Elizabeth ClausonAge: 84 years1831–1916
- Name
- Elizabeth Clauson
- Given names
- Elizabeth
- Surname
- Clauson
- Married name
- Elizabeth Lancaster
 Birth | July 19, 1831 26 22 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 5 months)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 4 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
 Birth of a son#1 | William Clauson Lancaster March 21, 1846 (Age 14 years) |
 Marriage | Elijah Lancaster — View this family April 22, 1846 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 14 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Nancy Ann Lancaster September 15, 1850 (Age 19 years) |
 Census | October 9, 1850 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Nelson Alexander Lancaster April 10, 1853 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Susan Jemimah Whatley about 1853 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Joseph Elijah Lancaster January 16, 1856 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Franklin Marion “Frank” Lancaster April 30, 1859 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 25 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | July 31, 1860 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Ellen Lancaster January 28, 1862 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 29 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a son #7 | Robert Lee Lancaster July 3, 1866 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 35 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 35 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Marriage of a child | William Howell Sikes Jr. — Nancy Ann Lancaster — View this family May 7, 1868 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Sallie Mary Lancaster 1869 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 37 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Mary “Annie” Sikes February 22, 1870 (Age 38 years) |
| Census | August 1, 1870 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Eva Lee Lancaster November 7, 1872 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Lawrence Sikes 1873 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Torence Sikes 1873 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Ida Florence Sikes November 17, 1874 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Ollie B Sikes February 17, 1876 (Age 44 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Nelson Alexander Lancaster — Angeline “Annie” Henley — View this family Type: Religious marriage December 26, 1878 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 46 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Elizabeth “Lizzie” Sikes 1879 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Nettie B Lancaster October 1879 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | William E Lancaster May 10, 1880 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Robert Lancaster 1880 (Age 48 years) |
| Census | June 15, 1880 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Franklin Marion “Frank” Lancaster — Rebecca Ann “Becky” Rougemont — View this family November 29, 1880 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Torence Sikes after 1880 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | George Alex Sikes May 20, 1881 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Hettie May Lancaster May 1881 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Thedus Sarah Lancaster January 28, 1883 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Zola Lancaster February 14, 1883 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | Nelson Franklin Sikes March 17, 1883 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | John Lancaster July 1883 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #16 | Janey M Lancaster November 1884 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #17 | George Walter Lancaster December 1884 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #18 | Fred Lancaster 1885 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #19 | Melba Lancaster October 1886 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #20 | Lydia Sallie Sikes April 4, 1888 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #21 | Herschel Gerome Lancaster November 1888 (Age 57 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Wesley Carney — Sallie Mary Lancaster — View this family December 27, 1888 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #22 | Merton Clauson Lancaster December 14, 1889 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #23 | Madie Lancaster March 10, 1890 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #24 | William Henry Sikes June 29, 1890 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #25 | Charles Gilbert Lancaster January 15, 1893 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #26 | George Tiner Lancaster February 22, 1896 (Age 64 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Robert Lee Lancaster — Effie Jane Fitzhugh — View this family December 13, 1896 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #27 | Berlin Q Lancaster March 1897 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #28 | Rena Elizabeth Lancaster September 16, 1897 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 66 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Marriage of a child | Granville D Davis — Ellen Lancaster — View this family Type: Civil marriage November 12, 1899 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #29 | Wesley Lancaster January 27, 1900 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Wesley Lancaster January 28, 1900 (Age 68 years) |
| Census | June 18, 1900 (Age 68 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Joseph Elijah Lancaster — Nancy Ann Bell — View this family Type: Civil marriage October 18, 1900 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #30 | Ophelia Davis 1901 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #31 | Ora Angeline Lancaster March 15, 1901 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Zola Lancaster July 13, 1901 (Age 69 years) Cause: Suicide |
| Birth of a grandson #32 | Lucian Burch Carney March 11, 1902 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #33 | Lester Lancaster 1903 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Sallie Mary Lancaster April 13, 1903 (Age 71 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #34 | Ida Gwin Davis July 5, 1903 (Age 71 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #35 | Mary Lea Lancaster March 31, 1904 (Age 72 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #36 | May Carney 1907 (Age 75 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #37 | Daisie ONeal Lancaster June 14, 1908 (Age 76 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #38 | John Carney 1908 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a husband | Elijah Lancaster October 5, 1908 (Age 77 years) Cause: Asthma |
| Birth of a granddaughter #39 | Alice Arista Lancaster October 16, 1908 (Age 77 years) |
| Census | May 2, 1910 (Age 78 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #40 | William Howard Taft Carney April 16, 1911 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Nancy Ann Lancaster June 7, 1911 (Age 79 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #41 | Robert Fitzhugh Lancaster October 24, 1911 (Age 80 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 84 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Death | July 8, 1916 (Age 84 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ralls Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Clauson Birth: about 1805 — Illinois, United States Death: |
| mother |
Mary Elizabeth Shemwell Birth: about 1809 39 27 — Georgia, United States Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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| elder sister |
Eleanor “Ellen” Clauson Birth: December 27, 1827 22 18 — Shawneetown, Gallatin, Illinois, United States Death: November 22, 1921 — Hubbell, Thayer, Nebraska, United States |
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4 years herself |
Elizabeth Clauson Birth: July 19, 1831 26 22 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 8, 1916 — District 7, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Elijah Lancaster |
| husband |
Elijah Lancaster Birth: February 14, 1829 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: October 5, 1908 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Elizabeth Clauson Birth: July 19, 1831 26 22 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 8, 1916 — District 7, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: April 22, 1846 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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-1 months son |
William Clauson Lancaster Birth: March 21, 1846 17 14 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: February 1, 1936 — District 7, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Nancy Ann Lancaster Birth: September 15, 1850 21 19 — Tennessee, United States Death: June 7, 1911 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
Nelson Alexander Lancaster Birth: April 10, 1853 24 21 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 23, 1938 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
Joseph Elijah Lancaster Birth: January 16, 1856 26 24 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 11, 1931 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
Franklin Marion “Frank” Lancaster Birth: April 30, 1859 30 27 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 9, 1936 — Republic, Kansas, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Ellen Lancaster Birth: January 28, 1862 32 30 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 26, 1952 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years son |
Robert Lee Lancaster Birth: July 3, 1866 37 34 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 28, 1950 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Sallie Mary Lancaster Birth: 1869 39 37 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 13, 1903 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Eva Lee Lancaster Birth: November 7, 1872 43 41 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 7, 1930 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
Elizabeth Clauson has 22 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (22)
Parents James R Hooks + Jemima Shemwell
Parents John P Shemwell + Mahalia Adeline Dodd
Parents Henry George Clay Cherry + Maletha Shemwell
Parents William Alexander Shemwell + Mary Demarious Gray
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Elijah Lancaster - Household
Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Elijah Lancaster - Household
Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Elijah Lancaster - Household
District 8, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Elijah Lancaster - Household
District 7, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Elijah Lancaster - Household
District 7, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth Clauson - Household
District 7, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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