Individual Details

Sarah Ann Davis

(February 4, 1814 - April 10, 1888)

Sarah was probably born in Virginia and was in Ohio, probably with other Davis family by 1833 when she married Jacob Miller, also of Virginia. Sarah and Jacob moved to Indian and had children and farmed. Sarah was a widow in 1854 and shortly after took her children to Iowa where her older daughter was living. Sarah died in 1888 and is buried near Janesville, Iowa

Events

BirthFebruary 4, 1814Virginia, United States
MarriageApril 18, 1833Jackson, Ohio, United States - Jacob Miller
Census1850Baugo, Elkhart, Indiana, United States
Widow1854
Census1860Olive, Elkhart, Indiana, United States
Census1870Washington, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States
Census1880Black Hawk, Iowa, United States
DeathApril 10, 1888Bremer, Iowa, United States
BurialOakland Cemetery, Janesville, Bremer, Iowa, United States

Families

SpouseJacob Miller (1808 - 1854)
ChildMary Miller (1834 - 1906)
ChildPleasant Miller (1835 - 1910)
ChildAlexander Miller (1837 - 1900)
ChildJake Miller (1841 - 1928)
ChildHorton Miller (1843 - 1920)
ChildJames Davis Miller (1845 - 1929)
ChildSarah Ann Miller (1847 - 1931)
ChildWill Miller (1849 - 1930)
ChildJohn Miller (1851 - 1902)
ChildSusan E. Miller (1854 - 1940)
FatherPleasant Davis (1790 - 1840)
MotherSarah Horton (1790 - 1860)
SiblingJames Tap Davis (1807 - 1858)
SiblingMary Elizabeth Davis (1814 - 1896)
SiblingHorton Davis (1818 - 1883)
SiblingSusan Davis (1822 - 1900)

Notes

Birth

No sources for birth, an estimate based on marriage date.

Marriage

Jacob and Sarah married in Jackson, Ohio by a Justice of the Peace.

Census

In 1860 Sarah is a widow with 6 children at home.

Census

In 1870 Sarah lives with 4 sons and a daughter in Black Hawk County, Iowa.

Burial

April 10, 1888 is inscribed on Sarah's headstone. The headstone appears newer than 1888. Oaklnad Cemetery is lovely, way out in the country.

Endnotes

1. , , FHL 301043, Digital Folder 004016273, Image 00123 (image viewable limited), , ; Database with images, FamilySearch.org ( : accessed ).

2. United States Census 1850 database, FamilySearch.org, 14 June 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication M432, Washington, D.C., FHL 7757, Digital Folder 004193955, Image 00015 (8 of 16).

3. United States Census 1860 database, FamilySearch.org, 14 June 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication M653 313, Washington, D.C., FHL 803256 Digital Folder 005165826 Image 00437 (5 of 25).

4. Ancestry.com, 1870 US Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2009), Year: 1870; Census Place: Washington, Black Hawk, Iowa; Roll: M593_377; Page: 520A; Image: 107008; Family History Library Film: 545876.

5. Ancestry.com, 1880 US Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2010), Year: 1880; Census Place: Washington, Black Hawk, Iowa; Roll: 327; Family History Film: 1254327; Page: 558C; Enumeration District: 060; Image: 0738.

6. , "FindAGrave.com," online database, Find a Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), .