Mary Elizabeth DobsonAge: 76 years1840–1917
- Name
- Mary Elizabeth Dobson
- Given names
- Mary Elizabeth
- Surname
- Dobson
- Married name
- Mary Elizabeth Clark
- Married name
- Mary Elizabeth Lee
 Birth | May 8, 1840 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 5 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 son#1 | John William Lee April 11, 1857 (Age 16 years) |
 Marriage | Richard Lee — View this family April 19, 1857 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a husband | Richard Lee May 19, 1859 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 16 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Marriage | William Reuben Clark — View this family December 25, 1860 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Sarah E “Sallie” Clark October 31, 1861 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Victoria Ann Clark July 12, 1863 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 20 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 #4 | Malcom Everett Clark September 1867 (Age 27 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1900 Census |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 26 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 26 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 28 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 10, 1870 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Williard Rothchild Clark 1873 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a husband | William Reuben Clark April 2, 1875 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | James Reuben Clark June 6, 1875 (Age 35 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John William Lee — Mary E Simmons — View this family October 7, 1877 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 37 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas Robert Edmonds — Victoria Ann Clark — View this family September 15, 1879 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Richard Harrison Edmonds — Sarah E “Sallie” Clark — View this family November 15, 1880 (Age 40 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John William Lee — Martha W “Mattie” Fielding — View this family July 7, 1891 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Williard Rothchild Clark — Emma E Davis — View this family about 1896 (Age 55 years) Note: Marriage info based on data from 1900 Census |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 57 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 |
| Census | June 23, 1900 (Age 60 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Reuben Clark — Tina Mae Spry — View this family December 2, 1903 (Age 63 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Williard Rothchild Clark — Frances Ruth Spry — View this family January 14, 1908 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 75 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 76 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
 Death | April 28, 1917 (Age 76 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Clarks Chapel Cemetery |
| Family with William Reuben Clark |
| husband |
William Reuben Clark Birth: August 22, 1830 26 23 — Franklin, Indiana, United States Death: April 2, 1875 — Howard, Indiana, United States |
| herself |
Mary Elizabeth Dobson Birth: May 8, 1840 — Franklin, Howard, Missouri, United States Death: April 28, 1917 — Boonslick, Howard, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: December 25, 1860 — Howard, Missouri, United States |
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10 months daughter |
Sarah E “Sallie” Clark Birth: October 31, 1861 31 21 — Franklin, Howard, Missouri, United States Death: March 10, 1951 — Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, United States |
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20 months daughter |
Victoria Ann Clark Birth: July 12, 1863 32 23 — Missouri, United States Death: February 6, 1949 — San Bernardino, California, United States |
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4 years son |
Malcom Everett Clark Birth: September 1867 37 27 — Missouri, United States Death: April 16, 1924 — Vernon, Missouri, United States |
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6 years son |
Williard Rothchild Clark Birth: 1873 42 32 — Missouri, United States Death: January 20, 1943 — Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States |
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2 years son |
James Reuben Clark Birth: June 6, 1875 44 35 — Franklin, Howard, Missouri, United States Death: January 25, 1944 — Fayette, Howard, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Richard Lee |
| husband |
Richard Lee Birth: 1823 — Missouri, United States Death: May 19, 1859 — Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Mary Elizabeth Dobson Birth: May 8, 1840 — Franklin, Howard, Missouri, United States Death: April 28, 1917 — Boonslick, Howard, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: April 19, 1857 — Howard, Missouri, United States |
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John William Lee Birth: April 11, 1857 34 16 — Howard, Missouri, United States Death: March 3, 1939 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
| William Reuben Clark + Sara Elizabeth Hizer |
| husband |
William Reuben Clark Birth: August 22, 1830 26 23 — Franklin, Indiana, United States Death: April 2, 1875 — Howard, Indiana, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Sara Elizabeth Hizer Birth: February 14, 1830 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: August 25, 1884 — Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: January 25, 1849 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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23 months step-daughter |
Sarah Elizabeth Clark Birth: about 1850 19 19 — Iowa, United States Death: 1869 — Missouri, United States |
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13 months step-son |
John Henry Clark Birth: January 26, 1851 20 20 — Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: April 7, 1931 — South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States |
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23 months step-daughter |
Nancy C Clark Birth: about 1852 21 21 — Indiana, United States Death: |
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3 years step-son |
Samuel R Clark Birth: September 22, 1854 24 24 — Grass Creek, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: February 27, 1935 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - William Reuben Clark - Household
Franklin, Howard, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Mary Elizabeth Dobson - Household
Ed 64 Franklin, Howard, Missouri, United States
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