---------- From: Carl Sherrick <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Clark family Date: Friday, September 11, 1998 2:19 PM 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 ==== PAWASHIN Mailing List ==== Support RootsWeb! Go "NOW" to: http://www.rootsweb.com