3 i 6 PAST AND PRESENT OF Episcopal church in which he has served as an elder for many years and enjoys the sincere respect and the absolute confidence of all who know him. Neil McKinnon , a lifelong resident and successful farmer of Lot 31, Queens county, and whose death occurred on the 10th of February, 1906, was born on December 1, 1830, and was the son of Hugh and Eliza¬ beth McKinnon. The father was born on the Island of Mull, and came to Prince Ed ¬ ward Island at the age of seven years with his father, Donald McKinnon , who settled near Belvidere. The subject attended the district schools and upon attaining mature years took up farming, which he continuously followed throughout his active years. He was the owner of one hundred and three acres of splendid land, sixty acres of which are under cultivation, the remainder being in good timber. The place is highly improved with neat and substantial buildings and well kept fences, and the general appearance of the farm indicates the owner to have been a man of sound judgment and good taste. Mr. McKinnon married Miss Jessie Brown , a daughter of James and Jessie (Auld) Brown, of Charlottetown . Mrs. McKinnon 's death occurred in 1903. Mr. McKinnon was a Liberal in politics and in religion a Presbyterian, having spent his en¬ tire life in this locality, he was widely known and was well liked by all. George Clark , an up-to-date farmer of Charlottetown , , is a native of the mother country, having been born in Corn¬ wall, England , on the 7th day of Decem¬ ber, 1830, and is a son of Thomas and Grace (Colwell) Clark, who came to Prince Ed ¬ ward Island in 1852. The subject received a good, practical education and was early reared to agricul¬ tural pursuits, which he has followed throughout his active years. He is the owner of ninety-two acres of land, all of which is under cultivation. He has set out a fine or¬ chard, which is now very productive, and has made many other substantial improve¬ ments, the general appearance of the place indicating the owner to be a man of sound judgment and excellent taste. He devotes his entire attention to his farming interests and is considered one of the leading farmers of his district. In politics he is a Liberal, and in religion a Methodist, belonging to the church of the latter denomination at Charlottetown . Mr. Clark has twice been married. In 1857 ne married Mrs. Rebecca Hancock , a daughter of John Rider , of England , and widow of William Hancock . She died, and on December 13, 1871, Mr. Clark married Miss Agnes Bryenton , who was born in 1841, a daughter of George and Jane (Rider) Bryenton, the former a native of Suffolk , England , and an early settler of this Island. To this union have been born eight children, namely: Amanda, the wife of John Chappell , a carpenter residing in Boston, Massachusetts ; Leona, the wife of James Bateman , a stone cutter in British Colum¬ bia ; Marietta, the wife of James Roperr a farmer of this Island; Eva, George, Lillian A. and William, deceased; and Harry R. Mr. Clark stands high in the estimation of his fellow citizens and is considered one of the leading men of his community.