William N. Clark (1797-Sept. 17, 1867) (WNC): Born in New York City. He entered the drug store Schieffelin firm. In 1836 he moved to Geneva where he became active in many aspects of the community. He founded the short-lived Farmer’s Bank (not to be confused with the Farmers and Merchant’s Bank). Papers related to this bank in Box 1 give insights into founding and procedures of banking in 1839. In 1827 WNC married Mary Theresa Schieffelin (MTSC) (?1807- 1886).

Lawrence Clark (1845-Sept 11,1926) (LC): LC lived in the South Main Street Greek revival house (859) and his nature journal gives excellent insights into birds and Seneca Lake. LC attended Walnut Hill School and Hobart College. He worked for a time in the NYC Schieffelin family drug business but returned to Geneva where he lived for the remainder of his life. He never married.

Euphemia Clark married Dr. Stebbins in 1887 and some of the household accounts pertain to them. There are two addresses for the South Main Street houses – 859 and 385 – and as an exchange of houses occurred it is difficult to determine exactly who lived in which house, one of which no longer stands.

Francisco Anelli (c1805-1878): He arrived in New York City from Milan about 1835 and became quite well known as a portrait painter. His diary is at the Frick Art Reference Library. The painting depicts MTSC at age 29 and four children: Mary L., Henry S., and John. It was painted in New York City prior to the family’s move to Geneva.