Sarah "Sallie" Peters was born on October 1, 1842, in Shenandoah, Virginia, to John Pence and Catherine Pence. She married Adam Pence on November 2, 1865, in Shenandoah, Virginia. They had seven children in 17 years. She died on May 9, 1924, in her hometown at the age of 81, and was buried in Shenandoah, Virginia.
Birth
Sarah "Sallie" Peters was born on October 1, 1842, in Shenandoah, Virginia, to Catherine Pence, age 29, and John Peters, age 32.[1][2]
Marriage
Sarah "Sallie" Peters married Adam Pence in Shenandoah, Virginia, on November 2, 1865, when she was 23 years old.[1]
Death
Sarah "Sallie" Peters died of heart failure (?) on May 9, 1924, in Shenandoah, Virginia, when she was 81 years old.[2]
Burial
Sarah was buried on 11 May 1924 in Solomons Lutheran Church Cemetery in Forestville, Shenandoah County, Virginia.[3][2]
↑ 2.02.12.2Unclassified: Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014 Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9278 #145091 (accessed 30 November 2021) Name: Sarah Pence [Sarah Peters]; Gender: Female; Race: White; Death Age: 81; Birth Date: 1 Oct 1842; Death Date: 9 May 1924; Death Place: Shenandoah, Virginia, USA; Registration Date: 14 May 1924; Father: John Peters; Mother: Catherine Pence; Certificate Number: 1924012682.
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22987610/sarah-pence : accessed 29 November 2021), memorial page for Sarah Peters Pence (1 Oct 1842–9 May 1924), Find a Grave Memorial ID 22987610, citing Solomons Lutheran Church Cemetery, Forestville, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by ProjectMgr (contributor 48671833) .
1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census" Year: 1880; Census Place: Lee, Shenandoah, Virginia; Roll: 1390; Page: 524B; Enumeration District: 088 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #42916821 (accessed 30 November 2021) Sarah Pence (37), wife,, Keeping House, in household of Adam Pence (43) in Lee, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA. Born in Virginia.
1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census" Year: 1880; Census Place: Lee, Shenandoah, Virginia; Roll: 1390; Page: 524B; Enumeration District: 088 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #42916821 (accessed 30 November 2021) Sarah Pence (37), wife,, Keeping House, in household of Adam Pence (43) in Lee, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA. Born in Virginia.
1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census" Year: 1900; Census Place: Lee, Shenandoah, Virginia; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0078; FHL microfilm: 1241728 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #72415110 (accessed 30 November 2021) Sarah V Pence (47), wife, in household of Adam Pence (63) in Lee, Shenandoah, Virginia. Born in Virginia, USA.
1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census" Year: 1920; Census Place: Lee, Shenandoah, Virginia; Roll: T625_1908; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 114 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #55885938 (accessed 30 November 2021) Sarah Pince (76), wife, in household of Adam Pince (84) in Lee, Shenandoah, Virginia. Born in Virginia.
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