Sarah Ellen (Matthews) Sullivan (1882 - 1964)

Born 1 Jan 1882 in Arkansas

Wife of Belmont Dirine Sullivan — married 7 Jan 1906 in Indian Territory

Descendants

Died 9 May 1964 at age 82 in Oklahoma

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Biography

Sarah Ellen Mathews was born on January 1, 1884, possibly in Arkansas.

Ellen married Belmont Dirine Sullivan.

The 1920 U.S. Census for Dustin, Hughes, Oklahoma, records Belmont D. Sullivan as the 39-year-old head of household. He is white, married, can read and write, born in Oklahoma, and is a renter. His wife is listed as Ellen E. Sullivan, 38 years old, born in Arkansas. Three children are listed: Hulett C. Sullivan, son, 13 years; Della J. Sullivan, daughter, 7 years; Leonard Sullivan, son, 4 years, all born in Oklahoma.

The 1930 U.S. Census for Weleetka, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, finds Belmont D. Sullivan as the 50-year-old head of household. His wife, Ellen Sullivan, is 49 years old. Also listed are Inez Sullivan, daughter, 17 years; Leonard Sullivan, son, 14 years; Alexander E. Mathew, father-in-law, 75 years, born in Arkansas. The children were born in Oklahoma.

The 1940 U.S. Census for Weleetka Township, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, records B.D. Sullivan, 59 years old, married, white, living in the same house as the 1930 census. His birthplace is listed as Indian Territory. His wife, Ellan, is 58, born in Arkansas.

Ellen Mathews Sullivan died on May 9, 1964, in Dustin, Hughes, Oklahoma. She is buried beside her husband in Fairview Cemetery.

Sources

• United States Census, 1920, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ98-LK9 : accessed 14 June 2017), Belmont D Sullivan, Dustin, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States; citing ED 65, sheet 11B, line 70, family 53, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1465; FHL microfilm 1,821,465.

• United States Census, 1930, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCWN-S26 : accessed 14 June 2017), Belmont D Sullivan, Weleetka, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 29, sheet 5B, line 55, family 90, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1917; FHL microfilm 2,341,651.

• "United States Census, 1940, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBK9-DQW : accessed 14 June 2017), B D Sullivan, Weleetka Township, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 54-30, sheet 11A, line 2, family 167, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3316.

• Find-A-Grave Memorial #26561923