Miriam ClarkAge: 27 years1843–1870
- Name
- Miriam Clark
- Given names
- Miriam
- Surname
- Clark
- Married name
- Miriam Stanfield
 Birth | about 1843 38 35 Note: Birth place/year based on 1850 Census |
 Birth of a brother | Abraham S Clark about 1846 (Age 3 years) Note: Birth place/year based on 1850 Census |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 3 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 brother | James T Clark about 1848 (Age 5 years) Note: Birth place/year based on 1850 Census |
 Census | September 5, 1850 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a brother | Samuel Lee Clark May 14, 1851 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Jeremiah Clark July 13, 1851 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Samuel Lee February 3, 1853 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Henry B Clark January 31, 1854 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a brother | Henry B Clark December 15, 1854 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 14 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | June 16, 1860 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a brother | Jonas Clark Jr September 23, 1863 (Age 20 years) |
 Marriage | William Thomas Stanfield — View this family November 2, 1864 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 18 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 #1 | Lafayette R Stanfield 1865 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 24 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 24 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Ann Thomas March 29, 1868 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a husband | William Thomas Stanfield July 7, 1868 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 26 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 |
| Census | August 25, 1870 (Age 27 years) |
 Death | after August 25, 1870 (Age 27 years) Note: She is listed in the 1870 Census (M Stanfield) living in her father's household (Jonas Clark Sr) along with her son, Lafayette. |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Greenwood Cemetery Note: Inscription: "age 17y 5m 11d" |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Jonas Clark Sr Birth: April 29, 1804 39 32 — Westfield, Union, New Jersey, United States Death: October 15, 1870 — Wayne Township, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Price Lee Birth: February 10, 1807 24 19 — Nelson, Kentucky, United States Death: April 24, 1886 — Grass Creek, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: July 15, 1824 — Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Mary Ann Clark Birth: August 6, 1826 22 19 — Kentucky, United States Death: about 1886 — Howard, Missouri, United States |
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18 months elder sister |
Phoebe Clark Birth: January 21, 1828 23 20 — Indiana, United States Death: October 14, 1900 — Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
William Reuben Clark Birth: August 22, 1830 26 23 — Franklin, Indiana, United States Death: April 2, 1875 — Howard, Indiana, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Malinda Clark Birth: January 16, 1833 28 25 — Indiana, United States Death: April 12, 1892 — Indiana, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Jonas Clark Jr Birth: August 15, 1835 31 28 — Adams, Indiana, United States Death: September 23, 1863 — Chickamauga, Walker, Georgia, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Samuel Lee Clark Birth: July 19, 1838 34 31 — Union, Clay, Indiana, United States Death: May 14, 1851 — Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Harriet Caroline Clark Birth: December 18, 1840 36 33 — Indiana, United States Death: March 20, 1920 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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3 years herself |
Miriam Clark Birth: about 1843 38 35 — Indiana, United States Death: after August 25, 1870 — Illinois, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Abraham S Clark Birth: about 1846 41 38 — Indiana, United States Death: July 10, 1908 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
James T Clark Birth: about 1848 43 40 — Indiana, United States Death: |
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4 years younger brother |
Jeremiah Clark Birth: July 13, 1851 47 44 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: November 25, 1933 — Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Henry B Clark Birth: January 31, 1854 49 46 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: December 15, 1854 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
| Family with William Thomas Stanfield |
| husband |
William Thomas Stanfield Birth: 1832 — Greene, Tennessee, United States Death: July 7, 1868 — Macon, Illinois, United States |
| herself |
Miriam Clark Birth: about 1843 38 35 — Indiana, United States Death: after August 25, 1870 — Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: November 2, 1864 — Macon, Illinois, United States |
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14 months son |
Lafayette R Stanfield Birth: 1865 33 22 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States Death: April 20, 1880 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States |
| Birth | Birth place/year based on 1850 Census | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Jonas Clark Sr - Household
Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Jonas Clark Sr - Household
Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Jonas Clark Sr - Household
Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Death | She is listed in the 1870 Census (M Stanfield) living in her father's household (Jonas Clark Sr) along with her son, Lafayette. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Burial | Inscription: "age 17y 5m 11d" |