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Sarah Ellen Capps 1871 – 1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Feb 1871

Birth Location: Mount Vernon,Franklin,Illinois,USA

Death Date: 17 May 1937

Death Location: Pleasant Hill, Pike, Illinois, United States

Father: Benjamin Capps

Mother: Sarah Risley

Spouse(s): James Davis

Children(s): Callie Smith

The story of Sarah Ellen Capps began in 1871 in Mount Vernon,Franklin,Illinois,USA. Sarah Ellen Capps married James Nathan Davis, and had children including Callie H. Smith. Sarah Ellen Capps passed away in 1937 in Pleasant Hill, Pike, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Ellen Capps began in 1871 in Mount Vernon,Franklin,Illinois,USA.
  • Sarah Ellen Capps married James Nathan Davis, and had children including Callie H. Smith.
  • Sarah Ellen Capps passed away in 1937 in Pleasant Hill, Pike, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Capps
1830 – 1895
Birth Location: Washington County, Indiana, USA
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Sarah Risley
1830 – 1912
Birth Location: Indiana
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Spouses(s)

James Davis
1843 – 1911
Birth Location: Rogersville, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Callie Smith
1900 – 1956
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Capps's Ancestors

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Sarah Capps
1871 – 1937
Birth Place: Mount Vernon,Franklin,Illinois,USA
Parents
Benjamin Harvey Capps
1830 – 1895
Washington County, Indiana, USA
Sarah (Ann) Risley
1830 – 1912
Indiana
Grandparents
John Capps
1794 – 1854
Shenadoah, Virginia, United States
Mary (Ann) Hensley
1809 – 1896
Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Georg Capp
1769 – 1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Capps's Descendants

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Sarah (Ellen) Capps (9 Feb 1871 – 17 May 1937) m. James (Nathan) Davis (abt 1843 – 19 Jan 1911)
  1. 1. Callie (H.) Smith (1900 – 1956) m. John (W.) Smith (1890 – 1956)
    1. 1. Mildred (L) Smith (27 September 1916 – 13 February 1999) m. Leonard Cable m. Arnold (O.) Rubringer (18 December 1917 – 10 May 2000)
      1. 1. Dorothy Cable m. Wayne Elgin (3 Jun 1930 – 20 Aug 2012)
        1. 1. Jeffrey (Blaine) Elgin (2 Jan 1957 – ) m. Wendy (Louise) Sumner (27 Jul 1953 – )
        2. 2. Melody Elgin
    2. 2. Frank Smith (About 1941 – )

Sarah Capps's Timeline

3 Records

1871
9 Feb 1871
Birth of Sarah Ellen Capps in Mount Vernon,Franklin,Illinois,USA
Mount Vernon,Franklin,Illinois,USA
1896
1896-05-15
Age 25
Sarah Ellen Capps was married in Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Jefferson, Illinois, USA
1937
17 May 1937
Age 66
Death of Sarah Ellen Capps in Pleasant Hill, Pike, Illinois, United States
Pleasant Hill, Pike, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1871
    Event Place: Mount Vernon,Franklin,Illinois,USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1896-05-15
    Event Place: Jefferson, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1937
    Event Place: Pleasant Hill, Pike, Illinois, United States
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