Sarah (Flint) Graham
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Sarah Spotswood (Flint) Graham (1846 - 1944)

Sarah Spotswood Graham formerly Flint
Born in Charleston, Kanawha, Virginia, USAmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 7 Jan 1869 in , Monroe, WVmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 98 in South Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United Statesmap
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Contents

Biography

Flag of Virginia
Native Virginian (Born in Virginia, Now West Virginia as of June 20, 1863)


Name

Sarah Spots /Flint/[1][2]

Her middle name appears with various spellings (Spots, Spatts, etc.), but it appears that the birth certificate for her son Elbert U.[3] was filled out personally (she signed it) and it is given as "Spots" on that form. That is also how it appears in the Graham family data sheets[4].

Timeline

She is listed as age 3 in the 1850 US census for Monroe Co., VA, in the household of Jeremiah Flint.[5]

She is listed as age 14 in the 1860 US census for Monroe Co., VA, in the household of Jeremiah Flint.[6]

She married Joseph Ulysses Graham on 7 Jan 1869 in Monroe Co., VA.[7]

She is listed as age 54 in the 1900 US census for Kanawha Co., WV, in the household of her husband.[8]

She is listed as age 62 in the 1910 US census for Kanawha Co., WV, in the household of her husband.[9]

She is listed as age 73 in the 1920 US census for Kanawha Co., WV, in the household of her husband.[10]

She is listed as age 83 in the 1930 US census for Kanawha Co., WV, in the household of her husband.[11]

She is buried at Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, Kanawha, WV.[12]


Family

Family Members

Parents
Jeremiah D Flint 1818-1899
Lucinda Arbaugh Flint 1814-1900
Spouse
Joseph U. Graham 1848-1935
Siblings
Delphia Jane Flint Ballengee 1844-1918
Thomas S. Flint 1848-1925
Arthur Clay Flint 1848-1932
Children
Zora E. Graham Burdette 1869-1971
Hettie Arabell Graham Burdette 1874-1948
Julia Graham Thompson 1882-1979
Myrtle S. Graham Sullivan 1883-1962
Elbert Ulysses Graham 1885-1943
Mabell Graham Eschan 1888-1975

Death & Legacy

Obituary
MRS. GRAHAM DIES AT RESIDENCE HERE
Published: Tuesday, 22 Aug 1944, Charleston Gazette p. 5

Mrs. Sarah Flint Graham, 98, honorary deaconess and the oldest member of the Baptist Temple, died late Sunday night at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Homer Thompson of 1526 Washington St., E., after a brief illness. She was the widow of Joseph U. Graham, a lumberman, whom she married Jan. 7, 1868 at Alderson.

Services will be held today at 4:30 p.m. at the Thompson residence with Rev. Strother A. Campbell of the Baptist temple officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial park in charge of the Scales mortuary. The family has requested that flowers be omitted. Mrs. Graham, the daughter of Jeremiah D. Flint and Lucinda Arbaugh Flint, was born May 18, 1846 on her father's farm near the present location of the Patrick St. bridge. She lived in Summers county for several years returning to this county about 44 years ago.

Also surviving are four other daughters, Mrs. Zora E. Burdett, Mrs. Robert Escham and Mrs. Robert Sullivan, all of Charleston, and Mrs. Hettie Burdette of Ardsley, N. Y., 16 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

Name: Sarah Spotswood Flint. Given Name: Sarah Spotswood. Surname: Flint. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.

Born 16 MAY 1846. Charleston, Kanawha, Virginia, USA. [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]

Died 20 AUG 1944. Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States. [24] [25]

Residence 1860 Rallingsburg, Monroe, Virginia, USA. Note: Residence Post Office: Peterstown. [26] 1900 Charleston Ward 5, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA. Note: Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife. [27] Patrick St. [28]

Buried South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America. [29]

Probate: Summers [30]

Sources

  1. Source: #S106 Page: Ancestry Family Trees
  2. Source: #S106 Page: Ancestry Family Trees
  3. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=004017226&ImageNumber=1117
  4. Graham Family data sheets, incorporating information from the "History of the Graham Family" (1899) by David Graham Sr. (1821-1914) along with narratives and data sheets compiled by his descendants to the present day. Private Collection of Tom Gillespie. The original book is available online at this link.
  5. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8D6-62Q : accessed 4 July 2015), Sarah J* Flint in household of Jeremiah Flint, Monroe county, Monroe, Virginia, United States; citing family 475, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). *Her middle initial is script "S" on the form, mis-transcribed as "J" in FamilySearch.org index.
  6. "United States Census, 1860," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M412-DWH : accessed 4 July 2015), Sarah S Flint in household of Jeremiah Flint, Rollingsburg District, Monroe, Virginia, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 66, household ID 449, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 805,363.
  7. Marriage record: http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11375053&Type=Marriage
  8. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9CG-VFW : accessed 4 August 2015), Sarah Graham in household of Joseph Graham, Charleston city Ward 5, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States; citing sheet 2A, family 21, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,762.
  9. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPN6-P2T : accessed 4 August 2015), Sarah Graham in household of Joseph U Graham, Charleston Ward 5, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 67, sheet 5A, family 93, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,697.
  10. "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNKJ-4LQ : accessed 4 August 2015), Sarah S Graham in household of J U Graham, Charleston Ward 13, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States; citing sheet 3B, family 61, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,958.
  11. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM41-XD8 : accessed 4 August 2015), Sarah S Graham in household of Joseph E Graham, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0048, sheet 24A, family 408, line 29, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2537; FHL microfilm 2,342,271.
  12. Find A Grave: Memorial #74880197 retrieved 15 July 2022
  13. Source: S132 Year: 1860; Census Place: Rallingsburg, Monroe, Virginia; Roll: M653_1363; Page: 834; Family History Library Film: 805363 7 Name: Page Year: 1860; Census Place: Rallingsburg, Monroe, Virginia; Roll: M653_1363; Page: 834; Family History Library Film: 805363 Name: Year: 1860; Census Place: Rallingsburg, Monroe, Virginia; Roll: M653_1363; Page: 834; Family History Library Film: 805363
  14. Source: S169 13 Name: Page
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  16. Source: S385 21 Name: Page The Independent-Herald; Publication Date: 23 Aug 1944; Publication Place: Hinton, West Virginia, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/667493605/?article=ebab9b59-3496-4f6c-9398-148a53d1e587&focus=0.51720655,0.36429578,0.66855216,0.5775832&xid=3355
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  18. Source: S1666 Will Book, 1854-1969; Author: West Virginia. County Court (Summers County); Probate Place: Summers 38 Name: Page Will Book, 1854-1969; Author: West Virginia. County Court (Summers County); Probate Place: Summers Name: Will Book, 1854-1969; Author: West Virginia. County Court (Summers County); Probate Place: Summers
  19. Source: S132 Year: 1860; Census Place: Rallingsburg, Monroe, Virginia; Roll: M653_1363; Page: 834; Family History Library Film: 805363 59 Name: Page Year: 1860; Census Place: Rallingsburg, Monroe, Virginia; Roll: M653_1363; Page: 834; Family History Library Film: 805363 Name: Year: 1860; Census Place: Rallingsburg, Monroe, Virginia; Roll: M653_1363; Page: 834; Family History Library Film: 805363
  20. Source: S169 65 Name: Page
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  23. Source: S129 Year: 1900; Census Place: Charleston Ward 5, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: 1762; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0047 83 Name: Page Year: 1900; Census Place: Charleston Ward 5, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: 1762; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0047 Name: Year: 1900; Census Place: Charleston Ward 5, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: 1762; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0047
  24. Source: S267 114 Name: Page
  25. Source: S385 118 Name: Page The Independent-Herald; Publication Date: 23 Aug 1944; Publication Place: Hinton, West Virginia, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/667493605/?article=ebab9b59-3496-4f6c-9398-148a53d1e587&focus=0.51720655,0.36429578,0.66855216,0.5775832&xid=3355
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  29. Source: S267 140 Name: Page
  30. Source: S1666 Will Book, 1854-1969; Author: West Virginia. County Court (Summers County); Probate Place: Summers 147 Name: Page Will Book, 1854-1969; Author: West Virginia. County Court (Summers County); Probate Place: Summers Name: Will Book, 1854-1969; Author: West Virginia. County Court (Summers County); Probate Place: Summers

See also:

  • Source: S106 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R3 NOTEThis information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.
  • Repository: R3 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com E-Mail Address: Phone Number:


Acknowledgments

Thank you to Scott Grant for creating WikiTree profile Flint-481 through the import of Scott Grant Ancestors_2013-01-23.ged on Jan 23, 2013.

Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Scott and others.

Find a Grave memorial: Maintained by hdharrison (47914756); Originally created by Dolores Cochenour Carlson (46778543), added: 13 Aug 2011

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Flint-3909 and Flint-481 appear to represent the same person because: Per email 15 July 2022 from the profile owner of Graham-28227: husband of this person was duplicated in error. As it turns out, he also duplicated profiles for this person at the same time.
posted by Tom Gillespie
Marriage record for Sarah and Joseph is online at http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11375053&Type=Marriage
posted by Tom Gillespie

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