Sarah Clark b. 13 Jul 1819 Liberty, Montour, Pennsylvania, USA d. 14 Jan 1884 Troy, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA: Discovering My Ancestors

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Name	Sarah Clark
Name		Genealogical and Biographical Annals of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania This is an excerpt from the book. The full book can be found on Internet Archive
Birth	13 Jul 1819	Liberty, Montour, Pennsylvania, USA [1]
Birth	Date of birth from her headstone
Death	14 Jan 1884	Troy, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 2]
Burial	16 Jan 1884	Oak Hill Cemetery (Pennsylvania) [3]
	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99207035/sarah-mcmahan
		Headstone - McMahan, William Reed and Sarah Clark
		Headstone - McMahan, William Reed and Sarah Clark
Person ID	I1598	Discovering My Ancestors
Last Modified	28 Jan 2023

Father John Clark, II
b. Abt 1796, Liberty, Montour, Pennsylvania, USA
d. 20 Mar 1869, Blossburg, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 73 years)

Mother Margaret Maxwell
b. Abt 1803, Pennsylvania, USA
d. 1887, Mooresburg, Montour, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 84 years)

Marriage 22 Oct 1818 Montour County, Pennsylvania, USA

Age at Marriage He was ~ 22 years old - She was ~ 15 years old. (Were Married 50 years).

Children 8 children

1. Samuel Clark

2. Sarah Clark
b. 13 Jul 1819, Liberty, Montour, Pennsylvania, USA

d. 14 Jan 1884, Troy, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA

3. Robert F Clark
b. Abt 1822, Liberty, Montour, Pennsylvania, USA

d. Bef 1890

4. John Clarence Clark
b. 27 Aug 1824, Pennsylvania, USA

d. 17 Jun 1909, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA

5. Alexander Clark
b. Abt 1828, Pennsylvania, USA

d. (date unknown)

6. James Finney Clark
b. 13 Mar 1832, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

d. 17 Apr 1923, Geneseo, Henry, Illinois, USA

7. Thomas J. Clark
b. 15 Jul 1837, Pennsylvania, USA

d. 19 Jan 1906, Danville, Montour, Pennsylvania, USA

8. William Maxwell Clark
b. 15 Oct 1840, Pennsylvania, USA

d. 12 May 1917, Dallas Center, Dallas, Iowa, USA

Family ID F699 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Spouse William Reed McMahan
b. 17 May 1814, West Chillisquaque, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
d. 29 Dec 1901, Troy, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 87 years)

Marriage 19 May 1840 Potts Grove, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA [4, 5]

Age at Marriage She was 20 years old - He was 26 years old. (Were Married 43 years).

Children 9 children

	1. Samuel McMahan b. Abt 1841, Turbot, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA d. (date unknown)
+	2. John Clark McMahan b. 8 Nov 1842, Turbot, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA d. 27 Oct 1904, Troy, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 61 years)
+	3. Robert A. McMahan b. 12 Mar 1845, Turbot, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1 Sep 1918, Troy, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 73 years)
+	4. Margaret Louise McMahan b. 1 Sep 1848, Turbot, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA d. 28 Jan 1926, Canton, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 77 years)
+	5. Emily Alice McMahan b. 29 Feb 1852, Pennsylvania, USA d. 12 Apr 1936, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA (Age 84 years)
	6. William Hurley McMahan b. 6 Feb 1855, Turbot, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA d. 16 Apr 1915, Springfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 60 years)
+	7. Thomas James McMahan b. 22 Jul 1856, Turbot, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA d. 19 Jun 1936, Troy, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 79 years)
+	8. David Elwood McMahan b. 10 Mar 1859, Washingtonville, Montour, Pennsylvania, USA d. 23 Mar 1940, Athens, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 81 years)
+	9. Sarah Ann "Sally" McMahan b. 13 Dec 1862, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA d. 11 Feb 1952, Sayre, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 89 years)

Last Modified 11 May 2017

Family ID F108 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Census Records
1870 US Census (Clayton, Gloucester, New Jersey)

1880 US Census (Troy, Bradford, Pennsylvania)

Sources

[S403] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 116 : 1915.
[S168] Cemetery - Oak Hill Cemetery PA, http://www.joycetice.com/cemb/oakhil7b.htm.
Sherman Nathan H 1848 1921 Sherman Rosalia E 1853 1911 Burnha m L N 1863 1934 Sherman Bell Dec.30.1841 Apr.5.1892 Sherma n Origen B 1844 1918 Sherman S L Dec.26.1839 May.25.1912 (Fi eld) Sherman Emma J July.11.1848 May.20.1938 Newell Albert Apr.2 3.1846 June.3.1921 Newell Olive S April.8.1850 May.27.191 5 Sherman N Sept.9.1817 June.26.1882 Sherman Lucy G Jan.28.1 815 Oct.13.1883 Sherman Fred L Dec.29.1878 Nov.27.1885 She rman Walter R May.4.1893 Dec.13.1894
[S298] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current.
[S460] History of Columbia and Montour Counties, Pennsylvania, pg 199.
THOMAS J. CLARK, farmer, P. O. Moorsburg, was born July 13, 1837, so n of John and Margaret (Maxwell) Clark. John Clark, Sr., grandfather o f our subject, was born in Ireland, and from there came to Pennsylvani a, locating about 1786 in what is now Liberty Township, Montour County , where Mrs. Dr. Weaver now resides, and there lived the rest of his d ays. He served in the Revolutionary war and had a finger shot off (hi s brother, Robert, was a colonel in the same war). He and his wife ar e both buried in the Derry Presbyterian Church graveyard. They had tw o children John and Ann (both deceased). John Clark, Jr., the father o f our subject, was born in what is now Liberty Township, Montour Co. , Penn., and was here reared. He was a soldier in the war of 1812; wa s married October 23, 1818, by Rev. John Patterson, to Margaret, daugh ter of William and Jane (Bolles) Maxwell, later a daughter of Judge Bo lles, of Bollesburg, and they were the parents of the following name d children: Sarah, deceased wife of William McMahon; Robert Finney (de ceased), was a prominent lawyer of Bloomsburg, Penn.; John (deceased) ; Alexander, in Illinois; Samuel, an architect in Washington, D. C.; J ames, in Geneseo, Ill.; William, in Dallas County, Iowa, and Thomas J . The father died in 1870; his widow resided with Mr. and Mrs. Thoma s J. Clark. The subject of this sketch was reared in Liberty Township , and was married October 25, 1864, to Miss Margaret Kyle, a native o f Milton, Northumberland Co., Penn., and daughter of Samuel and Jane ( Auten) Kyle, both deceased and buried at Milton, the former dying in 1 878 and the latter in 1846. Mr. and Mrs. Clark are the parents of nin e children: Eleanor H., Margaret Maxwell, Anna Gertrude, William Lowen burg, Charles Wallace, Edith Moore, Martha Hurley, Sarah Finney and Ge orge Edward. The parents are members of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. C lark has held the office of justice of the peace for ten years, and ha s also been school director. In politics he is a Democrat. The farm o n which he resides contains over 200 acres, and belongs to the heirs o f John Clark, which land, originally granted to the Presbyterian Churc h, was sold to Robin Finney, and has passed down in the family ever si nce, without any sale having been made.
[s129] Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 236.

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