Clark, Mary Elizabeth 1a

Birth Name Clark, Mary Elizabeth
Gender female
Age at Death 65 years, 9 months, 4 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 24 Jul 1846 LaPorte, Indiana, United States of America    
Census 1 Jun 1850 Clinton, LaPorte, Indiana, United States of America George Clark Household, 1850 Census 2a
  Page No.: 335 2a
  Sheet No.: 168 2a
  Minor Civil Division: Clinton township 2a
  County of: LaPorte 2a
  State of: Indiana 2a
  Enumeration Date: 19 Oct 1850 2a
  Line No.: 18-22 2a
  Family No.: 117 2a
  Name: Clark, Mary E. 2a
  Age: 4 2a
  Sex: F 2a
  Place of birth: Indiana 2a
Census 1 Jun 1860 Clinton, LaPorte, Indiana, United States of America George W. Clark Household, 1860 Census 3a
  Page No.: 127 3a
  Sheet No.: 499 3a
  Minor Civil Division: Clinton township 3a
  County of: Laporte 3a
  State of: Indiana 3a
  Enumeration Date: 29 June 1860 3a
  Post Office: Michigan City 3a
  Line No.: 2-10 3a
  Family No.: 976 3a
  Name: Clark, Mary 3a
  Age: 13 3a
  Sex: F 3a
  Place of birth: Indiana 3a
  Attended school within the year: / 3a
Census 1 Jun 1870 High Point, Decatur, Iowa, United States of America Volney Dorsey Household, 1870 Census 4a
  Page No.: 16 4a
  Minor Civil Division: High Point township 4a
  County of: Decatur 4a
  State of: Iowa 4a
  Enumeration Date: 22 Aug 1870 4a
  Post Office: High Point 4a
  Line No.: 11-13 4a
  Family No.: 113 4a
  Name: Dorsey, Mary 4a
  Age: 24 4a
  Sex: F 4a
  Color: W 4a
  Occupation: Keeps house 4a
  Place of birth: Indiana 4a
Census 1 Jun 1880 Eden, Decatur, Iowa, United States of America Mary Dorsey Household, 1880 Census 5a
  Page No.: 7 5a
  Sheet No.: 313 5a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 3 5a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 62 5a
  Minor Civil Division: Eden 5a
  County of: Decatur 5a
  State of: Iowa 5a
  Enumeration Date: 8 July 1880 5a
  Line No.: 1-4 5a
  Family No.: 60 5a
  Name: Dorsey, Mary 5a
  Color: W 5a
  Sex: F 5a
  Age: 33 5a
  Married: / 5a
  Occupation: Keeping house 5a
  Place of birth: Indiana 5a
  Place of birth of father: Pennsylvania 5a
  Place of birth of mother: Canada 5a
Census 1 Jun 1900 Leon, Decatur, Iowa, United States of America Mary E. Dorsey, 1900 Census 6a
  State (or Territory) of: Iowa 6a
  County of: Decatur 6a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 8 6a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 48 6a
  Sheet No.: 12B 6a
  Division of County: Leon 6a
  Enumeration Date: 12 June 1900 6a
  Name: Dorsey, Mary E. 6a
  Relation to head: head 6a
  Color: W 6a
  Sex: F 6a
  Month of birth: July 6a
  Year of birth: 1846 6a
  Age: 53 6a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: M 6a
  Years of present marriage: 35 6a
  Mother of how many children: 2 6a
  Number of children living: 2 6a
  Place of birth: Indiana 6a
  Place of birth of father: Pennsylvania 6a
  Place of birth of mother: Canada (English) 6a
  Occupation: Nurse 6a
  Months not employed: 8 6a
  Can read: yes 6a
  Can write: yes 6a
  Can speak English: yes 6a
  Home owned or rented: O 6a
  Owned free or mortgaged: F 6a
  Farm or house: H 6a
Death 28 Apr 1912 High Point, Decatur, Iowa, United States of America    
Note

Find-a-Grave has the date as 27 April 1912 and the date on the tombstone in the photo provided on Find-a-Grave could be 26 or 28 April 1912. However, the Iowa Graves Survey has the date as 28 April 1912.

Burial   High Point Cemetery, High Point, Decatur, Iowa, United States of America   7a
Note

DORSEY, Mary E.
Born:
Died:  28 APRIL 1912
Cemetery:  HIGH POINT
Location:  HIGH POINT TWP.
County:  DECATUR CO. - IOWA
Record Notes:  AGED 65; ROW 15

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Clark, George Washington18 Sep 1815about 1881
Mother Nickerson, Polly Ann1 Jun 182522 Jun 1914
    Brother     Clark, Alexander M. 30 Jul 1844 28 Nov 1864
         Clark, Mary Elizabeth 24 Jul 1846 28 Apr 1912
    Sister     Clark, Deborah A. 10 Sep 1848
    Sister     Clark, Martha A. 4 Aug 1851 about 1867
    Brother     Clark, Thomas Chauncey 13 Jul 1853 30 Jul 1938
    Sister     Clark, Sarah Eliza 1 Feb 1855 3 Jun 1916
    Brother     Clark, George Washington 20 Mar 1856 23 Apr 1927
    Sister     Clark, Amanda Jane 28 Dec 1862 about 1944
    Brother     Clark, Myron H 10 Apr 1866 about 1925

Families

Family of Dorsey, Volney H. and Clark, Mary Elizabeth
Married Husband Dorsey, Volney H. ( * 26 Feb 1841 + 30 Jul 1900 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 13 May 1865 Porter, Indiana, United States of America    
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Dorsey, Johnabout 1865
Dorsey, Grant Thomas29 Jul 187023 Oct 1914

Family Map

Source References

  1. Find A Grave
      • Page: Memorial ID 6015796
  2. U.S. 1850 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1850
      • Page: Indiana, Clinton township, LaPorte county, Page 335/168, Lines 18-22
      • 1850 Census, Clinton township, LaPorte county, Indiana
  3. U.S. 1860 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1860
      • Page: Indiana, Clinton township, LaPorte county, Page 127, Lines 2-10
      • 1860 Census, Clinton township, LaPorte county, Indiana
  4. U.S. 1870 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1870
      • Page: Iowa, High Point township, Decatur county, Page 16, Lines 11-13
      • 1870 Census, High Point township, Decatur county, Iowa
  5. U.S. 1880 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1880
      • Page: Iowa, Supervisor's District 3, Enumeration District 62, Page 7, Lines 1-4
      • 1880 Census, Eden township, Decatur county, Iowa
  6. U.S. 1900 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1900
      • Page: Iowa, Supervisor's District 8, Enumeration District 48, Sheet 12B, Line 66
      • 1900 Census, Leon, Decatur county, Iowa
  7. Iowa WPA Graves Survey
      • Page: http://iowawpagraves.org/view.php?id=275387

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