Benjamin J. Clarke
(1761-)
Mary "Polly"
(Abt 1766-)
Ellis Pinkey Clarke
(Abt 1805-1838)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Sarah Lilly Howser

Ellis Pinkey Clarke 1 2 3

  • Born: Abt 1805, , Shelby County, KY
  • Marriage (1): Sarah Lilly Howser on 13 July 1826 in , Spencer County, KY
  • Died: 13 September 1838, , Tazewell County, IL about age 33
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bullet  Death Notes:


Sarah's future husband, Solomon Houser, had his second wife die in 1841 so the marriage between Saran and Solomon had to occur sometime after 1841 which also means that Ellis Clark must have died sometime before 1841.
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Ellis married Sarah Lilly Howser, daughter of John Howser and Anna Maria Arnspiger, on 13 July 1826 in , Spencer County, KY. (Sarah Lilly Howser was born in 1812 in Kentucky 4 5 and died after 15 September 1874 6.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:



• Marriage Image: 13 July 1826, in , Spencer County, KY.


bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: Ellis Clarke
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 10 Jul 1826
Event Place: Spencer, Kentucky, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Sally Howser
Spouse's Gender: Female

Citing this Record
"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ9-14QS : 17 May 2018), Ellis Clarke and Sally Howser, 10 Jul 1826; citing Marriage, Spencer, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 482,648.

NOTE - This source references a document which is a handwritten marriage bond between John Howser (the father) and Ellis Clarke for the proposed marriage to Sally Howser (daughter of John Howser.)
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Sources


1 Schaublin, Linda I. Grange <lsgrne@infowest.com>, LDS Pedigree Resource File CD 10 (Salt Lake City, UT: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 22 Feb 2000).

2 Aubrey M. Woods, World Family Tree Vol. 018, Ed. 1, Tree #0449 (Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: March 27, 1998).

3 Steven A. Kuhns, World Family Tree Vol. 107, Ed. 1, Tree #0962 (Genealogy.com, LLC, Release date: Oct.-2002).

4 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Atlanta, Logan County, Illinois, p. 98, dwelling 737, family 739, Solomon Houser and Sarah Lilly Howser; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 May 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 200.

5 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois, p. 22, dwelling 150, family 154, Solomon Houser and Sarah Lilly Howser; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 May 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 8 Sep 2017), https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=59969909.


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