Henry Mark
Henry Mark, farmer and stock raiser, is a son of Henry and Naoma Mark, who came from Pennsylvania, in 1815, and settled on the west bank of Sugar Creek. They were the parents of eight children, three sons and five daughters. Cynthia A., married and lives in Leesburg, Highland County, this state. Anthony W., married and lives in Edgar County, Illinois. Mary, married to Stephen Stafford and lives near Staunton. Harriet, married but is dead. Lewis H., married and resides in the neighborhood. Hulda Jane, married and lives with her father. Rachel, married to John Conner and lives in the neighborhood.
The mother died some years since. The father, now more than eighty years of age, is living on Leesburg pike, near Sugar Creek, being one of the oldest residents of the township.
Henry, our subject, was born November 29, 1834, and married Amanda A. Rone, daughter of Martin and Sophia Rone, (whose biography appears in this book,) April 15, 1857. Soon after their marriage, they commenced house-keeping on the farm, located on the east side of Sugar Creek, where they have continuously resided until the present time.
They have had ten children born unto them, three sons and seven daughters: Alice, Joseph E., Eliza J., Ada S., Annie, died in infancy ; Naoma J., Charles E., Miriam, died in infancy ; Frederick M., and Mary E. The children living are all at home with their parents except Joseph E., temporarily absent, attending school at the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio.
Mr. Marks owns a very valuable farm of one hundred and fifty-one acres where he lives. A short time since, he erected a residence, which he occupies, at a cost of more than four thousand dollars. He owns a valuable farm of one hundred and twenty-six acres, on the south side of the Wilmington pike, about one mile west from Sugar Creek, in Concord Township. Also, another farm of eighty-one acres on Sugar Creek.
Our subject has been remarkably successful in all his efforts of life. He has attended to his one legitimate business, that of farming and stock raising, through high and low prices, used good judgment and practiced economy.
This is a Christian family, members of the Methodist Church, ascribing their success in life to the blessing of God in a very great degree.
