Sarah Susong1
b. 25 September 1799, d. 1891
Birth | 25 Sep 1799 | Sarah Susong was born on 25 Sep 1799 in Virginia.3,2 |
Marriage | 17 Jun 1819 | She married Jacob Marchent on 17 Jun 1819 in Washington County, Virginia.2 |
Cens-1850 | 1850 | In 1850, on the first federal census enumeration to record the name of everyone in the household, Sarah and Jacob were listed in Washington County, Virginia, where they were farming land valued at $5,000. They were living near Sarah's niece, Martha (Buchanan) Zimmerman.4 |
Cens-1880 | 12 Jun 1880 | In 1880, Sarah, by then a widow made her home with her brother Mahlon in Goodson, Washington County, Virginia. Another brother, Jacob, was also in the home, as were Maholn's wife and several children.2 |
Death | 1891 | Sarah died in 1891.3 |
Burial | | She was buried at Susong Cemetery in Bristol, Virginia. |
Citations
- [S98] Mason Susong household, FamilySearch 1880 US Census and National Index, Disc Cumberland #13.
- [S162] Malong Susong household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., town of Goodson, ED 85, page 35 (97C stamped), dwelling 195, family 231, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, April 2003, image 35 of 66. Malong Susong, 68, farmer, father b. PA; Mary E. 58, wife; Nancy 30, dau; James 28, son; Lois 26, dau; Amanda 24, dau; Mannerva 22, dau; Martha E. 18, dau; Jacob 16, son; Jacob H., 65, brother, maimed or crippled; Sarah Merchant, 80, sister, father b. PA; all b. VA; all parents b. VA except as noted.
- [S1543] Sarah Marchent tombstone, Susong Cemetery, Bristol, Virginia, photographed 2005 by Carolyn Ryburn (stone broken).
- [S367] Jacob Machant household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Dist. 67, p. 171b (aft. 171 stamped), dwelling 1517, family 1517, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Aug. 2006, image 208 of 289. Enumeration reads: Jacob Machant, 55, farmer, owns land $5,000, b. VA; Sarah, 50, b. VA.