Eliza Jane Akers was the daughter of Joshua Akers and Phoebe Miller. Her parents were Kentucky natives who married in Floyd Co., Indiana, 1824; moved to Bartholomew Co., Indiana, while Eliza was still a young girl. Eliza married there on March 25, 1850, to John Clark, a young widower with a four year old son, Charles Clark.
By 1860, Eliza's parents had moved to Starke Co., Indiana, and Eliza and John Clark had resettled in Davis Co., Iowa. Their children were George Washington Clark (Clarke), who would serve as governor of Iowa; Marshall Clark; and Mary C. Clark.
Eliza's sisters remained in Bartholomew Co. These were Cynthia Ann (Akers) Pence, 1829-1907; and Mary Jane (Akers) Mounts, 1835-1876. Several Akers brothers moved to Starke Co. with their parents. The last of these, John Akers, died in Starke Co. in 1920.
At her death, Eliza was survived by her husband, John Clark; son, George W. Clark; daughter, Mary Goodlander; and her brother, John Akers.
By 1860, Eliza's parents had moved to Starke Co., Indiana, and Eliza and John Clark had resettled in Davis Co., Iowa. Their children were George Washington Clark (Clarke), who would serve as governor of Iowa; Marshall Clark; and Mary C. Clark.
Eliza's sisters remained in Bartholomew Co. These were Cynthia Ann (Akers) Pence, 1829-1907; and Mary Jane (Akers) Mounts, 1835-1876. Several Akers brothers moved to Starke Co. with their parents. The last of these, John Akers, died in Starke Co. in 1920.
At her death, Eliza was survived by her husband, John Clark; son, George W. Clark; daughter, Mary Goodlander; and her brother, John Akers.
Eliza Jane Akers was the daughter of Joshua Akers and Phoebe Miller. Her parents were Kentucky natives who married in Floyd Co., Indiana, 1824; moved to Bartholomew Co., Indiana, while Eliza was still a young girl. Eliza married there on March 25, 1850, to John Clark, a young widower with a four year old son, Charles Clark.
By 1860, Eliza's parents had moved to Starke Co., Indiana, and Eliza and John Clark had resettled in Davis Co., Iowa. Their children were George Washington Clark (Clarke), who would serve as governor of Iowa; Marshall Clark; and Mary C. Clark.
Eliza's sisters remained in Bartholomew Co. These were Cynthia Ann (Akers) Pence, 1829-1907; and Mary Jane (Akers) Mounts, 1835-1876. Several Akers brothers moved to Starke Co. with their parents. The last of these, John Akers, died in Starke Co. in 1920.
At her death, Eliza was survived by her husband, John Clark; son, George W. Clark; daughter, Mary Goodlander; and her brother, John Akers.
By 1860, Eliza's parents had moved to Starke Co., Indiana, and Eliza and John Clark had resettled in Davis Co., Iowa. Their children were George Washington Clark (Clarke), who would serve as governor of Iowa; Marshall Clark; and Mary C. Clark.
Eliza's sisters remained in Bartholomew Co. These were Cynthia Ann (Akers) Pence, 1829-1907; and Mary Jane (Akers) Mounts, 1835-1876. Several Akers brothers moved to Starke Co. with their parents. The last of these, John Akers, died in Starke Co. in 1920.
At her death, Eliza was survived by her husband, John Clark; son, George W. Clark; daughter, Mary Goodlander; and her brother, John Akers.
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