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Sarah Jane Myers formerly Lawson

Born 1815 in Tennessee, United States

Daughter of George W. Lawson and [mother unknown]

Sister of Nancy (Lawson) Jobe, Phoebe (Lawson) Jobe, Mary Polly (Lawson) Jobe, Clarinda (Lawson) Polk, Jefferson Lawson and George Washington Lawson

Wife of Riley Myers — married about 1838 [location unknown]

Descendants

Mother of D. William Myers, George Washington Myers, Lydia Ann (Myers) James, James Knox Polk Myers, Samuel Henry Myers, Martha Jane (Myers) Winningham, Leslie Christopher Myers, Sarah C. (Myers) Duncan, Susan Myers and Thomas Jefferson Myers

Died 1878 at about age 63 in Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Sarah (Lawson) Myers lived in Appalachia, in Mississippi.

Sarah Jane (Lawson) Myers was born in 1815 in Tennessee, United States. Her father was George W. Lawson (1796 - 1863). Sarah Jane's maiden name of Lawson comes from the Arkansas death certificate of her daughter, Martha Jane Myers Winningham. Reviewing 1840 and 1850 census records George Lawson lived next door or very close to the Myers family. He was the only possible Lawson to be her father. Autosomal DNA with multiple descendants reflects this relationship.

Her siblings were as listed below.

Nancy (Lawson) Jobe (~1824 - >1870)
Phoebe (Lawson) Jobe (1825 - >1900)
Mary Polly (Lawson) Jobe (1828 - 1911)
Clarinda (Lawson) Polk (1830 - 1910)
Jefferson Lawson (1833 - )
George Washington Lawson (1835 - 1914)

Sarah married Riley Myers (1814 - >1880) in 1838. Their children were as listed below.

D. William Myers (1839 - >1850)
George Washington Myers (1840 - 1918)
Lydia Ann (Myers) James (1842 - >1880)
James Knox Polk Myers (1844 - 1921)
Samuel Henry Myers (1846 - 1918)
Martha Jane (Myers) Winningham (1848 - 1930)
Leslie Christopher Myers (1849 - 1937)
Sarah C. (Myers) Duncan (1853 - 1926)
Susan Myers (1854 - <1905)
Thomas Jefferson Myers (1858 - 1939).

Sarah died in 1878 in Alcorn County, Mississippi aged ~63.

Research Notes

Locate Death record, whether it is an Obituary, Bible Record, Probate, etc.

Sources

Marriage record not located in Tennessee, Mississippi or Alabama at this time.

U.S. Federal Census: 1850; Census Place: Northern Division District 4, Tishomingo, Mississippi; Roll: M432_382; Page: 23B; Image: 51.

U.S. Federal Census: 1860; Census Place: Tishomingo, Mississippi; Roll: M653_593; Page: 180; Image: 184; Family History Library Film: 803593.

U.S. Federal Census: 1870; Census Place: Township 2 Range 7, Alcorn, Mississippi; Roll: M593_720; Page: 326B; Image: 188990; Family History Library Film: 552219.

Ancestry.com. Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Original data: "Alabama Deaths and Burials, 1881–1952." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records. Death Record for Samuel Henry Myers, 25 Nov 1918, Mobile County, Alabama. mother recorded as Sallie Lawson.

McPeter's Funeral Records, 1926; Mississippi GenWeb, Alcorn County. Mrs. Sarah Duncan: Mother: Miss Rinehart [1].

Arkansas Death Certificate of Martha Jane Winningham, File # 306; dated Jan 6, 1930 Cross County, Arkansas. Parents are recorded as Riley Myers born Mississippi and Sarah Jane Lawson, born Mississippi. Informant was E.W. Winningham of Wynne, Arkansas.

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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:

~6.25% Mary Frances (James) Tull : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch NZ4974673 [compare] + Autosomal DNA Test
~3.12% Leesa James : 23andMe
~3.12% M. (Tull) Meredith : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YU4801470 [compare], Ancestry member MargaretTull
~3.12% ~12.50% Ray James : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch YD1162261 [compare], yourDNAportal RAY72797ca9, FTDNA kit #132070
~1.56% ~3.12% Cyndi Nichols : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Nichols_Cyndi
~1.56% Caroline James : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A355945 [compare], Ancestry member fingertrapt
~1.56% Grace Warren : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A436544 [compare], Ancestry member graceoftennessee + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A436544 [compare], FTDNA kit #B331981 + MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch A436544 [compare]