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Clark McSparren |
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Born: July 02, 1810 Loc: Erie, Erie Co. PA Died: Apr 18, 1875 Loc: Erie, Erie Co. PA Bur: Erie Cemetery, Erie, Erie Co. PA |
Father: Archibald McSparren Mother: Margaret McKay |
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Married: Sept 10, 1835 Spouse: Mary Ann Jones |
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| Children: Albert J. /Frank W. /Fred K. /William Clark /Charles Archibald /Mary Emma | |
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1840 Census: Erie, Erie Co. PA 1850 Census: Erie, Erie Co. PA |
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CLARK McSPARREN (deceased) was born in Erie, Penn., July 2, 1810,
second son of Archibald and Margaret (McKay) McSparren, of Scotch-Irish
descent. Archibald McSparren came to Erie Co., in 1802, and for years
carried on his business, that of a merchant tailor in Erie. He was here
during the war of 1812, and made some of the uniforms for the officers
of Perry's fleet. Our subject received his education in Erie and at the
Waterford Academy, from which he graduated in 1829. He then clerked for
three years in dry goods store. In 1832, he was appointed Cashier of
Erie Bank, which position he retained as long as the institution
existed. He, with a brother, then built the Erie City Mills; he
subsequently bought his brother's interest and continued the milling
business alone till 1859, when he rented the mill. He was considered a
good judge of real estate, and dealt in it extensively with more than
average success. He married, Sept. 10, 1835, Mary Ann, daughter of
Chester and Sarah (Steel) Jones, of English descent, and a native of
Conn. Her family moved in a wagon, drawn by an ox team and one horse,
from Conn. to Penn. in 1816. Five of the children born to this union are
living -- Albert J., a book-keeper; Frank, with Stearns Manufacturing
Co.; William Clark, with Union Oil Co., Buffalo, N. Y.; Charles;
Archibald, Secretary and Treasurer of Art Novelty Co. (limited); Mary
Emma (Locke). Mrs. Clark McSparren is a member of the Universalist
Church of Erie. Mr. McSparren departed this life April 18, 1875, in
Erie. He was a Republican in politics, and for nine years was a member
of Erie City Council. Source: Samuel P. Bates, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania, (Warner, Beers & Co.: Chicago, 1884), Part V, Biographical Sketches, City of Erie, pp. 924-925. |
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