Instead, should be "A.C. Work."
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1829 Works' Landing, Charlestown Township, Clark County, Indiana : Birth of Alexander Campbell Work -- 5th child of the family's 7 children.
1856 March 27, Clark County, Indiana, at Sarah Jane Fisher's parents' house: Marriage of Sarah Jane ("Sallie") Fisher, age 25 & Alexander Campbell Work, age 29
1857-1863, Clark County, Indiana : Birth of their first 5 (of their eventual 10) children, from Sarah Jane and Alexander's ages 26 & 30 to 33 & 37 :
- 1857 : Mai Work
- 1858 : Edgar Work
- 1860 : Dougan Work
- 1862 : Minnie Work. (d. 1863, age 1-1/2)
- 1863 : Carrie Work
Baby Minnie is buried in the Bower-Work Cemetery, along with her Grandparents Work.
Of the 7 offspring in Alexander Campbell Work's birth family, 5 stayed in Clark County, Indiana. The only ones to leave were Alexander and his youngest sister, Sarah Jane Work Eversole.
Sometime between 1864-1867, the family of Alexander Campbell Work, Sarah Jane Fisher Work, and their 4 remaining children moved from Clark County, Indiana to Carrolton, Carroll County, Missouri.
At the time, the family members' ages were:
- Alexander Campbell Work, age
- Sarah Jane Fisher, age _
- Mai
- Edgar
- Dougan
- Carrie
From 1868-1875, Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri : Birth of the last 5 of their 10 children, from Sarah Jane and Alexander's ages & to. & :
- 18__: Mollie
- 18__ Janie
- 18__ John
- 18__ Daisie
- 1875 : Esther
18__-- sometime after 1875 -- : The family moved from Carrolton, Carroll County, Missouri to a farm west of McKinney, Texas -- in the Frisco/Lebanon area.
Sometime in the 1890's, Alexander Campbell Work & Sarah Jane Fisher Work, moved from their farm in the Frisco/Lebanon area, eastward into the town of McKinney.
Location of McKinney : North on I-75 from Dallas, north of Plano.
1902, McKinney, Texas : Death of Alexander Campbell Work, age 75.
2007/10: From John H. Work, Jr:
Simetime after Alexander Campbell Work's 1902 death, Sarah Jane Fisher Work went to live with their daughter, Janie Work Orendorff, in Sulphur Springs, Texas -- east of McKinney. (Note : Janie is buried in Henrietta, Oklahoma, while her son is buried in a Sulphur Springs cemetery.)
1909, Sulphur Springs, Texas: Death of Sarah Jane Fisher, age 78
Pecan Grove Cemetery, McKinney, Texas :
Burial Place for Alexander Campbell Work & Sarah Jane Fisher Work. As of 2024, this cemetery had over 10,000 graves, so if anyone wants to visit, this following location information comes in very handy :
Pecan Grove Cemetery : Location
- Street Address : 201 Harry McKillop Blvd, McKinney, TX 75069. Phone : 972-542-4029
- Coordinates, entrance road : 33.179113,-96.618814.
- Southeast corner of S. McDonald Street (Rt. 5) & Industrial Boulevard -- straight west of the McKinney Airport.
The Work Burial Plot is in the Northwestern section of the cemetery : Block 98, Lot 1.
Lot 1 has the graves of the Work extended family : parents and 4 of the family's 10 children :
- Alexander Campbell Work : Space 1.
- Sarah Jane Fisher Work : Space 2.
- (1st child) Mai Work Pugh, space 3. Space 4 : unknown. (Mai's husband buried in Arkansas.)
- (6th child) Mollie Work McDonald, space 5. Tony McDonald, space 6. They had had a mule selling business in McKinney.
- (8th child) Daisie Work Smith, space 8. James Smith, space 7.
- Spaces 8 & 9 : unknown
- (3rd child) Dougan Work, space 12. Hettie Roach Work, space 11. Isabel Work, space 10.
Instead, should be "A.C. Work."
++++++++++++
1829 Works' Landing, Charlestown Township, Clark County, Indiana : Birth of Alexander Campbell Work -- 5th child of the family's 7 children.
1856 March 27, Clark County, Indiana, at Sarah Jane Fisher's parents' house: Marriage of Sarah Jane ("Sallie") Fisher, age 25 & Alexander Campbell Work, age 29
1857-1863, Clark County, Indiana : Birth of their first 5 (of their eventual 10) children, from Sarah Jane and Alexander's ages 26 & 30 to 33 & 37 :
- 1857 : Mai Work
- 1858 : Edgar Work
- 1860 : Dougan Work
- 1862 : Minnie Work. (d. 1863, age 1-1/2)
- 1863 : Carrie Work
Baby Minnie is buried in the Bower-Work Cemetery, along with her Grandparents Work.
Of the 7 offspring in Alexander Campbell Work's birth family, 5 stayed in Clark County, Indiana. The only ones to leave were Alexander and his youngest sister, Sarah Jane Work Eversole.
Sometime between 1864-1867, the family of Alexander Campbell Work, Sarah Jane Fisher Work, and their 4 remaining children moved from Clark County, Indiana to Carrolton, Carroll County, Missouri.
At the time, the family members' ages were:
- Alexander Campbell Work, age
- Sarah Jane Fisher, age _
- Mai
- Edgar
- Dougan
- Carrie
From 1868-1875, Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri : Birth of the last 5 of their 10 children, from Sarah Jane and Alexander's ages & to. & :
- 18__: Mollie
- 18__ Janie
- 18__ John
- 18__ Daisie
- 1875 : Esther
18__-- sometime after 1875 -- : The family moved from Carrolton, Carroll County, Missouri to a farm west of McKinney, Texas -- in the Frisco/Lebanon area.
Sometime in the 1890's, Alexander Campbell Work & Sarah Jane Fisher Work, moved from their farm in the Frisco/Lebanon area, eastward into the town of McKinney.
Location of McKinney : North on I-75 from Dallas, north of Plano.
1902, McKinney, Texas : Death of Alexander Campbell Work, age 75.
2007/10: From John H. Work, Jr:
Simetime after Alexander Campbell Work's 1902 death, Sarah Jane Fisher Work went to live with their daughter, Janie Work Orendorff, in Sulphur Springs, Texas -- east of McKinney. (Note : Janie is buried in Henrietta, Oklahoma, while her son is buried in a Sulphur Springs cemetery.)
1909, Sulphur Springs, Texas: Death of Sarah Jane Fisher, age 78
Pecan Grove Cemetery, McKinney, Texas :
Burial Place for Alexander Campbell Work & Sarah Jane Fisher Work. As of 2024, this cemetery had over 10,000 graves, so if anyone wants to visit, this following location information comes in very handy :
Pecan Grove Cemetery : Location
- Street Address : 201 Harry McKillop Blvd, McKinney, TX 75069. Phone : 972-542-4029
- Coordinates, entrance road : 33.179113,-96.618814.
- Southeast corner of S. McDonald Street (Rt. 5) & Industrial Boulevard -- straight west of the McKinney Airport.
The Work Burial Plot is in the Northwestern section of the cemetery : Block 98, Lot 1.
Lot 1 has the graves of the Work extended family : parents and 4 of the family's 10 children :
- Alexander Campbell Work : Space 1.
- Sarah Jane Fisher Work : Space 2.
- (1st child) Mai Work Pugh, space 3. Space 4 : unknown. (Mai's husband buried in Arkansas.)
- (6th child) Mollie Work McDonald, space 5. Tony McDonald, space 6. They had had a mule selling business in McKinney.
- (8th child) Daisie Work Smith, space 8. James Smith, space 7.
- Spaces 8 & 9 : unknown
- (3rd child) Dougan Work, space 12. Hettie Roach Work, space 11. Isabel Work, space 10.
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