Sarah (Picken) McEachran (1855 - 1933)

Born 10 Apr 1855 in Caledonia, Boone, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John B. McEachran — married 1880 in Boone, Illinois United States

Died 26 May 1933 at age 78 in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States of America

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Biography

Sarah (Picken) McEachran was an early resident of the Scottish Settlement in Argyle, Illinois.

Sarah (Picken) McEachran is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Rockford, Illinois.

Sarah was born in 1855. She was the daughter of Scottish immigrants George Picken and Jane Brown. ^[1]

Her family were early residents of the Scottish Settlement in Argyle, Illinois.

She married John McEachran in 1880. ^[2]

They farmed in Caledonia. ^[3]

They retired from farming and moved to Rockford before 1910. ^{[4] [5]}Sarah passed away in 1933. ^[6]

Obituary

PIONEER COUNTY RESIDENT DIES Mrs. Sarah M'Eachran Dies At Home Here

Mrs. Sarah Picken McEachran, 78, widow of John B. McEachran, died Friday at 4:20 p. m. at her home, 939 North Court street.

Mrs. McEachran had been a resident of Rockford for twenty-six years. She was born April 10, 1885 [1855], on a farm near Argyle, Ill., the youngest of a family of thirteen children. Her parents were George and Jane Picken. Her husband died July 24, 1914.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. James D. McEachran of Caledonia, a son, Wilbur H. McEachran, of Cleveland, O., three grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and a sister, Miss Margaret Picken, residing at 939 North Court street.

She was a member of the First Presbyterian church.

Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2:30 p. m. at the home. The Rev. W. H. Fulton, pastor of First Presbyterian church, will officiate. Interment will be made in Greenwood cemetery.^[7]

1920 US Census

Rockford, Illinois

Name: Sarah McEachran

Age: 64

Home in 1920: Rockford Ward 4, Winnebago, Illinois

Street: N. Court St

Marital Status: Widowed

• Sarah Mceachran Head 64 Illinois
• Wilbur Mceachran Son 28 Illinois
• Margaret Picken Sister 67 Illinois

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M64Z-DYQ : 12 April 2016), Sarah Piken in household of George Piken, Illinois, United States; citing p. 29, family 219, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,688.
2. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X22L-TS5 : 5 November 2017), John Mceachran and Sarah Picken, 1880; citing Boone, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,914,111.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSSQ-N67 : Thu Aug 03 01:37:01 UTC 2023), Entry for J B McEachran and Sarah McEachran, 1900.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKF6-WXT : Tue Jul 18 15:14:52 UTC 2023), Entry for John B Mceachran and Sarah P Mceachran, 1910.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJZD-Q3S : accessed 18 August 2018), Sarah Mceachran, Rockford Ward 4, Winnebago, Illinois, United States; citing ED 193, sheet 6A, line 4, family 144, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 417; FHL microfilm 1,820,417.
6. ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQBF-312 : 8 March 2018), Sarah Picken Mceachran, 26 May 1933; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,674,526.
7. ↑ Rockford Morning Star, Saturday, May 27, 1933

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #182751957: accessed 05 August 2018), memorial page for Sarah Picken McEachran (10 Apr 1855–26 May 1913), citing Greenwood Cemetery, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Dean McMakin (contributor 46804161) .