Sarah Witten1

b. 9 March 1830, d. 6 May 1901 or 8 May 1901
FatherJames Witten2
MotherRebecca (?)2
Birth9 Mar 1830 Sarah Witten was born on 9 Mar 1830 in Virginia.3,4,5 
Marriage27 Dec 1860 She married Alexander Buchanan, son of John Buchanan and Mary Ryburn, on 27 Dec 1860 in Tazewell County, Virginia.2 
Cens-Sum Following the war Alexander and Sarah settled in Tazewell County, where they farmed and raised four children: Margaret, Rebecca (Rose), John and Mary. James Witten, born in the 1790s and presumed to be Sarah's father, was enumerated with them on the 1870 and 1880 census.6,7,4 
Death6 May 1901 or 8 May 1901 Sarah died on 6 May 1901 or 8 May 1901.3,8 
Burial She was buried at Whitman-Peery Cemetery in Tazewell County, Virginia.9,8 

Family

John Alexander M. Buchanan b. 4 May 1827, d. 20 Dec 1910
Children
  • Margaret J. Buchanan7 (circa 1862 - )
  • Rebecca Rose Buchanan7 (24 Dec 1865 - 2 Jan 1952)
  • John Witten Buchanan7 (circa 1868 - 13 Apr 1954)
  • Mary Eugene Buchanan7 (Feb 1875 - )
Last Edited28 Oct 2011

Citations

  1. [S124] David Trimble, Buchanan and Gillespie, p. 209. Trimble cites records belonging to Miss Mary Sewell Helvey as his source for information on the family of John Buchanan and Mary Ryburn.
  2. [S1144] Pauline Haga, Tazewell Co., Virginia Marriage Book 3, p. 20. Alexander M. Buchanan, 25, b. Smyth Co., son of John Buchanan & Sarah Witten, 21, b. Tazewell Co., dau of James and Rebecca Witten; marr 27 Dec. 1860 by J. Lyons - under a heading saying "certificates of marriages irregularily returned."
  3. [S1146] Ruth Boyd Wilson and Thurman Robert Wilson, Tazewell County Cemeteries Vol. 2, p. 52. Stone reported to read: Sallie Buchanan March 9, 1830-May 8, 1901.
  4. [S934] Alexander Buchanan household, 1900 U.S. census, Tazewell County, Virginia, population schedule, Jeffersonville Mag. Dist, Enumeration District (ED) 97, sheet 6 A (p. 128 stamped), dwelling 99, family 100; National Archives micropublication T623, roll 1730, viewed online at Ancestry.com, July 2004, image 11 of 78. Enumeration reads: Alexander Buchanan, b. May 1827, 73, marr 40 yrs; Sallie, wife, b. Mar 1830, marr 40 yrs, mother 4 children, all living; Gee, dau, 25, b. Feb. 1875, sgl; all b. VA, all parents b. VA.
  5. [S1639] Rose Brown Peery and Betty T Hollowell, Tazewell Co., Virginia - Some Old Cemeteries, p. 116. Stone reported to read: Sallie Buchanan b. May 19, 1830 d. May 6, 1901; cemetery reported as Whitman-Peery Cemetery. This date of birth is probably not correct as the 1900 census reports the month as March which is consistent with an alternate reading of her headstone.
  6. [S929] James Witten household, 1870 U.S. census, Tazewell County, Virginia, population schedule, Maiden Spring township, page 262b (stamped), dwelling 53, family 53; National Archives micropublication M 593, roll 1680, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2004, image 8 of 93. Enumeration recorded: James Witten, 73, farmer, owns real estate valued at $3,000, pers. prop at $450; A.M. Buchanan, 43, farm laborer; Buchanan: Sallie, 40; Margaret 8; Rebecca R., 4; John W., 2; Nancy George, 13, mulatto, domestic; all b. VA.
  7. [S933] Alex N. Buchanan household, 1880 U.S. census, Tazewell County, Virginia, population schedule, Maiden Spring District, Enumeration District (ED) 90, page 295a (stamped), dwelling 352, family 352; National Archives micropublication T-9, roll 1393, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2004, image 41 of 55. Enumeration reports: Alex N. Buchanan, 53, marr, farmer; Sarah, 50, wife, marr; Margaret J., dau, 18; Rose R., dau, 14; John B., son, 12; Mary E., dau, 6; James Witten, 88, widowed; all born VA; all parents b. VA.
  8. [S1639] Rose Brown Peery and Betty T Hollowell, Tazewell Co., Virginia - Some Old Cemeteries, p. 116. Stone reported to read: Sallie Buchanan b. May 19, 1830 d. May 6, 1901; cemetery reported as Whitman-Peery Cemetery.
  9. [S1146] Ruth Boyd Wilson and Thurman Robert Wilson, Tazewell County Cemeteries Vol. 2, p. 52. Stone reported to read: Sallie Buchanan March 9, 1830-May 8, 1901; cemetery described as Whitman Community Cemetery.