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Sarah Ann Capps 1857–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1857

Birth Location: Martinsburg, Pike, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 12 Jun 1897

Death Location: Pike, Illinois, United States

Father: Martin Capps

Mother: Cynthia Lemmons

Spouse(s): Robert Wells

Children(s): Shula Wells

In 1857, Sarah Ann Capps entered the world in Martinsburg, Pike, Illinois, United States, born to Martin Capps And Cynthia Caroline Lemmons. Sarah Ann Capps married Robert Nelson Wells, and had children including Shula Elsie May Wells. Sarah Ann Capps passed away in 1897 in Pike, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1857, Sarah Ann Capps entered the world in Martinsburg, Pike, Illinois, United States, born to Martin Capps And Cynthia Caroline Lemmons.
  • Sarah Ann Capps married Robert Nelson Wells, and had children including Shula Elsie May Wells.
  • Sarah Ann Capps passed away in 1897 in Pike, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Martin Capps
1823–1889
Birth Location: Little Berrin, Grainger, Tennessee
MC
Cynthia Lemmons
1833–1864
Birth Location: Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
CL

Spouses(s)

Robert Wells
1851–1930
Birth Location: Illinois
RW

Children(s)

Shula Wells
1888–1977
Birth Location: Ripley, Brown County, Illinois, United States of America
SW

Sarah Capps's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Capps
1857–1897
Birth Place: Martinsburg, Pike, Illinois, United States
Parents
Martin Capps
1823–1889
Little Berrin, Grainger, Tennessee
Cynthia (Caroline) Lemmons
1833–1864
Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
John (L. Capps) Sr.
1802–1845
Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Cook
1802–1876
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Cook
1764–1857
Mary Hughes
1765–1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cook
1731–1830
Betsy Howe
1733–1768
Moses SR
1745–1823
Elizabeth Ball
1745–1823

Sarah Capps's Descendants

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Sarah (Ann) Capps (1857–12 Jun 1897) m. Robert (Nelson) Wells (abt 1851–8 February 1930)
  1. 1. Shula (Elsie May) Wells 1888–1977 m. Robert (B.) Hartman 1877–1967 m. Ilia (Lamont) Culberson 1879–1945
    1. 1. Maxine Lierly 1924–1979
    2. 2. Mildred (Edith) Hull 1926–1977
    3. 3. Thelma (May) Hartman 1916–1935
    4. 4. Carl (Ted) Graves 1928–1993
    5. 5. Louise (Helen) Simmons 1911–2008
    6. 6. Wilma (Irene) Keffer 1914–1996
    7. 7. Juanita (Sue) Lippincott 1922–2015
    8. 8. Edna (Gertrude) Woodall 1909–1998
    9. 9. Mary (Elizabeth) Carter 1920–1995

Sarah Capps's Timeline

2 Records

1857
1857
Birth of Sarah Ann Capps in Martinsburg, Pike, Illinois, United States
Martinsburg, Pike, Illinois, United States
1897
12 Jun 1897
Age 40
Death of Sarah Ann Capps in Pike, Illinois, United States
Pike, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1857
    Event Place: Martinsburg, Pike, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1897
    Event Place: Pike, Illinois, United States
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