http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iabiog/poweshiek/hp1880/jackson-rw.htm
Sarah's husband ELZA SHEELY is below, and other info about their children, and dates for her approximate birthdate, actual marriage date. You may know all of this, but I did not. Tell me if this is totally wrong:
SHEELY, ELZA—Jackson Twp—pg 664. Sheriff of Poweshiek county, P.O. Montezuma. Was born in Greene county, Ohio, October 19, 1834. He was here raised on a farm receiving all the advantages of the schools of that commonwealth. He was married in his native county to Miss Sarah E. Clemans, August 14, 1855. She was also born in Greene county. Two years later, taking Greeley’s advice, he came West, and located on a farm in Union township, where he continued to reside in peace and plenty until August, 1862, when, at his country’s call, he enlisted in company C., Twenty-eighth Iowa, and served until the close of the war, and was engaged in all the battles participated in by the regiment. In 1877 he was elected by the Republican party to the office of Sheriff, and his faithful performance of duty has gained him many friends. He has raised a family of five sons and three daughters; Luella J. (now Mrs. B.T. Vestal), Elizabeth (now Mrs. John B. Atkins), James W., Eliza, Jefferson, Frederick, Christopher and Charley.
(no mention of their daughter Margaret E. above as there is below from Ancestry.com. I wonder if Margaret died young. Even so, try and track down Margaret E's gravesite and you might find family members?)
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Ancestry.com:
Sarah E Sheely
Age in 1860: 22
Birth Year: abt 1838
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1860: Pleasant, Poweshiek, Iowa
Gender: Female
Post Office: Montezuma
Name Age
Elza Sheely 24
Sarah E Sheely 22
Lewella Jane Sheely 4
Margaret E Sheely 1
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