On 20 Nov 1850 she was 2 months old and living with her parents, twin brother William and other siblings in Chester, Wells, Indiana, United States.
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In 1860 she was 9 years old and living with her family in Chester Township, Wells, Indiana, United States.
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"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHV6-FTJ : 4 April 2020), Sarah Bowman in household of William Bowman, Chester, Wells, Indiana, United States; citing family 22, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/104476870/sarah-melissa-fites : accessed 03 July 2021), memorial page for Sarah Melissa Bowman Fites (Nov 1851–9 May 1922), Find a Grave Memorial ID 104476870, citing Estates of Serenity, Marion, Grant County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by LYoung (contributor 47144241) .
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