Mar 30-14

Past-E-Mail: Cam Notes - 2014: March: Mar 30-14
Young Johnny Voelker    ...scroll down to share comments
Photos courtesy Central Upper Peninsula and NMU Archives
Author from Ishpeming    ...scroll down to share comments
Photos courtesy Central Upper Peninsula and NMU Archives
Frederick Owen Clark    ...scroll down to share comments
Photos courtesy Central Upper Peninsula and NMU Archives
Clark descendant    ...scroll down to share comments
Photos courtesy Central Upper Peninsula and NMU Archives


By
Charlie at Pasty Central (Chopper) on Sunday, March 30, 2014 - 03:46 am:

Your Honor, as today's Shoebox Memory is a web of historic U.P. relationships, I will present a series of exhibits, arriving at a relevant conclusion.

Exhibit 1: John D. Voelker, Supreme Court Justice from Ishpeming. We've mentioned him before on the Pasty Cam, the author of "Anatomy of a Murder". There is an excellent article about his life on the Michigan Bar website. In 1965 Justice Voelker wrote another novel under the pen name Robert Traver, entitled "Laughing Whitefish". It was a legal thriller - of polygamy, corporate intrigue, and romance - set in Marquette in the 1870's. The main character was William Poe (Willy), a young attorney who opened his practice in Marquette in 1873.

Exhibit 2: Frederick Owen Clark. Mr. Clark was the real-life Willy Poe. Clark had come to the U.P. in 1862 as a Civil Engineer, working on the railroads, making them more efficient in the delivery of men and materials for the war effort. At the and of the Civil War he took up the study of law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1870. In addition to his successful legal practice, Clark had an extensive record of public service: President of the Village of Escanaba, member of the Michigan Legislature, and eventually Mayor of Marquette. Clark was married to Miss Ellen Harlow, daughter of Amos Harlow, founding father of Marquette. In his spare time Frederick served on the boards of Dexter Mining Company, City Electric Street Railroad Company, Hazard Machine Company, and as an elder and trustee in the Presbyterian Church (whew!) F.O. Clark's biographical sketch appears in the Memorial record of the Northern Peninsula of Michigan

Exhibit 3: Fast forward a century to the cute kid in the third photo. She happens to be a descendant of Jeremiah Clark, founder of the Village of Clarkston, Michigan. Jeremiah's grandfather was also the great-great-grandfather of Frederick Owen Clark, making that young lady the cousin of Willy Poe, about sixth removed. She moved to the U.P. in 1988, and went on to become a student of Upper Michigan history, some of which you may have heard... She is my wife Edie. And my co-producer of Pasty Central "Day in History".

All of this, just as a way of wishing Edie an early Happy Birthday, coming up this Thursday.

Edie
I rest my case. Have a good week :o)
By
john mich (Johnofmi) on Sunday, March 30, 2014 - 05:23 am:

Good Morning! The twists of history can be so interesting!


By mickill mouse (Ram4) on Sunday, March 30, 2014 - 05:28 am:

very interesting


By DEAN SCHWARTZ SR. (Lulu) on Sunday, March 30, 2014 - 08:10 am:

"WOW",Like I keep telling my children and grand
children history is so interesting. You never know
what you will find.


By Janie T. (Bobbysgirl) on Sunday, March 30, 2014 - 08:21 am:

Oh to have that pedal car!


By Alex "UP-Goldwinger" (Alex) on Sunday, March 30, 2014 - 09:09 am:

Good stuff! One of my accounting teachers in college was Donald Case, whose ancestors founded Caseville, MI, a farming community. An interesting guy with a down-to-earth, farmer philosophy.


By Shirley Waggoner (Shirlohio) on Sunday, March 30, 2014 - 09:30 am:

I thought that was Edie in that little yellow car.;) Sending you, Edie, a Happy pre-Birthday Wish!
Thanks, Charlie, for the interesting info.


By Deb S. (Usedtobeayooper) on Sunday, March 30, 2014 - 11:42 am:

LOL, first think I thought too, Janie. Very
interesting. The older I get, the more I
appreciate history. Thanks for sharing that.


By Ron Syria (Ron_syria) on Sunday, March 30, 2014 - 08:24 pm:

Charlie..I never read the book, but enjoyed the movie.


By Ron Syria (Ron_syria) on Sunday, March 30, 2014 - 08:33 pm:

Alex....My father-in-law (John DiVincentis) moved to Caseville, after working at Ford Motor Co for 30 years. He became the President/Mayor of Caseville and the town named a park after him, while he was still living.


By jbuck (Jbuck) on Sunday, March 30, 2014 - 09:01 pm:

When i saw that cute little lady i knew it was
Edie!

Happy early Birthday, Edie! Our Lord's richest
blessings of good health and happiness!


By Steve (Chevysac) on Monday, March 31, 2014 - 08:13 am:

Happy Birthday to "Cousin" Edie. Fredrick Owen Clark was my Great Grandfather and I share my Grandfather Harlow's middle name of Alden as I too fall in the direct descendant tree to Priscilla and John Alden. I did not know that Clarkston Michigan fell so close to my lineage. Thanks for sharing that information. It is funny where I run into distant Clark relations. I lived about 3 miles from Girard, PA for a short time, only to find out after I moved away that a co-worker from GM whose maiden name was Clark, was from the same Girard, PA line. By the way, my First cousin is also a Fredrick Owen Clark. He too is an Engineer. I doubt he is going to go to law school anytime soon but he does look more like his namesake with age. -Steven Alden Clark


By Sconie (Sconie) on Monday, March 31, 2014 - 07:53 pm:

Wonderful story. Two thumbs up!!


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