Clara "Clarissa" Bedsole
1808–1881 (Age 73)
Sampson, North Carolina, United States
The Life of Clara "Clarissa"
Clara "Clarissa" Bedsole was born in 1808, in Sampson, North Carolina, United States. She married Newsom Autry about 1827, in North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She died in 1881, in Cumberland, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 73.
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Family Time Line
Newsom Autry
1780–1853
Clara "Clarissa" Bedsole
1808–1881
Marriage: about 1827
Annie Moriah Autry
1827–1898
Calvin Stephen Autrey
1836–1861
Clarissa Clark Autry
1840–1930
Marshall Thomas Autry
1842–1919
Isaac B. Autrey
1845–1865
Spouse and Children
1780–1853Male
1808–1881Female
MARRIAGE
about 1827
North Carolina, United States
about 1827
North Carolina, United States
children
(5)
Annie Moriah Autry
1827–1898Female
1836–1861Male
Clarissa Clark Autry
1840–1930Female
Marshall Thomas Autry
1842–1919Male
1845–1865Male
World Events (8)
1808
Age 0
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812
Age 4
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 22
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Petzold .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- Clara Autrey, "United States Census, 1860"
- Clara Autry in household of Newsom Autry, "United States Census, 1850"
- Clara Autry in entry for M T Autry and Maggie E Baine, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
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