Census: 1880 Alden, Freeborn Co., Minnesota: age 41

Wellington Alvit Clarke 1838-1928
"The Janesville Gazette", Wed., May 16, 1928, p 5.
Wellington Clarke, 89, died Tuesday after an illness of two months.
He was born in West Edmeston, N. Y. and was married in 1861 to Miss Finetta A. Clarke, who preceded him in death three years ago. Three children were born of this union, Stella Clarke, who died in 1879, Martin E. Clarke, also deceased, and H. D. Clarke, this city.
Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Whaley funeral parlors, with the Rev. M. Skagg, Milton, to officiate. Burial will be in Milton.

"The Milton Junction Telephone", Milton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, May 17, 1928, p 1.
Wellington Alvit Clarke was the seventh of ten living children born to Alvit and Sally Davis Clarke. He was born in Plainfield, N. Y., Sept 27, 1838 and died at the County Hospital (after two months illness), May 15, 1928.
In 1856 his parents moved to Wisconsin, first locating in Walworth for a year, then coming to Milton and purchasing a quarter section of land east of Milton, a part of which is now owned by his nephew, J. D. Clarke.
In the early sixties, he was married to Mrs. Finette McPherson in Janesville.
They purchased a farm in Alden, Minnesota where one daughter Estelle and two sons, Martin and Herman were born. Estelle died at the age of thirteen in 1879.
After a period of years they moved to Milton, finally purchasing the Ezra Crandall house on Madison avenue.
Mr. Clarke was in the employ of a railroad company in the northern part of the state for several years - as long as his health permitted. He was a man of kind, generous nature and always honest with his fellowmen. He was a member of the Alden Seventh Day Baptist church.
Funeral services were held at Whaley's undertaking rooms, Thursday at 2:30 conducted by Rev. J. L. Skaggs of Milton. Interment was made in the Milton cemetery.
[Several factual errors in this obituary.]

Census: 1880 Alden, Freeborn Co., Minnesota: age 41

Finette A. (Clarke) (McPherson) Clarke 1838-1925
"The Journal-Telephone", Milton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, Jul. 16, 1925, p 1.
Early on Tuesday morning, July 14, 1925, Mrs. Wellington Clarke of Milton, Wis., passed away from this life at Mercy hospital, Janesville.
Mrs. Clarke and her husband, who survives her, have lived for many years in the village of Milton, and have been well and favorably known by their many friends. Mrs. Clarke feel in their home on Madison avenue the second of last October, breaking her hip. Since that time she has been a patient in Mercy hospital.
Mrs. Clarke was a daughter of Ephraim and Angeline Crumb Clarke, and was born at Brookfield, N. Y., Dec. 22, 1838. In early life she moved with the family to Walworth, Wis. She was married Dec. 17, 1858 to George Edwin McPherson. The next year her husband died, prior to the birth of a son. The son was given his father's name, and he lived until 1922, and in that year he died in Janesville.
Her marriage to Wellington Clarke took place at Walworth, Dec. 12, 1861. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Clarke: Lenora Stella, who died at the age of 13 years; Martin Ephraim, who died at the age of 52; and Herman D., who survives and lives on a farm near Milton.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarke having established their home in Milton, in 1882 Mrs. Clarke established a membership in the Milton Seventh Day Baptist Church which she maintained the rest of her life. She lived to the ripe age of 86 years, 6 months and 22 days. While relatives and close friends are bowed in sorrow at her passing, we recognize a kind Providence in her soul's release from a frail, broken and painful body.
The funeral was held from the Milton Seventh Day Baptist church on Thursday afternoon, July 16, 1925, at 2 o'clock, and was conducted by Pastor James L. Skaggs. Interment was made in the Milton cemetery.