Sarah Elizabeth StephensonAge: 64 years1837–1902
- Name
- Sarah Elizabeth Stephenson
- Given names
- Sarah Elizabeth
- Surname
- Stephenson
 Birth | May 6, 1837 48 40 |
 Birth of a sister | Rachel Irene Stephenson October 11, 1838 (Age 17 months) |
| Death of a brother | Blank Moody Stephenson May 17, 1841 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a father | William Perry Stephenson Jr December 6, 1841 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a brother | Alexander Stephenson 1843 (Age 5 years) Note: "...and also Alexander Stephenson died in 1843..." |
| Marriage of a parent | Zachariah McGee — Rachel Margaret “Peggy” Troutman — View this family October 7, 1844 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Pleasant Stephenson August 27, 1847 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Rebecca Roberson March 30, 1848 (Age 10 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 8 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 |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth Stephenson 1849 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a sister | Susannah Stephenson 1850 (Age 12 years) |
 Census | September 14, 1850 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a sister | Rebecca C Stephenson 1855 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 19 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a sister | Lieuvisa “Louisa” Stephenson April 20, 1862 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a mother | Rachel Margaret “Peggy” Troutman November 15, 1864 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 23 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 29 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 29 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 31 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 40 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a brother | James M Stephenson May 1879 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a sister | Margaret Adeline Stephenson August 18, 1880 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Jane Stephenson December 26, 1882 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a brother | Peter T Stephenson March 26, 1888 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 60 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 |
| Death of a brother | John F Stephenson January 15, 1901 (Age 63 years) |
 Death | February 23, 1902 (Age 64 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Plainville Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Perry Stephenson Jr Birth: March 6, 1789 40 28 — Culpeper, Virginia, United States Death: December 6, 1841 — Holt, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Rachel Margaret “Peggy” Troutman Birth: November 1796 27 23 — Nelson, Kentucky, United States Death: November 15, 1864 — Thurman, Fremont, Iowa, United States |
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Marriage: March 14, 1814 — Henry, Kentucky, United States |
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5 months elder sister |
Lieuvisa “Louisa” Stephenson Birth: August 1, 1814 25 17 — Henry, Kentucky, United States Death: April 20, 1862 — Thurman, Fremont, Iowa, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Blank Moody Stephenson Birth: 1816 26 19 — Oldham, Kentucky, United States Death: May 17, 1841 — Holt, Missouri, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Peter T Stephenson Birth: 1818 28 21 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 26, 1888 — Golden City, Barton, Missouri, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
William Pleasant Stephenson Birth: 1821 31 24 — Oldham, Kentucky, United States Death: August 27, 1847 — Forbes, Holt, Missouri, United States |
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1 year elder sister |
Susannah Stephenson Birth: 1821 31 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1850 — Holt, Missouri, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
James M Stephenson Birth: 1823 33 26 — Iowa, United States Death: May 1879 — Missouri, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Alexander Stephenson Birth: 1824 34 27 — Vandalia, Bond, Illinois, United States Death: 1843 — Forbes, Holt, Missouri, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
John F Stephenson Birth: August 16, 1826 37 29 — Illinois, United States Death: January 15, 1901 — Holt, Missouri, United States |
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16 months elder sister |
Rebecca C Stephenson Birth: 1827 37 30 — Parke, Indiana, United States Death: 1855 — Holt, Missouri, United States |
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19 months elder sister |
Margaret Adeline Stephenson Birth: August 13, 1828 39 31 — Indiana, United States Death: August 18, 1880 — Iowa, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Nancy Jane Stephenson Birth: February 10, 1832 42 35 — Parke, Indiana, United States Death: December 26, 1882 — Missouri, United States |
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23 months elder sister |
Elizabeth Stephenson Birth: 1833 43 36 — Parke, Indiana, United States Death: 1849 — Holt, Missouri, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Michael Ambrose Stephenson Birth: March 4, 1835 45 38 — Parke, Indiana, United States Death: May 2, 1921 — Thurman, Fremont, Iowa, United States |
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2 years herself |
Sarah Elizabeth Stephenson Birth: May 6, 1837 48 40 — Parke, Indiana, United States Death: February 23, 1902 — Stockton, Rooks, Kansas, United States |
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17 months younger sister |
Rachel Irene Stephenson Birth: October 11, 1838 49 41 — Indiana, United States Death: March 30, 1925 — Atchison, Missouri, United States |
| Mother’s family with Zachariah McGee |
| step-father |
Zachariah McGee Birth: about 1780 — North Carolina, United States Death: about 1846 — Newton, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Rachel Margaret “Peggy” Troutman Birth: November 1796 27 23 — Nelson, Kentucky, United States Death: November 15, 1864 — Thurman, Fremont, Iowa, United States |
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Marriage: October 7, 1844 — Holt, Missouri, United States |
Sarah Elizabeth Stephenson has 21 first cousins recorded
Father's family (8)
Parents James Troutman + Nancy Stephenson
Mother's family (13)
Parents Michael A Troutman + Sarah D Campbell
Parents James Troutman + Nancy Stephenson
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Rachel Margaret “Peggy” Troutman - Household
Holt, Missouri, United States
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