Lewis Clarke was born in March, 1815. He escaped to Canada in 1841 traveling through Ohio. His life provided the model for the character of George Harris in Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Lewis settled in Oberlin, Ohio around 1873 where he died in 1897.

To learn more about Lewis Clarke read his book, NARRATIVE OF THE SUFFERINGS OF LEWIS CLARKE, DURING A CAPTIVITY OF MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, AMONG THE ALGERINES OF KENTUCKY, ONE OF THE SO CALLED CHRISTIAN STATES OF NORTH AMERICA.