Elizabeth F. (Sapp) Clifford (abt. 1849 - 1921)

Born about Aug 1849 in Marion Township, Davis, Iowa, United States

Ancestors

Wife of A. Baird — married before 1869 (to before Dec 1874) in Davis County?, Iowa

Wife of Thomas Samuel Johns — married 10 Dec 1874 (to before 1895) in Appanoose County, Iowa

Descendants

Died 10 Jun 1921 at about age 71 in Dumas, Clark, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Name: Elizabeth F. Sapp.^[1][2][3][4]

Born: abt Aug 1849 Davis County, Iowa.^[1][2][4]
Note: Her Missouri death certificate gives her birth date as 10 Dec 1853, which is incorrect since she appears in the 1850 census.

Died: 10 Jun 1921 Dumas, Clark County, Missouri.^[2][4]

Buried: 13 Jun 1921 Oakview Cemetery, Albia, Monroe County, Iowa.^[3]
Note: Buried as "Elizabeth Clifford."

Married: 1st A. Baird, bef 1869 possibly Davis County, Iowa.^[4]
Circumstantial. No documentation yet located.

Married: 2nd Thomas Johns, 10 Dec 1874 Appanoose County, Iowa.^[5][4]

Note: At her death, she was "Mrs. Elizabeth Clifford," and was buried as such, but details of her apparent 4rd marriage (including a given name for Mr. Clifford) are not known. She has not been found anywhere in the 1900 or 1910 censuses in Iowa or Missouri as either "Sapp" or "Clifford."^[4]

State Census 1895
Monroe County, Iowa, Albia City, 1st Ward, p. 6, 48/48.^[6]
Sapp, Elizabeth A. 45 yrs b. Wapello County, Iowa Divorced Keeping House.
Johns, Ben F. 19 yrs b. Appanoose County, Iowa
Johns, Zella [Della] A.15 yrs b. Appanoose County, Iowa
Johns, John A. 7 yrs b. Monroe County, Iowa
McKinney, John 29 yrs b. Illinois Divorced Laborer.

Obituary

Albia Republican, 14 Jun 1921:S7

Mrs. W. D. Smith received word that her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Sapp Clifford, had passed away at the home of her son, B. S. Sapp, in Dumas, Missouri. The remains were brought to Albia Saturday and on Sunday afternoon at two o'clock, the funeral was conducted by Rev. George Conford of the United Brethren Church. The remains were laid away in Oak View Cemetery. The out-of-town relatives present were her son, John A. Johns and wife of Chicago, Ill., Arthur Smith and wife of Cheyenne, Wyoming, B. S. Sapp of Dumas, Missouri and Mrs. George Sapp and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hunt of Blakesburg.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Census Iowa 1850 Davis County, Marion Twp, p. 273
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Missouri Death Certificate no. 14442. (Informant: Byron Sapp)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} WPA Cemetery Records, Iowa
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5} Cordelia (Myers) Smith's family history notes, made over a lengthy period of time, and taken largely from her correspondence with various cousins
5. ↑ Appanoose County, Iowa, Marriage Records
6. ↑ Census Iowa 1895 Monroe County

• "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ48-ZJ6 : Fri Oct 06 17:13:19 UTC 2023), Entry for Reason Sapp and Susanna Sapp, 1850.

• "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ48-ZJ6 : Fri Oct 06 17:13:19 UTC 2023), Entry for Reason Sapp and Susanna Sapp, 1850.

• "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M82N-R3D : Wed Oct 04 18:49:12 UTC 2023), Entry for Reason Sapp and Susannah Sapp, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M82N-R3D : Wed Oct 04 18:49:12 UTC 2023), Entry for Reason Sapp and Susannah Sapp, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDJT-YCM : Fri Oct 06 07:34:46 UTC 2023), Entry for Reason Sapp and Susan Sapp, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDJT-YCM : Fri Oct 06 07:34:46 UTC 2023), Entry for Reason Sapp and Susan Sapp, 1870.

• "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVSZ-67Q : 14 January 2020), Elizabeth Sapp in entry for Thomas Johns, 1874.

• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCWK-8HH : 3 November 2017), Thomas Johns and Elizabeth Sapp, 10 Dec 1874, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States; citing reference Vol.3 p.96, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 979,589.

• "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVSZ-67Q : 14 January 2020), Elizabeth Sapp in entry for Thomas Johns, 1874.

• "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJP2-3CF : 1 April 2020), Elizabeth Sapp Johns in entry for Johns, 29 Apr 1882; citing Monroe, Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 981,250.

• "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJPK-JH4 : 1 April 2020), Elizabeth Sapp Johns in entry for Alford Johns, 25 Oct 1887; citing Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 981,250.

• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJC8-B8B : 4 November 2017), Thos Mc Kinney and Elizabeth Sapp, 17 Oct 1895, Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, United States; citing reference 202, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 960,033.

• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJC8-B8B : 4 November 2017), Thos Mc Kinney and Elizabeth Sapp, 17 Oct 1895, Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, United States; citing reference 202, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 960,033.

• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJF7-89S : 3 November 2017), Elizabeth Sapp in entry for M. E. Silvers and Della Johns, 01 Jan 1897, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States; citing reference p 130, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 979,597.

• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJJW-RLS : 10 February 2018), Elizabeth Sapp in entry for Benjamin F. Johns and Anna Porter, 04 Jul 1900, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 979,599.

• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJZ2-MQX : 4 November 2017), Elizabeth Sapp in entry for B. F. Johns and Maggie Yates, 01 Apr 1903, Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, United States; citing reference It.2,pg.41, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 968,462.

• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1J-NLFZ : 29 November 2018), Elizabeth Sapp in entry for Byrom Sapp and Sarah Moore Wilkins, 5 Mar 1915, Fort Madison, Lee, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,401,581.

• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJ7H-MWK : 27 September 2017), Elizabeth Sapp in entry for Byron Sapp and Sarah Wilkins, 05 Mar 1915, Lee, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,903,294.

• "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M84Z-M5V : Thu Oct 05 22:39:08 UTC 2023), Entry for Barney Sapp and Sarrah Sapp, 1920.

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101537279/elizabeth-clifford

• "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M8-3Y8S : 18 March 2018), Elizabeth Sapp in entry for John A Johns, 23 Feb 1947; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .

• "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQGY-CJ8 : 8 March 2018), Elizabeth Dapp in entry for John A. Johns, 23 Feb 1947; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,991,466.