December 25, 1821 – April 12, 1912. So Clara had thought of when she was younger and she remembered when she was helping her brother David when he was sick. https://www.clarabartonbirthplace.org/claras-life/claras-family Clara Barton came back to the United States and began work toward organization of an American Red Cross. Clara Barton died at the age of 91 on April 12, 1912. Clara Barton(December 25, 1821 – April 12, 1912) was a pioneer nurse who founded the American Red Cross.In addition to being a hospital nurse, she worked as a teacher, patent clerk, and humanitarian. Clara Barton National Historic Site is located at 5801 Oxford Road, Glen Echo, MD 20812 off of MacArthur Boulevard adjacent to Glen Echo Park. Death of Clara Barton. The government agreed to permit such an organization. Barton was the first president and served as its head for twenty-two years. At a time when relatively few women worked outside the home, Barton built a career helping others.During the american civil war she worked in the hospital with John Brown. (Bio by John R. Bacak) Clara had died of natural causes. The cause of death was pneumonia. She worked for several years as a teacher, even starting her own school in Bordentown, New Jersey in 1853. Born in Massachusetts in 1821, Clara Harlowe Barton was the youngest of five children. She died in her own house of pneumonia. The presence of a dead relative in the family photo is not the only aspect of Victorian death culture that would cause many to shudder in discomfort today. Clara Barton died in her home on April 12, 1912, at the age of 90. This is the National Park Service Clara Barton National Historic Site, located in her home. Barton supplemented her early education with practical experience, working as a clerk and book keeper for her oldest brother. Death and Legacy. DATE OF BIRTH - DEATH . She founded the American Red Cross, which is a universally recognized humanitarian organization of great repute. Clara H. Barton was 90 when she had died. Clara Barton National Historic Site, National Park Service, Glen Echo, Maryland. Many carried their loved ones’ locks of hair, and even more had this hair made into jewelry or woven with other strands to make a family hair wreath. It makes available emergency assistance to victims in the U.S.A and is the 3rd most popular charity/non-profit organization in America. Her first job was a teacher, she had a lot of fun teaching but she just felt like it was her thing. Clara Barton's life finally came to an end when she reached the age of ninety-one.