Brief Life History of Sarah Ada
When Sarah Ada Clifton was born on 16 December 1876, in Patrick, Virginia, United States, her father, Green Clifton, was 20 and her mother, Nancy Rakes, was 21. She married David Lanzy Carico on 13 March 1890, in Carroll, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Pipers Gap, Carroll, Virginia, United States for about 30 years and Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, United States in 1930. She died on 14 November 1935, in Carroll, Virginia, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Carroll, Virginia, United States.
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- Sarah Carricoe in household of David L Carricoe, "United States Census, 1930"
- Sarah A., "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
- Sarah A. Clifton, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
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World Events (8)
1877 · Last Troops Leave
In 1877, the last of the troops that were occupying North Carolina left.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument
On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the very numerous places called Clifton, from Old English clif ‘slope’ (see Cliff ) + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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