Will County ILGenWeb Biographies..... 
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Author: History of Will County, Illinois; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.

Israel STARK, farmer; P. O. Naperville; was born in Lancaster, Co., Penn., Dec. 11, 1842, and 
is the son of William and Elizabeth (COLLER) STARK; his father was born in Lancaster Co., Penn.; 
his mother was born near Philadelphia, Penn; in 1844, with nine children, emigrated West to 
Illinois, and settled in Wheatland Twp., Will Co., on the farm where his son Jacob now lives; 
here they set out in farming; Mr. Wm. STARK having retired from farming, he moved to Plainfield, 
then to Naperville; at present, he is living in Du Page Co., at the good old age of 78 years. 
Mr. STARK married Miss Sarah LANTZ, of Erie Co., Penn., by whom he has seven children. He is a 
member of the Evangelical Church. His brother Martin was in the late war; enlisted in the 33d 
IL V. I.; served until the end of the war and was honorably discharged.