Brief Life History of Sarah Matilda Sadie
When Sarah Matilda Sadie Stark was born on 9 September 1887, in Miller, Missouri, United States, her father, Elisha Vaughan Stark, was 25 and her mother, Martha Amelia Snyder, was 19. She married William Samuel Kelsay on 28 November 1906, in Miller, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in United States in 1949 and Egeria, Routt, Colorado, United States in 1950. She died on 1 May 1968, in Yampa, Routt, Colorado, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Franklin Township, Miller, Missouri, United States.
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Sources (8)
- Sadie Kelsay, "United States 1950 Census"
- Sadie M Kelsay, "Find A Grave Index"
- Sadie Stark in entry for William S Kelsay, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
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World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1890 · Gold is Discovered
In 1890, Robert Miller Womack discovers a rich gold deposit along Cripple Creek, near the western slope of Pikes Peak. This would become the richest gold strike in the Rocky Mountin area.
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
Name Meaning
Scottish (Lanarkshire) and English: nickname from Middle English stark ‘strong, sturdy; harsh, severe’ (Old English stearc).
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a strong, bold person, from Middle High German stark(e), German stark ‘strong, brave’.
Czech and Slovak (Štark): of German origin (see 2 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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