Sophia I. Lancaster ^{1 2 3}

   FamilySearch ID: LX9N-6T1.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ¹ The 1900 census recorded owning a home at 1508 Oxford: George A. Lancaster, manufacturer, 28, born Jan 1872 living with his wife of 7 years Eliza B., 31, Nov 1869; daughter Sophie, 6, Aug 1894; father Laman Beecher, widowed, retired, 56, Jun 1844; and two servants born in Ireland: Margaret Martin, 20; and Annie White, 40. All others and their parents were born in Pennsylvania, except George's father in England.

2. Census in 1910 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ⁴ The 1910 census recorded owning a home at 1303 Broad Street: George Lancaster, manufacturer of vaults and safes, 40, living with wife Elizabeth, 40. they were married for 18 years and had birthed 1 child by 1910. Living with them was daughter Sonia, single, 15. Also in the home was father-in-law Lyman Beecher, widowed, 67; and three servants all born in Ireland: Robert Seebon, coachman, single, 35; Ellen Garrighty, chambermaid, single, 20; and Katherine E. Crane, cook, single, 32. All the others and their parents were born in Pennsylvania, except Lyman's father n Maryland, and George's father in England.

3. Residence: 480 Central Park West, New York, NY on 5 Jun 1917 in New York, New York, NY. ⁵

4. Census in 1920 in New York, New York, NY. ⁶ The 1920 census recorded renting at 64 E. 86th Street in Manhattan: James A. Clarke, physician, 35, living with wife Sophia, 25, both born in Pennsylvania; daughter Elizabeth, 1, born in New York, and servant Isabella Stadarth, 35, born in the West Indies.

5. Census in 1930 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ⁷ The 1930 census recorded Elizabeth Lancaster, widowed, 65, mother-in-law, living in the $40,000 home owned by Dr. J. Alexander Clarke Jr., physician, 38 and his wife Sophia L., 35. Living with them were three daughters: Elizabeth, student, 12; Anne, student, 8; and Matilda, 4. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania, except Alexander's father in New Jersey, and daughters Elizabeth and Anne were born in New York.

6. Census in 1940 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ⁸ The 1940 census recorded at 5307 Wakefield Street: Elizabeth Lancaster, widowed, 72, mother-in-law, living in the home owned by Dr. J. Alexander Clarke Jr., physician, 48 and his wife Sophia L., 45. Living with them were three daughters: Elizabeth, student, 22; Anne, student, 18; and Matilda D, 17. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania, except daughter Elizabeth in New York.

7. Residence: 5327 Baynton Street, Philadelphia, PA on 27 Apr 1942 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ⁹

8. Cause of Death: cerebral hemorrhage due to arteriosclerotic cardivascular disease, 21 Mar 1957, Elkins Park, Montgomery, PA. ²

9. Residence: 7616 Williams Way, Lynwood Gardens, Elkins Park, PA on 21 Mar 1957 in Elkins Park, Montgomery, PA. ²

Sophia married Dr. James Alexander Clarke Jr. about 1916 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. (Dr. James Alexander Clarke Jr. was born on 17 Nov 1891 in Coatesville, Chester, PA,^{5 7 9 10} died on 31 Jan 1943 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA ^{10 11 12} and was buried in Philadelphia: Saint James the Less Episcopal Churchyard, Philadelphia, PA ¹⁰.)