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Sarah Ellen Whitehead 1903–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Mar 1903

Birth Location: Limedale, Putnam County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 08 Oct 1998

Death Location: Brazil, Clay County, Indiana, USA

Father: James Whitehead

Mother: Sarah Urton

Spouse(s): John Reffett

Children(s): Ruby Selby, Barbara Reffett, Ruby Reffett

Sarah Ellen Whitehead was born in 1903 in Limedale, Putnam County, Indiana, USA, the child of James Monroe Whitehead And Sarah Elm Urton. In 1910, Sarah Ellen Whitehead resided in Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, USA. In 1920, Sarah Ellen Whitehead resided in Brazil Ward 2, Clay, Indiana, USA. Sarah Ellen Whitehead married John Edward Reffett, and had children including Barbara Jean Reffett, Dixie June Reffitt, Helen B Reffitt, Jack Ray Reffett, Ruby M Reffett, Ruby Selby, Sharron Ray Stanley Reffett. Sarah Ellen Whitehead passed away in 1998 in Brazil, Clay County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Sarah Ellen Whitehead was born in 1903 in Limedale, Putnam County, Indiana, USA, the child of James Monroe Whitehead And Sarah Elm Urton.
  • In 1910, Sarah Ellen Whitehead resided in Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1920, Sarah Ellen Whitehead resided in Brazil Ward 2, Clay, Indiana, USA.
  • Sarah Ellen Whitehead married John Edward Reffett, and had children including Barbara Jean Reffett, Dixie June Reffitt, Helen B Reffitt, Jack Ray Reffett, Ruby M Reffett, Ruby Selby, Sharron Ray Stanley Reffett.
  • Sarah Ellen Whitehead passed away in 1998 in Brazil, Clay County, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Whitehead
1870–1915
Birth Location: Indiana
JW
Sarah Urton
1867–1927
Birth Location: Putnam County, Indiana, USA
SU

Spouses(s)

John Reffett
1893–1957
Birth Location: Brazil, Clay County, IN.
JR

Children(s)

Ruby Selby
1925–2000
Birth Location: Brazil, Clay, Indiana, USA
RS
Barbara Reffett
1933–2004
Birth Location: Brazil, Clay, Indiana, USA
BR
Ruby Reffett
1926–
Birth Location: Indiana
RR

Sarah Whitehead's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Whitehead
1903–1998
Birth Place: Limedale, Putnam County, Indiana, USA
Parents
James Monroe Whitehead
1870–1915
Indiana
Sarah (Elm) Urton
1867–1927
Putnam County, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Julia Urton
1838–
Indiana
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Whitehead's Descendants

1.
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Sarah (Ellen) Whitehead (11 Mar 1903–08 Oct 1998) m. John (Edward) Reffett (26 Jun 1893–4 March 1957)
  1. 1. Ruby Selby 1925–2000 m. Raymond (Edward) Selby 1925–1985
    1. 1. Donna (Ray) Selby 1943–2018
  2. 2. Barbara (Jean) Reffett 1933–2004
  3. 3. Ruby (M) Reffett 1926–

Sarah Whitehead's Timeline

6 Records

1903
11 Mar 1903
Birth of Sarah Ellen Whitehead in Limedale, Putnam County, Indiana, USA
Limedale, Putnam County, Indiana, USA
1910
1910
Age 7
Sarah Ellen Whitehead resided here in Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, USA
Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 17
Sarah Ellen Whitehead resided here in Brazil Ward 2, Clay, Indiana, USA
Brazil Ward 2, Clay, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 32
Sarah Ellen Whitehead resided here in Brazil, Clay, Indiana
Brazil, Clay, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 37
Sarah Ellen Whitehead resided here in Brazil, Clay, Indiana, USA
Brazil, Clay, Indiana, USA
1998
08 Oct 1998
Age 95
Death of Sarah Ellen Whitehead in Brazil, Clay County, Indiana, USA
Brazil, Clay County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1903
    Event Place: Limedale, Putnam County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Brazil, Clay, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01032; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 11-3
    [2] Indiana, WPA Birth Index, 1880-1920
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Brazil Ward 2, Clay, Indiana; Roll: T625_424; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 25
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana; Roll: T624_375; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0102; FHL microfilm: 1374388

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana; Roll: T624_375; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0102; FHL microfilm: 1374388

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Brazil Ward 2, Clay, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Brazil Ward 2, Clay, Indiana; Roll: T625_424; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 25

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Brazil, Clay, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Brazil, Clay, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01032; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 11-3

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Brazil, Clay, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Brazil, Clay, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01032; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 11-3

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Oct 1998
    Event Place: Brazil, Clay County, Indiana, USA
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