The following is taken from "History of Middlesex County New Jersey 1664-1920" John P. Wall and Harold E. Pickersgill, Editors, ©1921.

Eugene M. Clark, Volume III - Biographical, page 105:
Emigration to America of members of the Clark family began early in the colonization period of our history, and from the earliest record of any of the name the various branches have produced men of sterling worth, who have rendered service in our Republic in the various walks of life, respected and honored citizens. The branch to which Eugene Mason Clark belongs have lived for many years in Rahway, New Jersey.

William Terrill Clark, father of Eugene Mason Clark, was born in Rahway and died in Woodbridge. He learned the trade of wheelwright and cabinet maker when a young man and followed these occupations throughout his entire lifetime. He married Elizabeth Mason, a native of Jersey City; she died in Rahway. To Mr. and Mrs. Clark were born three children: William Henry, freight agent for the Pennsylvania Railroad in Philadelphia; Eugene Mason, mentioned below; Sarah, widow of Vernon Steele.

Eugene Mason Clark was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, November 23, 1876. He moved with his parents to Woodbridge when he was very young, obtained his education in the schools of the latter place. At the age of sixteen he entered upon his business career, securing a position as clerk in the office of the Salamander Brick Works, at the same time attending Woods Business College, from which he was graduated, and then was made the New York salesman for these works. Later he was made assistant superintendent of the Southern Clay Product Company at Buena Vista, Virginia, and was with this concern two years when he left to take charge of the office of the National Fireproofing Company at Lorillard, New Jersey. One year later he secured a position as bookkeeper in the First National Bank of Perth Amboy, and in 1906, when the First National Bank of Roosevelt was organized at Chrome, Mr. Clark accepted his present position as cashier. He is a Republican in political belief, and at one time finished an unexpired term as park commissioner of Perth Amboy. He fraternizes with the Junior Order of United American Mechanics, and Raritan Lodge No. 61, Free and Accepted Masons, of Perth Amboy. In 1920 he was elected secretary and treasurer of Group No. 1, New Jersey Banker's Association. In religious belief Mr. Clark is a Methodist.

On September 18, 1902, Mr. Clark was united in marriage with Matilda Christine Brown, daughter of Rasmus and Christine (Fredericks) Brown, of Perth Amboy. Mr. and Mrs. Clark are the parents of one child, Howard Eugene, born May 25, 1911.

Peter F. Daly, Volume III - Biographical, page 211:

Edward J. Heil, Volume III - Biographical, page 458:

Joseph A. Hermann, Volume III - Biographical, pages 426-7:
Long one of the forceful, oustanding figures in the buiness and public life of the county of Middlesex is the Hon. Joseph Andrew Hermann, mayor of the borough of Roosevelt, New Jersey.

Born in the borough, in the section then known as Carteret, son of Matthias Hermann and Bridget (Kelly) Hermann, pioneers in the developments of this section of the county, he first attended the local public school and later Miss Arrowsmith's Private School. Reared on a farm until his early youth, he left to assist in the management of his uncle's mercantile business in New York City for about five years, returning to engage with his brother in the masons' materials business, which he has conducted ever since, developing it into one of the largest of its kind in the county. He has reached the position of one of the leading business men in the county, recognized throughout for his probity, energy and high abilities. He was one of the first directors of the First National Bank of Roosevelt, and is the vice-president of the Carteret Building Loan Association. In the direct personal making of the great growth in the business, industry and realty improvement of this section of the county, Mr. Hermann stands second to none.

Mr. Hermann served as township committeeman of the township of Woodbridge, New Jersey, from 1901 to 1906. Following a long continued desire and some spasmodic efforts, a definite movement was organized in the last-named year by Mr. Hermann to effect the incorporation as a distinct municipality of all that portion of Woodbridge township extending along Staten Island Sound fromPort Reading to the Rahway river, a distance of about three miles, and running back from the Sound about one and one-half miles. This territory included the settlements known as Carteret and Chrome, and embraced many large manufacturing enterprises along the water front. A committee of twenty-five of the leading men of the community was formed, representative of all parties and elements that went to make up its civic, business and industrial life, for the purpose of incorporating it by legislative enactment as the borough of Roosevelt. Mr. Hermann was made its head, and he gave all that was in his heart and mind to the work and success of the movement. Active, persistent and formidable opposition from outside the proposed new municipality had to be met, but the movement did succeed and the borough was incorporated by the act of the Legislature, approved April 11, 1906. And, admitted by all, the success was largely due to the brain, the leadership, the work and the organizing genius of Joseph A. Hermann, so much so that he is called the father of the borough.

Mr. Hermann was elected the first mayor in 1906 and has continuously held the office ever since, having been elected eight times in succession. This is an unprecedented record in this respect, and shows the measure of the man and what the people think of him. During his time as the executive of the municipality (fifteen years), the population has increased from 1,500 to 11,049; the tax values from $1,000,000 to $10,196,000; miles of roads, sewers, sidewalks, and curbing have been laid, and the borough today has not over $25,000 municipal bonded indebtedness, an indebtedness based on tax values incomparably lower than any link municipality in the State of New Jersey. This indicates the kind of a man and official and the quality of the service he has rendered.

In 1920, Mayor Hermann was appointed by Governor Edwards, a member of the Middlesex County Board of Taxation and this year, 1921, he was elected its president. In this important office he has demonstrated his special fitness for the work and soundness and impartiality of his decisions.

Mr. Hermann is a member of Carey Council, Knights of Columbus, was its grand knight for six years, and has been a district deputy of the order; Court Carteret, Foresters of America; Division No. 7, Ancient Order of Hibernians; Holy Name Society of St. Joseph's Church, its vice-president; Quinnipiac Tribe, Improved Order of Red Men, past sachem; Rahway Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; Friends of Irish Freedom; Middlesex Grove, Ancient Order of Druids; St. Vincent de Paul Society, its president; and the Roosevelt Fire Company, No. 2. He is also the director of St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Elizabeth, and the City of Rahway Hospital.

During the World War Mayor Hermann was the recognized leader of the borough in the work of all the agencies and drives recognized and approved by the United States Government, and to his masterful efforts, militant Americanism, and able executive direction, was largely due the fact that no similar community surpassed the borough of Roosevelt in the intensity and success of all the movements organized to help win the war.

Matthew A. Hermann, Volume III - Biographical, pages 424-5:
When a man passes practically his entire life in one community and gives freely of his time, his energy, and his talents to the upbuilding of the interests of the group with which he lives, he makes for himself a large place in the life of the community and the hearts of his fellow-citizens, a place which, when vacated, cannot well be filled by another. When he passes from amoung his life-long asocaties, his friends and fellow-citizens suffer deep loss. Such loss has been experienced by the citizens of the borough of Roosevelt, New Jersey, in the death of Matthew A. Hermann.

Mr. Hermann was born in Carteret, now the borough of Roosevelt, New Jersey, and received the fortunate heritage, which often results from the union of two nationalities. From his father, Mattias Hermann, born in Baden, Germany, he received the German throughness, steadniness, and earnestness of purpose; from his mother, Bridget (Kelly) Hermann, born in County West Meath, Ireland, the quickenss of sympathy, the wit and the genial warmth of the sons of Erin. These characteristics of two nations blended in one personality, staunchly and intensely American, produced a fine type of American manhood and a life that was exceptionally valuable to friends and community.

Matthew A. Hermann attended the schools of his district and then went to Miss Arrowsmith's Private School at Blazing Star Landing. As a boy, he worked on the farm with his father, where, undaunted by the long hours of hard work, he developed strength and determiniation, and nourished his ambition for larger things. His parents encouraged his aspirations, and when he decided to study telegraphy, helped in every way they could. The lack of means of transportation in those day, however, made impossible the fulfillment of many a young dream, and the vigorous, ambitious, clear-seeing boy soon realized that his plan was impracticable. He kept at his studies, watched for his opportunity, and filled his days with earnest work at whatever his hand could find to do until the general contracting business offered the chance for which he had been waiting. He formed a partnership with his brother, Joseph A. Hermann, and for many years the firm of Hermann Brothers has carried on a large and successful business as dealers in builders' materials. In recent years he also individually conducted a large construction business, and never failed to complete a contract satisfactorially and on time. Many big improvements, public and private, in the Roosevelt section of the county have been the result of his work.

Politically, Mr. Hermann waas a loyal Democrat, actively interested and influential in the councils of the party. Always devoted to the best interests of his community, he served on the Middlesex county grand jury, and was a member of the local Board of Education since the incorporation of the borough in 1906. He was also an active and faithful member of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, a member of the Holy Name Society, and the Knights of Columbus. The Fire Department foudn him an efficient, faithful member of its corps of defenders of the homes of the borough, and his fellow members of the Order of Red Men loved him for his wit and his genial friendliness. Earnest, honest, unassuming, a constructive worker for the improvement of social and economic conditions in his home town, and in the surrounding district, Mr. Hermann will long be missed and his influence will long be felt.

Mr. Hermann is survived by his mother, Bridget (Kelly) Hermann; his brother, Mayor Joseph A. Hermann; and his sisters, Elizabeth, Barbara, Margaret, and Catherine. Matthew A. Hermann died May 3, 1921.

Charles D. Snedeker, Volume III - Biographical, page 118: