Notes

Note H29 Index

1880 United States Federal Census Record
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Home in 1880: Denver, Arapahoe, Colorado (or Marion, Daviess, Missouri [2 census records)

Age: 64
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816
BirthPlace: New York
Relation to head-of-household: Self
Spouses's Name: Lorene
Father's birthplace: Va
Mother's birthplace: Ky
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: Well Digger
Marital status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male

Household Members: Name Age
Silas Clark 64
Lorene Clark 54
Florence Clark 30
Silas Clark 15
J. H. Wilhelm 30
Mamie T. Wills 21

1870 United States Federal Census Record
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Home in 1870: Pennsylvania, Crawford,Titusville Ward 3

Age: 55
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816
BirthPlace: New York
Relation to head-of-household: Self
Spouses's Name: Lorene
Occupation: Merchant
Marital status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male

1850 United States Federal Census Record
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Home in 1850: Pennsylvania, Crawford,Cussewago

Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816
BirthPlace: New York
Occupation: Merchant
Marital status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male

the stebbens are next door in the census records

Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Denver, Arapahoe, Colorado; Roll: T9_88; Family History Film: 1254088; Page: 300.4000; Enumeration District: 13; Image: 0422.

LDS
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Birth: 27 MAY 1816
Christening: 29 SEP 1816 Reformed Dutch Church, Greenwich, Washington, New York
Father: ELIPHAS CLARK Family
Mother: HUNT

MISC
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He received a common school education assisted greatly
by his father who was well educated.

He worked on a farm until about 20 years of age, then went to
school to become a teacher. he taught during the winter and
worked during the summer on a boat. he was struck with Malaria
which incapacitated him for a year.

He moved to Mosiertown, PA for his health where he met his wife
Lorene. He opened up a county store with his brother in law and
started an ashery for the manufacture of pearl ash and saleratus.
He ended the partnership with his brother in law about 1864 and
went into business with with one of the foremost dry goods men in
that part of the country, Warren A. Booth. In April 1869 He bought
the McGuire farm on Church run in Titusville PA where he began
operating in oil. In two years he was there the price of oil almost
quadrupled.

In 1873 he sold his interest in the business and retired temporarily.
In June 1874 he moved to Georgetown and invested in mining
operations. In 1879, after his investments proved unsuccessful he
moved to Pueblo to drill for oil under the name of the Pioneer Oil Company.
In January of 1880, he struck an artesian spring at 1425 feet.
He initially did not realize what he had, only after
people started to flock to the site to bath in the water running
freely from the ground, did Silas realize it's potential. From the
spring he created a small bath house which grew into a large
business (the water was believed to be beneficial in the treatment of
stomach and kidney diseases and rheumatism). Room and Board began
at 10 dollars, the water was shipped all over the world. The flood of 1921
devastated the bathhouse and business dropped. The bathhouse was sold
in in 1939 for delinquent taxes and during WWII
it was converted into apartments, then eventually torn down
(only the filtered water business exits there now). Through it's
history, the Mineral Springs changed ownership in and out of the
family several times. It is currently owned operated by Silas's great, great
grandson's (Bill Clark's) family. The business is located at the end of
Clark Street, named for Silas.

He was the eldest of eight children. His father, of Scotch Irish
descent, was a Blacksmith. His mother was from Springfield MA.
His paternal grandfather served in the militia during the
Revolution. General Montgomery, killed in Quebec 1775, was his
grand uncle on the maternal side.

Notes

Note H30 Index

The Family Bible gives a Mathew Clark (b. Colerain
MA) son of Mathew Clark (b Londondary Ire) ancestor
Refrerence. A likely line can be found here and here.

The following is another likely ancestry other than the
Mathew Line. It was discovered in New England
Families Genealogical and Memorial: Third Series,
Volume IV , Page 1734 The Mathew names and
locations are different but the Mayflower and
Revolution references match the Greenlee geneology
and Silas newspaper article. The Samuel tree can be
found here.

married 24 Sept 1815 Saratoga Reformed Dutch Protestant Church, Schuylerville, Saratoga, New York

had duaghter Amanda Eliza b. March 29, 1846

Notes

Note H31 Index

died of Small Pox

Notes

Note H32 Index

Mr. Chapin was one of the first deacons in Chicopee Church. Was an Ensign in early life and deacon in advanced life. Elected in 1752.

He remarried to Joanna Dickerson