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Note: GEORGE V CLARK
Farmer and dairyman, Sylvan Twp, Chelsea, Michigan. Was born in New york on August 24, 1831, and is the son of James and Mary (Swick) Clark, the latter a native of New Jersey, and of German decent, and the former of Scottish ancestry. He received his education in the common schools of his native state (NY) , and the greater part of his life has been spent in farming, but the last nine years he has added a dairy to his farm, and now has quite a trade in Chelsea. He lives on a small farm on Sec 14, in Sylvan Twp, and is doing a good business. As of 1998 the original house still stands . 20337 Old U.S. 12
re: Washtenaw County Protrait Album. Jackson County Library. re: Excerpt below taken from: Schwickerath Family Memoirs of: Carl H. Schwickerath 1943 When I got to the age of about 4 years old, I got my first responsibilities, I was delegated to "watch for the milkman"!
In those primitive times there was no such things as "milk bottles", pasteurization or sanitation rules,
anybody who had a couple of cows could be the milk supplier if he wanted to engage in the business. Our milkman happned to be George V Clark. He had a light horse wagon and an ancient grey horse that he called "Dobbin", that knew every house in town and every customer by his first name.
Along about the middle of the forenoon he would come poking along down the street and stop in front of our house. Mr Clark would not get off the wagon seat but would tingle a medium sized handbell to summon the housekeeper out to the wagon with her milkpitcher or pan and get her milk, which was carried in a five gallon milkcan and measured out with a dipper that measured a pint. If she didn't hear the bell, or for some reason failed to come out with her milk receptacle, Mr Clark would slap old "Dobbin" with the lines and he would polk along to the next customers house.
Sometimes Mother would be busy or the kids would be noisy so she couldn't hear the bell, so I was the "lookout"
I guess I must have been satisfactory...as I never got fired ! Chelsea Standard: 29 October 1903
Georage V Clark , was stricken with Paralysis Wednesday Morning and died during the afternoon. Age 78 years. He was well known in the community having spent most of his life here. Funeral will be held tomorrow. Burial at Oak Grove Cemertery, Chelsea Michigan.
George Clark lost an arm during a storm on the great Lakes. The arm was cought in the ropes as he tried to control the sails. re: Raymond Clark. 1991.
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