The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 505

DE WITT DAVID CLARK.

De Witt David Clark, engaged in fruit raising and general farming near
Grandview, is one of the enterprising young orchardists of this section to whom
opportunity is ever a call to action-a call to which he makes ready response.
He was born at Brush Prairie, Washington, September 27, 1892, a son of Edmond
Howard and Susan Annie (Harris) Clark. The father was born in Iowa and the
mother's birth occurred at Cedar Rapids, that state. When a lad of but nine
years Edmond H. Clark crossed the plains with his father, Alvin Clark, in the
year 1852 and the family home was later established at Brush Prairie,
Washington, where they were among the earliest of the pioneer settlers. The
grandfather continued to reside in that locality to the time of his death and
devoted his attention to ranching and also engaged in preaching as a minister of
the Baptist church. Edmond H. Clark was there reared amid the scenes and
environment of pioneer life and assisted in the arduous task of developing new
land, upon which not a furrow had been turned nor an improvement made when the
place came into their possession. Later he removed to the Palouse country and
afterward took up his abode at Sunnyside, Washington, about 1902. He then
purchased land and at once began to farm it, continuing its cultivation and
further development until his demise.

In early manhood Edmond H. Clark had married Susan Annie Harris, a daughter of
Samuel C. Harris, who was also one of the pioneers on the Pacific coast. He
brought his family to this section of the country by way of the Isthmus of
Panama in 1869, with Brush Prairie as his destination. He then began farming and
continued in active identification with the agricultural interests of that
region until the time of his demise. His daughter was reared in this locality
and is still living, but her husband, Edmond H. Clark, passed away on the 14th
of October, 1914.

This worthy couple were the parents of seven children: Francis, a farmer
residing at Sunnyside, who is married and has six children: Laura, the wife of
Herbert K. Oliver, living at Hood River, Washington; Edwin H., deceased;
Jessamine, who is the wife of Roy A. Johnson, occupying the old home ranch in
Yakima county, and has one child; Lawrence, an orchardist living near Grandview,
who is married and has four children: Alvin, an orchardist, also residing near
Grandview, who is married and has two children; and De Witt David, of this
review, who makes his home with his mother.

The last named acquired a public school education and through the period of his
boyhood and youth assisted in the development of the home ranch. In the fall of
1915 he and his mother purchased seven acres of land at Grandview, of which
three and a half acres is planted to orchard, while the remainder is plow land.
They have a nice home and there are also good barns upon the place, in fact the
equipment of the place is that which is found upon a model ranch property of the
twentieth century and Mr. Clark is very successfully engaged in raising fruit,
being now well known as one of the representative young orchardists of the
community. Mrs. Clark is a member of the Christian church. The son gives his
political allegiance to the republican party and keeps well informed on the
questions and issues of the day but does not desire public office as a reward
for party fealty. He prefers to concentrate his efforts and, attention upon his
business affairs, and the thoroughness and progressiveness of his methods have
brought to him substantial success.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in December 2007 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.