Sarah Clemens^[1]

1844 - 1943  (98 years)

• Name	Sarah Clemens
  Born	17 Dec 1844	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201231404
  Name	Sarah McKersie
  Residence	1896	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
  Eby ID Number	00023-1623
  Died	22 Aug 1943	Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Roseland Park Cemetery, Berkley, Oakland, Michigan, United States   [2]
  Person ID	I19034	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Samuel B. Clemens,   b. 13 May 1819, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 May 1896, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Gingerich,   b. 16 Feb 1824, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Feb 1900, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Married	14 Dec 1841	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F1252	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	David Hunter McKersie,   b. 3 Mar 1846, Near, Galt, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Apr 1930, St. Thomas, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Children	1. Jessie Alberta McKersie,   b. 15 Aug 1871, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Dec 1921, Kingsville, Essex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)   2. Elizabeth Aulgie McKersie,   b. 19 Jul 1872, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Aug 1946, Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, United States  (Age 74 years)   3. Ethel McKersie,   b. 14 Nov 1874, Gosfield North, Essex Co., Ontario ,   d. 19 Apr 1954, Denbigh, Newport News (city), Virginia, United States  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F4668	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Sarah Clemens, "the eldest, was born December 17th, 1844. She is married to D. H. McKersie, a fireman and engineer. They reside in Detroit, Michigan, and have three children". Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.]. ______________ Mrs. Sarah McKersie Mrs. Sarah McKersie, 98, died unexpectedly yesterday after a long illness, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Alice M. Armstrong, 247 Moy avenue. She was born in Hespeler, Ont., and lived in St. Thomas before moving to live with her daughter here five years ago. Her husband, David, died 14 years ago. She was a member of Central United Church. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Edward Scofield and Mrs. Ethel Russell of Detroit, Mrs. Allen Menzel of Virginia and Mrs. Armstrong with whom she lived. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Morris Funeral Chapel, 1624 Wyandotte street east, with Rev. M. C. Parr officiating. Interment will be in Roseland Park Cemetery, Royal Oak, Mich.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 396. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201231404. [S507] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Galt - First United Presbyterian. Samuel CLEMENS, to Elizabeth GINGERICH, both of Waterloo. 14 Dec. 1841, Dumfries. Wit. John GINGRICH and Abraham GINGRICH

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Dec 1844 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1896 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Died - 22 Aug 1943 - Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Roseland Park Cemetery, Berkley, Oakland, Michigan, United States  = Link to Google Earth