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Sarah Frances McClure 1817–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1817

Birth Location: Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1 Jul 1880

Death Location: Corinth, Howard, Arkansas, USA

Father: William IV

Mother: Elizabeth McMillen

Spouse(s): Jonas Bedford

Children(s): John Bedford, Sarah Bedford, Susan Steele, Martha Murphree, Mary Bedford, William Bedford, Amanda Bedford, James Bedford

The story of Sarah Frances McClure began in 1817 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA. Sarah Frances McClure married Jonas Monroe Bedford, and had children including Amanda Carter Bedford, James Monroe Bedford, John Stephen Bedford, Martha Jane Bedford Murphree, Mary Catherine Mollie Bedford, Sarah Ann Bedford, Susan Elizabeth Bedford Steele, William Charles Bedford. Sarah Frances McClure passed away in 1880 in Corinth, Howard, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Frances McClure began in 1817 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.
  • Sarah Frances McClure married Jonas Monroe Bedford, and had children including Amanda Carter Bedford, James Monroe Bedford, John Stephen Bedford, Martha Jane Bedford Murphree, Mary Catherine Mollie Bedford, Sarah Ann Bedford, Susan Elizabeth Bedford Steele, William Charles Bedford.
  • Sarah Frances McClure passed away in 1880 in Corinth, Howard, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William IV
1785–1849
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth McMillen
1793–1883
Birth Location: Fingerville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jonas Bedford
1817–1898
Birth Location: Burke County, North Carolina, USA
JB

Children(s)

John Bedford
1848–1932
Birth Location: Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
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Sarah Bedford
1839–1902
Birth Location: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
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Susan Steele
1841–1936
Birth Location: Canton, Cherokee, Georgia, USA
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Martha Murphree
1843–1924
Birth Location: Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
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Mary Bedford
1846–1933
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
MB
William Bedford
1857–1937
Birth Location: Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
WB
Amanda Bedford
1851–1872
Birth Location: Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
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James Bedford
1853–1859
Birth Location: Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
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Sarah McClure's Ancestors

Self
Sarah McClure
1817–1880
Birth Place: Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
William McClure IV
1785–1849
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (X) McMillen
1793–1883
Fingerville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Charles (E) McClure
1751–1820
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Catherine Houston
1754–1830
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Capt (Hugh) McMillan
1765–1821
Inveresk with Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Mary (Jane) McDowell
1761–1867
Anson County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles War
1720–1758
Eleanor (McClure)
1720–1769
Robert McMillan
1722–
Jean Cummine
1726–
Robert McDowell
1735–1807
Mildred Scott
1739–1803
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John McMillan
1678–
Marion Bairnsfather
1710–
Robert McDowell
1709–1770
Margaret Reefy
1710–1770

Sarah McClure's Descendants

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Sarah (Frances) McClure (1 Jan 1817–1 Jul 1880) m. Jonas (Monroe) Bedford (23 Mar 1817–27 Aug 1898)
  1. 1. John (Stephen) Bedford 1848–1932 m. Mary (Falona) Holcomb 1854–1922
    1. 1. Albert (Sidney) Bedford 1879–1959 m. Hermina (Anna) Schreiber 1889–1959
      1. 1. Donna (Lee) Bedford 1927–2001 m. Raymond (Calvin Norris) Jr 1927–1980
      2. 2. John (Albert) Bedford 1924–2008
  2. 2. Sarah (Ann) Bedford 1839–1902 m. Charles (Richard) Johnson –1912
    1. 1. Thomas (Monroe) Johnson 1861–1936
    2. 2. Richard (Coke) Johnson 1883–1959
    3. 3. Jonas (Jone Lester) Johnson 1869–1934
    4. 4. David (Ewell) Johnson 1868–1881
    5. 5. John (Bedford) Johnson 1866–1934
    6. 6. Mary (Viola Bedford Johnson) Truly 1864–1929
    7. 7. Martha (Frances Velpeau Vel) Johnson 1859–1953
    8. 8. Olive (Otelia) Johnson 1857–1895
    9. 9. Charles (William Billy) Johnson 1878–1959
    10. 10. Marvin Johnson 1880–1881
    11. 11. Lona (Maud) Johnson 1876–1924
    12. 12. Betty Johnson 1874–1874
    13. 13. Ford (B) Johnson 1872–1881
  3. 3. Susan (Elizabeth Bedford) Steele 1841–1936
  4. 4. Martha (Jane Bedford) Murphree 1843–1924
  5. 5. Mary (Catherine Mollie) Bedford 1846–1933
    1. 1. Allie (Mae) Walker-Battles 1876–1966
      1. 1. Lois (Uvesta) Battles 1904–1972
        1. 1. Thomas (Adam) Jones 1945–2019
  6. 6. William (Charles) Bedford 1857–1937
  7. 7. Amanda (Carter) Bedford 1851–1872
  8. 8. James (Monroe) Bedford 1853–1859

Sarah McClure's Timeline

12 Records

1771
5 Apr 1771
Sarah Frances McClure was baptized in St Michael, Barbados
St Michael, Barbados
1817
1 Jan 1817
Birth of Sarah Frances McClure in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
1820
15 Sep 1820
Age 3
Birth of Sarah Frances McClure in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
1820
15 Sep 1820
Age 3
Birth of Sarah Frances McClure in Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 33
Sarah Frances McClure resided here in Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
1850
1850
Age 33
Sarah Frances McClure resided here in Subdivision 2, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
Subdivision 2, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 43
Sarah Frances McClure resided here in Brewer, Wilton, Pike, Arkansas, USA
Brewer, Wilton, Pike, Arkansas, USA
1863
6 May 1863
Age 46
Death of Sarah Frances McClure in Aurora, Etowah, Alabama, USA
Aurora, Etowah, Alabama, USA
1863
9 May 1863
Age 46
Burial of Sarah Frances McClure in Aurora, Etowah, Alabama, USA
Aurora, Etowah, Alabama, USA
1870
1870
Age 53
Sarah Frances McClure resided here in Brewer, Pike, Arkansas, USA
Brewer, Pike, Arkansas, USA
1880
1880
Age 63
Sarah Frances McClure resided here in Brewer, Howard, Arkansas, USA
Brewer, Howard, Arkansas, USA
1880
1 Jul 1880
Age 63
Burial of Sarah Frances McClure in Corinth, Howard, Arkansas, USA
Corinth, Howard, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1820
    Event Place: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1820
    Event Place: Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Division 15, Cherokee, Georgia; Roll: 65; Page: 464a
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1817
    Event Place: Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1771
    Event Place: St Michael, Barbados
    Record Source:
    [1] Barbados, Church Records
    [2] Caribbean, English Settlers in Barbados

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Division 15, Cherokee, Georgia; Roll: 65; Page: 464a

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Subdivision 2, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Brewer, Wilton, Pike, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Brewer, Pike, Arkansas; Roll: M653_47; Page: 459; Family History Library Film: 803047

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Brewer, Pike, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Brewer, Howard, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 May 1863
    Event Place: Aurora, Etowah, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 9 May 1863
    Event Place: Aurora, Etowah, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1880
    Event Place: Corinth, Howard, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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