Sarah Snodgrass1
b. 20 September 1788, d. 25 November 1860
Birth | 20 Sep 1788 | Sarah Snodgrass was born on 20 Sep 1788.2 |
Marriage | 29 Oct 1807 | She married Benjamin Glenn on 29 Oct 1807 in Washington County, Virginia.1 |
Cens-1850 | 2 Sep 1850 | Sarah and Benjamin were enumerated on the 1850 Washington County census with 4 men who appear to have been their sons: John (35), William (28), Robert (24) and Samuel (22). Although Benjamin [enumerated as James] was a miller, the 4 younger men were all farmers.3 |
| | Benjamin and Sarah may have had other children but if so they appear to have left home or died prior to 1840. That years census entry for Benjamin's household, although it does not name individual family members, indicates the presence of Benjamin and Sarah and 4 adult males whose ages were consistent with John, William, Robert and Samuel. Three female slaves were also part of the household. |
Widowed | Dec 1853 | Benjamin died in Dec. 1853. |
Cens-1860 | 18 Jul 1860 | Sarah then lived with her son William and his family.4 |
Death | 25 Nov 1860 | Sarah died on 25 Nov 1860 at age 72.2 |
Burial | | She was buried at Rock Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.2 |
Citations
- [S4] D.E. Brown, Marriages of Washington Co., VA 1781-1853, p. 23.
- [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 207. Stone reported to read: Sarah Glenn, w/o Benjamin Glenn, 20 Sept. 1788-25 Nov. 1860, age 72y 2m 5d.
- [S367] James [sic] Glenn household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., 67th district, p. 114 (added script), dwelling 862, family 862, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2010. Household includes: James Glenn, 64, miller, owns land worth $6575; Sarah 60; John 35; William 28; Robert 24; Samuel 22; all farmers; Arthur Stewart 21, laborer; all b. VA.
- [S234] William S. Glenn household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Western District, p. 122 (original script), dwelling 899, family 862, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2010. Household includes: William S. Glenn, 39, farmer, owns land worth $2,000, pers. prop of $2,250; Martha, 27; Sarah 6; Margaret 4; Jane 2; John Glenn, 44, farmer, owns land worth $2,000, pers. prop of $2,250; Sarah, 72; all b. VA.