Sarah Frances (Gurley) Taft (1858 - 1949)

Born 19 Feb 1858 in Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States

Wife of William Baldwin Taft — married 14 Feb 1879 in Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States

Descendants

Died 12 Nov 1949 at age 91 in Winslow, Bainbridge Island, Kitsap, Washington, United States

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Biography

Sarah was born at Waco, Texas in 1859, the daughter of Edward J Gusrrley and Annie Elizabeth Blocker.

She married William Baldwin Taft at Waco, Texas on 14 February 1879. They were the parents of eight known children.

Sarah died in 1949 and is buried at the Kane Cemetery, Bainbridge Island, Washington.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFJ-VTS : Tue Oct 03 07:51:04 UTC 2023), Entry for E J Gurley and Annie E Gurley, 1860.

• "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK8T-B39J : 10 March 2021), W B Taft and S F Gurley, 14 Feb 1879; citing McLennan, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 987,554.

• "United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFN1-7GV : Fri Oct 06 23:39:21 UTC 2023), Entry for Joseph Taft and Caroline Taft, 1880.

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMPJ-GV4 : Wed Oct 04 14:22:40 UTC 2023), Entry for William B Taft and Sarah G Taft, 1900.

• "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGVM-FZB : Thu Oct 05 23:52:27 UTC 2023), Entry for William B Taft and Sarah G Taft, 1910.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHFB-VC9 : accessed 27 August 2017), Sarah G Taft in household of William B Taft, Seattle, King, Washington, United States; citing ED 253, sheet 2B, line 58, family 61, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1929; FHL microfilm 1,821,929.

• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC3J-V7W : Thu Oct 05 08:24:36 UTC 2023), Entry for William B Taft and Sarah G Taft, 1930.

• "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9SM-TFS : Tue Oct 03 10:32:45 UTC 2023), Entry for William B Taft and Sara G Taft, 1940.

• "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3YP-NB9 : 10 March 2018), Sarah Frances Taft, 12 Nov 1949; citing Winslow, Kitsap, Washington, reference 21378, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 2,032,818.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240574190/sarah-frances-taft), memorial page for Sarah Frances “Sallie” Gurley Taft (19 Feb 1858–12 Nov 1949), Find a Grave Memorial ID 240574190, citing Kane Cemetery, Bainbridge Island, Kitsap County, Washington, USA.

• Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Peabody Genealogy.