Maybe In the 1850 census Sarah (age 58) was in Eastern Division, Pickens, South Carolina, United States.<ref>
'''1850 Census''':
"1850 United States Federal Census"<br/>
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Eastern Division, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: 857; Page: 520a; Line Number: 4<br/>
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Sarah Lit (58) in Eastern Division, Pickens, South Carolina, USA. Born in South Carolina.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|- bgcolor=#E1F0B4
| Name || Sex || Age || Occupation || Birth Place
|-
| Thos Tompkins || M || 32 || Farmer || South Carolina
|-
| Martha Tompkins || F || 24 || || South Carolina
|-
| David Tompkins || M || 3 || || South Carolina
|-
| Mary E Tompkins || F || 2 || || South Carolina
|-
| Sarah A Tompkins || F || 0 || || South Carolina
|-
| '''Sarah Lit''' || '''F''' || '''58''' || || '''South Carolina'''
|}
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