Word was received in Blair this morning of the death at Omaha of E. H. Clark the night before at 10:30 o’clock. Arrangements have been made for the funeral to take place at Ft. Calhoun tomorrow afternoon, the remains arriving from Omaha on the 2:30 train. Deceased was a resident of this city until a few years ago when he moved to Omaha and was well known here where he was considered one of our oldest settlers. He was an old soldier and a democrat and was active in politics here where there were but six or seven democrats in the whole county. He was born in Indiana and was about seventy six years old.

#2-Published in the Pilot April 9, 1906.

The news of the death of E. H. Clark reached Blair, Thursday afternoon. He died Wednesday evening as the result of cancer. Mr. Clark came to Nebraska in 1854. He served eleven months of the civil was as a lieutenant in the Second Nebraska Cavalry. At the close of the war he took up the practice of law and devoted most of his energy to pension claims. About twenty years ago he moved to Blair and about three years ago he moved with his family to Omaha, where they have since resided. In the early days he was a member of the Nebraska Legislature and was a factor in shaping the early history of Nebraska. His funeral was in charge of the Masonic Grand Lodge, he at one time having been at the head of that order in Nebraska. There was a short service at the home in Omaha, Friday forenoon, and the body was brought to Calhoun on the afternoon train. A number of old friends of Mr. Clark and the family attended the funeral at Calhoun.

#3-12 Apr., 1906 - The Blair Democrat - Elias Hicks Clark - Civil War Veteran

The remains of E. H. Clark were laid to rest under Masonic auspices in the Calhoun cemetery last Friday. Mr. Clark was one of the founders of Ft. Calhoun and was widely known all over the state. He was born in Richmond, Ind. in 1829, came to Nebraska in 1854, and settled at Ft. Calhoun. Later he moved to Blair where he owned some property, and about six years ago moved to Omaha. His is survived by his wife and five children. These are: Mrs. Phillip Potter, Omaha; Miss Clara Clark, Omaha; Miss Cora Clark, a teacher in Brooklyn, N.Y.; Mrs. Jessie Foster of Dubuque and Mr. Andrew Clark of this city. In the early history of Nebraska Mr. Clark served for two terms in the legislature. In the Civil War he served for eleven months as a second lieutenant in the Second Nebraska cavalry.

~~~Obituaries courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library~~~

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