Sarah Elizabeth (Robinson) Vann (1834 - 1914)

Born 21 Apr 1834 in Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Rufus Knox Williams — married about 1852 in Mississippi, United States [uncertain]

Wife of William Woolsey Vann — married 20 May 1869 in Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States

Descendants

Died 22 Jun 1914 at age 80 in Oktibbeha, Mississippi, United States

Biography

Sarah was born in 1834. Sarah Elizabeth Robinson was the daugher of Luke Jesse Robinson and Matilda Faulkner. ^[1] She was the granddaughter of Thomas Robinson and Sarah Mary "Sally" Lewis. Sarah married Rufus K. Williams in about 1852, likely in Mississippi, though no marriage record is found. In 1860, Sarah and Rufus are recorded on the federal census in Yalobusha County, Mississippi.^[2] Rufus died in 1863. Sarah is said to have married William W. Vann, 1869, Yalobusha County, Mississippi.

Research Notes

There is a conflict as to when Sarah died, which may also be a conflict as to whether the same Sarah Robinson married both Rufus K. Williams and William W. Vann. One Find a Grave entry asserts that Sarah died in 1869 and that she is buried at Airmount Cemetery, Benwood, Yalobusha County, Mississippi. ^[3] A second Find a Grave entry record that Sarah died in 1914 and is buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. ^[4] More research is needed.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LV-6YB : 5 April 2020), Sarah Robinson in household of Luke Robinson, Yalobusha county, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States; citing family 134, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6G6-4FT : Wed Oct 04 14:37:24 UTC 2023), Entry for Rufus R Williams and Sarah Williams, 1860.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74961752/sarah-elizabeth-williams: accessed 08 November 2023), memorial page for Sarah Elizabeth Robinson Williams (1834–1869), Find a Grave Memorial ID 74961752, citing Airmount Cemetery, Benwood, Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Lanie (contributor 47381115).
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74961752/Sarah-Elizabeth-Williams : accessed 22 October 2020), memorial page for Sallie Robinson Vann (21 Apr 1834–22 Jun 1914), Find a Grave Memorial no. 12297852, citing Odd Fellows Cemetery, Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by NatalieMaynor (contributor 46770385).