Sarah Belizabeth Clark1

b. 4 December 1887, d. 22 November 1974
FatherJohn Henry Clark1 b. 13 Oct 1855, d. 20 Dec 1935
MotherNancy Adeline Rector1 b. 7 Mar 1860, d. 13 Dec 1935
Birth4 Dec 1887 Sarah Belizabeth Clark was born on 4 Dec 1887 in Glade Spring, Washington County, Virginia.1 
Name Other Sarah was known as Bess.1 
Cens-190022 Jun 1900  Prior to the 1900 census enumeration Bess's family left Virginia and moved to Nebraska. There they were recorded farming in Red Willow County. Bess (enumerated as Sarah E.) was listed with all 8 of her siblings, who ranged in age from 19 to one. Bess was 13.2 
Marriage15 Oct 1905 She married Thomas Earl Sawdey on 15 Oct 1905 at the age of seventeen.1 
Cens-19203 Jan 1920 The 1920 census for Weld County, Colorado enumerated Thomas and Bess, and their four children, living at E. 3rd Street in the community of Ault. Thomas was working as a grain and bean threshman.3 
Death22 Nov 1974 Sarah died on 22 Nov 1974 at age 86.1 

Family

Thomas Earl Sawdey
Children
  • Henrietta Sawdey3 (circa 1907 - )
  • Dona Sawdey3
  • Murta M. Sawdey3
  • Walter J. Sawdey3
ChartsDescendants of Mathew Ryburn and Jane Beattie
Descendants of William Ryburn and Mary (?)
Last Edited8 May 2008

Citations

  1. [S23] Elinor Lahs (Jackie) Stock, "John Henry Clark" in Families of Washington Co. and Bristol, VA, p. 114.
  2. [S848] John Clark household, 1900 U.S. cens., Red Willow Co., Nebraska, pop. sched., Red Willow, ED 157, sheet 8B, dwelling 171, family 172, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2004, image 16 and 17 of 17. John Clark, 44, b. Oct. 1855 VA, marr 21 yrs, parents both b. VA, farmer; Nannie A., wife, 40, b. Mar. 1867 IL, marr 21 yrs, mother of 9 children, all living; Albert R., son, 19, b. Nov. 1880 VA; Grace E., dau, 17, b. Dec. 1882 VA; Beattie A., son, 15, b. Jan. 185 VA; Sarah E., dau, 13, b. Dec.__, VA; cont. top of sheet 9A (p. 47 stamped): Martha A., 11, b. Jan. 1889, VA; John D. B., 8, b. Oct. 1891, VA; James W., son, 6, b. Dec. 1893, Nebraska; Mary M., dau, 4, b. Jan. 1896, Nebraska; Elinor, dau, 1, b. Nov. 1898 Nebraska; father all children born VA, mother b. IL; Grace, Sarah and Martha attended school; Albert and Beattie worked as farm laborers.
  3. [S843] Thomas E. Sawdey household, 1920 U.S. cens., Weld Co., CO, pop. sched., Ault, ED 253, sheet 6X B (after 163 stamped), dwelling 14, family 15, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2004, image 12 of 25. Thomas E. Sawdey, 47, b. IA, threshman, grain & beans, owns home, mortgaged; S. Elizabeth, wife, 33, b. VA, father b. VA, mother b. IL; Henrietta, dau, 13; Dona B., dau, 9; Murta M., dau, 6; Walter J., son, 4 6/12; all children: b. CO, father b. IA, mother b. VA; residence on E. 3rd St.