Sarah Clark
1876 - 1950 (74 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Sarah Clark was born on 28 Jan 1876 in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana; died on 22 Apr 1950 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; was buried on 25 Apr 1950 in New Crown Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. Notes:
City News in Brief
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to Buschman G. Jaquett and Cora E. Champlia, Edward Krause and Anna M. Singer, Ambrose D. Hedges and Sarah E. Clark.
The Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Indiana. Sunday, 9 September 1888, page 10.
Newspaper notices of the births of Sarah and Ambrose D. Hedges' children.
LKH note:
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This would be Robert (1890-1893)
Death Returns
[list of people who died includes Robert]
Robert W. Hedges, 3 years, 539 W. Maryland, burn.
The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana. Saturday, 28 February 1893, page 7.
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This would be Ambrose (1894-1895)
Births
[list of births including Sarah & Ambrose Hedges]
Sarah and Ambrose Hedges, 5 Coe street, boy.
The Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Indiana. Friday, 11 May 1894, page 7.
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Unknown child – we don’t have his name
Births
[list of births including]
Sarah and Ambrose Hedges, 4 Coe street, boy.
The Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Indiana. Friday, 10 April 1896, page 6.
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This would be Pearl Hedges (1899-1900)
Vital Statistics – March 3
Births
[list of births including]
Sarah and Dudley Hedges, 1012 Rhode Island street, girl.
The Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Indiana. Saturday, 4 March 1899, page 7.
Superior Court
Room 1
82654. Ambrose E. Hedges vs. Sarah E. Hedges, Divorce. James H. Storm.
The Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Indiana. Wednesday, 11 January 1911, page 13.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15979294/sarah-l-eaker
Inscription
PRECIOUS GRANDMOTHER
SARAH L. EAKERSarah married Ambrose Dudley Hedges on 9 Sep 1888 in Marion County, Indiana, and was divorced on 11 Jan 1911 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. Ambrose (son of Monroe Hedges and Julia A. Sparks) was born on 1 Jul 1860 in Nicholas County, Kentucky; died on 19 Oct 1947 in Marion County, Indiana; was buried on 21 Oct 1947 in New Crown Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Robert William Hedges
was born on 21 Mar 1890 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; died on 21 Feb 1893 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; was buried in New Crown Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. - 3. Maggie Hedges was born in Oct 1892 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; died on 23 Mar 1893 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; was buried in New Crown Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.
- 4. Ambrose Hedges was born in May 1894 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; died on 7 Feb 1895 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; was buried in New Crown Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.
- 5. Ernest Easter Hedges was born on 5 Feb 1898 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; died on 21 Jul 1941 in Monrovia, Morgan County, Indiana; was buried on 25 Jul 1941 in Floral Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.
- 6. Pearl Hedges was born in Feb 1899 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; died on 30 Mar 1900 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; was buried in New Crown Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.
Sarah married William Eaker on 19 Dec 1914 in Marion County, Indiana. William was born on 21 Jan 1862 in Ohio; died on 23 Mar 1948 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
- 2. Robert William Hedges
Generation: 2
2. Robert William Hedges (1.Sarah1) was born on 21 Mar 1890 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; died on 21 Feb 1893 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; was buried in New Crown Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. Notes:
City Paragraphs
[list of short paragraphs about local news, includes this about Robert]
Coroner Beck is investigating the cause of the death of a boy named Hedges, at 503 West Maryland street.
The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana. Thursday, 23 February 1893, page 2.
Death Returns
[list of people who died includes Robert]
Robert W. Hedges, 3 years, 539 W. Maryland, burn.
The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana. Saturday, 28 February 1893, page 7.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64937291/robert-w.-hedges3. Maggie Hedges (1.Sarah1) was born in Oct 1892 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; died on 23 Mar 1893 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; was buried in New Crown Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64937487/maggie-hedges4. Ambrose Hedges (1.Sarah1) was born in May 1894 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; died on 7 Feb 1895 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; was buried in New Crown Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. Notes:
Births
[list of births including Sarah & Ambrose Hedges]
Sarah and Ambrose Hedges, 5 Coe street, boy.
The Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Indiana. Friday, 11 May 1894, page 7.
Deaths
Ambrose Hedges, eight months, city, measles.
The Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Indiana. Sunday, 10 February 1895, page 5.
LKH note: I believe Ambrose's birth given as June 1894 on Find a Grave is incorrect. It should be May 1894.
The birth listed in the Indianapolis Journal in May 1984 matches Ambrose Hedges who died eight months later in February 1895.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64937668/ambrose-hedges
Died:
measles5. Ernest Easter Hedges (1.Sarah1) was born on 5 Feb 1898 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; died on 21 Jul 1941 in Monrovia, Morgan County, Indiana; was buried on 25 Jul 1941 in Floral Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. Other Events:
- Census: 1930, Decatur, Marion County, Indiana
- Census: 1940, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; 801 Sadie Street
Notes:
Hedges – Ernest, entered into rest Monday, age 43 pears, father of Pearly June, Robert and Joan Hedges; son of Mrs. Sarah E. Eaker and Dudley Hedges, brother of Robert and Earl Eaker. Services Friday, 2 p.m., at Second Free Methodist church, Pershing and Wilkins sts. Friends may call at Harry W. Moore Peace Chapel until noon Friday. Burial Floral Park cemetery.
The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana. Wednesday, 23 July 1941.
Fire Levels Home Jobless Man Built Himself; Climaxes Year of Bad Luck
By Heze Clark, Times Staff Writer
This is the first day that Ernest Hedges has broken into headlines.
His home, at 803 Sadie-st, burned down, and the fire department made such a clatter going there that people wondered what had happened.
Well, that’s about all there is to it, so far as Ernest Hedges is concerned. The oil stove exploded, and the two-room frame house he built with his own trained hands from lumber he salvaged burned to the ground.
Two suits were burned, too, and in the pocket of one of them was “410, his total savings since last January and his only cash laid away against the coming winter.
Two hundred cans of food he grew in his garden this summer and canned himself over that perfidious oil stove also exploded and were ruined. That was the food he had against the winter.
Ernest Hedges is 37. He is the father of three children, two of whom are ill with tuberculosis in Sunnyside Sanatorium. The other, Robert, 4, lives next door at 823 Sadie-st with Mrs. Sarah Eaker, his grandmother.
Mrs. Eaker is the mother of Mrs. Hedges who died of tuberculosis 10 months ago, after Ernest, a carpenter before the depression, had finally constructed the little house that burned today and had hoped that in it she would regain her health.
Then Pearly, 5, and Joan, 2, became ill and were taken to the sanatorium. Then Ernest lost his FERA job and had to give up Robert.
He has a horse and with that plowed the gardens, hauled ashes and did odd jobs and made enough money to support himself, and miraculously to save some.
It was while he ws trying to catch the horse in the pasture today that the stove exploded and burned his home. Firemen save the home of the horse, a shed on the rear of the lot.
While the ruins still smouldered, and lines of smoke wove through the crumpled steel bestead, Ernest hedges took a stoical look and went off to find a place to stay until –
Well, no one thought to ask him until what?
The Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Indiana. Thursday, 25 July 1935, page 1.
Wounded in Quarrel
(International News Service)
Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 10 – Ernest Hedges, 29, was shot and slightly wounded by his step-father, William Eaker, 55, in a quarrel over a wagon here today. Police found that Eaker fired a load of birdshot at Hedges several of the pellets found their marks in the younger man.
The Times, Munster, Indiana. Friday, 10 December 1926, page 1.
Indianapolis – Despite insistence that he fed his calf and donkey from the seventy-five gallons of mash unearthed at his home Ernest Hedges, 28, was arrested on a blind tiger charge.
Evansville Press, Evansville, Indiana. Saturday, 25 April 1925, page 7.
Want ads.
Personals section
Want board for boy with dependable family, near school. Earnest Hedges, 803 S. Sadie st.
The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana. Wednesday, 18 August 1937.
News of the Courts
Superior Court. Room 1
93031. Ernest Hedges vs. Ethel Hedges. Divorce. Albert L. Fishman.
The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana. Saturday, 3 April 1937, page 18.
Two Persons Die In Crash Near Monrovia
Mrs. Laverne Eaker and Ernest Hedges were victim of accident Monday night.
Car Struck Tree at Curve
Two others were severely injured and were taken to the Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis
Mrs. Laverne Eaker, age 27, and Ernest Hedges, age 27, were instantly killed about 11:30 o’clock Monday night when the car in which they were riding failed to negotiate a curve safely on road 42 east of Monrovia near the Sedwick farm, and crashed into a tree.
Mrs. Edna Lovall and Mr. Eaker were seriously injured and were taken to the Methodist hospital in the ambulance of E.F. Harvey, Mooresville funeral director. Mrs. Lovall suffered a broken femur bone, dislocated hip and cuts on her face. Her condition is considered critical. Mr. Eaker’s injuries were not so serious.
The Eakers address is 827 South Sadies street, Indianapolis.
E.F. Harvey, undertaker, and Dr. Kenneth Comer, both of Mooresville, were summoned to the scene of the accident. When they arrived they found Mrs. Eaker dead, lying across the lap of her husband in the front seat of the car. The husband was unconscious.
Hedges and Mrs. Lovall were in the rear seat. He was dead, and Mrs. Lovel was also unconscious. An examination disclosed that she had suffered a broken femur bone, a dislocated hip and cuts on the face. Her condition is reported critical.
Eakers was bruised and cut, but his condition is not considered dangerous.
The bodies of Mrs. Eaker and Hedges were brought to the Cure & Hensley undertaking parlors in this city and this morning were taken to the Harry Moore funeral home in Indianapolis.
Sheriff Ray Rainwater was called but the injured persons had been taken away when he arrived at the scene.
Hedges died of a fractured skull and broken neck and Mrs. Eaker’s neck was also broken.
Dr. Leon Gray, county coroner, conducted an inquest and gave his verdict as death by accident.
Hedges is the son of Dudley Hedges of Indianapolis.
Mrs. Eaker is the daughter of Theodore Strate, of Indianapolis. It is understood here that the Eakers have three children.
A card found on the body of Hedges gave his address ad Martinsville R.R.6, but Undertaker Harvey was informed that he was a resident of Indianapolis.
The car, a 1934 Ford two door, was badly damaged and was taken to a garage in Mooresville.
The Reporter-Times, Martinsville, Indiana. Tuesday, 22 July 1941, page 1.
Crash Kills Two on Monrovia Road
Two Indianapolis persons were injured fatally and two other injured seriously early yesterday when their automobile careened off Ind. 42 east of Monrovia, near the J.L. Martin farm, and crashed against a tree.
Mrs. Laverne Eaker, 27 years old, 823 Sadie street, and Ernest Hedges, 44, formerly of 801 Sadie street, were killed instantly.
Earl Eaker, 28, husband of Mrs. Eaker and half brother of Mr. Hedges, suffered sever cuts and bruises. Mrs. Edna Lovall, 38, Corrill street, a friend of the others were injured seriously.
State police, who investigated the accident, said Mr. Eaker, driver of the car, failed to negotiate a turn in the road and lost control of the car.
Brought to City Hospital
Mr. Eaker and Mrs. Lovall were brought to the City Hospital. Bodies of Mrs. Eaker and Mr. Hedges were returned to Indianapolis yesterday. Mr. Hedges moved from Indianapolis recently and was farming in Morgan county.
He is survived by three children, Pearly June Hedges, Robert Hedges and Joan Hedges, who make their home with a grandmother here; his stepfather, Dedly Eaker, and two half-brothers, Earl Eaker and Robert Eaker, all of Indianapolis.
Surviving Mrs. Eaker, besides her husband, are three children, May Eaker, Earl Eaker Jr., and Raymond Eaker; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Strate of Indianapolis, and a brother, Robert Strate, who is in the army at Fort Warren Wyo.
Double funeral services for Mrs. Eaker and Mr. Hedges will be at __ o’clock Friday afternoon at the Second Free Methodist Church. Both wil be buried in Floral Park Cemetery.
Newspaper clipping from Find a Grave, no publication information available.
Goes To Trial On Grave Charge
Indianapolis man, Earl Eaker, is defendant other court news
Earl Eaker was on trial today before Judge O’Harrow on the grave charge of reckless homicide while under the influence of intoxicants.
The case grew out of a fatal crash near the Sedwick place east of Monrovia the night of July 21, 1941. Eaker was arrested on a grand jury indictment. It was charged that while under the influence of liquor he drove his car recklessly and while going to high speed he crashed into a tree. His wife, Laverne Eaker, and his half-brother, Ernest Hedges was killed in the wreck. The parties were all from Indianapolis.
Prosecutor Foley represents the state in the trial and Attorney Gilbert Butler appears for the defendant.
It was expected that the case would be concluded during the day.
The Reporter-Times, Martinsville, Indiana. Tuesday, 22 December 1942, page 1.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64937835/ernest-easter-hedgesErnest married Lucile Lawrence on 22 Dec 1928 in Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana. Lucile was born on 12 May 1911 in Indiana; died on 25 Sep 1934 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; was buried on 28 Sep 1934 in Floral Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Pearley June Hedges was born on 23 Feb 1930 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; died on 21 Mar 2017 in Cameron, Marshall County, West Virginia; was buried in Locust Hill Cemetery, Chester, Hancock County, West Virginia.
- 8. Robert Junior Hedges was born on 29 Jul 1931 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; died on 13 Apr 2014 in Chester, Hancock County, West Virginia; was buried in Locust Hill Cemetery, Chester, Hancock County, West Virginia.
- 9. Elizabeth Joan “Joy” Hedges was born on 1 Oct 1932 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; died on 12 Mar 2022 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana; was buried in Covington Memorial Gardens, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.
Family/Spouse: Ethel Frances Lydle. Ethel was born on 19 Nov 1921 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; died on 18 Feb 1986 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; was buried on 21 Feb 1986 in West Newton Cemetery, West Newton, Marion County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. Cecille Lorene Hedges was born on 25 Aug 1937 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; died on 12 Jan 1998 in Beach Grove, Marion County, Indiana; was buried on 15 Jan 1998 in Concordia Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.
6. Pearl Hedges (1.Sarah1) was born in Feb 1899 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; died on 30 Mar 1900 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; was buried in New Crown Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. Notes:
Vital Statistics – March 3
Births
[list of births including]
Sarah and Dudley Hedges, 1012 Rhode Island street, girl.
The Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Indiana. Saturday, 4 March 1899, page 7.
Deaths
[list of deaths includes for Pearl]
Pearl Hedges, one year, 817 Maxwell street, peritonitis.
The Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Indiana. Tuesday, 3 April 1900, page 7.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64937971/pearl-hedges
Generation: 3
7. Pearley June Hedges (5.Ernest2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 23 Feb 1930 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; died on 21 Mar 2017 in Cameron, Marshall County, West Virginia; was buried in Locust Hill Cemetery, Chester, Hancock County, West Virginia. Notes:
Pearley June Flowers, 87 of Cameron and formerly of Chester passed peacefully at her home in the presence of her loving family on Friday, March 31, 2017.
Born in Indianapolis Indiana on February 23, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Ernest and Lucille Lawrence Hedges.
Pearley was a homemaker and faithful member of the Chester First Church of the Nazarene.
Preceding her in death were her husband, Earl Flowers on April 17, 1998, her brother, Robert Hedges; an infant daughter and son in-law, Charles Beaver.
She leaves her loving children, Julia Beaver of Cameron, Ohio, Robin Wheeler and husband Tim of Brazil, IN; Kathy Baumgarner of Green Castle, In; Debra Montgomery and husband Herman of Calcutta, James Reid and wife Kathy of Texas and Fred Stevens and wife Gynell of Effingham, IL. Also she leaves her sister, Joan Crousore of Ft. Wayne, IN; nineteen grandchildren and several great and great great grandchildren.
Friends are invited to visit the family on Tuesday (today) from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the Arner Funeral Chapel in Chester where Pastor Steve Cummings will celebrate Pearley’s life on Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. She will be laid to rest with her husband Earl at the Locust Hill Cemetery in Chester following the services.
LKH note: Pearly married first in 8 November 1947 to Clarence Stevens, in Marion County, Indiana.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178059796/pearley-june-flowersPearley married Wilbert Earl Flowers in Feb 1983 in Ohio. Wilbert was born on 13 Mar 1916 in Wellsville, Columbiana County, Ohio; died on 17 Apr 1998; was buried in Locust Hill Cemetery, Chester, Hancock County, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. Infant Flowers was born on 11 Jan 1966; died on 11 Jan 1966; was buried in Locust Hill Cemetery, Chester, Hancock County, West Virginia.
- 11. Infant Flowers
8. Robert Junior Hedges (5.Ernest2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 29 Jul 1931 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; died on 13 Apr 2014 in Chester, Hancock County, West Virginia; was buried in Locust Hill Cemetery, Chester, Hancock County, West Virginia. Notes:
Chester, WV.
Robert J. Hedges, 82 of Chester passed away on Sunday April 13, 2104 at the Stone Pear Pavilion at Fox Crest where had been living for the past five years.
Born in Indianapolis, IN., on July 29, 1931, he was a son of the late Ernest and Lucille Lawrence Hedges.
A 30 year Navy Veteran, he was the head signalman for the 7th Fleet. Later he worked as a manager for the Motel 6 franchise in places such as Jacksonville, FL., and Murphysboro, TN.
He attended the Chester First Church of the Nazarene.
His wife, Linda Hedges preceded him in death.
Survivors include his sisters, Pearley Flowers of Cameron, OH., and Elizabeth Joan Crousore of Ft. Wayne, IN., and many nieces and nephews.
Interment will follow at Locust Hill Cemetery in Chester.
Source: The Arner Funeral Home 13 April 2014
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127905975/robert-j-hedgesRobert married Linda Naomi Flowers in 1969 in Hancock County, West Virginia. Linda was born on 30 Aug 1947 in West Virginia; died on 5 Jan 2001 in East Liverpool, Columbiana County, Ohio; was buried in Locust Hill Cemetery, Chester, Hancock County, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Elizabeth Joan “Joy” Hedges (5.Ernest2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 1 Oct 1932 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; died on 12 Mar 2022 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana; was buried in Covington Memorial Gardens, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. Notes:
Elizabeth "Joy" Joan Crousore, 89, of Fort Wayne passed away Saturday, March 12, 2022 surrounded by her family. She was born October 1, 1932 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Joy was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Lawrence Crousore; son; and her two siblings.
She will be forever remembered by her 7 children and many, many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Family will receive friends from 11:00am - 1:00pm Friday, March 18 at Covington Memorial Funeral Home, 8408 Covington Road, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46804.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/237571455/elizabeth-joan-crousoreElizabeth married Lawrence Edward Crousore on 13 Ayg 1992 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. Lawrence was born on 26 Sep 1931 in Rushville, Rush County, Indiana; died on 8 Jan 2006 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana; was cremated in Covington Memorial Gardens, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
10. Cecille Lorene Hedges (5.Ernest2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 25 Aug 1937 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; died on 12 Jan 1998 in Beach Grove, Marion County, Indiana; was buried on 15 Jan 1998 in Concordia Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. Notes:
Lorene Day Dye, 60, Indianapolis, died Jan. 12. She was an assistant housekeeper 17 years for Ramada Inn. Services: 1 p.m. Jan. 15 in G.H. Herrmann South East Street Funeral Home, with calling from 5 to 9 p.m. Jan. 14. Burial: Concordia Cemetery. Survivors: husband Arthur Dye; children Arthur Jr., Michael Ray, Donna Lea, Steven Lee Dye; brothers Fred, Albert, Alfred, John Vic Dye: sisters Edan, Sally Day. Patricia Smith: four grandchildren.
The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana. Wednesday, 14 January 1998.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91592569/cecille-lorene-dyeFamily/Spouse: Arthur Dye. Arthur was born on 4 Jun 1936 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; died on 30 Jun 2000 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; was buried on 3 Jul 2000 in Concordia Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 4
11. Infant Flowers (7.Pearley3, 5.Ernest2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 11 Jan 1966; died on 11 Jan 1966; was buried in Locust Hill Cemetery, Chester, Hancock County, West Virginia.