Sarah "Sally" Carmack1

b. circa 1856, d. 1939
FatherIsaac Carmack2 b. abt 1813, d. 9 Apr 1887
MotherJane Hamilton Campbell b. 1 Aug 1819, d. 26 Jun 1894
Birthcirca 1856 Sarah "Sally" Carmack was born circa 1856.3 
Cens-Sum Prior to the death of her parents, Sallie lived with them on the family farm in the Goodson district of Washington County, Virginia.3,1,2 
Cens-19007 Jun 1900  In 1900 she was enumerated in the household of her sister Mary Carmack Sheffey who was married and the mother of 3 children.4 
Cens-19107 May 1910  By 1910, Sallie was keeping house for the youngest of the Sheffey children, 21 year old Robert.5 
 Sally's year of birth is estimated on the age given for her in the census recorded closest to her birth (4 in 1860). Her reported age varies widely on later census records (12 in 1870; 23 in 1880; 25 in 1900; 40 in 1910). 
Death1939 Sarah died in 1939.6 
ChartsDescendants of William Ryburn and Mary (?)
Last Edited19 Nov 2006

Citations

  1. [S635] Isaac Carmack household, 1870 U.S. cens, Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Goodson township, p. 101 (stamped), dwelling 307, family 332, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2005, image 45 of 96. Enumeration includes: Isaac Carmack, 58, tanner, pers. prop. $250; Jane H., 48, keeping house; Samuel 31, farmer; John W. 24, farmer; Ann Eliza 20; Mary M. 18; Martha F. 16; Lavinia J. 13; Sally R. 12; James T. 10; all b. VA.
  2. [S165] Isaac Carmack household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Goodson district, ED 95, page 82A (stamped), dwelling 44, family 45, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, Jan. 2005, image 5 of 66. Enumeration includes: Isaac Carmack, 66, farmer; Jane H., 57, wife; Samuel E.G., son, 40; Fannie M. 27, dau; Lavenia, 25, dau; Salie, 23, dau; James T., 21, son; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  3. [S234] Isaac Carmack household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., The Western District, p. 413 (added script), dwelling 326, family 326, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2005, image 51 of 361. Enumeration includes: Isaac Carmack, 47, farmer, land value: $2,500; Jane 41, keeping house; Samuel 21, farmer; David 19; John 15; Ann 12; Mary 10; Martha 8; Lavinia 6; Sarah 4; James 2; all b. VA.
  4. [S574] Robert Sheffey household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Goodson district, ED 110, sheet 6B, dwelling 109, family 109, viewed online at Genealogy.com, Jan. 2005, image 12 of 99. Enumeration includes: Robert Sheffey, 43, b. Jul 1856, marr 20 yrs; Mary M., wife, 43, b. Oct. 1856, marr 20 yrs, mother 3 children, all living; Maggie M., dau, 19, b. Feb. 1881; Pearl, dau, 16, b. May 1884; Robert P., son, __, b. June 1891; Sally Carmack, sister-in-law, 25, b. June 1874; Mary Winston, aunt, 71, b. Sept. 1828, Wd, mother of no children; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  5. [S237] Robert Sheffey household, 1910 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Goodson district, ED 128, sheet 21B, dwelling 248, family 248, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2005, image 41 of 41. Enumeration includes: Robert Sheffey, 21, sgl, farmer, b. VA; Sallie Carmack, aunt, 40, sgl, b. VA.
  6. [S90] Betty Mealy, "Carmack info for Rambling Roots," e-mail to Diana Powell, 28 Jan. 2005. Betty notes that in a 1989 letter Sally's grandniece, Edith Cunningham (deceased), stated that Sally died in 1939.