Sarah Knowles was the daughter of James Knowles and Amy Reed. She was born about 1820 [1] . Her mother having died in 1845, Sarah "Sally" was living with her father and brother William in Johnson, Indiana according to the 1850 census.
Sarah married Henry Marvel on 5 May 1857 in Gibson County, Indiana, United States [2]
Sarah "Sally" Marvel died about 1894 in Indiana, United States[3]. The reference source does not give the date of death, only her age. Calculations from estimated birth year put her death at 1894.
Biography
Sources
↑ 1850; Census Place: Johnson, Gibson, Indiana; Roll: 147; Page: 121B:Name: Salley Knowles
Gender: Female
Age: 30
Birth Year: abt 1820
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1850: Johnson, Gibson, Indiana, USA
Line Number: 19
Dwelling Number: 215
Family Number: 215
Household Members:
Name Age
James Knowles 67
Salley Knowles 30
William B Knowles 21
↑ Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001 [database on-line]: Name: Sarah A Knoles
Gender: Female
Event Type: Marriage Registration (Marriage)
Marriage Date: 5 May 1857
Marriage Place: Indiana, United States
Spouse: Henry Marvel
Page: 192
FHL Film Number: 001434696
↑ Indiana, WPA Death Index, 1882-1920 [database on-line]: Name: Sallie Marvel
Location: Brown Township
Age: 74 Yr
Gender: Female
Race: White
Source location: County Health Office Danville
Source Notes: The source of this record is the book A-1 on page 201 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration.
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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 ancestors' 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: