Orphaned and "Abandoned" Ancestors

 Lucy Jane Clark, James C. and Susan H. Arbuckle, Sarah Akers and John L. Goodman. All my ancestors. All losing one or both parents at an early age.

Lucy Jane Clark: Daughter of James Clark and Ann S. Graham. James died during the Civil War. Ann remarried twice. First to Peter Kesler in 1866 Second to William Henry McIntyre in 1868. Lucy was living with Ann's parents in 1870, but her mother made Lucy beneficiary of her father's pension benefits. Ann died in 1873 leaving Lucy orphaned, although in the care of her grandparents. Lucy married James C. Arbuckle in 1879.

James Crawford Arbuckle lost his father during the Civil War as well. Unlike his future bride, he was raised by his widowed mother Sarh Akers. James would marry Lucy Clark in 1879.

Susan Harriet Arbuckle was James' sister and shared the same story. She married Charles Augustus Everhart in 1875. 

Sarah Akers, mother of James and Susan Arbuckle, was the daughter of William Akers and Abigail Russell. Little is known about William Akers. He died by 1830, leaving a wife and two infant daughters, Sarah married Thomas Arbuckle in 1852 and was widowed in 1865. Sarah lived until at least 1896. Her mother lived into the 1880s.

John L. Goodman, born 1854, was the son of Carl Goodman and Jane Colegrove. Both parents seem to have died by 1860, when John was living with his maternal grandparents. John married Sarah Catherine Boyles in 1875.