Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 7th ed.,
Kenton Co.

GEORGE M. CLARK, bookkeeper and auditor for the trustees of the Covington
Reservoir Company, is a native of St. Lawrence County, N. Y., and was born
January 30, 1817.  He is a son of Elisha and Mary (McKnight) Clark, natives
of Connecticut.  George M. Clark was reared and educated in his native
county, receiving an academical education.  In 1840 he moved to Harrison
County, KY., where he engaged in school teaching, and taught in the
Cynthiana Academy two years.  In 1843 he married Miss Louisa J. Chowning,
daughter of John Chowning, of Harrison County, Ky.  The same year Mr.
Chowning's family and Mr. Clark's family removed to Covington, Kenton
County, where Mr. Clark and Mr. Clark [sic] was also city surveyor, and
made the first map of Covington in 1845.  He was employed in the
construction of the Covington & Lexington Railroad, now known as the
Kentucky Central; he was civil engineer, and for ten years served as ticket
agent, secretary and bookkeper.  In 1861 he was appointed quartermaster
in Col. Foley's volunteer regiment, who were employed to protect the
Covington & Lexington Railroad.  Later he was appointed by the military
board of Kentucky as assistant quartermaster, located at Covington, buying
military stores and supplies.  He was city treasurer two years, and at
the close of the war was appointed chief clerk in the Sixth Collection
District of Kentucky under Collector Nixon during Grant's administration,
in which position he continued for eight years.  He accepted his present
position in January, 1887.  Twelve children have been born to Mr. and
Mrs. Clark, seven of whom are living: Mrs. Ella Scott, of Chicago,
Edgar B. Clark, of Dakota, Mrs. Mary Stanhope, of Indianapolis; Mrs. Ada
Merrell, of Ripon, Wis.; Mrs. Louisa J. Johnston, of Waupun, Wis.; Mrs.
Harriett Nowland, of Covington, Ky., and Miss Ann P. Clark, a single
daughter.  Mr. Clark is a member of the Episcopal Church.

Clark, McKnight, Chowning, Nixon, Scott, Stanhope, Merrell, Johnston, 
Nowland
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Harrison, St. Lawrence-NY, IL, Dakota, WI, CT

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