The Shemwell Family

Sarah Elizabeth ClarkAge: 19 years18501869

Name
Sarah Elizabeth Clark
Given names
Sarah Elizabeth
Surname
Clark
Married name
Sarah Elizabeth Smith
Birth about 1850 19 19
Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census
Census August 28, 1850
Birth of a brotherJohn Henry Clark
January 26, 1851 (Age 12 months)
Birth of a sisterNancy C Clark
about 1852 (Age 2 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1860 Census
Birth of a brotherSamuel R Clark
September 22, 1854 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 7 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Marriage of a parentWilliam Reuben ClarkMary Elizabeth DobsonView this family
December 25, 1860 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a half-sisterSarah E “Sallie” Clark
October 31, 1861 (Age 11 years)
Marriage of a parentNathan S AbbottSara Elizabeth HizerView this family
April 17, 1862 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a half-sisterVictoria Ann Clark
July 12, 1863 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a half-sisterHarriet Louisa Abbott
November 5, 1863 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a half-sisterMatilda Ann Abbott
May 5, 1865 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 11 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
MarriageFrancis Marion SmithView this family
October 26, 1865 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a half-brotherMalcom Everett Clark
September 1867 (Age 17 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1900 Census
Birth of a half-brotherWiiliam Henry Abbott
1867 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 17 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 17 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a half-sisterEliza Jane Abbott
August 11, 1868 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (on the date of death)

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
Death 1869 (Age 19 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 25, 1849Fulton, Indiana, United States
23 months
herself
13 months
younger brother
John Henry Clark
Birth: January 26, 1851 20 20Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: April 7, 1931South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
23 months
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
Samuel R Clark
Birth: September 22, 1854 24 24Grass Creek, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: February 27, 1935Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Father’s family with Mary Elizabeth Dobson - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: December 25, 1860Howard, Missouri, United States
10 months
half-sister
Sarah E “Sallie” Clark
Birth: October 31, 1861 31 21Franklin, Howard, Missouri, United States
Death: March 10, 1951Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, United States
20 months
half-sister
Victoria Ann Clark
Birth: July 12, 1863 32 23Missouri, United States
Death: February 6, 1949San Bernardino, California, United States
4 years
half-brother
Malcom Everett Clark
Birth: September 1867 37 27Missouri, United States
Death: April 16, 1924Vernon, Missouri, United States
6 years
half-brother
Williard Rothchild Clark
Birth: 1873 42 32Missouri, United States
Death: January 20, 1943Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States
2 years
half-brother
James Reuben Clark
Birth: June 6, 1875 44 35Franklin, Howard, Missouri, United States
Death: January 25, 1944Fayette, Howard, Missouri, United States
Mother’s family with Nathan S Abbott - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: April 17, 1862Fulton, Indiana, United States
19 months
half-sister
Harriet Louisa Abbott
Birth: November 5, 1863 24 33Wayne, Indiana, United States
Death: March 26, 1929Wayne, Indiana, United States
18 months
half-sister
Matilda Ann Abbott
Birth: May 5, 1865 26 35Indiana, United States
Death: April 3, 1893Gibson, Indiana, United States
3 years
half-brother
Wiiliam Henry Abbott
Birth: 1867 27 36Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: April 22, 1900Fulton, Indiana, United States
19 months
half-sister
Eliza Jane Abbott
Birth: August 11, 1868 29 38Indiana, United States
Death: December 5, 1932Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
3 years
half-brother
Alfred Jackson Abbott
Birth: March 17, 1871 31 41Indiana, United States
Death: August 7, 1922Pulaski, Indiana, United States
3 years
half-sister
Mary Ellen Abbott
Birth: April 1874 35 44Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: January 18, 1925Grass Creek, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Family with Francis Marion Smith - View this family
husband
Francis Marion Smith
Birth: August 1, 1842Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: November 4, 1906Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States
herself
Marriage: October 26, 1865Fulton, Indiana, United States

Birth
Birth year/place based on 1850 Census
Census1850 United States - Census transcript - William Reuben Clark - Household

Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Reubin Clarkhead19MWFarmer200IAx
Elizabeth Clarkwife20FWIAx
Sarah Clarkdaughter0FWIA