Born about in Kentucky, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
William Wesley Sheets
— married
28 Nov 1827 in Woodford County, Kentucky, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
John Sheets, Nancy Clinton (Sheets) Dowis, Elizabeth Sheets, Eliza Ann (Sheets) Dowis, Isaac S Sheets and William Thomas Sheets
Died
at about age 50
in Morgan County, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Apr 2015
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Biography
Catherine was born about 1800 to John Clinton and Rachael Clinton. Catherine Clinton married Silas Eaton about 1820, with no known issue. She married William Wesley Sheets about 1827 and they had issue. She passed away about 1850.
- Fact: Also Known As Betsy Sheets
- Fact: Also Known As Betsy Clinton
- Fact: Residence (1850) Morgan, Illinois, United States
- Fact: Burial (1850) Arcadia Cemetery, Arcadia, Morgan, Illinois, United States
Sources
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 21 March 2023, 09:14), entry for Elizabeth Clinton (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:9K7D-J9Z ); contributed by various users.
- "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJS-XS3V : 9 March 2021), Silas Eaton and Elizabeth Clinton, 26 Dec 1820; citing Marriage, Woodford, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 252,323.
- "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW55-VJR : 11 May 2022), Elizabeth Clinton in entry for Silas Eaton, 1820.
- "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJS-FR9M : 9 March 2021), William Sheats and Elizabeth Eaton, 28 Nov 1827; citing Marriage, Woodford, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 252,329.
- "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV21-LFZS : 16 June 2020), Elizabeth Sheets, 1850; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85044354/elizabeth-sheets: accessed 24 March 2023), memorial page for Elizabeth “Betsy” Clinton Sheets (1800–30 Jun 1850), Find a Grave Memorial ID 85044354, citing Arcadia Cemetery, Arcadia, Morgan County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by lin8kin (contributor 47429581).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catherine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Catherine:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catherine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Catherine:
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