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Sarah Ann “Sallie” Graves 1855–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Oct 1855

Birth Location: Wilson County, Tennessee

Death Date: 12 October 1916

Death Location: Cottontown, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA

Father: James Graves

Mother: Elizabeth Conyers

Spouse(s): Fountain Hester

Children(s): Minnie Hester, Ida Hester, James Hester

Sarah Ann “Sallie” Graves was born in 1855 in Wilson County, Tennessee, the child of James Madison Graves And Elizabeth Ann Betsy Conyers. In 1900, Sarah Ann “Sallie” Graves resided in Civil District 15, Sumner, Tennessee, USA. Sarah Ann “Sallie” Graves married Fountain Edward Hester, and had children including Ida Bell Evelyn Hester, James C Hester, Minnie Mae Hester. Sarah Ann “Sallie” Graves passed away in 1916 in Cottontown, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Sarah Ann “Sallie” Graves was born in 1855 in Wilson County, Tennessee, the child of James Madison Graves And Elizabeth Ann Betsy Conyers.
  • In 1900, Sarah Ann “Sallie” Graves resided in Civil District 15, Sumner, Tennessee, USA.
  • Sarah Ann “Sallie” Graves married Fountain Edward Hester, and had children including Ida Bell Evelyn Hester, James C Hester, Minnie Mae Hester.
  • Sarah Ann “Sallie” Graves passed away in 1916 in Cottontown, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Sarah Graves's Ancestors

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Sarah Graves
1855–1916
Birth Place: Wilson County, Tennessee
Parents
James Madison Graves
1817–1874
Virginia
Elizabeth (Ann Betsy) Conyers
1824–1914
Wilson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
Benjamin (G.) Graves
1767–1856
Prince Frederick, Craven SC
Mildred Hancock
1794–1869
Virginia
Thomas (J) Conyers
1804–1846
Sumner, North Carolina (now Tennessee), USA
Sarah (Sally) Aust
1804–1860
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Graves's Descendants

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Sarah (Ann “Sallie”) Graves (11 Oct 1855–12 October 1916) m. Fountain (Edward) Hester (21 jan 1847–1 Mar 1901)
  1. 1. Minnie (Mae) Hester 1887–1974 m. John (W.) Roberts 1877–1924 m. Marshall Wilson 1869–1960 m. Elmer (T.) Scruggs 1888–
    1. 1. Grover (Tayler) Roberts 1903–1981 m. Irma (B.) Roberts 1909–1997 m. Erma Roberts 1910–
      1. 1. Ruth (Lucille) Roberts 1939–2004 m. David (Eugene Troxtell) Sr 1934–2008
      2. 2. David (Warren) Roberts 1937–2014
      3. 3. Carl Roberts 1935–1984
      4. 4. Cecile (A) Johnson 1941–1999
      5. 5. Nanny (M) Woods 1950–2015
      6. 6. Susan (C) Roberts 1947–2012
      7. 7. Walter (Frank) Roberts 1930–1936
      8. 8. Ted (Edward) Roberts 1933–1933
    2. 2. Lora (L.) Long 1907–1990
    3. 3. Mariee Roberts 1905–
    4. 4. Alma (Estelle) Callis 1915–1981
    5. 5. James (A) Roberts 1911–1912
    6. 6. Maybelle Summers 1905–1987 m. Jaby (D) Summers 1898–
      1. 1. J (Mitchell) Summers 1919–
      2. 2. Mamie (Ruth) Covington 1928–2005
      3. 3. Lena (B) Summers 1921–
    7. 7. Lora Long 1907–1990
    8. 8. Edward Roberts 1914–1945
    9. 9. Alma Roberts 1917–2001
    10. 10. Mabel Roberts 1906–1987
    11. 11. Homer (G) Roberts 1908–1992
    12. 12. Aubrey Roberts 1918–1993
    13. 13. Mamie (Lee) Jones 1921–1998
    14. 14. Laura (Lena) Roberts 1907–1990
    15. 15. Raymond (Endens) Wilson 1926–1993
    16. 16. Joseph (Wardell) Roberts 1919–1944
  2. 2. Ida (Bell Evelyn) Hester 1885–1912 m. Sanford (Arthur) Biggs 1876–1943
    1. 1. Mamie (Estelle) Huffines 1907–1990
    2. 2. Roy Biggs 1904–
    3. 3. Gordon Biggs 1906–
    4. 4. Mamie Biggs 1907–
  3. 3. James (C) Hester 1889–1983

Sarah Graves's Timeline

3 Records

1855
11 Oct 1855
Birth of Sarah Ann “Sallie” Graves in Wilson County, Tennessee
Wilson County, Tennessee
1900
1900
Age 45
Sarah Ann “Sallie” Graves resided here in Civil District 15, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 15, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
1916
12 October 1916
Age 61
Death of Sarah Ann “Sallie” Graves in Cottontown, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Cottontown, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1855
    Event Place: Wilson County, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 15, Sumner, Tennessee; Roll: 1601; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0125; FHL microfilm: 1241601
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 15, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 15, Sumner, Tennessee; Roll: 1601; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0125; FHL microfilm: 1241601

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 October 1916
    Event Place: Cottontown, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cottontown, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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