Biography of Edgar Clark of Everton
Edgar Clark, county collector of Dade County, Missouri, was born in Benton County, Missouri, in 1841. He was the son of John B. Clark, a New Jersey native and cabinet-maker, and Margaret (Homer) Clark from Pennsylvania. The family moved to Missouri in 1837. Edgar enlisted in the Union Army in 1862 and served until 1865. Post-war, he clerked in a general store and later co-owned a business. Elected county collector in 1888, he married Eliza Morris in 1870, and they had four children. A Republican, his first vote was for Lincoln. Edgar was active in the I.O.O.F. and the G.A.R.