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B. H. CLARK, Sec. 4; P. O. Woodington; an early pioneer of Darke Co.; born in Lebanon Co., Penn., Sept. 16, 1821; he was a son of Samuel Clark, who was born in Pennsylvania March 31, 1796; he came to Darke Co. in 1831, and located in Washington Township, where he lived until his decease, which occurred in November, 1872. He married Margaret Hofnagle in Pennsylvania; she was born in the same State in 1797, and died in Washington Township in February, 1863. Our subject came to Darke Co. with his parents in 1831, and is, consequently, one of the early pioneers, and among the oldest continuous residents of the county, having lived here nearly half a century; his education was obtained in a log schoolhouse with stick-and-mud chimney, a large fireplace in which they used logs as large as two or three of the largest boys could handle, and the desks and seats were made of slabs, as well as the writing-desks which extended around the house; he remained with his father until 21 years of age, when he commenced farming for himself, and, in 1857, moved upon his present place, where he has since lived; he has about 80 acres of land, with good farm buildings, which he has secured by his own hard labor, in which he has been nobly assisted by his amiable wife, to whom he was united in marriage April 25, 1844; she was born in Washington Township, Darke Co., April 18, 1830; her maiden name was Mary Ann Martin, a daughter of Hugh and Eve (Cox) Martin; her father was one of the early pioneers, emigrating from Pennsylvania in 1818, and locating in Washington Township; her mother was a daughter of Jacob Cox, who located here in 1816; he was born in 1801 and died April 7, 1842, upon the farm he first settled on after his marriage; her mother was born in 1796, and died Dec. 13, 1866. The children of B. H. and Mary Ann (Martin) Clark were thirteen in number, of whom eleven are now living—William H., Isaac N., John C., Frank, Margaret E., Clatie F., Angeline M., Jennie, Sherman, Walter and Arthur; the deceased were Charles and Baxter, dying in infancy.