Sarah Ryburn

b. 1 February 1832, d. 25 July 1882
FatherPatrick Ryburn1 b. 19 May 1790, d. 2 Oct 1845
MotherJane Stewart2 b. abt 1792, d. 12 Mar 1874
Birth1 Feb 1832 Sarah Ryburn was born on 1 Feb 1832.2 
Cens-Sum Sarah did not marry but spent her life living on the family farm with her widowed mother and several sisters.3,4 
  In 1874 Sarah's mother passed away; Sarah and her older sister Catherine then lived with their sister Eliza who had married in 1868. 
Cens-18801 Jun 1880  They were enumerated residing together on the 1880 census of Washington County, two years before Sarah's death in the summer of 1882.5 
Will23 Jul 1882 Sarah wrote her will two days before she died. She left whatever estate remained after paying her debts to her sister Catharine Ryburn.6 
Death25 Jul 1882 Sarah died on 25 Jul 1882 at age 50.2 
Burial She was buried at Rock Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.2 

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Sarah's stone with parents, siblings, and other family (run cursor over names in second row)
Sarah's headstone
Other interments in Rock Spring Cemetery
ChartsDescendants of William Ryburn and Mary (?)
Last Edited13 Mar 2011

Citations

  1. [S701] Patrick Ryburn will (1845), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 10: 23. The will was dated 29 Sept. 1845 and recordrd in court 27 Oct. 1845. John Ryburn was named executor with William Graham and Robert Keys witnesses.
  2. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 210. Sarah Ryburn, d/o Patrick & Jane Ryburn, 1 Feb 1832-25 Jul 1882.
  3. [S367] Jane Ryburn household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., District 67, p. 146 (stamped), dwelling 1139, family 1139, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2005, image 157 of 289. Enumeration includes: Jane Ryburn, 52; Eliza J., 29; Catharine, 27; Margaret, 22; Sarah, 18; all b. VA.
  4. [S234] Jane Ryburn household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Western district, p. 148 (script), dwelling 1097, family 1053, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2005, image 150 of 361. Enumeration includes: Jane Ryburn, 68, Hkeeper; value real estate $2,200, pers. prop $400; Elisa, 39, spinster; Catharine, 37; Sarah 25; all b. VA.
  5. [S165] John Jones household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Holston District, ED 100, page 241A (stamped), dwelling 7, family 7, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, Sept. 2004, image 1 of 54. Enumeration reports: John Jones, 74, farmer, b. NC; Eliza J., 58, wife, b. VA; Catherine Ryburn, 56, sister-in-law, b. VA; Sarah Ryburn, 48, sister-in-law, b. VA.
  6. [S827] Sarah Ryburn will (1882), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 21: 145. The will was dated July 23, 1882 and recorded Aug. 28, 1882. Sarah named her sister Catharine Ryburn as her executor.