Fayette County PA Archives Biographies.....Breading, Clark March 9, 1806 - April 12, 1883
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Source: Gresham and Wiley, 1889: Biographical & Portrait Cyclopedia, Fayette Co, PA, pg 147
Author: John H. Gresham & Samuel T. Wiley

    Clark Breading -a staunch republican, Masonic Knight 
Templar, successful farmer, and a large stock dealer-was 
born in Luzerne township, Fayette county, Penna, March 9, 
1806, and died April 12, 1883.
    He grew to man's estate on his father's farm, and walked 
over four miles to school that ran but three months in the 
year, with the speller as its only textbook.  With these 
limited opportunities he fitted himself well for business, 
and was successful in whatever he undertook.  He engaged in 
farming in which he continued till 1865.  In 1865 he 
purchased the property on the corner of Main Street and 
Mount Vernon avenue, in which he resided until his death.  
He was a large and well known stock dealer, and was for many 
years in the drug business.
    The ancestry of the Breading family is as follows: David 
Breading of Scotch descent was born in Ireland and came to 
Lancaster county, Penna, in 1728; accompanying him was his 
son James Breading.  
    James had two sons: Judge Nathaniel Breading, who served 
under Washington, married Ann Ewing, daughter of General 
Ewing.  Judge Breading was born 1751, Lancaster county, and 
died 1822, in Fayette county, Penna. David Breading was born 
in Lancaster county, Penna, in 1756; he also served under 
Washington and was at the battle of Monmouth, and a witness 
to Washington's severe reprimand of General Lee.  David 
Breading Jr married Elizabeth Clark, November 17, 1785, came 
to Fayette county, Penna, in 1794, followed farming and died 
in 1844, aged eighty six years and thirteen days; and was 
followed by his faithful help meet on March 27, 1855.  
    Clark Breading, son of David Breading Jr, had one 
brother and three sisters, who died of cholera in 1835 at 
Troyhurst, Indiana, namely: James Breading; Eliza Breading; 
Jane Breading, wife of William Scott; Nancy Breading, wife 
of William Lagow.  
    Clark Breading was united in marriage to Miss Mary Craft 
of the county, on May 1, 1827.  By this marriage he had one 
child: Margaret Breading, married Dr O E Newton, May 10, 
1849, and who now resides at Cincinnati, Ohio.
    Mr Breading's wife died June 2, 1828; he was again 
married the second time, September 10, 1834, to Miss Hettie 
Jane Roberts, daughter of William Roberts, a farmer of this 
county, the latter born August 25, 1795.  She died January 
10, 1868.  Of this second marriage, one child, John C 
Breading, was born August 5, 1851.  He attended the 
Tuscarora Academy; leaving school, he came home to engage 
with his father in the drug business in 1872.  In 1879 he 
sold out his store and bought a farm near Uniontown.  In 
1885 he returned to Uniontown and again engaged in the 
mercantile business.  He was married in 1873 to Miss Ella 
Brownfield, daughter of Nathaniel Brownfield, one of 
Uniontown's oldest and best know citizens.  They have four 
living children, three boys and one girl: Clark Breading, 
Hettie Breading, Frank Breading and Nathaniel Breading.  
    John C Breading is regarded as one of the safe and solid 
businessmen of Uniontown as was his father before him.  He 
is of that class that gives to a place whatever of business 
reputation it possesses.  

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