Sarah Frances Arnspiger

Sarah Frances Arnspiger
(1849-1928)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Daniel Smith

2. Charles B. Powell

Sarah Frances Arnspiger ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷

Born: 15 November 1849, Kane, IL ¹ ³ ⁵
Marriage (1): Daniel Smith on 4 February 1867 in Clackamas County, OR ¹
Marriage (2): Charles B. Powell in 1878 ² ³
Died: 21 December 1928, Portland, OR at age 79
Buried: 24 December 1928, Portland, OR

bullet Another name for Sarah was Sarah F. Arnsperger.⁸

bullet Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 1848 and a birth location of Illinois.

This birth year was referenced by her age of 2 on the 1850 census.
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• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Township 9 Range 10, Jersey County, IL on 10 September 1850. ⁸

1850 US Census
Page 62A-62B, Roll 111, Dwelling 18, Family 18
Township 9 Range 10, Jersey County, Illinois
Sarah F. Arnsperger..2..IL
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 15 Nov 1849, then her age should have been 1 instead of 2.
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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Tualitan Precinct, Clackamas County, OR on 29 June 1860. ⁶

1860 US Census
Page 142-143, Roll 1055, Dwelling 1416, Family 1161
Tualitan Precinct, Clackamas County, Oregon
Sarah F. Arnskiger..11..IL
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 15 Nov 1849, then her age should have been 10 instead of 11.
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Canemah Precinct, Clackamas County, OR on 20 June 1870. ⁷

1870 US Census
Page 110A, Dwelling 15, Family 402, Roll 1285
Canemah Precinct, Clackamas County, Oregon
Sarah Smith..21..IL..Keeping House
(Living with husband and daughter.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 15 Nov 1849, then her age should have been 20 instead of 21.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Marquams Precinct, Clackamas County, OR on 14 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 154D, District 13, Dwelling 155, Family 155, Roll 1080
Marquams Precinct, Clackamas County, Oregon
Sarah F. Powell..Wife..29..IL..Keeps House
(Living with 2nd husband, 4 children from her 1st marriage, and 1 child from her current marriage.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 15 Nov 1849, then her age should have been 30 instead of 29.
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Marquams, OR on 7 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 86, Dwelling 33, Family 33, Roll 1345
Marquams, Clackamas County, Oregon
farm owned, no mortgage
married 22 years
Sarah F. Powell..Wife..Nov 1849..50..IL..8/7
(Living with 2nd husband, 2 children from current marriage, and her widowed mother.)
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• Her obituary was published in The Oregonian on 22 December 1928 in Portland, OR.

POWELL--Late of 87 E. Bryant, Dec. 21, Sarah F. Powell, aged 79 years, beloved mother of Mrs. Ada Russell of Ostrander, Wash.; Mrs. Fred E. Smith of Husum, Wash.; Mrs. Grace Wright of Salado, Or.; Mrs. Minnie McMeeken of Grangeville, Idaho, and B. H. Powell of Portland. Funeral services will be held Monday, Decmeber 24, at 2 P.M. at the chapel of Miller & Tracey. Interment Riverview cemetery.

(Source: The Oregonian, 22 Dec 1928, page 13, column 2)
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• She was buried on 24 December 1928 in the River View Cemetery in Portland, OR.

Plot: Sec 107, Lot 13-U, Grave 2
Find A Grave Memorial #46014299
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Sarah married Daniel Smith on 4 February 1867 in Clackamas County, OR.¹ (Daniel Smith was born in 1845 in New York ⁷ and died after 1876.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Canemah Precinct, Clackamas County, OR on 20 June 1870. ⁷

1870 US Census
Page 110A, Dwelling 15, Family 402, Roll 1285
Canemah Precinct, Clackamas County, Oregon
Daniel Smith..25..NY..Laborer
Sarah Smith..21..IL..Keeping House
Emma Smith..2..OR
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Sarah next married Charles B. Powell in 1878.² ³ (Charles B. Powell was born on 18 June 1836 in Ohio,³ ¹⁰ died on 27 February 1914 in Portland, OR ¹⁰ and was buried after 27 February 1914 in Portland, OR ¹⁰.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Marquams Precinct, Clackamas County, OR on 14 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 154D, District 13, Dwelling 155, Family 155, Roll 1080
Marquams Precinct, Clackamas County, Oregon
Chas. B. Powell..Head..38..Holland..Farmer
Sarah F. Powell..Wife..29..IL..Keeps House
Emma L. Powell..Dau..12..OR
Ada A. Powell..Dau..9..OR
Cinderilla Powell..Dau..7..OR
Frederick Powell..Son..4..OR
Zellan H. Powell..Dau..1..OR
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Marquams, OR on 7 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 86, Dwelling 33, Family 33, Roll 1345
Marquams, Clackamas County, Oregon
farm owned, no mortgage
married 22 years
Charles B. Powell..Head..June 1836..63..OH...Farmer
Sarah F. Powell..Wife..Nov 1849..50..IL..8/7
Minnie M. Powell..Dau..Mar 1881..19..OR..At School
Benjamin H. Powell..Son..Jun 1889..10..OR..At School
Martha Arnspiger..MothL..Apr 1827..73..Wd..IL..11/7

NOTE - The age comparison between Sarah's mother, Martha, and her own husband are interesting. Charles B. Powell was born in 1836 and the mother of Sarah, Martha, was born in 1827 making him less than 10 years older than she. The reason is that Martha married and gave birth to Sarah very young and Sarah ended up marrying a man that was 13 years older than she.
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bullet Marriage Notes:

Looking only at the 1880 and 1900 census records, one would have difficulty in assigning parentage to the first 4 children, all of whom were listed with a surname of Powell instead of Smith. Most researchers assign the father of these children as Daniel Smith, in a marriage to Sarah Arnspiger that has no source citations to prove a marriage ever took place.

There is another possible answer and that would be that these 4 "Smith children" were actually fathered by Charles B. Powell but by a different mother, meaning that he would have been married prior to Sarah Frances Arnspiger and that they were therefore step-children to Sarah.

However, the 1900 census indicates that Sarah gave birth to a total of 8 children of which 7 were still alive. In order to get to a total number of 8 children, you'd have to include these 4 "Smith children" born before her marriage to Charles B. Powell in 1878 and also include one infant death or stillbirth that is yet unknown.

The 4 "Smith children" would seem to be problematic because of the lack of any source citation to prove a marriage to Daniel Smith. Fortunately, the 1870 census does show Daniel Smith, his wife Sarah, and their first daughter, Emma, born in 1868. This would seem to be proof enough that these first 4 children were indeed born to Daniel Smith and Sarah Arnspiger. They must have divorced sometime after the birth of their 4th child in 1876 and the remarriage of Sarah in 1878 to Charles B. Powell. It is not known if these 4 "Smith children" were formally adopted by Charles B. Powell, but they were listed with the Powell surname on the 1880 and 1900 census records.
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1 Jo Arnspiger, "Descendents of George Heinrich Ernstberger" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jarnspiger; Updated: 2005-02-07 02:45:02 UTC (Mon)).

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Marquams Precinct, Clackamas County, Oregon, enumeration district (ED) 13, p. 154D, dwelling 155, family 155, Charles B. Powell and Sarah Frances Arnspiger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 Sep 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1080.

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Marquams, Clackamas County, Oregon, enumeration district (ED) 86, sheet 2B, dwelling 33, family 33, Charles B. Powell and Sarah Frances Arnspiger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 Sep 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 1345.

4 Deb Ernspiker-Woodrow Prather, "Deb's Family and her Connections" (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/o/o/Deb-Woodrow/index.html; Updated September 5, 2000), http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/o/o/Deb-Woodrow/GENE4-0004.html.

5 Sheila Bruner Ramos, "The George Ulrich Bruner Family of Switzerland, PA and KY" (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/a/m/Shelia-R-Ramos/index.html; Updated February 2, 2006).

6 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Tualitan Precinct, Clackamas County, Oregon, p. 142-143, dwelling 1416, family 1161, George Henry Arnspiger and Martha Lorinda Bell; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 1 Mar 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1055.

7 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Canemah Precinct, Clackamas County, Oregon, p. 110A, dwelling 15, family 402, Daniel Smith and Sarah Frances Arnspiger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 Sep 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 1285.

8 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Township 9 Range 10, Jersey County, Illinois, p. 62A & B, dwelling 18, family 18; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Oct 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 111.

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 2 Mar 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=46014299.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 2 Mar 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=46040411.

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Sarah Frances Arnspiger ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷