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Alexander Campbell Work

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Alexander Campbell Work

Birth
Charlestown Township, Clark County, Indiana, USA
Death
12 Sep 1902 (aged 73)
McKinney, Collin County, Texas, USA
Burial
McKinney, Collin County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 98 - Lot 1 - Space 1
Memorial ID
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Gravestone incorrectly inscribed as "H.C. Work."
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.
Gravestone incorrectly inscribed as "H.C. Work."
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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