Born in Bismarck, St Francois, Missouri, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Cyrus Dent
and Mahala Jane (Sherrill) Dent
Sister of
Mary Ann (Dent) Matkin, Sterling Price Dent, Charles Cyrus Dent, William Johnson Dent [half] and John Sherrill Dent [half]
Wife of
John Arthur Maxwell
— married
26 Jan 1881 in Washington, Missouri
Descendants 
Mother of
Norman Aubrey Maxwell, Mollie Lee (Maxwell) Bartlow, Maude Dent (Maxwell) Robinson, Sterling Emmett Maxwell, George Earl Maxwell, Mabel Margaret (Maxwell) Byrd, Guy Dent Maxwell and Ora Lou (Maxwell) Walton
Died
at age 82
in Iron, Missouri, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 30 May 2014
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Biography
Sarah was born in 1860 to Cyrus Dent and Mahala Sherrill. Her mother died when she was 6, and her father remarried shortly thereafter. It seems she lived in Missouri her entire life, marrying at age 20. She outlived four of her children and her husband. Sarah passed away in 1942 at 82 years old.
Timeline with Sources
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- 1860 Apr 27 - Birth - Bismarck, St Francois, Missouri
- 1860 United States Federal Census[1] p 33 family #203 - Liberty, St Francois, Missouri
| Household | Role | Sex | Age | Birthplace | Mar Stat | Occupation |
| Cyrus Dent | Head | M | 35 | Missouri | M | Farmer |
| Mahala J Dent | Wife | F | 26 | Georgia | M | |
| Mary A Dent | Daughter | F | 2 | Missouri | S | |
| Sarah J Dent | Daughter | F | 0 | Missouri | S | |
| Wm Alexander | M | 21 | Missouri | S |
- 1870 United States Federal Census[2] p 16 family #133 - Belleview, Washington, Missouri
| Household | Role | Sex | Age | Birthplace | Mar Stat | Occupation |
| Cyrus Dent | Head | M | 45 | Missouri | M | Farmer |
| Sally A Dent | Wife | F | 41 | Virginia | M | Keeping House |
| Mary Dent | Daughter | F | 12 | Missouri | S | At School |
| Sarah Dent | Daughter | F | 10 | Missouri | S | At School |
| Wm J Dent | Son | M | 1 | Missouri | S | |
| Sally A Johnson | Stepdaughter | F | 11 | Missouri | S | At School |
| Ellen C Johnson | Stepdaughter | F | 9 | Missouri | S | At School |
| Julia L Johnson | Stepdaughter | F | 7 | Missouri | S | |
| Maggie B Johnson | Stepdaughter | F | 6 | Missouri | S |
- 1880 United States Federal Census[3] p 8 family #73 - Belleview, Washington, Missouri
| Household | Role | Sex | Age | Birthplace | Mar Stat | Occupation |
| Cyrus Dent | Self | M | 55 | Missouri | M | Farmer |
| Sallie A Dent | Wife | F | 52 | Virginia | M | Keeping House |
| Sarah J Dent | Daughter | F | 20 | Missouri | S | |
| Sterling P Dent | Son | M | 18 | Missouri | S | Farm laborer |
| Charles C Dent | Son | M | 15 | Missouri | S | Farm laborer |
| William J Dent | Son | M | 11 | Missouri | S | |
| John S Dent | Son | M | 9 | Missouri | S | |
| Ella C Johnson | Stepdaughter | F | 19 | Missouri | S | |
| Julia Lee Johnson | Stepdaughter | F | 17 | Missouri | S | |
| Maggie B Johnson | Stepdaughter | F | 16 | Missouri | S |
- 1881 Jan 26 - Marriage to John Arthur Maxwell - Washington, Missouri - Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920[4]
- 1882 May 1 - Birth of Son Norman Aubrey "Herman" Maxwell - Belgrade, Missouri
- 1884 Feb 5 - Birth of Daughter Mollie Lee Maxwell - Belgrade, Washington, Missouri
- 1885 - Birth of Daughter Maude Dent "Hattie" Maxwell - Missouri
- 1888 Jun 16 - Birth of Son Sterling Emmett Maxwell - Belgrade, Washington, Missouri
- 1890 Jun 29 - Birth of Son George Earl Maxwell - Belgrade, Washington, Missouri
- 1892 Oct - Birth of Daughter Mabel Margaret Maxwell - Missouri
- 1895 Jun 4 - Birth of Son Guy Dent Maxwell - Belgrade, Washington, Missouri
- 1897 Dec 1 - Birth of Daughter Ora Lou Maxwell - Belgrade, Washington, Missouri
- 1900 Jan 26 - Birth of Daughter Jessie Edith Maxwell - Missouri (dec'd 1901)
- 1900 United States Federal Census[5] p 9A family #165 - Belgrade, Washington, Missouri - Number of Children Born: 9 - Number of Children Living: 9
| Household | Role | Sex | Age | Birthplace | Mar Stat | Occupation |
| John A Maxwell | Head | M | 43 | Missouri | M | Farmer |
| Sarah D Maxwell | Wife | F | 40 | Missouri | M | |
| Herman Maxwell | Son | M | 18 | Missouri | S | Farmer |
| Mollie S Maxwell | Daughter | F | 16 | Missouri | S | |
| Hattie M Maxwell | Daughter | F | 14 | Missouri | S | |
| Sterling E Maxwell | Son | M | 12 | Missouri | S | Farmer |
| George E Maxwell | Son | M | 10 | Missouri | S | Farmer |
| Mable Maxwell | Daughter | F | 8 | Missouri | S | |
| Guy Maxwell | Son | M | 5 | Missouri | S | |
| Ora Maxwell | Daughter | F | 3 | Missouri | S | |
| Jessie E Maxwell | Daughter | F | 0 | Missouri | S |
- 1910 United States Federal Census[6] p 6A family #99 - Belgrade, Washington, Missouri - Number of Children Born: 9 - Number of Children Living: 8
| Household | Role | Sex | Age | Birthplace | Mar Stat | Occupation |
| John A Maxwell | Head | M | 52 | Missouri | M | Farmer |
| Sarah J Maxwell | Wife | F | 50 | Missouri | M | |
| Mollie L Maxwell | Daughter | F | 24 | Missouri | S | |
| Sterling E Maxwell | Son | M | 21 | Missouri | S | Farm laborer |
| George E Maxwell | Son | M | 19 | Missouri | S | Farm laborer |
| Mabel M Maxwell | Daughter | F | 17 | Missouri | S | |
| Ora L Maxwell | Daughter | F | 12 | Missouri | S | |
| Guy D Maxwell | Son | M | 15 | Missouri | S | Farm laborer |
- 1920 United States Federal Census[7] p 10B line #70 - Belgrade, Washington, Missouri
| Household | Role | Sex | Age | Birthplace | Mar Stat | Occupation |
| J A Maxwell | Head | M | 63 | Missouri | M | Farmer |
| Sarah Maxwell | Wife | F | 59 | Missouri | M | |
| Lou Maxwell | Daughter | F | 22 | Missouri | S |
- 1927 Oct 8 - Death of Husband John Arthur Maxwell - Washington, Missouri
- 1930 United States Federal Census[8] p 3B family #16 - Belgrade, Washington, Missouri (Listed next to her son Sterling)
| Household | Role | Sex | Age | Birthplace | Mar Stat | Occupation |
| Sarah D Maxwell | Head | F | 69 | Missouri | W | None |
- 1940 United States Federal Census[9] p 8B family #164 - Belgrade, Washington, Missouri - Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
| Household | Role | Sex | Age | Birthplace | Mar Stat | Occupation |
| Sarah D Maxwell | Head | F | 79 | Missouri | W | |
| Norman Maxwell | Son | M | 57 | Missouri | D | Clothing Salesman |
- 1942 Jul 19 - Death - Iron, Missouri - Web: Missouri, Death Certificates, 1910-1962[10] Cert #24466
- 1942 Jul 21 - Burial: Jane Bryan Cemetery, Belgrade Washington County Missouri - Find A Grave: Memorial #5270733
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Kathie (Tubbs) Calhoun 
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member katzpauses2018
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~0.78%
Carl Montgomery :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member konacoastal
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #955785
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~0.78%
Mary (Williams) Henderson :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Bob Dent :
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