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Author: History of Will County IL, 1878

B. B. CLARK, merchant, Lockport; Mr. CLARK, who is one among the earliest settlers of 
Will County, was born in Trumbull Co., Ohio, Feb. 9, 1814; in 1820, his father moved to 
Illinois and settled about midway between Vincennes, Ind., and Mt. Carmel, IL; a sketch 
of the family's removals and locations will be found in detail in the body of the work; 
in 1835, B. B. purchased a portion of the home place, northeast of Plainfield, and went 
to work for himself; that land he owns today; in 1850, he went to California; five months 
were occupied in crossing the plains; during the trip they ran short of provisions, and 
lived on bran-bread three days; on arriving at Sacramento City he engaged to furnish and 
superintend teams on the levee; this employment gave him the handsome income of $55 per 
day; afterward, purchasing a stock of provisions, he went back into the mining districts 
and engaged in trade ; in 1852, he returned to Illinois, being considerably ahead in a 
pecuniary point of view; he continued actively engaged in farming until 1868, when he 
moved into Lockport and engaged in the dry goods and clothing business early in 1869. 
He was married Dec. 16, 1848, to Harriet M. BARTLETT, a native of Massachusetts; has 
had six children, three living and three dead. Owns 315 acres in Dupage Township, 
valued at $75 per acre.


Additional Comments:
HISTORY OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.