schiefelbein and Frank Schiefelbein, jr.
Paul, son of Harlow andHilda Ambrose Clarke, was born inJanesville, Aug. 14, 1915.
Surviving are hisparents, his brothers, Duane R. of Milton andHarlow jr. of Janesville; and hissisters, Mmes. FrankSchiefelbein, Glenn Howard and George Starks, all of Janesville,Mrs. Don Kramer of Beloit and Mrs. Lloyd Wincapaw of Rockford.

1 NOTE of Westminster, California in his father's 1966 obituary