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THE 2J,,,?J,i'j,?,2eu,,)L,S?L,i'f,?,.E .._;.I ales-_..R IE,., [fc). .1 The parents of William Clarke, Mr. and Mrs. John Clarke Sr., came from Chilton Polden, Summer set Shyre, England, to Canada in 1567, with their five daughters. John Clarke Sr., born 1847 : died 1951, married Margaret Hooper, born 1848; died 1924 in Canada. They settled near Mt. Elgin, where three sons and a daughter were born, later moving to the Brownsville Area, where they resided on a farm on the 10th concession of Dereham. Sons William, George and John worked on their father's farm as well. M' William and George cut 500 cords of wood at Tbt a cord during one winter. - William, the eldest, born September lst, 1877 : died April 20th, 1955, married Mary Ann Burks, of? Holbrook, born May 24th, 1577 ; died April 25th, 1960. They made their / " first home on the 7th concession of Der; _ . p " 'LF, eham in 1905. William worked as a i _ fi1xl ",g L, carpenter for five years. He helped to L .' ity .laf, _ build the Lloyd Cook barn, now owned _ J ' Skis 'di'" by Emerson Priester. The Oscar Simmons,‘ 3 ' tS8IMi . V barn, now owned by Mack Bearss, also the; its I barn which he later owned, at the present: - h" N location. While it was being raised a _ C ' l pole broke, letting the barn down, kill- , F l, ing a man. TWO daughters _ 'LP,., , U) 1., were born on the 7th concession, Mil- ; - 'is, titidsiie'?.it - dred, Mrs. Leonard Hewer, of" Delmer,Mar g in Mr :-Uurite - Mrs. Bruce Sandham of : {1&3}? I é' ' , , J Tillsonburg. In 1907. they 1 I 1 moved to the German Pratt farm on the 9 il. ies, concession of Dereham, residing ' f .' lthere for 7 years, where Hazel and Wil= l., iford were born. Hazel died Sept. and I _ i 1907, age 5 months. Wilford Um. was born ' ViL,.adlt, p A] IApril 2e, 1915. In 1914 William purchased lot 19, on the 11th concession of South 1)or?- Chester, from Mr. Lester Wilson, for the sum of $10,000.00 - $100.00 per w acre, with 351,000.00 down payment, and a 5% mortgage for the balance. The first owner from the Crown was John Haviland, (1516) for the sum _, of' IOC) Lbs. Other owners were : B. Faircnild,Jde1 Davis, Adam Davis, William Wilson, Gilbert Moore, William Pulford, Adam Robertson, James Wilson (18892 Amos Charlton (1909) = ”9,800.00, Lester Jilsong (1912) Wm, j Clarke (1914) Wilford Clarke (19ir), The first house was built in 161b, of logs, located at the far one of the farm. The second house, white frame, located across the lane from the pregent lrorrse, later torn down and the Mitcner used ihrrrt a Crl'?srreji(2o lille), PfGSent hUUSG, red brick, was built in 1i:cju)s-5rrj'rr1iaescs Wilson, Lc-rv-r-sir-rr-',, father, rlmng W"Cri?C-) to build and add a summer kitchen, but iiSuj_"F?, never cmmpleted.