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Sarah Belle Major 1835–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1835

Birth Location: Frankfort, Kentucky

Death Date: 19 May 1905

Death Location: Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: John Major

Mother: Lucinda Slaughter

Spouse(s): Wilson Smith

Children(s): Susan Betts, Hetty Smith, Euphrates Pearson

In 1835, Sarah Belle Major entered the world in Frankfort, Kentucky, born to John Sleet Major And Lucinda Smith Slaughter. In 1850, Sarah Belle Major resided in Platte, Clay, Missouri, USA. Sarah Belle Major married Wilson Hunt Smith, and had children including Euphrates Pearson, Hetty Smith, Susan Belle Betts. Sarah Belle Major passed away in 1905 in Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1835, Sarah Belle Major entered the world in Frankfort, Kentucky, born to John Sleet Major And Lucinda Smith Slaughter.
  • In 1850, Sarah Belle Major resided in Platte, Clay, Missouri, USA.
  • Sarah Belle Major married Wilson Hunt Smith, and had children including Euphrates Pearson, Hetty Smith, Susan Belle Betts.
  • Sarah Belle Major passed away in 1905 in Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Major's Ancestors

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Sarah Major
1835–1905
Birth Place: Frankfort, Kentucky
Parents
John Sleet Major
1789–1872
Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
Lucinda (Smith) Slaughter
1802–1888
Harrodsburg, Kenyucky
Grandparents
Augustine (Smith) Slaughter
1769–1845
Susannah Fisher
1778–1829
Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Robert Slaughter
1724–1790
Susannah Harrison
1734–1773
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Jr
1703–1769
Mary Smith
–1768

Sarah Major's Descendants

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Sarah (Belle) Major (20 Aug 1835–19 May 1905) m. Wilson (Hunt) Smith (28 January 1831–14 April 1914)
  1. 1. Susan (Belle) Betts 1865–1953
  2. 2. Hetty Smith 1875–1905
  3. 3. Euphrates Pearson 1872–1941

Sarah Major's Timeline

3 Records

1835
20 Aug 1835
Birth of Sarah Belle Major in Frankfort, Kentucky
Frankfort, Kentucky
1850
1850
Age 15
Sarah Belle Major resided here in Platte, Clay, Missouri, USA
Platte, Clay, Missouri, USA
1905
19 May 1905
Age 70
Death of Sarah Belle Major in Atchison, Kansas
Atchison, Kansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1835
    Event Place: Frankfort, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Platte, Clay, Missouri; Roll: 396; Page: 351b
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Platte, Clay, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Platte, Clay, Missouri; Roll: 396; Page: 351b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1905
    Event Place: Atchison, Kansas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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