Sarah M. (Bartee) Cummings (abt. 1844)

Born about 1844 in South Carolina, USA

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Biography

This profile is part of the Bartee Name Study.

Sarah was born about 1844. She is the daughter of Jesse Bartee. In 1860 she was employed as a seamstress living in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina.^[1]

She was recorded on the 1870 census with Levinia Bartee as unemployed.

Prior to the 1880 census Sarah had married Thomas Cummings and they were the parents of 3 children: Annie, Thomas, and James. Also living with them at this time was Thomas's brother, James(?) F., and Sarah's sister Jane Bartee.

Timeline

In the 1850 census S (age 6) was in The District, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States.^[2]

In the 1860 census Sarah (age 16) was in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina.^[3]

In the 1870 census Sollie (age 27), Not Occupied, was in Gregg, Edgefield, South Carolina.^[4]

In the 1880 census Sallie (age 30), Keeping House, was the wife of Thomas Cummings in Gregg, Aiken, South Carolina, United States.^[5]

Research Notes

BIRTH:

• 1850 census age 6 = born about 1844
• 1860 census age 16 = born about 1844
• 1870 census age 27 = born about 1843
• 1880 census age 30 = born about 1850

Census Records

Sources

1. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1860; Census Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1219; Page: 85; Family History Library Film: 805219
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #18729964 (accessed 6 September 2022)
   Sarah Bartee (16) in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina. Born in South Carolina.
2. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   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: The District, Edgefield, South Carolina; Roll: 852; Page: 14a; Line Number: 1
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #5748256 (accessed 5 May 2023)
   S M Barter (6) in The District, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA. Born in South Carolina.
3. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1219; Page: 85; Family History Library Film: 805219
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #18729964 (accessed 5 May 2023)
   Sarah Bartee (16) in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina. Born in South Carolina.
4. ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1870; Census Place: Gregg, Edgefield, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1494; Page: 246A
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #6891781 (accessed 5 May 2023)
   Sollie Barter (27), Not Occupied, in Gregg, Edgefield, South Carolina. Born in South Carolina.
5. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1880; Census Place: Gregg, Aiken, South Carolina; Roll: 1218; Page: 82B; Enumeration District: 005
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #18025054 (accessed 6 May 2023)
   Sallie Cummings (30), wife, Keeping House, in household of Thomas Cummings (31) in Gregg, Aiken, South Carolina, USA. Born in South Carolina.

• 1850 United States Federal Census, The District, Edgefield, South Carolina; Roll: 852; Page: 14a (initials: S.M., approx. birth year 1844 and state, relationship implied)
• 1870 United States Federal Census, Gregg, Edgefield, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1494; Page: 246A (name: Sallie, approx. birth year of 1847 and state, occupation)
• 1880 United States Federal Census, Gregg, Aiken, South Carolina; Roll: 1218; Page: 82B; Enumeration District: 005 (name: Sallie, married name, approx. birth year of 1850 and state)
• Ancestry.com. South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1969: Record of Thomas W. Cummings, died 25 June 1932 (provides maiden name of Bartee for Sarah)