Individual Details
Clarissa Pew
(18 Oct 1822 - 24 Nov 1905)
Clarissa Stepp lived 35 miles north of Charleston, South Carolina. As Union troops neared, working in the field, the eldest son, fourteen years old, ran to warn his mother but was shot before reaching the house. Their home was burned. Clarissa then took the children back to Atkins, Arkansas, where she operated a cotton gin business.
Events
| Birth | 18 Oct 1822 | Missouri | |||
| Marriage | Abt 1845 | Missouri - William Welch Stepp | |||
| Census (family) | 17 Sep 1860 | Wilson, Pope County, Arkansas - William Welch Stepp |  |  | |
| Census | 17 Aug 1870 | Wilson, Pope County, Arkansas | | | |
| Census | 19 Sep 1880 | Wilson, Pope County, Arkansas | | | |
| Death | 24 Nov 1905 | ||||
| Burial | Oakland Cemetery, Atkins, Pope County, Arkansas | |
Families
| Spouse | William Welch Stepp (1822 - 1862) |
| Child | Jamison L. Stepp (1845 - 1862) |
| Child | Taletha Stepp (1847 - 1900) |
| Child | James P. Stepp (1850 - 1910) |
| Child | John Pew Stepp (1852 - 1910) |
| Child | Mary Stepp (1853 - ) |
| Child | Martha Washington Stepp (1856 - 1948) |
| Child | Sarah Stepp (1858 - ) |
| Child | Clarissa Stepp (1858 - 1921) |
| Child | Emma Stepp (1860 - 1936) |
| Child | William Welch Stepp II (1862 - 1939) |
| Father | David Patterson Pew (1794 - 1861) |
| Mother | Mary Polly Taylor (1796 - 1855) |
| Sibling | Davison Pew (1830 - ) |
| Sibling | Catherine Pew (1832 - 1900) |
| Sibling | John Pew (1837 - 1889) |
Notes
Census (family)
Wm W Stepp M 38 Mo - FarmerClarissa Stepp F 37 Mo
Jameson L Stepp M 15 Mo
Telitha Stepp F 13 Mo
James P Stepp M 10 Mo
John P Stepp M 8 Arks
Mary Stepp F 7 Arks
Martha Stepp F 4 Arks
Twin Child of Stepp F 2 Arks
Twin Child of Stepp F 2 Arks
Child of Stepp F 2/12 Arks
Henry Hale M 21 Ala - Farm laborer
Census
Clarissa Stepp F 47 Missouri - Keeping houseJames P Stepp M 21 Missouri - works on farm
John Stepp M 18 Missouri - works on farm
Mary Stepp F 16 Missouri - at home
Martha Stepp F 13 Arkansas - at home
Clara Stepp F 12 Arkansas - at home
Sarah Stepp F 12 Arkansas - at home
Emily Stepp F 10 Arkansas - at home
William Stepp M 9 Arkansas - at home
Wesley Pugh M 49 Missouri - works on farm
Census
Clarisa Stepp Mother F 54 Missouri, widowed - FarmerSarah Stepp Daughter F 22 Arkansas - Keeping House
Emma Stepp Daughter F 20 Arkansas - at home
William W. Stepp Son M 18 Arkansas - Farmer
J. Henry Matthews boarder M 25 Arkansas - Farmer
Clarissa's brother, John Pew, lives next door.
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