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Sarah Jane Whittington 1842–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1842

Birth Location: Franklin County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: Abt. 1920

Death Location: McCall Creek, Franklin County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Martin Whittington

Mother: Pamelia Cotten

Spouse(s): Hugh Sr, William Jones

Children(s): Hardy Lewis

Sarah Jane Whittington was born in 1842 in Franklin County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Martin Whittington And Pamelia Elizabeth Cotten. In 1850, Sarah Jane Whittington resided in Franklin, Mississippi, USA. Sarah Jane Whittington married Hugh Bryant Lewis Sr, William Edward Jones, and had children including Hardy Forbes Lewis. Sarah Jane Whittington passed away in 1920 in McCall Creek, Franklin County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sarah Jane Whittington was born in 1842 in Franklin County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Martin Whittington And Pamelia Elizabeth Cotten.
  • In 1850, Sarah Jane Whittington resided in Franklin, Mississippi, USA.
  • Sarah Jane Whittington married Hugh Bryant Lewis Sr, William Edward Jones, and had children including Hardy Forbes Lewis.
  • Sarah Jane Whittington passed away in 1920 in McCall Creek, Franklin County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Martin Whittington
1806–1880
Birth Location: Amite County, Mississippi
MW
Pamelia Cotten
1806–
Birth Location: South Carolina
PC

Spouses(s)

Hugh Sr
1837–1903
Birth Location: Copiah County, Mississippi, United States of America
HS
William Jones
1842–1915
Birth Location: Lucien, Franklin County, Mississippi, United States of America
WJ

Children(s)

Hardy Lewis
1866–1932
Birth Location: Meadville, Franklin County, Mississippi, United States of America
HL

Sarah Whittington's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Whittington
1842–1920
Birth Place: Franklin County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Martin Whittington
1806–1880
Amite County, Mississippi
Pamelia (Elizabeth) Cotten
1806–
South Carolina
Grandparents
1776–1837
SC, USA
1780–1855
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
1750–1837
Rebecca
1750–
Isaac Jackson
1755–1821
Ann Richardson
1761–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jr
1724–1758
Sarah WOODRUFFE
1724–1758

Sarah Whittington's Descendants

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Sarah (Jane) Whittington (10 May 1842–Abt. 1920) m. Hugh (Bryant Lewis) Sr (30 Jun 1837–8 Jan 1903) m. William (Edward) Jones (20 Apr 1842–1 Nov 1915)
  1. 1. Hardy (Forbes) Lewis 1866–1932 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Rigsby 1864–1938
    1. 1. Charles (Thomas) Lewis 1894–1969 m. Dorothy (Alice) Lucus 1911–1962

Sarah Whittington's Timeline

9 Records

1842
10 May 1842
Birth of Sarah Jane Whittington in Franklin County, Mississippi, USA
Franklin County, Mississippi, USA
1850
1850
Age 8
Sarah Jane Whittington resided here in Franklin, Mississippi, USA
Franklin, Mississippi, USA
1857
14 Jul 1857
Age 15
Sarah Jane Whittington was married in Franklin, Mississippi
Franklin, Mississippi
1860
1860
Age 18
Sarah Jane Whittington resided here in Franklin, Mississippi, USA
Franklin, Mississippi, USA
1863
31 Jul 1863
Age 21
Sarah Jane Whittington was married in Amite, Mississippi
Amite, Mississippi
1880
1880
Age 38
Sarah Jane Whittington resided here in Cains, Franklin, Mississippi, USA
Cains, Franklin, Mississippi, USA
1900
1900
Age 58
Sarah Jane Whittington resided here in Zion Hill, Amite, Mississippi, USA
Zion Hill, Amite, Mississippi, USA
1912
6 May 1912
Age 70
Sarah Jane Whittington - Probate in Sharkey, Mississippi, USA
Sharkey, Mississippi, USA
1920
Abt. 1920
Age 78
Death of Sarah Jane Whittington in Amite County, Mississippi
Amite County, Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1842
    Event Place: Franklin County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Franklin, Mississippi; Roll: M653_581; Page: 288; Family History Library Film: 803581
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Franklin, Mississippi; Roll: M432_372; Page: 22A; Image: 49
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cains, Franklin, Mississippi; Roll: 647; Page: 73C; Enumeration District: 146
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Zion Hill, Amite, Mississippi; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 1240799

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1857
    Event Place: Franklin, Mississippi
    Record Source: Mississippi Marriages

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1863
    Event Place: Amite, Mississippi
    Record Source: Mississippi Marriages

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Franklin, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Franklin, Mississippi; Roll: M432_372; Page: 22A; Image: 49

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Franklin, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Franklin, Mississippi; Roll: M653_581; Page: 288; Family History Library Film: 803581

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cains, Franklin, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cains, Franklin, Mississippi; Roll: 647; Page: 73C; Enumeration District: 146

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Zion Hill, Amite, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Zion Hill, Amite, Mississippi; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 1240799

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1920
    Event Place: Amite County, Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Mississippi, Wills and Probate Records, Author: Sharkey County (Mississippi). Chancery Clerk; Probate Place: Sharkey, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: McCall Creek, Franklin County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 6 May 1912
    Event Place: Sharkey, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Mississippi, Wills and Probate Records, Author: Sharkey County (Mississippi). Chancery Clerk; Probate Place: Sharkey, Mississippi
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