The Shemwell Family

Abraham S ClarkAge: 62 years18461908

Name
Abraham S Clark
Given names
Abraham S
Surname
Clark
Birth about 1846 41 38
Note: Birth place/year based on 1850 Census
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848
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 brotherJames T Clark
about 1848 (Age 2 years)
Note: Birth place/year based on 1850 Census
Census September 5, 1850 (Age 4 years)
Death of a brotherSamuel Lee Clark
May 14, 1851 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherJeremiah Clark
July 13, 1851 (Age 5 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherSamuel Lee
February 3, 1853 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherHenry B Clark
January 31, 1854 (Age 8 years)
Death of a brotherHenry B Clark
December 15, 1854 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 11 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 14 years)
Death of a brotherJonas Clark Jr
September 23, 1863 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 15 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 21 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 21 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Ann Thomas
March 29, 1868 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 23 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
Death of a sisterMiriam Clark
after August 25, 1870 (Age 24 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.
Death of a fatherJonas Clark Sr
October 15, 1870 (Age 24 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Reuben Clark
April 2, 1875 (Age 29 years)
MarriageSophia HowardView this family
about 1878 (Age 32 years)
Note: Marriage info based on birth of first child
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 32 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 daughter
#1
Margaret Cora “Ida” Clark
August 7, 1879 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Euphemia Sophie “Effie” Clark
1879 (Age 33 years)
Note: Many records state she was born on Oct 25, 1880. However, in the 1880 she was listed as 7 months old. This would suggest a 1879 birth year.
Birth of a son
#3
James Young Clark
1879 (Age 33 years)
Note: Birth year is from Tombstone photo
Census June 2, 1880 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Albert J Clark
1881 (Age 35 years)
Death of a sisterMary Ann Clark
about 1886 (Age 40 years)
Note: The 1880 Census is the last record found where Mary is shown as Living, as a Widow, with her children.
Death of a motherSarah Price Lee
April 24, 1886 (Age 40 years)
Death of a sisterMalinda Clark
April 12, 1892 (Age 46 years)
Marriage of a childArthur Oscar TruelsonEuphemia Sophie “Effie” ClarkView this family
September 22, 1896 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 52 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 sonAlbert J Clark
August 23, 1899 (Age 53 years)
Marriage of a childJohn ShumwayMargaret Cora “Ida” ClarkView this family
about 1900 (Age 54 years)
Note: Marriage info based on 1900 Census
Death of a sisterPhoebe Clark
October 14, 1900 (Age 54 years)
Death July 10, 1908 (Age 62 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Angelus Rosedale Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: July 15, 1824Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, United States
2 years
elder sister
18 months
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
Jonas Clark Jr
Birth: August 15, 1835 31 28Adams, Indiana, United States
Death: September 23, 1863Chickamauga, Walker, Georgia, United States
3 years
elder brother
Samuel Lee Clark
Birth: July 19, 1838 34 31Union, Clay, Indiana, United States
Death: May 14, 1851Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States
2 years
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
Miriam Clark
Birth: about 1843 38 35Indiana, United States
Death: after August 25, 1870Illinois, United States
4 years
himself
3 years
younger brother
4 years
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
Henry B Clark
Birth: January 31, 1854 49 46Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: December 15, 1854Fulton, Indiana, United States
Family with Sophia Howard - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1878Utah, United States
19 months
daughter
Margaret Cora “Ida” Clark
Birth: August 7, 1879 33 30Utah, United States
Death: August 29, 1957Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
5 months
daughter
Euphemia Sophie “Effie” Clark
Birth: 1879 33 30Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Death: January 23, 1937Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
1 year
son
James Young Clark
Birth: 1879 33 30Utah, United States
Death: September 15, 1942Los Angeles, California, United States
3 years
son
Albert J Clark
Birth: 1881 35 32Utah, United States
Death: August 23, 1899Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Thomas Kenney + Sophia Howard - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: August 15, 1864Sunderland, Durham, England, United Kingdom
2 months
step-daughter
Helena Kenney
Birth: October 15, 1864 18 15Sunderland, Durham, England, United Kingdom
Death:
2 years
step-daughter
Eleanor Kenney
Birth: October 15, 1866 20 17England, United Kingdom
Death: October 11, 1941Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
18 months
step-daughter
Elizabeth Jane Kenney
Birth: April 2, 1868 22 19England, United Kingdom
Death: February 6, 1936Los Angeles, California, United States
3 years
step-daughter
Infant Kenney
Birth: about 1870 24 21England, United Kingdom
Death: between 1872 and 1880
James Veitch + Sophia Howard - View this family
wife’s husband
James Veitch
Birth: 1846Ohio, United States
Death: May 15, 1913Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
wife
Marriage: between 1910 and 1913

Abraham S Clark has 14 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Birth
Birth place/year based on 1850 Census
Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Jonas Clark Sr - Household

Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Jonas Clark Srhead46MWFarmer3000NJ
Sarah Price Clarkwife45FWOH
Jonas Clark Jrson14MWIN
Samuel Lee Clarkson11MWIN
Harriet Caroline Clarkdaughter9FWIN
Miriam Clarkdaughter7FWIN
Abraham S Clarkson4MWIN
James T Clarkson2MWIN

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Jonas Clark Sr - Household

Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Jonas Clark Srhead56MWFarmer100100NJ
Sarah Price Clarkwife53FWOH
Jonas Clark Jrson24MWIN
Miriam Clarkdaughter17FWIN
Abraham S Clarkson14MWIN
James T Clarkson12MWIN
Jeremiah Clarkson9MWIN

Marriage
Marriage info based on birth of first child
Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Abraham S Clark - Household

Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Clark, Abraham SWM33headMMinerINININ
Clark, Sophia HowardWF31wifeMKeeping HouseScotlandIrelandScotland
Clark, Elizabeth KenneyWF14daughterSSchool GirlxEnglandINScotland
Clark, Elizabeth JaneWF13daughterSSchool GirlxEnglandINScotland
Clark, Ida CoraWF5daughterSUTINScotland
Clark, James YooungWM3sonSUTINScotland
Clark, Effie SophiaWF0 years 7 monthsOctdaughterSTeethingUTINScotland