Rhoda Webster (1795 - 1886)

Born 14 Nov 1795 in Herkimer, New York, United States

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Biography

Rhoda was born in Herkimer County, New York, in 1795. She married Silas Clark, and they had 10 children.

In the 1850 census,^[1] she is living with her husband Silas and six children:

1. Juliet Clark, aged 24
2. Morris Clark, aged 22
3. Bianca Clark, aged 19
4. Homer Clark, aged 17
5. Delavan Clark, aged 14
6. A. S. Clark (male), aged 11

One of them, Silas A. Clark, was 37 in the 1865 New York State Census^[2]. In addition, his wife, Mary A. I think, and their seven-month old son, Herbert. So - household members

• Silas, aged. 71, born in Orange County, NY
• Rhoda, wife, 60, born in Herkimer County, NY
• Silas A., son, born Steuben County, NY
• Mary A (I think), daughter-in-law, aged 24, born in Ontario County, NY
• Herbert, grandson, aged seven months, born in Seneca County, NY

She passed away in 1886.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850,"database with images, FamilySearch, Silas Clark, Fayette, Seneca, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch, Rhoda Clark in household of Silas Clark, District 01-04, Seneca, Ontario, New York, United States; citing Census, p. 11, citing multiple county Clerks; Warren and Lewis County Board of Supervisors; multiple counties in New York; Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York.