Sarah May (Talbert) Keelan (1892 - 1987)

Born 16 May 1892 in Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Harry Sanderlin Keelan — married 6 Dec 1916 (to before 1940) in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States

Died 15 Jan 1987 at age 94 in Alden, Erie, New York, United States

Biography

Sarah (Talbert) Keelan is a part of US Black heritage.

Sarah May Talbert was born in 1892. She was the only child of William Talbert and Mary Burnett.^[1][2][3][4]

Sarah attended Buffalo schools and was the only African-American student in her graduating class on June 22, 1911. She attended the New England Conservancy, graduating June 22, 1915. She was a music teacher and composer.

Sarah married Harry Sanderline Keelan December 6, 1916, in Buffalo, New York. They lived in LaSalle, New York, with their daughter Mary Yvette Keelan. In 1920 she toured across Europe with the National Council of Women en route to the International Council.^[5] She sailed back to New York on the SS Lapland, arriving October 23, 1920.^[6] Sarah and Harry had divorced by 1940.

She was patient at the Erie County Home and Infirmary when she died January 15, 1987.^[7] She was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New York.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSXW-RLK : accessed 2 September 2021), Sarah M Talbert in household of William H Talbert, Election District 1 Buffalo city Ward 7, Erie, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 53, sheet 3A, family 78, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,026.
2. ↑ "New York State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV1X-BB7 : 8 March 2021), Sarah M Talbot in household of William T Talbot, Buffalo, Ward 07, E.D. 01, Erie, New York; citing p. , line 7, various county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 825,697.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M57B-DQJ : accessed 2 September 2021), Sarah M Talbert in household of William H Talbert, Buffalo Ward 5, Erie, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 42, sheet 2B, family 54, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 941; FHL microfilm 1,374,954.
4. ↑ "New York State Census, 1915", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9NX-MN1 : 27 November 2020), Sarah M Talbert in entry for Wm H Talbert, 1915.
5. ↑ "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5B-KBF4 : 16 March 2018), Sarah Talbert Keelan, 1920; citing Passport Application, New York, United States, source certificate #53171, Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925, 1257, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6DK-XZS : 2 March 2021), Sarah Keelan, 1920.
7. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JR79-GP6 : 7 January 2021), Sarah Keelan, Jan 1987; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209061440/sarah-may-keelan : accessed 02 September 2021), memorial page for Sarah May Talbert Keelan (16 May 1892–15 Jan 1987), Find a Grave Memorial ID 209061440, citing Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Charvella Volunteer (contributor 47462928).