Born in North Carolina, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John Lancaster
— married
about 1822 in Tennessee, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
William Ewing Lancaster, Frederick L. Lancaster, John Richard Buckner Lancaster and Mary Ann (Lancaster) Nollner
Died
at about age 61
in Izard County, Arkansas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Sep 2015
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Biography
Clarissa was born in 1802 in North Carolina.
Clarissa married John Lancaster in 1822 in Tennessee, United States. Their children were:
- Frederick L Lancaster (~1828–~1874) .
- John Richard Buckner Lancaster (1831–1905) .
- Mary Ann Lancaster (~1834–~1884)[1][2]
Clarissa died in 1863 in Izard County, Arkansas, United States, aged 61. She was buried in Round Bottom Cemetery, Stone County, Arkansas.[3]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M67Z-9B6 : 20 December 2020), John Lancaster, Rocky Bayou, Izard, Arkansas, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- John Lancaster Male 58 Tennessee
- Clarissa Lancaster Female 48 North Carolina
- John Lancaster Male 18 Tennessee
- Rhody Ann Lancaster Female 15 Tennessee
- Leroy E Lancaster Male 13 Tennessee
- Lemuel S. Lancaster Male 7 Tennessee
- Margarett M Lancaster Female 5 Arkansas
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8W7-B5Q : Wed Oct 04 00:31:32 UTC 2023), Entry for Clarissa Lancaster and Rhoda A Harris, 1860. Izard, Ark.
- Clarissa Lancaster F 35 N C
- Rhoda A Harris F 15 Tennessee
- Samuel Lancaster M 17 Tennessee
- Margaret Lancaster F 15 Arkansas
- Harrietta Lancaster F 5 Arkansas
- ↑ Find a Grave (no image), Find A Grave: Memorial #93003341, Memorial page for Clarissa Decker Lancaster (24 Jan 1802-15 Apr 1863), citing Round Bottom Cemetery, Stone County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by Jane (contributor 46787182).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Clarissa 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 Clarissa:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Clarissa 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 Clarissa:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
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