Sarah Ellen Potter (1834 - abt. 1914)

Born Mar 1834 in Tennessee

Ancestors

Wife of James L Clawson — married 28 Jul 1854 in Carter, Tennessee

Descendants

Died about 1914 at about age 79 in Carter, Tennessee, United States

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1850 Census

Sarah is listed on the 1850 census as living with her parents in the 1st Civil District, Carter County, Tennessee.

Marriage

Sarah married James L. Clawson on 28 Jul 1854 in Carter County, Tennessee.

1860 Census

Sarah appears on the 1860 census with her husband in 2nd Civil Division, Carter County, Tennessee.

1870 Census

Sarah appears on the 1870 census in 1st Civil District, Carter County, Tennessee with her husband and family.

1880 Census

Sarah appears on the 1880 census in 1st Civil District, Carter County, Tennessee with her husband.

1900 Census

Sarah appears on the 1900 census with her husband in Civil District 4, Carter County, Tennessee. She lists her birth month and year as being March 1834.

1910 Census

Sarah appears on the 1910 census with her husband in Civil District 4, Carter County, Tennessee.

Death

Sarah died sometime between 1910 and 1919. 1910 is the last time she was recorded on a census and in 1919, her husband James remarries.

Sources

• 1850 U.S. Federal Census, Carter County, Tennessee, population schedule, Civil Division 1, Pg. 325 (penned), 163 (stamped), Dwelling 60, Family 60, Peter Potter; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 10 July 2015); NARA Roll M432_873.

• Jordan R. Dodd, "Tennessee, Marriages, 1851-1900," database, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 30 July 2014), entry for James L. Clawson and Sarah Ellen Potter, 30 Jul 1854, Carter County, Tennessee.

• Ancestry.com Operations Inc., "Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002," images from microfilm, Ancestry (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 30 December 2018), entry for Jas L Clawson and Sarah Ellen Patter on 30 Jul 1854 in Carter County, Tennessee; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.

• 1860 Federal Census, Carroll County, Tennessee, population schedule, 2nd Division, Elizabethton Post Office, Pg. 166 (handwritten), Dwelling: 1241, Family: 1128, entry for James Clawson age 26; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 December 2018); NARA M653_1243.

• 1870 Federal Census, Carter County, Tennessee, population schedule, Civil District 1, Post Office: Dugger's Ferry, Pg. 12 (handwritten), Dwelling: 86, Family: 86, entry for Jonas Clawson age 38; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 31 December 2018); NARA Roll: M593_1518.

• 1880 U.S. Census, Carter County, Tennessee, population schedule, 1st Civil District (Elk Creek), enumeration district (ED) ED 7, Pg. 17 (handwritten), Dwelling: 150, Family: 174, entry for J.L Clawson Sr.; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 31 December 2018); NARA T9, 1,454 rolls Microfilm Number: 1255247.

• 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Carter County, Tennessee, population schedule, Civil District 4,, enumeration district (ED) ED 129, Pg. 3 (handwritten), B (stamped), House: 48, Family: 44, entry for James Clawson age 62, birth: Dec 1837; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 31 December 2018); National Archives and Records Administration, roll T623_1560.

• 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Carter County, Tennessee, population schedule, Civil District 4, enumeration district (ED) ED 4, Pg. 9 (handwritten) B (stamped), Dwelling: 165, Family: 166, entry for James Clawson Sen.; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 31 December 2018); NARA roll T624_1492