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Sarah Jane MODESETTE Collins 1816 – 1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 May 1816

Birth Location: Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 1 Jul 1883

Death Location: Pleasant Hill, Milam, Texas, United States

Father: Lewis Collins

Mother: Martha Allen

Spouse(s): Alexander Modesette

Children(s): Frances Modesette, Mahala Modesette, Charles Modesette, Mary Modisett, Timothy Modisette, Lewis Modesette, John Modesette, Martha Modisette, Laura Modesette, Amelia Modesette, Savannah Modesette, Mary Modesette, John Modesett, James Modesette, Georgia Modesette, Caroline Modesette

In 1816, Sarah Jane MODESETTE Collins entered the world in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, United States, born to Lewis Daniel Collins and Martha COLLINS Allen. In 1880, Sarah Jane MODESETTE Collins resided in District 103, Milam, Texas, USA. Sarah Jane MODESETTE Collins married Alexander Mathews Modesette, and had children including Frances Fannie Sarah Jane Modesette, Mahala Caroline Modesette, Charles M Modesette, Mary A Modisett, Timothy L Modisette, Lewis Timothy Modesette, John Turner Modesette, Martha Amelia Modisette, Laura Catherine HOUSER Modesette, Amelia Emily Modesette, Savannah Modesette, Mary Modesette, John James R.or A Modesett, James Modesette, Georgia Ann Modesette, Caroline Lina Modesette. Sarah Jane MODESETTE Collins passed away in 1883 in Pleasant Hill, Milam, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1816, Sarah Jane MODESETTE Collins entered the world in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, United States, born to Lewis Daniel Collins and Martha COLLINS Allen.
  • In 1880, Sarah Jane MODESETTE Collins resided in District 103, Milam, Texas, USA.
  • Sarah Jane MODESETTE Collins married Alexander Mathews Modesette, and had children including Frances Fannie Sarah Jane Modesette, Mahala Caroline Modesette, Charles M Modesette, Mary A Modisett, Timothy L Modisette, Lewis Timothy Modesette, John Turner Modesette, Martha Amelia Modisette, Laura Catherine HOUSER Modesette, Amelia Emily Modesette, Savannah Modesette, Mary Modesette, John James R.or A Modesett, James Modesette, Georgia Ann Modesette, Caroline Lina Modesette.
  • Sarah Jane MODESETTE Collins passed away in 1883 in Pleasant Hill, Milam, Texas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lewis Collins
1778 – 1815
Birth Location: Barnwell County, South Carolina, USA
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Martha Allen
1779 – 1855
Birth Location: Richmond, Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Alexander Modesette
1810 – 1883
Birth Location: Kershaw County, South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Frances Modesette
1835 – 1911
Birth Location: Twiggs Co GA
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Mahala Modesette
1837 – 1924
Birth Location: Twiggs Co GA
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Charles Modesette
1840 – 1864
Birth Location: Heard Co GA
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Mary Modisett
1842 – 1883
Birth Location: GA
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Timothy Modisette
1843 –
Birth Location: –
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Lewis Modesette
1843 – 1889
Birth Location: Heard Co GA
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John Modesette
1843 – 1889
Birth Location: Blythe Burke Co GA
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Martha Modisette
1845 – 1914
Birth Location: Heard Co GA
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Laura Modesette
1847 – 1942
Birth Location: Heard County, Georgia
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Amelia Modesette
1849 – 1914
Birth Location: Heard Co GA
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Savannah Modesette
1851 – 1870
Birth Location: Heard Co GA
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Mary Modesette
1854 – 1922
Birth Location: Heard Co GA
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John Modesett
1856 –
Birth Location: Blythe Burke Co GA
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James Modesette
1857 –
Birth Location: –
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Georgia Modesette
1857 – 1903
Birth Location: –
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Caroline Modesette
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Collins's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Collins
1816 – 1883
Birth Place: Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, United States
Parents
Lewis Daniel Collins
1778 – 1815
Barnwell County, South Carolina, USA
Martha (COLLINS) Allen
1779 – 1855
Richmond, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Collins's Descendants

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Sarah (Jane MODESETTE) Collins (17 May 1816 – 1 Jul 1883) m. Alexander (Mathews) Modesette (17 May 1810 – 1 Jul 1883)
  1. 1. Frances (Fannie Sarah Jane) Modesette (1 Aug 1835 – 2 Nov 1911)
  2. 2. Mahala (Caroline) Modesette (1837 – 7 Mar 1924)
  3. 3. Charles (M) Modesette (1840 – 5 May 1864)
  4. 4. Mary (A) Modisett (1842 – 1883)
  5. 5. Timothy (L) Modisette (abt 1843 – )
  6. 6. Lewis (Timothy) Modesette (12 Aug 1843 – 12 Nov 1889)
  7. 7. John (Turner) Modesette (Oct 1843 – 12 Nov 1889)
  8. 8. Martha (Amelia) Modisette (1845 – 17 Dec 1914)
  9. 9. Laura (Catherine HOUSER) Modesette (27 Jun 1847 – 5 Aug 1942) m. William (H. Clarke) Hauser\Houser (18 Aug 1844 – 30 Jul 1919)
    1. 1. John (Gary) Hauser (3 May 1871 – 22 May 1934)
    2. 2. Beulah (Sidney) Hauser (6 Nov 1874 – 24 Sep 1956)
    3. 3. Carl (Lewis) Hauser (13 May 1876 – 15 Mar 1934) m. Ethel Harlow (6 Jan 1878 – 20 Jan 1969)
      1. 1. Carl (Lewis) Hauser (3 Apr 1902 – 8 Jun 1976)
      2. 2. Mary (C) Hauser (19 Jan 1906 – 14 Aug 1997)
      3. 3. William (C.) Hauser (abt 1909 – )
      4. 4. Ethel Hauser (13 Dec 1910 – 27 Oct 2008)
      5. 5. Louise Hauser (21 Mar 1914 – 12 Nov 1990)
      6. 6. Marion Hauser (1 Oct 1918 – Sep 1989)
    4. 4. Estelle (Evans) Hauser (8 Jan 1880 – 4 Jan 1922)
    5. 5. Inez (Edelweiss) Hauser (17 Nov 1882 – 25 Mar 1938) m. Thomas (Jefferson) James (25 Nov 1882 – 28 Aug 1943)
      1. 1. Dorothy James (17 Oct 1905 – 02 July 1978) m. Henry (Russell) Tracy (15 Feb 1903 – 07 Dec 1959)
      2. 2. Thomas (Jefferson) James (28 May 1908 – 5 Dec 2005) m. Dorothy (B.) Davis (abt 1914 – )
        1. 1. Daniel James (abt 1938 – )
        2. 2. Nancy James (abt 1940 – ) m. Gary Howard (1940 – )
      3. 3. Carolyn (Hauser) James (21 Jan 1910 – 8 May 1991) m. Owen (1910 – )
        1. 1. James (Richard) Owen (23 Mar 1931 – )
      4. 4. William (Hauser) James (05 March 1911 – 27 July 2001) m. Blanche Pirog (abt 1912 – 15 Feb 1994)
        1. 1. William (Hauser) James (5 Jul 1933 – 7 Mar 1998) m. Mary (Louise "Mary Lou") Griffith (17 Sep 1932 – 20 Jul 2009)
        2. 2. Patricia (L) James (abt 1940 – )
        3. 3. Barbara (Lee) James (21 Oct 1941 – 14 July 2010) m. William (Bethel) Smith
      5. 5. Merle (Capps VOORHEES) James (22 Jun 1913 – 2 Jun 2002) m. Lewis ((Louis) Robert (Whitey, Bob, Uncle Bob)) Voorhees (22 Apr 1904 – 29 Mar 1975)
      6. 6. David (Emanuel) James (1 Sep 1916 – 1 May 1979) m. Lillian (Judith "Judy") Ashby (1917 – 1979)
        1. 1. David (Emanuel) James (15 July 1939 – 24 May 2008) m. Anne (L.) Stevenson (1940 – ) m. Barbara (Jean) Sigler (5 Oct 1943 – )
        2. 2. Jerry (Ashby) James (26 Mar 1942 – 16 Oct 2001)
        3. 3. Catherine (Elizabeth) James (13 OCT 1944 – )
        4. 4. Jonathan (Robert) James (22 JAN 1956 – ) m. Betty (J) Whitaker (abt 1959 – ) m. Kathleen (R) Coulter
      7. 7. Arthur (Hauser) James (abt 1919 – 28 May 1999) m. Ann Hamilton (1920 – )
        1. 1. Douglas (S.) James (1943 – ) m. Jo (Anne) McKinney (30 May 1940 – 20 Feb 1999)
        2. 2. Arthur (Hauser) James (1943 – )
        3. 3. Bruce (Hamilton) James (24 Oct 1957 – )
      8. 8. Margaret (Wilson) James (15 Jul 1922 – 8 Nov 2007) m. Edwin (Ramey) Donovan (27 Jan 1913 – 18 Jan 1992)
    6. 6. Jessie (Cleveland) Hauser (9 Oct 1884 – Oct 1977)
    7. 7. Laura (Catherine) Hauser (14 Mar 1888 – 13 Jul 1966) m. William (Allen) Johnston (26 Dec 1887 – 04 Nov 1973)
      1. 1. Catherine (Victoria) Johnston (26 Jan 1915 – Jul 1983)
  10. 10. Amelia (Emily) Modesette (1849 – 17 Dec 1914)
  11. 11. Savannah Modesette (1851 – 1870)
  12. 12. Mary Modesette (1854 – 13 Dec 1922)
  13. 13. John (James R.or A) Modesett (abt 1856 – )
  14. 14. James Modesette (1857 – )
  15. 15. Georgia (Ann) Modesette (abt 1857 – 1903)
  16. 16. Caroline (Lina) Modesette

Sarah Collins's Timeline

3 Records

1816
17 May 1816
Birth of Sarah Jane MODESETTE Collins in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, United States
Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, United States
1880
11 Jun 1880
Age 64
Sarah Jane MODESETTE Collins resided here in District 103, Milam, Texas, USA
District 103, Milam, Texas, USA
1883
1 Jul 1883
Age 67
Death of Sarah Jane MODESETTE Collins in Pleasant Hill, Milam, Texas, United States
Pleasant Hill, Milam, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 May 1816
    Event Place: Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1880
    Event Place: District 103, Milam, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; U.S. Federal Census Non-population Schedules, Texas, 1850-1880; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1883
    Event Place: Pleasant Hill, Milam, Texas, United States
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